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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
6
The speaker speaks of a frigid morning with boots freezing stiff and an effort to start the stove. daily tasks follow from thawing the pump to feeding poultry, then gathering corn and repairing rail fences before dark. warmth comes from fried mush and coffee, but the narrator longs for town comforts.
Des Moines discussion highlights football as leading feature for colleges and high schools with proposed resolutions from Bluffs high school. Rules call for faculty control of athletics, limit seasons, discourage long trips, no Sunday games, and import ethical standards for student athletes across campuses.
Proof of Will filed in Marion County Iowa Clerk of District Court notices a hearing on February 20 1904 for the last Will of Jan De Wild deceased. Public interested may appear. D W Lancenax Clerk with Deputy Meyer Lancenax Knoxville Iowa December 17 1903. Annual stockholders meeting Peoples Savings Bank Pella Iowa January 11 1904 two o clock afternoon at the bank for election of directors and regular business signed Herman Rietveld Treasurer.
Plaintiffs G. A. Vandermeulen & Co seek eight dollars plus six percent interest from November 16, 1903 for goods sold in March to May 1903. An attachment has been issued and a sheriff levy on Kornelissen’s horses and harness. If he does not appear by noon of the February 1904 term at Knoxville, default and judgment will be entered. Dated December 16, 1903.
The undersigned appointed by the District Court of Marion County Iowa as executor of Samuel Mick's estate calls all creditors to present their claims for payment and all debtors to settle accounts promptly. All claims must be verified according to law.
Christmas and New Year fare of one third for round trips to points within 200 miles via the Chicago Great Western railway. Tickets on sale December 25 and January 1, valid for return until January 9. Inquiries to any Great Western agent or J P Elmer, G P A, Chicago.
Geo Thomasson offers legal services in all courts with emphasis on wills and estate matters. Office notice lists address and telephone contact for inquiries and consultations.
The poem paints a cottage home resting from city life with blooming canna lilies balsams and fragrant roses. A tranquil scene of trees ferns and vine shadows frames a simple life where a wife and child bring joy, while the speaker rejects urban grandeur for contentment in a humble dwelling in Houston.
Miss Neelie, an aging widow, longs for affectionate words and romance. A tall figure in a wrap enters her hall as an astral visitor claiming to seek equality in love. The dialogue unfolds with humor and curiosity as a cat observer names Phineas watches the uneasy encounter.
A haunted dialogue unfolds as a translucent suitor presses Miss Neelle with metaphysical vows and a kiss while a living observer, Miss Nevlie, watches amid a chilly, candlelit room. The exchange mixes romantic fantasy with comic misreading of intentions and social propriety.
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