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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
1
The Keokuk Gate City predicts Beryl F. Carroll will likely become Iowa's next governor. It notes a remark about timing of tasks like planting potatoes as a metaphor. The piece also mentions a new legal requirement that city boards of health publish state board health rules and regulations.
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition will showcase the largest Eskimo village ever assembled as part of the Pay Streak amusements corridor, highlighting cultural displays and attractions within the fairgrounds.
A church in Pittsburg Pennsylvania now serves breakfast to the poor in its basement every Sunday morning. The move reflects practical aid efforts within the local community and is welcomed by attendees and volunteers alike.
A boy comments that regardless of whether Mr. Bryan or Mr. Taft is elected president, the nation will incur payments for the next four years. The remark links the election to ongoing fiscal obligations tied to the Bills.
A local claim praises a sheriff hopeful from Ohio who can lift a 400 pound oil barrel. The remark questions whether he can bear the duties of the county race and stresses such feats as needed to prove suitability.
The six month contract for the Inebriate hospital in Knoxville was awarded to Agar Packing Co of Des Moines. It covers 21,300 pounds of beef and 7,503 pounds of pork.
An Iowa man who recently met Mr Bryan socially says that Mr Bryan expressed warm support for re election of Senator Allison, stating it would be an outrage to displace such a man.
In the Marion County News obituary style note, a historic snippet claims that the congressman who proposed making Salt Creek navigable intended to aid the welfare of defeated electoral candidates for all time.
Moike says he would not refuse tainted money. He admits he would take the money and buy a bottle of disinfectant to pour over it.
Members of the Young Woman's Christian Association of Des Moines approve a system where each dollar given earns one vote for the President and multiple votes per donor are allowed, a method to finance the organization.
Readers question Des Moines election integrity as defeated party claims fraud without clear proof. The fragment hints at post election tensions and ongoing skepticism in the city.
A fragment notes that Des Moines is described as a hard place for truth to emerge, implying social or civic pressures shape honesty and accountability in the city. The line suggests tension between public perception and private realities within the community.
The Press of Washington argues that growing home trade hinges on clean well-kept stores, alert accommodating clerks, complete up-to-date stock, reasonable prices with quantity reductions, and persistent intelligent advertising in local papers.
James F. Scott of Clinton says his ideas solve the airship problem and would allow air crafts carrying crews of twenty to thirty with engines up to 1000 horsepower. The note hopes he has succeeded, calling it a long step forward.
The Courier-Journal notes night riders in the state burn tobacco warehouses and devastate crops, mocking the muttered praise by declaring that if such figures are the best citizens, the label must be revised more urgently than the fiercest tariff rhetoric.
Revised figures show free will offering to Mr Sunday amounting to 11,575 with more than ten percent donated to local institutions. Total collections exceed 18,000 and converts surpass 6,000. Charleston, Illinois, will host Mr Sunday’s next labor.
A section dredge with a new design enlarges the New York and Isrie Canal. It scoops a basin 95 feet deep, 150 feet wide, 117 feet long in one day, using 45 workers for $6,000 monthly. After section pipe, revolving cutters break ground, with a 6 foot diameter screw creating the current. It can dig a mile of canal 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide in two months at $12,000.
Judge Prouty signals willingness to accept Republican renomination for congressman in the seventh district. Frank Prouty, well known in Pella, has a history in education law and politics, serving Marion County in the legislature and as a public figure. He is a hard worker with strong oratory and broad support, making a strong campaign contender.
A critic describes the Union Square incident as a boil over of urban anarchy. The piece argues for harsh punishment of instigators and suggests extreme measures like the electric chair could curb anarchist movements and stop the stream of crimes.
A clipped note accuses the United States Senate of high annual expenses totaling 1,040,254.60 with a jab at senators as society men and mentions gambling with three dozen packs of cards and a half wen, reflecting a scandalous tone from the source.
In December 1906 a cold spell around the Capitol burst water pipes and exposed a cache of goods bought for the legislature. The list includes a $5.00 silver purse eight dozen cork screws scissors handbags eyeglass cleaners beaded bags photo frames pocketbooks adhesive tape picture baskets and rubber shoes. The passage notes the oddities of what men want when someone else pays the bills.
Pella merchants report rising demand and brisk trade with spring. Some businesses delay advertising fearing production limits, while Den Adel and Vander Heiden have sold out of cement blocks and must manufacture more to meet demand. Local merchants emphasize readiness and strong customer needs driving activity.
Eleven states join the effort to promote the National Corn Exposition to be held in Omaha next December. Exposition officers report assurances from state agricultural departments of exhibits from all eleven states. Nebraska will feature corn grown by state university prizewinning children. Minneapolis millers pledge active support and Kansas State Board of Agriculture confirms participation.
The Duke and Duchess de Chaulnes arrive in Paris to a crowd of creditors including tailors bookmakers florists jewelers and money lenders seeking to collect accounts The Duchess Miss Theodora Shonts of New York appears unimpressed while the Duke seems indifferent as the engagement ring bill is noted among the debts.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes the duke’s betrothal marked by persistent gifts, including florists who supplied flowers during courtship and an intaker with a bill for funeral expenses of a former sweetheart who reportedly died under shocking circumstances at the Hotel Palais d'Orsay.
A Long Island Sound steamer bound from Fall River to New York carried 350 passengers when a fire broke out on the freight deck. A nearby vessel was located by schedule, dispatching a wireless call that brought the two boats together and saved the passengers from panic. Wireless telegraphy and telephony are cited on Admiral Kyvan's fleet with messages covering 3000 miles. Elsewhere workers advance a 16500 horsepower dam on the Connecticut River to supply light power and heat within sixty miles. Illinois voters may approve a $20000000 bond for a ship channel and electric energy to boost state revenue beyond bond interest.
The German physician Dr Bair will send one month's treatment with instructions or examine and give an accurate diagnosis and consultation free of charge in any case of paralysis catarrh or consumption rheumatism cancer fits piles tumors gall stones gravel liver or blood diseases. Pay what you can when satisfied. Write your case fully at once to secure early attention. Address 1122 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa.
An unsigned 19th century ad claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea possesses curative powers to remove disorders and restore health and strength. It promotes tea or tablets for 35 cents and lists I. D. Stubenrauch as the source.
Legal notice states a will of Jacob Van Zante, deceased, is on file with the Marion County Iowa District Court clerk and will be heard in the April 1968 term on April 29, 1908, at which time interested persons may be heard. B. Karsbergen, Clerk of District Court, Knoxville Iowa, March 31, 1908.
An advertisement notes Cascaswerer is for babies and children, useful for winter ills, and to check bottle ingredients. It emphasizes no harmful drugs and lists Langerak's Drug Store as the seller with a partial address 14ge18.
Local ad notes De Witts Little Early Risers liver pills sold by Sangerak's Drug Store at 14 18. The brief listing highlights the product as a known remedy and assigns the vendor for purchase. The line reflects a typical early 20th century drugstore promotion.
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