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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
3
A stout youth known as the grit bare legged laddie asks to attend an evening school to learn read and write. He, George Stephenson, could not read or write at eighteen yet he pursued knowledge and authored his name among earth’s greats as a railroad engineer.
The Chronicle urges readers to share summer vacation updates with relatives away from home. It notes practical tips for staying connected, including mail hold services and coordinating visit schedules with out of town family members.
Royal Union Life Insurance files suit in Marion County Iowa against C H Brock and Burnettes seeking a $500 note plus six percent interest from 1901 and a mortgage foreclosure on Lot Three in section Nine township 77 north range 21 west. The term begins September 28 1909 at Knoxville. default will bring judgment. Attorneys Thomassen and Vander Ploeg represent the plaintiff.
A boy recounts how his family cuts down Joseph’s clothes for him and patches them for his sister, while she gets new dresses and hairstyles. He muses on growing up to be a big man and owning a suit with many pockets. The verse notes his father’s remark that he’s growing like a weed and his wish for a brand new suit.
A girl named Mabel trades a nickel for a blind man’s joy instead of chocolates. She gives the coin as a thank offering after hearing his plea for sight and feels a sweet, generous happiness. The mother praises her act, echoing Sunday school lessons.
Deacon Jones runs a small fish market and asks Joe White to help. Joe agrees to weigh fish, manage customers, and tend the money, signaling a shift toward taking a steady job in the market.
A boy named Joe hides a five cent gain from a fish sale and plans to buy firecrackers. He confesses to Deacon Jones who reads a Bible verse before offering forgiveness and a life reminder to forsake temptation.
A minister doubts a mason breaking a large stone with a small hammer. Paddy keeps hammering until the stone cracks. When asked which blow broke it, the minister says the last. Paddy replies that all blows mattered, first last and middle, in truth.
A Roman artist’s widow and a museum guide teach that talent alone fails without the Holy Spirit and inner fire. The lesson echoes Edison’s belief in a supreme intelligence guiding nature and discovery, beyond imitation or force of will.
A tramp warned of a Rio Grande Railroad section undermining near Canon City Colorado preventing a wreck of a train with over two hundred passengers. The hero’s name was not recorded exposing the common shame of forgetfulness and ungratefulness in human nature.
Mothers who value their children's welfare should keep a box of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. They break up colds and feverishness, relieve constipation and teething troubles, headaches, and stomach issues. Sold by drug stores for 25 cents. A trial package is offered free to mothers who write Allen R. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A notable exhibit at the State Fair showcases a panorama of Iowa farm crops from across counties, including grasses, grains, soil samples, and analyses. Oskaloosa and Fort Dodge provide bands for the State rally, with the Town Brigade band and the Fifty-sixth Regiment band delivering high quality programs.
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