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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
8
Eastbound passenger No. 470 472 474 and westbound passenger Nos. 477 473 471 run with local freight No. 82 and No. 81. Freight for shipment on locals must be at the station by 5 00 p m the evening before. Both local freights carry passengers.
Schedule notice for Howell Station four miles south of Pelly. Lists passenger numbers 2 50 5 and 3 with 136 p.m. times. States northbound passenger 5 and others stop only on signal. All trains run daily and on Sundays.
Jack the Scotch collie is cherished by a family in Pittsburg where he faithfully accompanies Jamie and Janet to school each day. One noon mixup with a deaf friend nearly foils his routine, but a remembered line and a wagging tail reveal his eager obedience. The tale ends with Mrs. Burke’s misunderstanding resolved and the teacher praising Jack’s prompt compliance.
A reflective piece argues beginnings should be hard to forge resilience and character. It uses a parable of a butterfly saved from a cocoon to warn that quick rescue weakens growth. The essay links hardship to virtues, family bonds, and the sacredness of love nurtured through struggle.
Western governors cite suffrage gains as proof of impact in states like Colorado Arizona Utah Idaho and Wyoming. They credit women with cleaner ballots stronger civic work and advances such as juvenile courts nine hour laws and equal guardianship laws amid debates on indirect influence and reform pace.
A compilation of era quotes from Sioux City Tribune Charter Oak Times Cedar Rapids Gazette Albia Union Ackley Journal Newton News Dubuque Times Journal Ottumwa Courier Grand Junction Globe Osage Press Oscar Straus on equal suffrage. The collection urges women’s vote arguing suffrage is inevitable and beneficial for good government with broad support across multiple papers.
The St Paul Pioneer Press discusses how camels survive in deserts. It notes water storage in the stomach, fat in the hump, their ability to endure little food, and the special feet and slitlike nostrils that protect them during sandstorms.
The term atlas links to the mythic Titan who bears heaven. Mercator first used Atlas as a title for a mapbook, linking celestial burden to the world shown in geography. Shakespeare and older lore tie Atlas to heavy weight and duty, shaping the map book’s name and purpose.
The Calcutta bishop Bishop Wilson, known for a housekeeper who recalled a 1780 duel, greeted her with a kiss of peace in church. His sermons mocked dishonesty in India including horseflesh temptations and a joke about the archdeacon who once sold him an unsound horse.
On a country club terrace nongolfers discuss golf with sharp quips. A male says golf is billiards on grass, a woman calls it spleen on the green, a footballer calls it last flicker of athletics, a tennis champion blames misused land and language, while a famous angler concludes golf is a game where the ball lies badly and the player well.
Sir Herbert Risley told the Royal Anthropological Institute about a burglary caste in eastern Bengal. They carved a space in the ground and a member cut his arm to pray to an earth god for a dark night to aid stealing and escape.
A line from a Yonkers Statesman cartoon caption shows a man asking a young woman to admit love, and she spurns with a clever reply. The exchange captures a witty, flirtatious moment in a local newspaper feature.
The Washington Star quotes Dustin Stax stating that unrest stems from the workingman’s desire for leisure and the leisured man’s need for a task to stay busy. The aphorism frames social tension as a clash of idle time and purposeful activity.
A humorous line from the Buffalo Courier remarks on a busy wife and saving her time by limiting trouser pockets. The quip plays on efficiency and domestic life with a casual tone and concise punchline.
The Clerk of the District Court in Marion County Iowa reports a written instrument claimed as the last will of Govert Ver Ploeg deceased. It is scheduled to come for hearing during the February 1916 term on February 21 at which time interested parties may be heard. ClerK H Clements. Deputy Walter Kester. Knoxville Iowa. January 21 1916.
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