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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
1
A garbled column rails at John W Gates racing at Saratoga yet mocks rivals and teases geopolitical jabs. It imagines France dispatching a punitive Morocco expedition, Russia evading tribute, Japan seizing Siberia, and the sultan of Sulu declining marriage with Miss Alice as a pretext for war against the United States.
Mrs Belya Lockwood declares Roosevelt the greatest living statesman. The remark echoes the views of Jake Riis and Rev Frank Gunsaulus.
From Alto Pass Illinois a report of floods and overflows dominates the week, with a curious note that a dog treed a 38 pound cattle as if it were a Virginia possum, illustrating wild weather conditions and unusual wildlife reactions.
The Taggart divorce case includes dramatic testimony from “the colored servant employed by the Taggarts for nine years,” underscoring the case’s intense sensations as observers note a servant’s nine years in one family.
The liberal party of Cuba fields a presidential candidate challenging Palma who vows to seek an appeal to actions beyond the ballot if defeated. The note adds a sensational aside about “Ivana” and hot times.
Reported numbers place Japan with 600000 soldiers facing Russia s 500000 near Manchuria and Vladivostok with Russia gaining 100000 extra troops to the front after extended peace talks.
A theatrical contemporary argues the time is ripe for a great American play, predicting it will provoke Clyde Fitch and George Ade to jealous resignation or even emigrate to Europe, abandoning America to its fate.
James Hazen, famed young financier, sells Hyde's country place on Long Island for 400000 and signals plans to expatriate. Paris shows growing curiosity about Monsieur Jimmie as reports circulate of his imminent move abroad.
The report portrays a strained U S Russian relations phase as President Roosevelt is depicted as aligning with Japan’s interests in a delicate indemnity dispute. The czar is warned that the United States will not be easily swayed or appeased.
The Department of Agriculture has found a way to enforce the twenty eight hour law requiring railroad firms to unload cattle, give them water, and grant five hours rest within each twenty eight hour period. For some time the law had been a dead letter.
A Bennington court of inquiry holds Ensign Wade responsible for the ship’s fatal explosion, citing careless engineering room practices. Critics blame Congress for naval under staffing, arguing higher engine room skill and more officers are needed as ships grow. The Wade case could spark national demand for better Navy personnel to match ship numbers.
The article discusses early radium research by Professor Wendel C. Phillips of New York, a surgeon at the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital and visiting surgeon at the Post-Graduate Hospital. It notes high expectations and aims to test radium’s potential to destroy germs, focusing on cases linked to throat and neck disorders.
The passage notes no curative property in radium for a disease and warns the medical field will proceed cautiously before broad experiments, despite possible future benefits in different diseases. It references Professor Phil lips and questions the speed of adoption given the report of his standing.
A Chicago gathering of six hundred delegates including many Republicans urged tariff reform via a so called dual tariff. They pressed for president empowered rate fixing, arguing the Dingley law harms public interests while signaling potential shift toward reform in future elections.
On Pine Ridge eight hundred Sioux answer to work, breaking the lazy stereotype. With rations ended two years ago, they labor on roads and railroads, and some even operate locomotives under government supervision. Sons of Sitting Bull and other braves join in farming and other tasks, while sisters take service jobs, proving their fitness for citizenship.
The hill near the castle of Sidon is formed entirely of murex shells from which Tyrian purple dye was produced. The note contrasts ancient Tyrian dyes with modern cheap aniline dyes and recalls a carriage accident involving two daughters of Rev. Dr. Eddy, marking a century of the Eddy missionary family in Sidon across two generations.
The Mason and Dixon line between Pennsylvania and Maryland was surveyed for the third time to restore the historic boundary monuments. It runs near 39 degrees 43 minutes and 26.3 seconds, with stones planted every fifth mile bearing the Penn and Lord Baltimore arms. The line, once set between 1763 and 1767, has been revised in 1840 and again later to confirm its original accuracy.
A Joplin Missouri druggist reports there is nothing on the market equal to Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. He says nine out of ten customers are directed to this preparation and recommends it for sale by F. D. Stubenrauch.
The petition by Arie den Hartog claims ownership and title to Lot No. 8, Black No. 86, in the City of Pella Marion County Iowa. He asserts uninterrupted possession for over ten years and cites a lost warranty deed from Peter Hoogewooning to Tennis Tysseling made before 1883, asking the court to confirm title.
Hot weather requires extra caution with small children to prevent bowel troubles. Use fresh old-fashioned castor oil as needed, avoiding substitutes. If symptoms persist, use Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, then castor oil. Have both remedies ready for instant use and trust this treatment, even in cholera infantum, sold by F. D Stubenrauch.
Low fares to Portland via Chicago Great Western Rail way with tickets on sale from May 23 to September 20. Also low rates to Seattle Tacona Bellingham Everett Victoria Vancouver and to California and San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego. For details contact any Great Western agent or VP Eimer GPA St Paul Minnesota. 9-30.
English Shavin Liniment removes hard and soft lumps and blemishes on horses. It claims to treat blood spavings curbs splints sweeney ring bone stiffes sprains and swollen throats or coughs. A bottle saves 50 cents and it is warranted the most wonderful blemish cure. Sold by B F Keables, Druggist, Pella, Iowa.
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