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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
8
A rural mail carrier lauds Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for neuralgia after cold or La Grippe. He swears they relieve pain when other medicines fail and notes druggists will refund if the first package does not help. Miles Medical Co. markets the pills nationally.
A festive ad touts a Kodak camera as a superior Christmas present with a playful line about choosing a Kodak and receiving free instructions with each purchase. The snippet notes limited availability and the year or page marker 50 51.
A 1912 almanac overview details lunar and solar eclipses with regions visible. It lists fixed feast days and ember days, plus holidays like Groundhog Day, Lincoln and Washington’s birthdays, and major dates such as Easter and Christmas. It notes the year’s calendar quirks and ends by praising a local restaurant in Oskaloosa.
Marjorie argues with Billy after a bitter quarrel then plans not to forgive. A bookstore mix up leads Billy to deliver a heartfelt Christmas gesture. He reads Romeo and Juliet, softening her pride as festive bells ring and reconciliation follows.
A humorous office tale recounts Harry Platt’s October wedding and a delayed gift plan. Twenty six dollars and sixty cents from coworkers, a punch bowl bought at half price, and a last minute exchange for coal reveal a comic, tight skit on office camaraderie and holiday generosity.
An Illinois inventor patents a clever kite that resembles a small aeroplane. Build with four three‑foot sticks and two five‑foot muslin strips forming rectangular cells, braces run through cell wedges, and a looped cord with twine for sail control.
The article advises women with any camera to start Christmas gift prep by taking attractive photos suitable for blotters calendars and keepsakes. It notes tinted black and white prints can be achieved with special colors requiring no artistic training. With a camera and these colors affordable photo books and mementos can be created during vacation days.
A mother offers Johnny a choice between a whipping or cellar confinement. The boy asks who will whip him and replies that his father will. He then selects the cellar, showing a wry, prudent wit in a brief domestic vignette.
A humorous exchange unfolds with Johnny claiming no comb and Pa admitting no comb or hair. The playful dialogue contrasts expectations of neatness with a cheeky family twist about hair absence.
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