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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
6
The ad lauds DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a safe pleasant and effective liver pill. It also promotes DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for cuts burns and especially piles. Sold by all druggists. A train running on schedule is noted as good news.
Dwight W. Huntington proposes two reforms for game birds. He urges abolishing restrictive seasonal laws and suggests farmers raise birds to sell hunting rights on their land. He cites England and South Carolina leasing as models, arguing these would profit farmers while funding taxes and ensuring exclusive access for hunters.
A prose poem expresses postal workers frustration with collecting pennies in the mail box amid cold weather. It compares rural routes to Uncle Sam’s favored pets and notes a motor car test on the Rock Island line, urging expansion of service between Keokuk and nearby towns.
A health note promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy to purify the body. It argues wellness relies on internal balance rather than external factors and endorses the tea as a cleansing aid.
A humorous lurid court report from Algona details an old maid accused of hunting without a license for thirty seven years. The town clerk, an old batch, game warden, and others clash over signatures and alleged misdeeds. Fines and arrests follow for decoying, false imprisonment, and contempt of court while a habeas corpus writ circulates as the tale winds through a legal farce. Community notes list local residents visiting, holidays, and church notices including a YMCA election of officers and a church call to Rev De Groot.
M L Dykstra and his wife arrived from Batavia Iowa and plan to settle near Sheldon next year. John Vande Brink and D Doherty of Maurice were in town on business Monday.
Readable notes praise the market’s offerings this week calling the scene as pleasing as a picture. Shoppers admire merchandise quality and variety while vendors report steady sales and friendly exchanges amid a calm, welcoming atmosphere.
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