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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
8
A religious reflection recalls Zaccheus the tax collector and his conversion after meeting Jesus in Jericho. It highlights repentance, restitution, and faith as signs of a new life, urging readers to seek and respond to faith with urgency. The piece blends biblical narrative with exhortations for personal reform and wellness advice.
A 1806 religious note recounts Jesus passing Jericho with pilgrims toward Passover. Bartimaeus, blind beggar, cried to Jesus as the crowd urged silence. Jesus healed him by faith, restoring sight, and the crowd praised God. The piece places Jericho in the Perea ministry period before the crucifixion.
A reflective portrait of a businessman labeled good and honest yet failing to operate commercially. It lists causes: low ideals, fear of risk, cluttered priorities, poor management, indifferent staff, reliance on incompetent friends, stagnation, outdated methods, lack of system, and trimming advertising. The piece underscores the contrast between virtue and business success.
In Galveston the Sea Wall is praised for safety while E W Goodloe of Waco Texas says Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption kept him well over five years. He had a long cough before, now gone. It cures chronic coughs la grippe croup whooping cough and prevents pneumonia. Pleasant to take and guaranteed at Langerak’s drug store. Second price one dollar. Trial bottle free.
Poem urging a soul in Scranton Pennsylvania to seek God beyond earthly sins and dead hopes. It describes a water lily rising above stagnant waters as a symbol of faith and divine grace. The verse invites the reader to become God’s lily through faith beyond sight.
The End of a long illness for E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Indiana came with Electric Bitters. He reports two years ago kidney trouble caused great suffering and would have been fatal without the remedy. It cured him of general debility and improved stomach liver and kidney troubles. Price 5 cents, guaranteed by H M Langerak, druggist.
A passenger recalls a quiet moment aboard a day coach on a westbound train between two major western cities. The snippet hints at an unfinished journey and a restrained scene set in transit, suggesting a broader narrative arc about movement, departure, and unknown outcomes.
A Sunday School Chronicle excerpt from London reflects on endurance and faith. A conversation about travel fatigue and dust turns to comfort, as a child imagines his father meeting him at the journey’s end, a metaphor for divine reunion and patience. The piece encourages hopeful perseverance.
John N. Pleasant of Magnolia Indiana claims the pills end bilious attacks and constipation. The ad guarantees satisfaction or money back. Only 25 cents at H M Langerak's drug store.
A September Delineator meditation on marital harmony describes compromise as recognizing the best path through conflict without losing individuality. It urges tolerance, willingness to apologize, and courage to yield for the highest harmony between spouses.
In Eminence Kentucky four years ago Major Hamm editor of the Constitutionalist was attacked by Piles. He used Bucklen's Arnica Salve bought at Langerak's drug store and claims it cured him in ten days with no further trouble. Quickest healer of burns, sores, cuts and wounds. 2 cents at Langerak's drug store.
An excerpt from Harper's Bazar notes a child’s plea to a father and a doctor for a doll, while Prof. Tyler of Amherst cites digestion as essential. The ad urges care after meals and promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia available from H M Langerak.
A historical report notes dramatic labor shifts where single operators using machines replace many workers. Examples include a machines' output equaling fifty hand-loom weavers, a potter's wheel replacing a thousand potters, a worker and two boys substituting for eleven hundred hand spinners, a horseshoe machine standing in for six hundred blacksmiths, and a wall-maker replacing a thousand traditional wall-builders.
Jennie asks about the awful fright Jack endured on his reading day and whether he heard the ominous incident. The brief exchange centers on worry and memory of a sudden scare affecting Jack.
An old advertisement describes heart weakness caused by tired nerves and muscles, leading to palpitations and distress. It claims Dr Miles Heart Cure strengthens the heart and nerves, with a testimonial of relief from palpitation and chest pain.
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