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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
6
An American author summering in New Hampshire welcomes a distinguished English visitor who reveals he heard of the author from a train porter. The Englishman sought guidance on the best Niagara route and where to stay, catching the author by surprise at the personal connection.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip cites a Trenton amateur photographer Paul Ward whose club exhibit featured portraits of his relatives posed in bizarre positions. The crowd wondered who the odd figures were, and a bystander noted they were Ward’s strained relations captured in art.
In Java and Bali, Dutch possessions in the East, a wedding is judged incomplete without a troupe of native dancers. A writer notes that omitting such a performance would scandalize guests and shame the parents as inviting ill luck from higher powers, though such neglect is rare.
The article notes season when cars left outdoors get blankets on bonnets to shield engines. Covers over radiators and bonnets help keep water circulation and comfort the machine. It mentions the quirky effect on appearance, likening it to a horsy look.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quotation questions what constitutes a diplomat. It ponders whether a man who is courteous to his wife is a diplomat when the wife is his spouse. The fragment hints at social norms and gender roles in a dated editorial tone.
A Pittsburg Press reprint argues that wealth does not guarantee health or happiness. It cites rising death rates from Bright's disease and heart trouble in wealthy cities from 1871 to 1907, suggesting riches tempt excess and worsen well being. The piece contends necessity provides steadier life, while wealth amplifies vanity, anxiety, and premature decline.
An early discussion argues that electricity offers superior economy for fireless cookers. Heat is stored in insulated modules with vulcanized wood and asbestos radiators, heated by flame or electricity, allowing nearly all generated heat to be utilized while the oven remains closed to minimize losses.
The Leicester museum observer A H Horwood notes eggs colors match nesting habitat. White eggs come from tree hole or dark nests. olive green to brown ground colors appear on ground nests. grouse ptarmigan eggs mimic heather. ringed plover tern and oyster catcher eggs resemble sand and shingle. lapwing eggs imitate bare soil or dried bent. young chicks share protective hues.
In stores cheap wool outfits may look good but only genuine wool apparel endures. Clothcraft offers suits and overcoats guaranteed all wool, priced from ten to twenty five dollars, with proper material, right cut, and durable finish.
An English lawyer named Ratcliffe, famed for skepticism toward religion, visited St Albans to give testimony. He referred to the town as Albans, provoking a joke when locals said they do not like rats, prompting his astonished reply and a playful curtain on the disagreement.
A quirky meditation on arm to leg proportions in people and the Gorilla de Luxe, arguing arms are typically longer than legs by three quarters of an inch when measured from key points. It notes runners keep arms bent and runners' feet point inward, asking why athletes pigeon-toed and toe-in.
The article states that during acute illness diet should be simple and uniform, as digestion is impaired and glands secrete less digestive juice. During convalescence food must be easily assimilated and not taxing to digestion, with cooked foods preferred and milk and fresh fruit juices as notable exceptions.
A humorous note attributed to Mark Twain suggests Hartford friends would accuse him of robbing himself if living there. The piece references Marshall Jewett and a tale about church collections, alongside a quote on hotels keeping fresh currency for guests and the disdain for worn banknotes.
Amateur hunter disagrees, arguing about hunting ethics and sustenance. The fragment hints at a dispute over traditional hunting rules and modern sportsmanship amid a debate on providing food through game.
Col W T Seller on Eddy road recalls apple thefts as ripe fruit vanishes. He plans removing a tree area to stop the losses after a woman observer, surprised by the clearing, condemns vandalism. The remark highlights ongoing fruit thefts and resident frustration.
A scholar notes two spellings bunk and bunc in newspaper headlines and sporting cartoons about Loomis in Tokyo. He links bunk to buncombe, and bunc to a sleepy, bunked idea, but insists both spellings reflect conjecture rather than fact.
A driver prepared to depart with an old white horse. He removed the blanket and the horse kicked playfully. The driver produced a tobacco cigarette and offered one to the horse, which began chewing happily. The driver lit his cigarette and drove away, the horse no longer kicking.
A government appeal urges redirecting Mississippi Valley farmers from Canada to the U S West. It notes Canada attracts settlers with spending on promotion while the United States has vast arable land, better transport, and markets under the American flag. The western region is presented as superior for homesteaders and national strength.
The Reclamation Service reports three national irrigation projects in Montana and northern Wyoming inviting settlement under the homestead act. About 100000 acres with 80 acre farms are ready for homeseekers, with Iowa and middle West families already locating on Huntley and Shoshone projects. Government guarantees water supply and higher harvests, attracting hundreds of settlers.
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