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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
1
Local notes from Pella and Brighton report a catfish price of twenty cents a pound and a quip about fishing in Skunk River. A Monroe man, wrongly thought to have smallpox, was quarantined for thirty days before correction. Secretary Simpson begins a five wagon ad blitz for the state fair with free posters and papers to assist.
The Chariton Herald warns readers that bullets can transmit disease germs. It advises close watch after wounds from rifle bullets or buckshot, noting measles or whooping cough might result from bullet holes in the lungs or buckshot in the intestines.
A Shenandoah World editor criticizes a local young woman over a worn hose heel. The piece contrasts public figures and social scenes, noting Des Moines park gatherings of married and single residents. It also mentions Marion county Representative Teter proposing skirt length limits for actresses.
Clare Allen of the Elijah Copeland farm near Chariton returned home to supper to find his wife playing a new piano. In a fit of anger he seized an ax and chopped the piano to firewood and discarded the pieces outside. The incident highlights a loss of temper in a domestic scene.
A saloon keeper used a bread crust hollowed to hide a bottle of whiskey for customers to carry away unnoticed. A woman exposed the scheme after her husband drank the contraband, leading to a fine and license revocation. The piece also notes retailers plan to counter big mail order houses with aggressive advertising as advised by Keokuk Gate City.
A Democrat at Manson editor denounces Black people as deceitful and lists Des Moines as a disgrace, describing a march that allegedly pushes white pedestrians from the sidewalk. The screed targets Harvey Ingham and portrays Black residents as audacious and dangerous in the city’s public space.
Harvey News cites Dr Harker of Waverly Indiana as sane no longer due to study of religion. It notes orthodox law structures warp minds and churches guard settled beliefs while Catholic and other denominations shape humanity through doctrine, keeping large organizations and ministers busy.
About one thousand Sears Roebuck & Co. catalogues, each over fifty pounds total, were received at the Forest City post office directed to local patrons. The item appears in a brief news notice with little further detail.
The Britt News notes three Forest City newspapers show scant merchant representation with only two merchants in one paper and one in another. It highlights Sears & Roebuck ads expanding territory and counts a Britt merchant spending about 100 dollars for a May 25 sale. The paper claims the Independent is right that advertising pays.
Newton Daily News notes reporters rush stories to meet deadlines. Proofreading is limited as copy is hurried from writer to compositor, with little time to fix errors. Editors regret misstatements but must balance speed and accuracy.
A desert lighthouse exists in an arid Arizona region where a central water well nourishes travelers. A tall cottonwood pole with a nightly lantern marks the spot, its glow visible for miles and guiding parched wanderers to water and rest. The beacon stands inland as a humane, improvised lighthouse on the plain.
A Boys World excerpt urges vigilance in guarding a boy’s life against moral threats. It likens a sentry at a fort to self discipline, warning that neglect could invite danger. The piece stresses ironclad ears hands feet eyes and tongue, and advocates Jesus Christ as the Great Captain for protection.
In Marion County Iowa a notice to Lyman B Ripley to appear by September 18 1907 in the October term to confirm fully paid mortgage on the G W Van Beek to Lyman B Ripley deed and cancel record. If not answered by September 1 1907 default and judgment will be entered.
For the Judge General Butler was a lawyer yet a terror to judges. He once taunted a bench occupant until the judge asked what the counsel thought he was for. Butler admitted he had him pegged there, confessing he was puzzled by the bench’s purpose. Meanwhile H Van Maren offers repairs on wagons, buggies, rakes and farm equipment at 29-33.
A nineteenth century study summarizes how American children attribute living qualities to sun, sky, flowers, and dolls. It notes belief that God dominates cosmic events, appears in daily life, and that animals and objects talk or act with children, shaping their imagination and explanations of nature.
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