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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
10
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is promoted as the best tonic and alterative, claimed to be alcohol free. The ad urges consulting a doctor and warns against medicines not endorsed by physicians, also advertising Ayer’s Pills for constipation to prevent absorption of poisonous blood-borne wastes from inactive bowels.
In a long Senate session, Vernon delivers a grand oration on women’s equality, invoking Castiglione and wartime deeds to win support. Marla Greene watches closely as reforms and applause surge, but a strategic vote shift by Senator Porter hints at political maneuvering. The scene climaxes with a resolved postponement and a future continuation.
An advice piece argues against violent laxatives for liver trouble and endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, effective bowel and liver aid. It claims the syrup cleanses and strengthens the bowels, stimulates digestion, and reduces tiredness without griping. Testimonials from Hinchman, Block, and Brown support its benefits for indigestion and liver issues. The ad notes prices 60¢ and 1.00 per bottle and offers free trial samples.
Poem urging steady daily duty in small acts of kindness. Encourages prayerful effort in little deeds to help others, noting God’s presence and constant aid. Ends with a reference to Central Baptist as the source or context.
A child named Eddie declares he will be a preacher and learns to expound the Bible text Be kind to one another. Grandma guides him to apply the message by practicing kindness all week Eddie observes that kindness draws listeners and earns him praise at week’s end Mayflower edition tone and simple domestic lesson.
An old fashioned wire flower basket lined with soil and moss holds seeds of the single and double party. Hang the basket in a sunny window and keep it moist. One month before Easter a basket may bloom into a ball of bright blossoms, a novelty that can amaze with a single successful trial.
The Great Northern Railway in England provides toy boxes to entertain young travelers. Each box includes cardboard replicas of trains and stations with miniature figures of passengers porters guards and even newsboys to keep journeys from becoming tiresome.
A short parable contrasts a cautious fly avoiding a spider web with a girl tempted to hide broken vase pieces. Both figures refuse to begin on deceit, saying they will not start down a path of trickery. The piece ends with a promotional line for may flower job printing.
The death of George Thorndike Angell, famed humanitarian and founder of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is noted. A Dartmouth and Harvard Law School alumnus, he launched humane work in 1868 after a horse cruelty incident, organized tens of thousands of Bands of Mercy, and traveled widely promoting animal welfare. The funeral procession included a double row of horses led by Old Ned.
A simple hiding game has children blindfolded while an object is hidden. On return, none may speak or indicate the object. The goal is self-control as players quietly observe and the first to spot the object then hides it and selects others to blind their eyes.
Tid-Bits reports Dolly-Molly Wolcott boasted a month ago about a dream gown. Polly-Well notes the project stalled as her husband withholds funds, leaving the plan in doubt.
An advertisement for Rex Complexion Powder markets an absorbent non-irritating powder for improving complexions. It promises satisfaction, lists a prepaid sample offer for ten names and money for postage, plus a beauty book and cream. Addressed to Rex Beauty Specialists in Chicago.
An advertisement touts Kodol as a liquid that supplies the same digestive juices as a healthy stomach. It claims fast digestion, reduced indigestion, and natural rest for the stomach, recommending usage only when needed and asserting harmlessness.
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