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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
1
A short editorial note proposes a practical gift idea priced at $1.50 that could delight a friend or relative more than a yearly Chronicle subscription, suggesting economy and thoughtful gifting over long-term subscription value.
A compact Christmas suggestion urges gifting the Chronicle to friends and relatives so they receive weekly enjoyment all year. The idea frames the paper as a thoughtful recurring present that continually reminds recipients of the giver.
Regis ter and Farmer warn that if a debt-ridden nation can conquer a great power, the United States could be defeated, urging urgency and concern over strategic threats and national resolve.
The Chronicle wishes all her readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Tomorrow is celebrated by giving gifts and expressing good wishes, symbolic of the heralding of the Son of God when the Hosts of Heaven send Peace on Earth good will to men.
The German navy uses captive balloons as observation stations. Balloons are secured by a stout hawser wound around a drum on deck and linked by a smaller line for telephone contact with the torpedo boat. Signals to fleet vessels are sent by flags in emergencies. When idle the balloon rests on the vessel’s deck and is drawn there by the hawser.
The article relays Mr McArthur’s view that the Christmas tree is not heathenish and should be celebrated. He notes the tradition brings brightness to homes and children, and suggests forests can be replenished by growing trees on farms in Iowa within a few years.
The article traces Christmas from Catholic origins to its establishment on December 25 by Cyril of Jerusalem and Pope Julius I, noting its pagan roots and evolution through medieval customs, Puritan suppression, and eventual revival in England and America led by German immigrants with the Christmas tree, emphasizing historical shifts in observance, dating, and ceremony.
The passage asserts voters care not for editorials or stump talk but for a candidate’s proven ability to fulfill public trust. It emphasizes sincerity and the obligation to demonstrate past record and future promises, noting paid newspaper endorsements will no longer suffice.
A vintage medical pitch asserts Golden Medical Discovery as an efficient liver invig orator stomach tonic and nerve strengthener. It details formula ingredients from native plants and endorsements by professors, offering a free booklet and urging postal-card requests to Dr. R.V. Pierce Buffalo NY.
Information on vacant federal lands by counties and how to obtain under Homestead Desert Timber Coal Stone Oil Saline and other laws. Also Texas state lands with irrigation and reclamation work details. Sent to any address for 25 cents via The National Tribune Washington DC.
The poem frames a bleak panorama of deprivation and restraint through repetitive negation. Ben King laments endless scarcity touching food, clothing, shelter, air, and sight, concluding that only common sense endures amid perpetual woes.
Fructose laxative FRUIT-LAX touted as the best constipation remedy by eight thousand reputable druggists and physicians in the American Druggists Syndicate. Available in 10c and 25c sizes.
An ad from Dr. Bair in Des Moines Iowa offers a free initial examination and accurate diagnosis for paralysis catarrh consumption rheumatism cancer fits piles tumors gall stones gravel liver or blood disease with payment based on ability to pay. Send your case to 1122 6th Ave. Des Moines.
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