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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
10
A prominent businessman praised an eastern college commencement before his wife. A cap and gown student burst from the main hall shouting the phrase "Raw vid, by gosh" ending the speech in a humorous moment the Ladies Home Journal notes.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt shows Goodby testing Woodby on poets including Browning Praed and others. Woodby admits unfamiliarity, while Goodby presses, and the exchange ends with Woodby refusing to pretend to know what he does not. The dialogue underscores pride in true knowledge over show.
A classic 19th century advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy. It claims constitutional treatment for catarrh, internal action on blood and mucous membranes, and invites readers to request testimonials from Henry and Co in Toledo Ohio.
A garbled OCR fragment notes bowel issues and headaches, with unclear punctuation and stray words. No identifiable people, places, or events are readable to establish a concrete news item or context.
A discussion contrasts Detroit and Windsor living costs under the Aldrich Payne tariff proposed duties on wool clothes and other goods. The piece notes high cross border competition, distinct prices, and quotes Senator Clapp on tariff effects, emphasizing the tariff’s broad reach into costs of living.
Board met with all members present. Petitions granted including reappointment request for Geo Kimmell as overseer of Pella City poor. Board proposed bonds totaling 25000 dollars against bridge fund at 4 percent interest, due 1912 to 1916, to finance outstanding warrants. Additional road establishment petition heard from Rev Vander.
The board took the matter under advisement and viewed the premises before rendering judgment. The following claim was allowed on the county fund No 9963 W J Wilson 855. On motion the board adjourned to meet Monday February 7 1910. Chairman.
The February 7 1910 adjourned session of the board approved minutes from January 13 1910 and granted petitions including appointing Morris Deitrick as justice of the peace for Red Rock township and refunding Mrs. Rachel Elder for erroneously paid poll tax. It rejected John A Nelsons request to cancel 1908 road poll tax and set Pleasant View school district levies at 22 mills for teachers fund and 1 mill for contingent. The highway petition of Rev S van der Werf was granted with damages awarded to E H Grundman of $500 to be paid by petitioners. Allen Anderson chaired the meeting with M C Hunter retained as Knoxville city poor overseer. Albert Hartz's request to reduce Dallas township assessment by $4000 was granted. County fund claims listed include Nora E White 9.95 Meyer Langerak 9.35 Theodore Cox 138.9971 Wm M Perry 135 R Core 200 Casey Belville 49 HA Tucker 85 38.
Motion adjourned to meet tomorrow morning at 9 o clock. Renter Wanted for either 80 or 120 acres in Colorado irrigation grain rent. Fine chance. See Harry Little, Phone 208, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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