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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1911
Page
1
The note references a publication name and a bland phrase for a Savings Bank and Child's Sketch-Book. It mentions that each bank contains a Good Luck Penny and cites Scott and Bowne at 409 Pearl Street in New York.
300 acre farm in southern Towa with excellent soil and most of it cultivated this year. Fenced 40 acre fields with 1265 rods of woven wire. Ten room two story house plus extensive outbuildings including a $1,400 horse barn, cattle barn, hog house, buggy house, cribs, implement house, smoke house, poultry houses, wind mills, and wind mill tank. Orchard, shade trees, soft water well, tenant buildings, R F D and telephone. Price 85 per acre, half cash, balance 5 percent financing. Located three fourths mile from school church and store. Continuous improvements valued at about $10,000. Address H. H. Sadler, Pella town.
The chronicle urges timely city election action in Pella for 1911. It notes officials like Mayor N J Gasman and clerk and lists councilors, calls for paving and sewer work, and invites residents to join the Chronicle mailing list for fresh news. It also asks about band concerts and community funding.
A Washington dispatch reports the National League of Democratic Clubs calls a national conference in Indianapolis on April 12 and 13. The meeting, urged by state league presidents, aims to plan an active and systematic campaign for the 1912 national election with leading Democrats from across the country attending.
An exchange remarks on civic thrift and local folly noting many townsfolk won’t help without guarantee of quick return. It cites a satirical full meal warranty deed and suggests a modest tax on corn wheat and hay could fund ten miles of permanent roads yearly, giving farmers a year round highway network at minimal cost.
A notable drop in jiving costs has begun from January 1, 1910 levels, averaging about four percent. Prices remain roughly fifty percent above the 1906 bottom, reflecting drastic inflation over the decade. Analysts foresee no dramatic boom in 1911, but the ongoing decline is welcomed as a cautious sign, attributed to record grain crops of corn and oats.
On Tuesday January 8 the United States government issued three significant rulings with wide impact. The actions touched policy, administration, and governance, signaling far reaching consequences across federal operations and public life.
The article notes a government action requested by President Roosevelt against major papers, asserting the decision will remove threats to press freedom. It highlights three influential rulings: liability for damage in railway shipments, and sustained bank guaranty laws in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, with the Commoner praising the outcome and the democratic platform vindication.
The profile praises Champ Clark of Missouri as an educated, thoughtful leader closely bonded with the masses and capable of wielding knowledge. It notes his lifelong study of current literature and science while lauding his public service and character. The Columbian Magazine excerpt discusses a Moon bill amendment allowing federal courts to hear suits against interstate corporations, with Rep Garrett of Tennessee leading a reform seen as removing suits from state courts.
Two farmers debated the local paper noting that ads pay back their cost through business advantages. A businessman later complains farmers don’t invite him, while the farmer explains he does not attend without an invitation, reflecting local commerce etiquette and the value of ads in supporting the paper.
A 19th century style classified notice offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio promoted as a blood and mucous system remedy. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo wholesale druggists claim 15 years of honorable dealings. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and states testimonials are free.
The Academy of Music in Chicago first used incandescent lamps wired for 150 sixteen candle power bulbs. The Western Edison Light company installed the plant and confined lighting to the auditorium with no stage lighting. On opening night actors struck, saying gaslight made makeup and performance impossible under the glare.
A historic report describes an early electric lighting plant at a city theater on Monroe street near the Inter Ocean building. Two dynamos powered 037 lamps, first used to seat ushers, then all lights when the curtain rose, drawing fifteen minutes of applause and prompting Mc Vicker's theater and the Chicago Opera House to install similar systems.
A recount of George Washington wearing ivory artificial teeth after the Revolution. An New York dentist crafted a full set with an elaborate gold plate and clamps, connected by spiral springs. Washington reportedly wore them many years, evidenced by wear on the teeth and plate, now housed in a Baltimore dental institution.
A writer recalls finding a coffin in a Staffordshire cottage used as a bread and cheese cupboard. He ordered it after a quarrel with his wife, who urged to see him in the coffin. She sobbed at first, then accepted it and shelves were added for storage. they never quarreled afterward.
A young Philadelphia printer, away from his workshop, studied a dozen old volumes by firelight, learning them by heart to satisfy a hunger for books. With limited funds, he and eight or ten like-minded cronies sought access to more volumes.
The excerpt describes Ben Franklin arranging his books on a shelf and inviting friends to share them so all could benefit, noting that Franklin laid the foundation for the first circulating library in the country.
In a Pa scene a boy named Tommy muses on the vine outside a cottage while Harker replies about the ivy. The boy jokes about being a poor climber if he were the vine, reflecting a light, domestic moment reported by Chicago News.
A brief quotation shows a worker recalling three years of $112 monthly pay and rising to ownership, contrasting with a boss who mistreated staff. The line implies a cautionary note on business practices and loyalty amid management changes.
A brief exchange suggests choosing between Whist or dominos as the next pastime. The dialogue’s light tone indicates casual social play rather than a formal performance.
A lighthearted survey notes Berlin area inns with quirky names such as the Angry Ant and the Stiff Dog, plus others like the Lame Louse and the Thirsty Pelican. Across Germany there are playful labels including the Dirty Parlor, Bloody Bones, and the Open Banghole, with several near Leipzig and Jerichow. The Last Tear is described as a landlord's tun name near a graveyard frequented by mourners.
The Colonia Cosme in Paraguay above Asuncion is a curious colony where residents produce all they need and import nothing. Workers have seven hours daily and earn time rather than money, measured in hours and half hours they can save into a week ahead and then take a break.
Three men sailed up a river for three weeks with a credit system where hours worked deducted from a balance to buy a chair or table. They sold their canoe at Agincion for a pound, returned home in ten days by land, lodging in village guesthouses, and still had money left.
The Westminster Gazette notes dog imagery in church stained glass has met objections. A Lambeth window depicting the Peddler and His Dog was removed 25 years ago for alleged contrivance. Carlisle Chancellor Prescott recently refused a window with a dog. only Ashbridge chapel’s private decor retains canine figures amid Tobias and Job scenes.
A Cork area cliff shows sixteen large knobs or knots protruding from the rock face arranged in evenly spaced steps, creating a natural feature known locally as the Giant's Staircase. The odd formation resembles a stairway and has been remembered as such for years.
A rich old man explains his wealth by reverse trading. When others bought he sold to keep prices high, and when others sold he bought as prices fell. The strategy hinges on countercyclical actions rather than timing or luck.
A played out exchange shows a husband telling his wife goodbye and noting he has insured her life in his favor. The dialogue emphasizes precaution and a sense of harmless bravado in a humorous bid for effect.
In a Chicago Record-Herald excerpt the fair widow reveals she has declined proposals from five men. A friend asks if she would marry, and the widow comments on her late husband’s heavy insurance.
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