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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1902
Page
8
A betrayed bookkeeper recounts two years of theft tied to Henry Seymour and accomplices Arbogast and Chatham. He details a quarter‑million dollar bank fraud, mounting guilt, a planned flight, and a dangerous attempt to dispose of evidence amid a deadly cab‑car accident that exposed the crime.
An excerpt traces a long life and health claims of an elderly man named Brock, praising Peruna as the cure for catarrhal ailments and grip, with biographical notes and endorsements from the Dallas Morning News and Chicago Times-Herald. The piece frames Brock as a veteran of four wars, aged well beyond centenarian status, and cites letters and advertisements supporting the remedy's efficacy.
Sturgis narrates the pursuit of a killer linked to a cabman named Reilly and a man named Chatham. The interviewee, a Tempest reporter, reveals Reilly’s intoxicated ride from Madison Square to Fulton Street and into a grogshop, with Chatham guiding the events. Evidence focuses on Arbogast, a fateful telephone call, and the search for Seymour and the missing money.
The 88 treaty cities in China, once coastal only, now extend inland via waterways. Foreigners can live, acquire property, and work in these ports under treaty terms, while also spreading Western ideas across provinces. The article notes the shift from “ports” to “free trade places” and calls for more treaty cities to broaden influence.
The late duke of Westminster in Stack, West Sutherland received a telegram from a friend hoping his horse would win a major race. The duke paid 30s for carriage, thanked them, and said no wire if the horse won. The reply cost 20s more. The horse won and the duke netted £10,000, though he likely forgave the joke at £3.
A brief note from Waco records Uncle Isaac visiting at the request and sitting for a portrait. He held a stick cut from General Andrew Jackson’s grave carried by him since, while Mr. Brock is described as a dignified elder with few signs of age.
The January issue of The Four Track News from the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad's passenger department highlights California with features on The Land of the Sunset Sea by Luther J. Holden and Then and Now by George Eade. It includes a Hudson, New York sketch, poetry, and articles on prunes olives grain and sugar beets. Subscriptions are 50 cents per year or 9 cents per copy, with business mail to George H. Daniels at Grand Central Station New York City.
The Detroit Free Press advertises Comfortable Convent Trains from Chicago Central Station daily to St. Paul Minneapolis Ashland Duluth and the Northwest via Wisconsin Central Ry. Tickets from SasC Pond Gen's Pass Agent Milwaukee Wisconsin available.
The exchange shows Mr Suppy joking about marriage and a humorous reply about being single in Harlem Life, reflecting light social banter and dating humor from a past era.
The speaker reflects that through extensive experience he has learned many truths and asserts that one discovery stands out as the proper remedy for ailments, claiming complete personal conviction in the lesson learned from practical trials.
A reader is advised to write to Dr. Hartman, president of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio, giving a full statement of the case to receive valuable advice at no cost. The message directs contacting Dr. Hartman directly for guidance.
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