15 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1912
Page
1
A column listing subscription details for Sadler Bros. Co and editor H. H. Sadler plus a series of varied notes. It touches on fashion forecasts for Sadie hats, a Detroit snowfall claim, Congress spending, Dr. Cook lectures, currency printing chatter, J. P. Morgan, England’s coin, and Republican nomination considerations with light political commentary.
A new name emerges among Democratic presidential hopefuls Hon Thomas Martin Senator Virginia led the Senate Democratic push for tariff cuts last summer which failed only due to Taft vetoes. Observers see him as a strong leader with broad support in Congress and beyond.
A local writer argues Petla offers little for unskilled workers with few opportunities. They note elsewhere success comes from specialization. A Governor Carroll letter from an Oregon labor bureau urges Lowan residents not to migrate west, citing poverty with unskilled labor. The piece contends western immigration draws skilled demand, while the east lacks high quality jobs.
The Fast Congregational church at Whiting plans a 30000 dollar church with auditorium library club rooms gym and bowling alleys funded by a 25000 dollar endowment. Proponents argue progress, while noting Pella's bonded debt of about 175 per family versus New York's national totals.
$100 reward offered by Hall's Catarch Cure company claims a universal cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. Cure is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces strengthening the patient and building constitution. Testimonials sought with address in Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation with a quoted bishop remark.
A quirky note from Charleston News and Cour I explains the joke: the chicken crossed the road to reach an egg, offering a playful, punchy take on a classic riddle.
report notes a shift from guests carrying spoons to bringing personal drinking cups, tracing a tradition back to Queen Elizabeth's era when each guest supplied his own spoon for banquets.
Mayor Clerk Marshall N. J. Gesman John Buckingham Lime Sengege G. W. Kimmel Kuyper Assessor Treasurer A N. Van der Linden COUNCILMEN Jacob Plender John Faassee J. S Wilson H. Sack A. Waechter K. Vandisseldorp Council meets first and third Tuesday night each month.
Senator Robert M. La Follette, amid Wisconsin reform efforts, moves from Madison to a Lake Mendota shore farm. He clears timber to reveal the state capitol's dome across the lake, calling it his inspiration and reminder of Wisconsin’s ongoing fight for progress and reform.
An old newspaper note states that a doctor would say Ayer's Cherry Pectoral needs healthy bowels to work well and recommends Ayer's Pills to correct sluggish liver. The ad is produced by the 5 C Ayer Co of Lowell Massachusetts.
In modern times there is a growing industry around managing estates and distributing income to heirs. The practice is seen as a noble pursuit, sometimes more demanding than earning a living, challenging the question of why work is necessary when wealth is inherited.
Professor Blackie argues a higher age for parliamentary candidates, insisting no man should speak on hustings or public dinners until at least 30. He contends political wisdom grows with time and cannot be rushed by youth’s ebullience.
Harper's Weekly notes that a hair's breadth equals 17 to 10 000 of an inch and is measured with a micrometer caliper. Such fine measurements matter in machine making and in precise vault construction where parts must fit exactly.
The quote imagines a character seeking grandiose office titles after Ali’s election last night. The mock dialogue highlights the humor of seeking a fancier lodge-office name.
Dr Albert Shaw hails the press for breaking local rut and widening the sense of national intelligence. He credits it with expanding sympathy beyond bounds and fostering human solidarity.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune item claims a New York thief chloroforms victims before robbing them, joking that the robber must be a humanitarian as the operation is painful and an anesthetic is needed to take money.
Perennial youth and health of mind and body is for him whose mind grows daily through absorbing thoughts that quicken every faculty and thrill every feeling with a sense of unlimited life, says Walter De Foe.
A concise reflection on why experience is a tough teacher as learners resist grasping lessons, needing repeated hammering before understanding. The record notes the stubbornness of pupils and the persistence required by experience to drive home knowledge.
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