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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
3
A lengthy temperance notice promotes Terry's Ten Nights in a Bar Room drama to be shown in our city on August 11. It lauds the moral lessons, American scenes, and strong production value, calling it the greatest temperance drama seen on the American stage.
Danny Tracey a widower courted via a matrimonial agency and wed Abigail Jones a widow from a neighboring state. At the ceremony he appeared uneasy and then confessed to his bride his secret before they were barely married.
To keep the bowels regular the best laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink a full glass of water half an hour before breakfast and eat an abundance of fruit and vegetables, establishing a regular habit so the bowels move once daily. If medicine is needed, take Chamberlain's Tablets. they are pleasant to take and mild in effect. For sale by F. D. Stubenrauch.
Janet frets over one wrong button causing all others to misalign and learns to pause before wrong deeds. Her mother cautions that a first wrong act leads to a chain of missteps, recalling a past lie and a previous accusation in a family lesson about consequences.
August 8 to 12 schedule features Peter McQueen speaking on Mexico, Prof. Sylvester and Dr. Carolyn Geisel leading morning lectures, Hruby Bohemian Orchestra and Maude Ballington Booth performances, recitals by Mrs. Mary Louise Woelber, John Temple Graves address, Dr. Edward Steiner lecture, Schumann Quintette and Schumanns concert, and Dixie Jubilee Company closing events.
Homer B Hulbert presents a multi day cultural lineup from August 13 to 18 with lectures by Dr Stanley L Krebs and Geo Whitefield Ray. Acts include Clare Vaughan Wales Co Colangelos Hinshaws Nine White Hussars Ye Old Folks Choir and Chief Caupolican with Mikado and Rejuvenation performances.
Claiming deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube, the ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness case it cannot cure. Includes sales pitch for Hall's Family Pills and contact details for F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Farmers eye tractor merit for farm work as big shows spread across the middle west this season. Iowa State Fair runs August 23 to September 1 with all leading manufacturers present to help decide between horse and tractor power for medium and smaller farms.
The fragment notes Billy Sunday praising church choir singers and contrasting their knowledge with that of town pumps. It also quotes Thomas A. Edison writing Henry Ford about cigarettes, warning that burning wrappers release acrolein harming brain nerve centers and claiming he employs no one who smokes.
Mrs Jenni Exrina of Keokuk Iowa testifies that Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription cured her after a year of doctoring leaving her in a weak state. The ad touts the non alcoholic herb based remedy for backache headaches and irregularities claiming it strengthens womanly function. It urges purchases by mailing three dimes for mailing charges and offers a copy of Common Sense Medical Adviser.
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