13 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
1
Subscription rates listed for one year six months and three months reflect a small town newspaper ad. Formatting is unclear but indicates pricing and deadline for morning advertisements. The text references Adi wice and Tuesday deadlines with partial phrases.
The Interior Department withdraws 127 townships in the Walla Walla district from sale or entry for homestead use due to the Big Bend irrigation project. Land to be water-fed by the reservo ir, reserved for actual settlers under irrigation. The National Irrigation Association calls for broader, stricter public land controls and permanent occupancy with annual tax, plus reserved mineral rights.
Ottumwa saloon keepers arrested for staying open on July Fourth argue the day is not a legal holiday. Judge Roberts ruled against them and the case heads to the supreme court. The roving plea raises questions about state law and holiday observance.
The Immigration Restriction League of Boston points out that immigration bills have passed the House four times and the Senate three times, only to stall or fail thereafter.
The piece argues Congress avoids open opposition, praises no immigration bill, and urges replacing lawmakers who fail to pass proper immigration reform. It condemns Chicago street blockage by nonunion workers and calls for education against labor union fallacies, praising George E. Waring’s 1895 98 reforms for cleaner, self-respecting workers. It ends with a Chariton Herald note about a one pound baby born near Cleveland No 4 in 1861 and a dress exhibit at the Chicago World’s Fair.
Secretary Fred H. Beaner of the local grocers association prepares a letter to city grocers about enforcing Sec. 5040 Breach of Sabbath. The Des Moines Daily News notes a rise in Sunday openings, with hotels restaurants and boarding houses exempt. The plan calls for letters to stores and, if noncompliant, further action.
The excerpt notes hotels offering tickets to visitors to avoid gate rushes and turnstile crowds, ensuring guests reach the grounds rested and ready for sightseeing.
Waterloo business leaders unveiled a large 30 by 250 foot tent exhibit at the Des Moines fair August 21 to 29. The display will feature farm implements, overalls, automobiles and a Twentieth Century manure spreader, highlighting Waterloo as a manufacturing hub. A trainload of goods will travel to the grounds with decorated cars and Waterloo musicians will perform.
A World's Fair Automobile Company plans 200 cars to shuttle visitors to the exposition grounds in St Louis next year. Lilburn G McNair serves as president. Cars will carry two to forty passengers and run on steam gasoline or electricity in tall ship style. They will pick up at hotels Union station and downtown points with coupon tickets for ride and admission.
The advertises DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the pure salve for cuts burns bruises boils eczema and piles. It warns of counterfeits and stresses the genuine product bears the name E. C. DeWitt & Co. Chicago and is sold by all druggists.
An old advertisement asserts that people troubled with indigestion or dyspepsia can eat all they want by taking Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The text promotes a lax claim about stomach relief and digestion without providing medical evidence.
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