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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
1
The item notes heated Illinois politics with a burning tent used by ex Governor Yates, forecasts rain after drought talk, and reports a US balance of trade of 606 million dollars for the year to June 30, up 220 million from 1907. It cites Russian strikes costing over 200 million, with 13,110 strikes involving more than 2.7 million workers.
The Louisiana legislature enacted 300 laws within 60 days, a pace the writer notes should not tempt other states to imitate, as lawmaking is only one of many duties for legislatures.
The era shows rising confidence as capital returns and investment increases. Demand grows, prompting idle workers to rejoin the labor market and spur activity across industries.
The C B Q shops at Cres ton have returned to ten hours daily for six days a week after a period of short time. Management cites the need to complete work and inability to delay further, even for appearances.
The American Bible Society reports distributing 1 895 941 Bibles in 1907. China received 491 280 copies. The society spent $562 700. sales at cost yielded $230 000. the remaining deficit was met by contributions.
Mayor Markreit announces a city holiday in Cincinnati on July 28 so residents can witness Taft's presidential nomination. The remark about his whereabouts and reading signals public curiosity. Japan’s new premier pledges peaceful policy to maintain world peace, while Hobson remains vocal about war.
A prospective editor considers launching a morning daily at Marshalltown to provide service and save funds for old age. The note mentions 48 refrigerator cars loaded with fruits from Washington state distributed to the association at an annual National Irrigation convention.
Spokane Chamber seeks 1909 meeting. National American Woman Suffrage Association to hold its annual convention October 15 in Buffalo. The 60th anniversary of the first Woman's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, is noted. The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 1898 figures show one passenger killed per 1,432,631 carried and one injured per 67,012 carried, worse than prior year.
The Times-Republican quips that if Attorney General Byers forces Western Union to pay three quarters of a million in back fees and if Iowa saloons obey the mulch law, La Follette and Hobson should fear the Iowa man crowding them from the platform.
Dr Helene Knabe acting director of the Indiana State Board of Health bacteriological laboratory says when rabies is suspected a dog should be confined at once and never released until examination by a veterinary surgeon or competent person.
The text urges abandoning celebration of the Civil War legacy in 1915 and a Southern peace monument in Cincinnati. It argues against reviving old North South hostilities and advocates focusing on current national evils to occupy public effort and attention.
Dr John Gillin professor of sociology and economics at Iowa University is among twelve American University men chosen by the Carnegie foundation to go to Germany and work with the Prussian minister of public instruction. He will reside at a German gymnasium to give informal English lectures on American institutions to advanced students and will report back to the Carnegie foundation. The Iowa Central road anticipates strong business and has ordered 500 box and pandola cars to meet the expected rush, hoping partial Wa terloo and South Western Railway operation before winter. The 1908 outlook is seen as better than average in many respects.
The National Corn Show will establish a comprehensive agricultural education exhibit at Omaha during December. State colleges and experiment stations will present an informative display with instructors offering lectures on soil, climate, grains, diseases like rust and smut, pests such as corn root louse and root worm, and practical remedies.
The text explains that heavy weight wheat oats and barley have greater total food content and matured germ giving heavier kernels an edge for seed. It notes starch and gluten properties, uniform composition from a uniform seed lot, and superior head and kernel individuality. Many experiments and tests by stations will guide instruction at the exposition.
At a Des Moines meeting on July 21 the Democratic State Central Committee urged Iowa voters who back William J. Bryan for president and Fred E White as Iowa’s chief executive to donate one dollar to N F Reed, treasurer in Ottumwa. The fund, aiming for a vigorous campaign, will be strictly audited and independent of corporate aid.
The German physician Dr Bair will send one month of treatment with instructions or examine and provide an accurate diagnosis and consultation free of charge in cases of paralysis catarrh or consumption rheumatism cancer fits piles tumors gall stones gravel liver or blood diseases. Pay what you can when satisfied. Write your case at once to secure early attention. Address 1122 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa.
An advice piece argues a tired or starved liver signals overall under nutrition. Start with digestion to revive the liver, using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to restore stomach function, boost gland secretions, cleanse poisons, and relieve liver burden. Avoid hot breads, follow dosage until vigor returns.
Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup is recommended for children and tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. Sold at Langerak's Drug Store. Our Job Printing will please you.
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