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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
1
The Laymen's Missionary Conference will be held in Des Moines March 25 to 28. The item notes travel concerns and hints at broader interest in conference logistics and religious outreach.
The Iowa Legislature refuses to endorse the Parcel Post law, giving the bill a black eye for Iowa for some time. The action signals legislative hesitance and political momentum against rapid postal reform in the state.
The election concluded last week on Wednesday as the Electoral College voted in Washington. Taft received 321 votes and Bryan 162, confirming the result.
Iowa lawmakers, currently paid 550 cents for a three month session, consider boosting the salary to 1000 dollars. Proponents argue they are worth more given duties and responsibilities.
This year urges prevention of kidney and bladder trouble with DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. The ad claims delays are dangerous, praises back ache relief, urinary disorders, and bladder inflammation relief, labeling the pills antiseptic and promptly acting. Langer ak's Drug Store, 58.
The Chariton Herald notes A B Cummins owes his current position to John F Lacey, despite losing to him in the November primary. The sacrifice is praised as healing Republican party rifts and making Cummins a grander figure in defeat than the victor.
The Journal notes that offenders scoff at new statutes yet hide when lawmen gain real power. They bark about liberty and tyranny while honest citizens become confused about the true issue.
In a historical sketch the Colossus of Rhodes is described as a monument to Phoebus built by Charles I of Lindus around 290 B C, toppled by an earthquake in 224 B C, and famed for its harbor stance and distant view. The piece compares a legislator pushing permanent road laws to a modern Colossus of Rhodes lifting the praise of a nation.
A farmer described by William Atherton Du Puy in February Circle explains how adopting business methods, led by a roll-top desk, transformed farm operations. He notes that the desk helps regulate crops, identify profitable practices, and guide sales, with early adopters adding an automobile. Those without it risk elimination.
A vivid Weekend Post profile portrays Theodore Roosevelt as a multifaceted leader who speaks many languages and mingles with diverse groups. It highlights his public duties, ranching roots, curiosity, and boundless energy, portraying him as the indispensable figure at the center of American life.
The notice warns against counterfeit imitations of DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve and emphasizes the original product. It claims usefulness for any salve need and especially for piles, urging readers to buy DeWitt's at Langerak's Drug Store.
Gov Hughes public service commissioners report major victory in eliminating tuberculosis hazards from New York street cars. Over nine months thirty inspectors audited all ten thousand cars, enforcing cleaning and disinfection after citizen complaints about seats floors and walls. The effort followed harsh legal hearings and sustained action against street car magnates to ensure sanitary, safe transit.
A newspaper styled advisory extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a quick cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It cites testimonials from Postmaster Ridgill, Maude Hall, Chief Espich, Rev Pletcher, and Mrs Crouch, noting safety for babies and easy dosing at 60c to $1 per bottle with free samples for first-time users.
The Hughes inspectors' daily reports show a shift from filthy to nearly every car marked sanitary after thorough cleaning with soap and water disinfectants scrubbing brushes and cloths. The passage notes the nine month contrast in cleanliness levels across spaces where germs could gather.
Genesee County farmers secure new local train service on the West Peanut branch from Bata via Buffaloo to link butter eggs milk and poultry to markets. The Hughes public service commissioners ruled to provide timely interurban service, benefiting school children shoppers and travelers and extending rural access across Steuben Chemung and Elmira regions.
The Emmanuel Movement is presented as the necessary corrective to Christian Science within the church of Christ. It retains healing power in Christianity while avoiding Christian Science extremes by acknowledging sin sickness and death, yet not denying medicine, offering a balanced approach that achieves similar healing without extremism.
Readers are advised to consider taking Dewitts Lite as a simple remedy for everyday health discomfort. The note highlights ease of use and accessibility, urging personal caution and consultation with a pharmacist if symptoms persist.
The German physician Dr. Bair will send one month of treatment with instructions or examine and give an accurate diagnosis free of charge in cases of paralysis, catarrh, consumption, rheumatism, cancer, fits, piles, tumors, gall stones, gravel, liver or blood disease. Pay what you can when satisfied. Write with full case details to 1122 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa.
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