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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
8
A poem recounts Polly on a swing, her dimples bright and joyous, as the speaker watches from a shaded area. The verse traces rising and falling motions, a fluttering happiness, and the speaker’s heart, along with a fleeting romance, wrapped in Boston context from the Transcript.
A Sunday School piece from September 6 1903 discusses Saul in 1 Samuel 31 1 13, linking disobedience to downfall and divine judgment. It outlines six steps in Saul's decline, notes names and places such as Gilboa Jezreel and Bethshan, and recalls the postbattle burial and David's later bones removal. The writer, Fred B Palmer, closes with a prayer for revival and a cautious exhortation to turn from sin.
Albany Georgia resident W S Philpot praises De Witts Little Early Risers as potent and pleasant to use, claiming quick relief during a bilious attack without harsh side effects. The notice also advertises printing services and a claim about Chamberlains Colic remedy easing a child's cramps, with druggists Allen and Stubenrauch listed as sellers.
A column excerpts observations on marriage and aging with proverbs about ears and drums. It includes a curious note about a 99-year-old Georgia matriarch called Aunty Belle and a 100-year-old man named Elijah Houston labeled antebellum, reflecting period bias in phrasing.
Hatpins with hand painted china heads, enameled mandolins and guitars appear among belt buckle designs. A brooch features a Yaard shape with diamonds and emerald eyes. A large bowknot jewelry piece has diamond ends and solitaire drops. Tiny spheres hang on gold or silver chains.
A reflective verse by M. L. Rayne from the Chicago Record-Herald questions daily deeds and moral merit. It weighs Kindness and action against self pardon, urging labor for universal good and healing wounded souls through humble effort today.
Jim Whiss narrates with humor how Ol' Andy Perdue a famously lazy Quaker from Pax town met misadventures. A roving yarn traces Andy's delays his accidental tumbles and a wild squirrel chase that ends with him and his son being turned out of meeting. The tale blends dialect and local color in a lively regional vignette.
Paull Gabel, died in New York at 84, reputed originator of America’s delicatassen chain. Congressman Boutell favors intermarriage to promote annexation, recalling a Canadian wife. Lipton's secretary Carmichael ships luck in America with Shamrock III. Samuel M Shaw retires from Cooperstown Freeman's Journal after 52 years, age 80, praising a long, healthy career.
The article notes R McBride of British Columbia as the youngest premier in the British empire, born in New Westminster. A Dalhousie graduate, he was called to the BC bar in 1892 and entered provincial parliament six years later, marking a rapid rise to the premiership after limited political prep.
The text notes a harness-broken zebra is worth $10,000. It also lists diverse items from labor convention attendance to wireless stations, Aleutian iron deposits, Bavaria carbonate, and a historical mention of the 1877 electoral commission’s surviving members and supreme court justices.
Dr Ellsworth emphasizes his own skilled dentistry avoiding others. Focused on bridge and crown procedures, he urges patients to visit for any treatment in his field.
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