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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1905
Page
3
Colford, a lone former Austrian consul, forms a quiet bond with Helene Vorga aboard a transatlantic steamer. She mourns a husband, faces deportation in New York, and must choose between Dllis Island or marriage. He declares a shared future, offering protection as they sail toward an uncertain but joined voyage.
An Austrian orphan, awaiting rescue after a father’s death, shares her tale with Colford aboard a steamer near Brazza. She plans to meet an uncle in New York, hoping for aid from the physician cousin, while both feel a growing bond born of mutual loneliness and reliance.
A Pennsylvania man who served as a naval officer at the state port moved to the state capital after four years. He returned to his birth village to face his mother who asked what he saved from a lucrative federal post. He confessed he had saved his life, not a penny of his salary remaining. The anecdote was recounted by congressmen at the capital.
The article traces nautical words such as yacht skipper smack sloop reef boom taffrail and schooner to Dutch roots reflecting early English seamanship. It cites Trafalgar and Gloucester Mass around 1718 where Captain Andrew Robinson’s vessel prompted the term scooner later spelled in Dutch fashion.
An English specialist argues women appear prettier because they are more indolent and less required to engage in intellectual work. He cites the Zaro of British India where women manage state affairs and business, while men cook and care for children, allegedly making Zaro men handsome and Zaro women notably plain.
Black bottles for wine were anticipated in the Antro area as part of a local beverage effort. Community members discussed bottle styles, storage, and distribution plans amid a growing interest in organized wine sales.
London Spectator argues amiability is not weakness or stupidity but a cultivated trait. It notes the hard parts of becoming amiable include avoiding fear in others, not quibbling over trivial matters, and not letting principle block harmless privileges.
A man should arrive at work each morning fresh and vigorous, bringing full energy and creative individuality. Avoid fatigue and laxity from poor sleep or dissipation, for weakness taints every task and undermines success and satisfaction.
Flying fish are voracious and preyed upon by barracudas sharks dolphins and billfish. Nature colors them blue on top white underneath to blend with light. They can glide above water using gauzy wings about seven inches long with wing spans equal to their body length.
The lilac likely came westward from Persia via Turkey in the sixteenth century. Its Persian name influenced English, and the tree’s name derives from color descriptors meaning blue or indigo. Early English mentions include Bacon's essay on gardens with the spelling lelacke.
In a fragmentary historical account a small boy moves among famed figures, with cryptic biblical and literary imagery. A scene references Mages mother, Pitch, Siloam, and the dove's leaf, then a child grows within a royal court as if guided by myth and history.
Oliver Wendell Holmew makes several attempts to propose to his chosen lady. They stroll on Boston Common in the afternoon. Recounted scene ends as they reach a fork in the path with her reply and his turning away.
Wabash timetable notes service times at Howell with morning and evening departures. Carrying through service between Des Moines and St Louis and Kansas City. For details contact Dr S Cranz G P T A St Louis or L R Davis T P A Des Moines.
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