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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
3
Popular Mechanics reports that daylight signaling between battleships can reach about twelve miles using projector equipped light shafts. At night range expands to forty to fifty miles, with lights directed at observers or skyward when clouds are absent. Captive balloons as substitutes for clouds have been proposed.
London Standard traces trademarks from early forms in James I era to 19th century English law. It notes marks used to misrepresent goods, Lord Hardwicke’s 1742 stance on protection for the Great Mogul stamp, and Lord Eldon’s injunctions preventing fraud by “passing off” to build modern trademark doctrine.
An old tradition ties Cervantes to Shakespeare through the lost play Cardenna. It was acted at court by Shakespeare’s company in 1613 and announced for publication decades later as The History of Cardenio by Fletcher and Shakespeare. Sir Sidney Lee suggests it adapted the Don Quixote adventures.
Salt is described as a natural element of blood and ocean water in similar proportions. Excess salt triggers thirst because the body seeks to balance water to dilute the salt. Foods that absorb bodily moisture also induce thirst to restore proper water balance.
London Chronicle recounts Caesar crossing the Thames with elephants, a turreted elephant leading bowmen and slingers to frighten Britons. The piece also discusses the etymology of Tabby cats, tracing to Baghdad street name atabe and watered silk markings.
A historical note discusses how the delay between a question and its answer matters nearly as much as the answer itself. It argues that duration can be strategic, suggesting longer pauses may yield wiser replies, while shorter times require careful, thoughtful responses.
A brief cartoonish exchange on osteopathy quoted from Baltimore American and London Punch, joking about bone manipulation and the public perception of osteopaths as minstrel-like entertainers. The fragment hints at mid 19th to early 20th century humor about medicine and showmanship.
A sea disaster off eastern Canada strands a steamer named the Alexander Hamilton. A five year old boy orphaned by the wreck is rescued and later clues lead him to Seville, London, and a discovery that the Murillo Madonna and Child copy points to his lineage. Dr John Boyington, an eminent surgeon in Harley Street, confirms the boy is his missing grandson through a family voyage that ended with the ruin of the Alexander Hamilton.
The giant Horn of Plenty display attracted universal praise for Iowa’s corn production. Visitors from other states marveled at the vast golden corn feature, underscoring Iowa’s lead in corn. The exhibit will be reproduced at the Iowa State Fair exactly as seen at the Exposition.
The auto trailer emerges as a cross between the wagon and the automobile. It can run on two or four wheels as needed, offering cheap, practical hauling for farmers and auto owners alike. It has quickly grown popular, with builders mass producing them to meet demand. The State Fair will showcase many makes and designs for study.
A Webster City Iowa man Joe Dingman reports intermittent liver trouble with pains and stomach soreness. He credits Chamberlain's Tablets with relief after using half a bottle. For sale by F D Stubenrauch.
From the Los Angeles Times: reefs surround Pacific islands providing harbors yet posing navigational hazards. Coral polyps create carbonate shells from seawater salts, growing as the reef shell after shellfish die. Freshwater kills polyps. reef growth is inhibited opposite streams, creating inlets for enclosed waters.
The piece frames Daniel Boone as the emblem of Kentucky's early pioneer era. It recalls Kentucky’s rough frontier, the dark and bloody ground, and Boone's shift from settled life to forest hunts, illustrating the rugged frontier spirit that defined the period.
A Century Magazine line recalls an early settler who felt divinely ordained to tame the wilds after learning of the rich west named Kentucky, meaning at the head of the river. The wandering Indian trader sparks a fervent quest that borders on fatalism.
A carbonate lime stone in the British museum served as a day calendar for a coal mine. The so called Sunday stone formed from drain water deposits that turned black when mining occurred and white when idle, creating black work days followed by white night deposits. Sundays and holidays show as wide white streaks on the stone.
A wedding in a church proceeded after the minister’s plea for objections. During silence a man, known as a meeting chairman, rapped the pew and announced that there being no objection the motion is carried. The account appears in the New Orleans States.
A Kansas City Journal anecdote notes a couple met on the seventy eights floor of an office building. They rode the elevator, became engaged on the fifty seventh floor, joined a minister on the forty ninth floor, and finally married after obtaining a license. The piece emphasizes doing small things well when called.
A brief selection of aphoristic lines notes that covetousness robs one of true enjoyment. An anecdote humorously records a passenger steward asking if nearing port and a beat steward replying that they are “three tips away now,” reflecting early 20th century light humor.
An old advertisement touts a rodent killer pitched as an unbeatable exterminator used worldwide including by the U S government. It promotes economy sizes priced 25 cents or 16 cents and notes distribution through drug and country stores with a free comic picture offer. Wells Jersey City N J.
Commentator notes that the accidental blast in New York harbor spared thousands of possible deaths if weapons had reached their target. The piece reflects on political gratitude versus moral accountability, contrasting human restraint with calls for universal love and the unique moral sense of humans.
In five decades Harvard shows no tobacco user at the head of the class. Bremen reports a new merchant submarine heading to America as about eighty of its type are built. The American Bible Society and British Society circulated over 250,000 Chinese Bible copies last year. Crop gains surge nationwide with wheat up 44 million bushels. rice leads. Pennsylvania Railroad earmarks up to 100,000 for families of enlisted workers. A list of luxury expenditures includes tobacco and liquor totals near 4.3 billion. The oldest living thing is a California Sequoia tree 279 feet tall. Sidney J. Catts is the next Florida governor, a five-year Tampa resident who has never earned more than 100 dollars a month, and faced strong opposition yet won.
An Old Time travel notice invites visitors to dine at the J B Doll restaurant in Oskaloosa. It highlights Sunday special dinners and notes the place serves as an automobile headquarters at 36.
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