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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
8
In a graceful lawn gathering a fashionable guest leads a fortnightly “interrogation club” where women answer questions on various topics. Ambergris and priced curiosities spark lively discussion as the group shares simple refreshments and departs wiser.
Horace Greeley was a child spelling prodigy who could spell every English word by age six. He began schooling at four and spent hours spelling from family books. His skill earned him local fame and even a neighboring town exempted him from their school attendance rule.
Iowa farm experts at Iowa State College urge farmers to replace spring wheat with winter wheat. Reports show winter wheat outproduces spring wheat by 6 to 6 bushels per acre and could yield farmers an extra 1,371,642 dollars over the current wheat crop. Seeding starts in fall, when fields are quiet, amid a worldwide wheat shortage.
A schoolroom activity yields jokes about scientific riddles and misheard sayings. Freddy Sharpe offers onions as the answer to a universal substance, while a boy recalls absurd poetry snippets. A judge questions character witnesses as Pat quips about a chief constable. The lesson ends with Jennie reflecting on her father’s surname and given name.
Second of a series examining the purebred cattle industry this article traces the rise of Aberdeen Anguses during the 1914 beef shortage. It notes market shocks, record prices, and the rebirth of breeding herds, arguing reinstatement as essential for a stable U.S. beef supply and highlighting Aberdeen Angus advantages in yearling performance and profitability.
The Boston Globe argues that reintroducing a three cent piece would ease pricing tensions in lunch rooms and shops, as small change accelerates transactions and could lower prices. It notes that current coin systems complicate sums and that a half nickel could harmonize fractions across currencies, potentially reducing frequent price rises.
A hotel guest spilled ink on a velvet rug. Salt was poured on the stain, covered with a heavy chair, and left undisturbed until dry. The salt absorbed the ink and left no stain, then was swept away. The method relies on prompt action and careful, slow application.
An 19th century London Chronicle note explains the seismometer’s recording pen ignores local tremblings not of seismic origin. It only traces faint, genuine earth quakes that travel thousands of miles, enabling seismologists to determine place, time and magnitude of events.
A poem contrasts the idea that a man must live with the costs of treason and war. It questions the logic of profit and power, asking why life is valued for some and not others. It cites sacrifice, religion, and politics, ending with a call that life is found through shared death and the hope of eternal life.
In court a father admitted ignorance of his son’s evenings and activities. The judge pressed with pointed questions about accountability and whereabouts. The exchange highlighted parental responsibility and concern as the father claimed possession of a firearm kept in the barn.
Quotation from Youth's Companion contrasts care given to a horse and a boy. The speaker asserts the boy deserves the same attention as the horse, urging equal concern and responsibility toward the child. The line emphasizes humane, equitable treatment of youth.
The estate of Isaac Johannes Noe is in dispute. E M Cole as trustee asks the court to appoint a referee to sell real estate in Marion County including SW quarters in sections 36 and 21 and parts of section 3, along with Lot 32 in North annex of Pella. One half of net proceeds to heirs, other half for cestuary trust, with attorney fees and costs. Plaintiffs seek confirmation of shares and terms and warn defendants to appear before the October 1917 term or face default.
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