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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
4
Princess Alice of Berlin, wife of Prince Frederick, ran away with her Italian coachman after months of companionship. Frederick, blinded by the affair, confronted the Italian, who was later ejected. The pair have not been seen together since. The Princess, 27, has an 18 month old son.
Notice is posted in the district court clerk's office Marion County Iowa of a written instrument alleged as the last Will and Testament of A J Schippers deceased. The will is set for hearing on December 29 1903 during the present December term of court when interested persons may appear. Clerk D W Lancerax Deputy Meyer Lanacerak Knoxville Iowa December 1 1903.
A compilation of 19th century law notes: a school board member as a ministerial officer. a peace officer lacking warrant may not kill a fleeing suspect for a misdemeanor. a negotiable instrument holder not liable after fraudulent alteration. and a railroad firm liable for child injury from an inadequately guarded turntable due to known child access.
The column surveys celebrated elderly English women Florence Nightingale Frances Power Cobbe and Baroness Burdett Coutts noting their longevity and strain on health. It also praises women insurance solicitors citing how female professionals secure clients among working women and crediting equal premium rates for expanding access.
A long OCR fragment lists authors, editors, and legal notices from 1904 era, noting Swedish grant to Sven Hedin maps, Norwegian writers, daily banking discussions at Clews Co., and a lengthy assortment of personal names in a public notice from Marion County Iowa. It details a court petition by Huibert den Hartog over real estate in Pella with chained ownership histories and unrecorded deeds.
A playful exchange between Crasy and The Editor appears in the Yonkers Statesman. The brief dialogue hints at a lively columnist and a prompt for readers to submit verse for the paper.
The British museum plans a cylinder phonograph department to store voices of eminent people in recorded form. The project envisions preserving speeches and notable utterances for future study and public access.
The filing seeks to supply a lost deed, cancel a mortgage, correct a deed, and quiet the plaintiff's title against all heirs and descendants of Hendrika Klein and Madison Tice. It warns that default will end in judgment if defendants fail to appear before noon on the second day of February 1904 at the District Court in Knoxville Iowa. Bousquet & Lyon are the attorneys for the plaintiff.
Wanted experienced cook for general house work with good wages. Apply Ottumwa Savings Bank Ottumwa Iowa 38 40 Want era. Note: wording reflects distressed OCR.
Ad fragment seeks a salesman to sell weather strips and coal savings during cold weather. Mentions earnings from commissions and keeping homes comfortable. Includes references to Keables and Arup in garbled text.
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