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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
1
A promotional urging readers to consider Canada for safe, profitable investments or a new home. The piece asserts that 99 of 100 who moved there succeeded, notes rapid development, still low land prices, and strong soil fertility, inviting readers to join for independence or lucrative investments.
The Sigourney News argues about Congress pensions and salaries, noting higher costs with increased membership. It discusses legal tender limits for silver and copper coins versus the dollar, and explains practical use of gold and silver certificates in settlements and bank clearances.
Citizens express concern over shared drinking cups in public schools and wells. The warning highlights danger to children and adults from seemingly clean cups, urging parents to act to protect health.
A Marion Georgia paper recalls a lawyer who charges ten dollars for ten minutes, a doctor a dollar for a prescription, and an undertaker a hundred dollars for a funeral. The tale contrasts costs with social grace and criticizes editors who chase truth yet fleece readers with margins and extra copies.
Upton Sinclair and allies were sentenced to work-house for playing tennis on Sundays in Delaware. He vows to prosecute rich violators until the archaic law is repealed, noting the rich can simply pay fines while the poor suffer harsher penalties. The case highlights inequality in fines under the old weregeld system, as wealth buys immunity and poverty leads to prison labor.
A discussion on what counts as legal tender in the United States explains that while ten kinds of money exist including gold coins and greenbacks, not all paper forms are legal tender. It notes that gold certificates, silver certificates, and national bank notes are not legal tender despite large circulation.
The Rev Dr Helt former superintendent of the Anti Saloon League of Indiana explains why he will not continue the fight. He argues that millions of people are drinkers and would resist laws depriving them of their liquor, asking whether regulation or total prohibition should prevail in cities.
A playful dialogue features Uncle Tom, James, Susie, Jack, Philip, and Elsie debating longest English words. Entries include valetudinarianism, smiles, beleaguered, transcontinental, and interoceanic, each boasting ever longer first to last letter spans.
The ad pledges a complete cure for catarrh claiming a constitutional remedy that works through the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 for any case it cannot cure and invites readers to request testimonials while noting the product is sold by pharmacists for 75 cents along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The fragment lists city officials including Mayor, City Clerk A C Kuyper, Marshall John Buckingham, G W Kimmell, Assessor, Treasurer A N Van der Linden, and N. J. Gesman as clerk. Likely a municipal directory snippet with names and positions.
A Minnesota land sale listing describes multiple farms near Marietta with holdings from 40 to 660 acres. Prices range from 50 to 78 dollars per acre, many with spring wells, windmills, groves, orchards, and substantial plowed acreage, highlighting strong soil, water access, and near-term cultivation potential.
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