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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
8
A list of farm sale dates near Pella including Herman Bensick Feb 13 Pots Hessing Feb 14 Andrew Kool Feb 16 and more through Feb 28. Also Wabash Train Service at Howell Station four miles south of Pella with No. 2 No. 50 No. 61 No. 38 timetables and signals for passenger pickup.
Railway notice lists passenger numbers 470 474 471 473 and freight 82 81 and directs that freight for locals must be at the station by 5 00 p m the evening before. It notes both local freights carry passengers.
Stock and grain markets corrected by Van der Zyl Bros indicate live poultry prices from six to eleven dollars per hundredweight. Old hens, spring chickens, old roosters, and ducks are listed with per pound bids of eight to sixteen cents for feathered ducks and other poultry.
The Philadelphia Press notes actors use phonograph music to cue facial expressions. Directors command action, while music from records like I Hear You Calling Me helps evoke longing or joy on set. The method aims to heighten mood and audience impact in film.
A historical account outlines the empire as four main islands Nippon Shikoku Kyushu and Yeddo plus about 8800 small isles. It claims area near California size, population 45 to 50 million, most engaged in farming and fishing, with 9 million acres of arable land comparable to New York.
A collage of quotes and witticisms from French and English sources, including remarks on gender, travel, finance, and social mores. It trails from Shakespeare in France to sharp one liners about wives, hats, and the tone of early 20th century syndicated humor pages, noting playful juxtaposition of languages.
Relieves feverishness headaches and teething disorders in children. Helps regulate bowels and destroy worms. Breaks up colds within 24 hours. Endorsed by mothers for 29 years. Sold by druggists for 26 cents. Sample preprinted address for Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York. Also notice offering 10 percent discount on disc and plow work through February 20 1917 by Henry Gezel.
An auto enthusiast recounts returning to a locked rural house, burgling in, meeting the owner a bereaved young woman, and forming an unusual romance. He helps her heal through gatherings at the house, leading to marriage, a shared home, and children that brighten the place.
A courteous old gentleman explains that he trains himself to counter faults in others by practicing the reverse. He aims to be unselfish and true, using daily trials to gain kinder judgment, forgiveness, and sympathy, shaping harmony of character at home and at school.
An old newspaper ad promoting Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes and use in a foot bath. It claims to ease tight or new shoes, with a 25 cent price and nationwide availability, urging buyers not to accept substitutes.
Mrs Jennie Exrina of Keokuk Iowa testifies that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription revived her after a year of sickness. The ad promotes a non alcoholic herbal remedy for backache irregularities and other female ailments, urging readers to mail three dimes for samples and a medical adviser book.
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