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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
3
A quoted quip ponders the phrase in saying all is fair in love and war. It notes a man courting a girl may feel torn deciding if a situation is love or war. The remark frames romance as a strategic dilemma framed by classic proverb play.
A Northwestern Agriculturist farmer offers practical advice to horse owners on preventing sore necks in hot weather. Key points include proper collar fit and height, avoiding head elevation, correct hame length, and using pads or deerskin leather for extra protection when collars are long enough.
Polk County Indiana farmer J C Rhinehart reports a Jersey Red sow gave birth to seventeen piglets last month. The sow and eighteen other piglets from the first litter were raised and fattened, selling at thirteen months for about 297 pounds each, earning roughly 205 dollars and 87 cents. The farmer notes a 300 pound son of the farmer’s 18 month old.
C R Barrett in American Aprieniturist notes runts in big pig litters are not doomed. Stronger hogs crowd them out, but he suggests against killing runts, as many grow into large hogs after separation and targeted feeding for rapid growth.
A mix of sheep husbandry advice and a domestic tale closes with a lively scene of Prue, Jemmy, and Uncle Tom as they navigate a budding engagement involving Mrs Bess and a visiting cousin Mr Byram. The article blends farm tips on lamb quality, feeding, and ram selection with a family vignette set at a rural home.
Jemmy explains a hortus Biceus method while Byram plots marriage and wealth schemes. Amelia defends Tom Rodman and Prue eyes Jemmy as Byram’s confrontation escalates, revealing rival affections and family tensions amid Mrs. Byram’s warning.
A businesslike young man approaches a desk and claims to have sold 150 copies of a book in the building over three days. The desk man examines the copy and dismisses it as worthless, questioning the claim and asking the salesman to show the signatures on an order.
A dealer offers to buy and sell a stock of 2 000 dozen patent nose rings, promising to double the buyer's earnings. The exchange suggests a lucrative but niche jewelry venture in Chicago as the Tribune notes.
Ivory carving in China and Japan yields nested ivory balls noted by observers. Theories suggest a ball with four holes at extremities was drilled. gradual inner circles were cut from hole to hole, loosening a circular layer until a complete ring formed, then patterned.
A magazine writer warns against overreliance on dictionaries dulling expression. The article then recalls Tom Corwin in 1823 defending against whipping criminals in Ohio. A Connecticut native argued for retention, but Corwin quipped about Ohio attracting people from Connecticut.
A lively woman professes to be a suffragist once a year at the annual dinner amid ice cream and strawberries. The New York Times notes a Brooklyn case where a live matron refuses to join any side, saying she belongs to both suffrage and anti suffrage groups for the company and refreshments, not convictions.
A satirical verse sketches a man born of woman who faces daily troubles. It contrasts an even tempered farmer with the idea that marriage tests theories about women, noting that diplomacy requires firm but not obstinate balance and hints at starting a school for teaching diplomacy by minil.
General Kuropatkin's reputation for fearlessness is highlighted after he awoke to a warning that two major powder magazines at St Petersburg and Toulon would blow within 24 hours. He inspected the sites, ordered three days' holiday and a fresh garrison, and a ring of sentries. The St Petersburg magazine survived, while the Toulon magazine exploded the next day.
A St Nicholas report describes Maximite as a high explosive yet very safe to handle, remaining stable under shock and fire. Demonstrations show it not exploding when heated or covered with molten lead, burning with a bright green flame, melting easily, and flowing like molasses into steel projectiles, resembling sulfur in color and hardness.
A humorous tale from Lord Charles Beresford describes his solitary overnight stay at a country inn near Oxford. The innkeeper, bragging of hosting a true lord, advised the water boy to announce himself as “the boy, me lord” when knocking. The boy, flustered, instead exclaimed “It’s the lord, me boy” on the next morning.
After last year's eruptions covered fincas with ash, planters feared ruin. Heavy rains washed ashes into soil creating a liquid fertilizer. The treatment revived coffee trees and yielded a crop nearly as large as the previous year, signaling recovery despite initial losses.
A man living beside a baby enjoys a phonograph that can be shut off. He jokes about marrying a girl just to control the music and suggests that Filipino visitors should not witness campaign behavior to prove civility.
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