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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
6
The Des Moines exhibition will feature original European masterworks from France and Belgium. It will be free to the public at the city library and is expected to draw many visitors from Pella, with Sundays likely open for viewing.
Pella faces a coal famine as poor country roads hinder small mines from selling locally. Even farmers haul fuel from the railroad because roads are bad part of the year, making delivery uncertain. The piece argues for road improvements to avoid dependence on railroads and coal buyers.
The State University News Letter urges Iowa lawmakers to fireproof the Old Capitol at Iowa City. It argues the monument merits protection, notes past lightning damage risk, and warns action should not wait for another biennial session. It contrasts the issue with railroad freight rate concerns and observes national shipping priorities strain local coal supply.
A historical editorial argues railroads resent government acts and threaten public discontent. It asserts much railroad value derives from public grants and taxation, claiming citizens should curb railroads through income collection and stricter oversight to curb life-need speculations and ease car shortages.
The article warns Iowa must stay alert as saloon forces intensify their campaign after a Boston victory for temperance. It cites Billy Sunday’s influence, a crafty Iowa leader, and the risk of lethargy harming the state’s prohibition efforts amid a national trend.
In a critical letter, residents complain rail service is unreliable and unsafe during Christmas travel. Reports describe cold cars with no heat, dark and crowded coaches, and delayed mail delivery affecting Pella from December 21 to 26. Call for improved service and accountability.
Pella residents endorse Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney irregularities. Mrs L Wielaard of 119 Marion St. credits the product with strengthening her back and restoring kidney function. 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY.
An illustrated note discusses Srinagar Kashmir's river bridges and their fragile wooden structures. It references Julius Caesar across the Rhine, the roofed Kapellbrucke at Lucerne with its 112 painted panels, and the 9th century Croyland bridge in Lincolnshire with its steep ascent and a stone rebel king statue.
A discussion on how music differs from sculpture poetry and painting arguing that music perfects itself without reference to external objects. It claims music unifies matter and manner as indivisible and references Pater on art’s ideal where form and substance merge, unlike other arts.
A discussion traces how boorish means rustic and rude, derived from farmer related roots like German Bauer and Dutch Boer. It notes boorish origins contrast with cultured virtues and explains that heathen and pagan once signified village bred. The piece contrasts rural origins with modern civility.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that urban views clash with rural progress as a theme in discussions of boorish behavior versus a city oriented “bane” idea. The piece frames urban prominence and rural lag as opposing forces shaping public discourse.
A Vicious Dwarf Bebe was the favorite of former King Stanislas of Poland. Born 1741 in Lorraine, he stood twenty two inches high at age five and thirty three inches at death in 1764. He was not active physically or mentally. Count Borowiaski visited him and grew so jealous of his manners and intellect that he tried to burn him in a fire but was stopped by the household.
A brief humorous exchange from the Albany Knickerbocker Press describes a four day automobile tour with Mr. and Mrs. Whitby. The guest remarks that Mrs. Whitby’s enthusiasm for scenery caused her to reveal little about friends, leaving the speaker with no new information.
New York World notes Blinks carries a volume encyclopedia on the train to read. He answers all questions for his three young children at home, showing his commitment to learning and sharing knowledge.
A quotation from the Boston Transcript notes Extrem remarks on Mrs X as a stickler for form and ceremony. The exchange humorously suggests she would dress up even to entertain an idea, highlighting social pretensions and wit in a light, period tone.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip questions bald eagle species when asked if bald eagles are a distinct variety. The reply acknowledges uncertainty, joking that a bald eagle may be a "married" one, reflecting playful natural history humor.
The advertisement notes the powders relieve feverishness headaches bad stomach teething disorders move and regulate the bowels and destroy worms. It claims to break up colds in 24 hours and has been used by mothers for 29 years. Available from Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York. 25 cents. sample free.
In Barcelona a pawnshop named Our Lady of Hope lends without interest. On deposit of any article two thirds of its value is advanced for six months and a day. If not redeemed, after six more months pledges may be sold. if sold for more than advanced, the excess goes to the owner. Thousands seek this aid.
The article explains that at high speeds tires heat quickly due to kneading of rubber, causing potential damage. It notes heat radiates slowly and that tire makers add metal elements in the tread, like rivet ends, to improve heat transfer and cooling to the outside air.
An old advertisement touts a product called Rough on Rats with claims it ends rats and mice outdoors. It markets an unbeatable exterminator used worldwide and by the U S government, offered in economy size for 15 cents. Located at Free Comic Pictures in Jersey City New Jersey, the note urges refusing substitutes.
Thomas Lynch of Prince George’s County South Carolina born August 5 1749 became the youngest signer to join Congress but health forced him to leave soon after. In late 1779 he sailed for Europe on a vessel that vanished with all on board. Rumors say the ship wrecked in a West Indies storm or on a lonely island while some passengers may have survived.
The constancy of trade winds comes from permanent atmospheric rules. Heated air rises at the equator creating surface winds that move north and south, meet, rise again, and flow away. Earth's faster rotation at the equator causes surface winds to lag behind, deflecting them into intermediate directions. A north wind becomes a southwest flow and a south wind turns northwest, a pattern named the trade winds for their great service to navigation.
In a Chicago Journal snippet a narrator recalls a child William who, hearing his father read about fishermen at Cape Cod leaving whaling, dramatically wishes to be a Cape Cod fisherman himself. The vignette captures childlike longing and humor in a domestic reading moment.
Two citizens stroll the street sharing experiences with indigestion. One asks about the hot water cure and the other replies with a joke about fifteen years of marriage, blending humor with a maudlin tone.
When rubbers pinch shake Allen's Foot-Ease into shoes or into the foot-bath. Antiseptic powder gives rest to tired swollen aching feet. Sold everywhere for 25c.
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