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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
1
An editorial extols Pella as the best little city on the map, urging readers to note its merit and noting the contest closes Friday after noon at 4 p m. The message wishes subscribers a happy and prosperous period as Santa Claus is set aside for a moment.
The Iowa post offices at Delmar Delta Earlville Early Edgewood Garden Grove Gilman Massena New Virginia Oxford Sheffield Springville Trepolis Castana and Chardan will become international money order offices on Jan 3. The community notes emphasize public spirit and mutual aid without expectation of repayment.
The quote argues that failure stems from faulty thinking, not misfortune, and life ends in cloud or sunset. It suggests we can improve the end of a person's earthly career by making it serene and beautiful, fulfilling a perceived divine mission.
A reflection on resisting un congenial surroundings by the force of personal character. Emphasizes heart, resilience, and choosing the more heroic course to stay engaged in life’s battles.
The author cites a philosopher on sticking to craft amid restless times. He notes Christmas and New Year breaks refresh schools for teachers and pupils, while Sugar Trust cases yield guilty verdicts and calls for higher principals’ punishment. It also discusses retail and wholesale profiteering, including Armour & Co. with a 33 percent gain, as meat prices rise.
Congressman Kendall of the sixth district introduces a bill in Congress to raise monthly wages for rural mail carriers after July 1, 1910. Pay increases scale by distance: over 25 miles 250 per month, 22-24 miles 79 60, 20-22 miles 74 25, 18-20 miles 66 06, with payments tiered by mileage. The piece also notes local suggestions about preserving Pella’s early history and a defense of constructive criticism for community improvement.
The author argues for small regional life-saver teams to handle mine disasters. Experience shows undrilled rescue parties fail without proper training and equipment. Although Cherry and other mine catastrophes cannot be reversed, their sacrifices should prompt effective precautions and rescue methods.
The passage weighs stovaine and its mix with strychnine, noting uncertainty about their true efficacy. It contrasts discoverer claims with seasoned surgeons' doubt, warning that many so called remedies gain quick fame then fade, yet urges sympathy for innovative anesthetic efforts.
The column reflects on King Leopold of Belgium’s death and his notoriety for private life, comparing monarchs of the past to present public morals. It argues that modern public opinion restrains rulers’ behavior and doubts future monarchs will resemble Leopold in lax morals. It also notes the value of anesthesia in medicine and the lure of dishonest gain versus honest effort.
A satirical notice in Pella Chronicle mocks a bank window ad offering widows on the second and third floors of Citizens' National Bank for sale. The Express notes the ad’s effectiveness in drawing buyers while a Knoxville Bachelor’s Club inquiry remains unanswered.
Residents may apply in handwriting to W H H Asbury Supervisor of the Sixth Iowa Census District Ottumwa Iowa during the next three weeks. Enumeration begins April 1 and each enumerator must complete the work in his district within 30 days in rural districts or small towns and within two weeks in cities with 5000 or more from the 1900 census. Pay is set so an average industrious enumerator could earn from 300 to 4.00 per day during enumeration.
An advertisement promoting Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a thorough cleanser urges daily use to purify the stomach bowels blood liver and body tissues and ends with a signature F. D. Stubenrauch.
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