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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1911
Page
8
A vivid weekly sketch mashes spring’s arrival with city life. The piece taunts spring’s scents, the tramp, kids, and lovers of mischief as warm weather stirs sidewalks, markets, and a doctor’s charity visit, ending with a father’s vow to finance his son’s service to others.
A father visits his discouraged son living in a large city. The youth confesses he is not getting along and not doing things, reflecting a rural family’s concern and the tension between urban life and parental guidance. The fragment hints at guidance and disappointment without a clear resolution.
A mother recalls the joy of shared letters and truth in a boy’s past, while a father describes guiding sons by preserving confidence. The piece urges teens to confide in parents, warning that deceit harms close bonds and may regretful consequences come later.
A Young People's Weekly exhortation warns readers to guard harmony with father and mother. It stresses that even a small wrong word or wicked thought can disrupt balance and urges young people to tell their closest family to obtain guidance back to the right path, emphasizing trust in mother.
A Kentucky court hears an old tale where jurors debate if seven-up is science or chance. The six gamblers and six deacons jest about loans as the jury ultimately finds seven-up eminently a game of science, not luck, in the Wheeler case.
The jury declares the chance theory concerning seven up a pernicious doctrine that would inflict untold suffering and pecuniary loss on any community trusting it. They emphasize the "ehahte" men and "aetence" men have been paid, and warn against belief in the theory.
A McClure's Magazine summary explains sleeping sickness as a slow illness with two stages. Early symptoms include gland swelling in the neck and occasional fever. Later, facial expression dulls, movement becomes difficult, and coma ends the disease often leading to fatal exposure or starvation.
The Eight or nine legendary figures are listed as the nine worthies Joshua David Judas Maccabeus Hector Alexander Julius Caesar King Arthur Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillon. The seven wise men of Greece named Solon Thales Pittacus Blasus Cleobulus Myson and Chellon of Sparta. The article suggests these were not the only wise men, but among the wisest in Greece.
A humorous note on how quickly a man shifts interest to politics after an accidental thumb injury. The anecdote highlights the urge to engage public affairs when personal pain or inconvenience arises, reflecting on human curiosity and distraction from daily cares.
A reflective note on prayer urges including those who wrong us, reminding that what we dislike in others signals what we should ask to be removed and to improve within ourselves. The message emphasizes universal forgiveness and moral self-examination.
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