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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
3
A pocketful of ads tout CASCASWEET for fussy babies and DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills as the best small pills. Both products are listed as sold by Langerak's Drug Store at 4953. The page also mentions Our Job Printing services.
The article extols the forest’s recoverable strength in northern Maine, noting that decades of logging have reduced giants yet left many towering trees. It warns more lumbermen will press into the Macwahoc Maltincus and Mattawamkeag regions before this beautiful area loses its woods.
The article notes the 1790s Tallien style with toe rings, glove‑fingered silk stockings, jewel studded sandals, and unpowdered hair, while warning that Empire era vanity soon grew elaborate with elaborate coiffures stalled by preparations for Napoleon's coronation.
An old friend explains the dark lunar markings as vast plains much lower than the surrounding areas. They are likely ancient sea bottoms, some raised or altered since water receded, while others appear unchanged since waters dried up or faded away.
Parliament House in Melbourne, the costliest legislative palace in Greater Britain, has seen a million spent yet remains unfinished. It belongs to Victoria’s parliament, but since federation it has hosted the commonwealth parliament while owners shift to nearby exhibition buildings.
A heavy father questions his future son in law about living to his daughter's standards. The suitor answers with blunt humor, claiming he is the luxury his fiancée desires now that he seeks her hand. The exchange hints at class expectations and romance amid wealth.
Appleton's Magazine argues that despite more women earning wages and entering professions, the vast majority still fulfill their primary roles as wives and mothers. It asserts economic independence has not erased traditional fetters, noting that only women in medicine or nursing may express a maternal service ethic as their true vocation.
A Long Island harbor guest learns why a boat owner installed a fresh water engine to deter pirates who steal anchored craft in the night. The skipper notes thieves must be able to operate motor ships, so the new engine reduces risk and protects his vessel. The piece also mentions the origin of the phrase mind your P s and Q s tied to French dancing masters. Ernest Panu, from Helsingfors, studies Washington fruit-growing potential to spur European emigration, citing Seattle Times reporting.
The bachelor girl laments a domineering beau who dines her after the theater and demands oysters first and only, insisting they be the sole course. This single-entrance meal becomes the running joke of his controlling appetite and her resigned amusement.
London reports the arrival of men's engagement bracelets. The plain flat gold band fastens above the elbow with a buckle or an invisible spring. Once snapped on it can be removed only by a small needle touching a tiny spring hole.
The commander in chief examined a new noiseless gun and remarked the explosion is not audible while the inventor insists the device is ready for removal. The exchange shows a tense assessment of the weapons claim and its potential implications.
A McClure's summary notes during the Spanish American War that American ships scored very few hits at Manila and Santiago. It cites a 90 percent miss rate at Manila and at least 98 percent at Santiago, based on a Royal commission examining 9500 shots with only 123 striking targets. The report asserts English gunners would have hit about 40 percent, and credits American victory to facing a decayed Spanish fleet with weak armament.
Jefferson D Thompson chairs the Vanderbilt cup commission and criticizes a new motor car of dubious type at a New York dinner. He questions the claim of excessive lightness noting a joke about a cheap light car that’s easily pushed home when it breaks down.
A Carlyle quote condemns the pursuit of scalps and wealth by Buccaneers and Choctaw Indians as devoid of chivalry. The speaker rejects material gain without inner virtue and notes true nobility must arise from within, or else gore and ruin follow.
Mrs Esther Nieman of Monroe Street caused laughter at the Central police court by saying she never knew her husband’s first name. Her husband was charged with failing to support her and was guided to reveal his full name, Jacob Nieman, to his wife. The item also references a drug claim for Kodol dyspepsia and local newspaper pricing details.
Des Moines new evening newspaper under new management offers full year 1909 subscriptions for 2.00 if received in December. Regular rate is 3.00 per year. Tribune to be mailed free for rest of year to new readers accepting offer. Des Moines Iowa address for remittance.
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