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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
8
A 1908 weekly piece on Easter theology and how to observe the Lord's Day. It argues Easter as Christ's resurrection milestone, notes public worship, the Lord's Supper, offerings, and rest from servile work, with scriptural citations and a nod to Hol lister's tonic advertisement at the end.
In a simple tale a child Edna quarrels and scowls at family until she admits breaking a lily and hurting others with bad temper. Mamma forgives, sunshine returns, and the moral: a fault confessed is a fault forgiven. A lesson on temper and self control for children.
An Irish commercial traveler touring England showed sample dress goods. The buying merchant fretted over decisions until asked if the goods were fashionable. The traveler quipped they were fashion able only at the start, then blamed himself, and the buyer forgave the rudeness and stayed a steady customer.
A merrily whistling boy trudges through heavy snow, offering to clean walks for ten cents or a nickel. The neighbor pays twenty-five cents, promising a shawl for his mother at Christmas. The tale ends with the boy installed as office boy, whistling on cue in a bright new uniform.
A home remedy promises relief for rheumatism and kidney issues. A blend of Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla is mixed and taken after meals and at night, with claims of rapid relief and prevention of kidney and urinary disorders.
Original notice for April term 1908 naming Antonia Sels as plaintiff and defendants Robert G Hamilton Rebecca H Hamilton Charles W Hamilton Alice W Hamilton Ancel W Hamilton and Mary Hamilton. Proceedings initiated in district court in Marion County Iowa with case details and service requirements.
Antonia Sels sues to quiet title in real estate in Marion County Iowa. The petition alleges unrecorded deeds break the chain of title from United States grant to Robert G Hamilton and others and asserts more than fifty years of adverse possession. The case names multiple heirs and unknown claimants and seeks a paramount title with estoppel. Court orders four week publication in Pella Chronicle.
A Victorian advertisement argues many ailments attributed to dyspepsia heart liver or kidney disease come from uterine issues. It touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescriptions as a safe, native–root tonic for overworked women and nervous symptoms including hysteria and neuralgia, plus Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for digestion.
A 1906 letter from C N Cornell of Roding Georgia praises a Ko hol remedy purchased in 1902 after stomach and bowel illness. The note, sent to E C De Witt & Co of Chicago, states the product delivered great benefit and ends with well wishes. Sold by Langerak's Drug Store in Ageus.
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