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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1904
Page
12
A notice from Edwin B. Magill, Manager of Town Department at Chicago Great Western Railway, Ft. Dodge, IA, highlights opportunities and trade growth in expanding towns across a large, thickly settled territory.
A childlike tale from New Jersey mosquitoes who travel to Pennsylvania during winter. They drill into the ground and meet staid locals, only to be struck by deadly wells of oil and the grim fate of one visitor. A London school gap and Herbert Spencer cited on education follow in this eclectic excerpt.
A New York donor named Huyler offers to cover the costs of establishing a large nominational college in Asheville North Carolina. A young girl at a Japanese high school is mentioned as spending an hour or two after school daily making bandages.
Argon the recently discovered element of air is light and appears to be mutable. German chemist Blau liquefies the gas and it gives a bright light useful in country houses and trains, costing more than coal gas but less than electric light. A rubber swimming glove from Germany spreads fingers during strokes to use the webbing for a stronger swim stroke.
The article notes Chicago’s first Catholic church cost $300, and Portland Oregon hosts a Japanese Methodist Episcopal church led by Rev S Sugava. It mentions Elis people as mostly domestic servants or day laborers, and recalls Rev Thomas Scott Bacon, Civil War chaplain and author, who died in Buckeystown Maryland. Rev Dr M H Hulton seeks world trip for mission inspection.
A high speed Great Eastern railway train faced a wheel issue when an embedded bicycle bearing ball held fast in the engine surface. The ball was so firmly lodged that it could not be extracted after inspection.
The report notes that wine remains transported to Sundhal in goatskins used by peasants. This traditional method reflects local trade practices and the rustic logistics of the market.
The Sunday School Golden Text reflects on Isaionic prophecy about a future king, praising the Child born to Israel as Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace. It notes historical context in Judah's trials and the prophet Isaiah’s vision of better days beyond present distress.
An old advertisement compares farming timing and soil care to preventing bodily decay. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a quick rebuild for wasted tissue and loss of flesh, claiming it nourishes when ordinary foods fail and offers a free sample.
A humorous exchange set in a Boston elevator shows an old lady probing the elevator boy with questions about motion. The boy answers briefly with refusals and a quip about the elevator's questions, turning the tiny encounter into light club chatter.
Fragmented anecdotes describe a mix of patent remedy pitches and fables from a bygone era. Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption is touted with dramatic warnings of fatal outcomes for skeptics, alongside advertisements for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and a bicycle calendar. The piece also parrots jokes and parables about electioneering, hair restorers, and a self-deprecating Indiana doctor anecdote.
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