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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1913

Page

3

Special orders handled promptly and reliably

A brief notice states that the entity can fulfill special orders quickly and efficiently, highlighting responsiveness and readiness to adapt to customer needs. It emphasizes prompt service and dependable delivery, aiming to reassure clients seeking custom requests.

Handcuffs Through the Ages and a Queen’s Eye

A survey traces the handcuff’s history from ancient references in the Aeneid to medieval and early modern devices like the twister and the figure eight, noting lighter modern police cuffs. It also discusses mythic and legal anecdotes, then shifts to George IV, Queen Victoria’s era, and heredity debates on Brown eye color across generations.

Vergil Proteus Aristaeus Europe United States Harper’s Weekly

A Royal Insult: Brougham Repaid Regent's Slur

Lord Brougham bided his time and repaid George IV for a snub at a royal dinner. Eccentric and ungroomed in habit, he endured a dishwashing rebuke when the regent signaled a servant to wash his hands, then withdrew from public view and never spoke of the insult again.

Lord Brougham George IV Ord Brougham Prince Regent Mr. Brougham Brougham

Correcting a Quotation in A Wanderer In Florence

Be V Lucas offers a new reading of a Vallombrosa leaves quotation and credits a cousin abroad. Lucas recalls Vallombrosa hotel prices when a departing American quips Milton was wrong and contends the line should read thick as thieves.

Florence BE. V. Lucas Vallombrosa Lucas Milton

Flushing Institute Announces Start Date

In an 1868 notice under Instruction the New York Daily Times warned Dear Boys that trouble begins Sept 15. Signed by B A Fairchild the item reflects grim humor from era school announcements.

New York Daily Times Flushing Institute B. A. Fairchild

A Rude Little Girl Maiden Aunt Reading

A brief, witty exchange from Chicago News contrasts a girl named Mazie and her aunt about heaven's marriages. The dialogue reflects playful family humor and social mores in a column image.

Chicago News

Recollection and quip about a new papa

A fragmentary reminiscence features dialogue about a “new papa” with a quip that implies a prior holder, ending with a brief aside in a clipped newspaper voice. The line echoes a German phrase fligende Blatter suggesting a fleeting or fluttering state.

Karl Fligende Blatter

Skill and Assurance: An Invincible Pair

A compact reflection on how skill paired with confidence forms a powerful duo. The Dutch proverb underscores the synergy between ability and certainty in achieving steady, reliable results.

Heredity and the Eyes Explain Eye Color Inheritance

The article explains blue or gray eyed parents cannot have brown eyed children due to recessive traits. It contrasts recessive traits with brown eye color where pigment is accumulated in the iris. It notes that brown eyes depend on both parental history and heredity, and that brown eyed Smith would likely have brown eyed children.

Smith

Freezing Water Causes Ice to Crack and Burst

The article explains that ice does not burst from freezing itself. It describes how extreme cold forms ice crystals on the surface, creating a thin coating of wet snow. This outer layer drives further freezing downward, thickening the ice as the temperature remains very cold.

Expansion of unfrozen water bends ice until rupture

As ice forms on water in a vessel pressure builds downward and outward. The central ice bulges upward where weakest, eventually bursting through the resistance of the water below if the vessel holds. If water could be drawn off from below, no amount of freezing would crack the surface ice.

At a Disadvantage

A witty exchange from the Washington Star features Miss Cayenne quipping about marriage. A newly married man gains belief in his wife’s wisdom while reflecting on the shift from plain cutlery to the refined silverware that wedding gifts bring.

Miss Cayenne Washington Star

Giving Advice. Sillicus and Cynicus in a Philadelphia Record

A dialogue from the Philadelphia Record features Sillicus offering advice and Cynicus replying that advice is pointless unless followed. The exchange highlights skepticism about guidance and practical constraints in decision making.

Sillicus Cynicus Philadelphia Record

Sadler Bros Closes Bible Sample Line At Cost

Sadler Bros Co announces closing out its Bible sample line at cost. The sale focuses on elegant bibles and teacher and scholar editions, including a large print copy favored by older readers.

Scholars

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