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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1902
Page
6
A fragment from a poetry or prose section reflects on a liked home distant in memory. The speaker urges a boy to roam yet longs for the familiar doorstep and the welcoming door of home. The piece conveys nostalgia and the tension between adventure and belonging.
In a chemist's study, detective Sturgis probes Dr. Murdock's motives as tension mounts. A tense interview, coded notes, and a planned lab visit drive a suspenseful pursuit from Manhattan to the chemical firm as hints link to the Knickerbocker bank mystery.
A fragment from Elizabeth L. Gould in Youth's Companion quotes a child named Our Mary Louisa who is "most nearly seven" and curious about everyday mysteries. The passage lists playful questions about snow, doughnut holes, bread versus candy, peanut trees, and why bells and pitchers behave oddly, reflecting a child’s imaginative inquiry.
A prose fragment notes meals at a hotel table where long waits for the first course leave guests idle. The idle scene leads to breaking toothpicks as conversation dwindles, capturing a moment of dining etiquette and social rhythm.
A brief feature describes a pastime using five toothpicks where players lift gradually from thumbs to fingers to remove the last toothpick. The note invites readers to try it themselves and not blame the source for the suggestion.
The dwarf elephant named Lili, pictured beside the ac companying illustration, is celebrated as the world’s smallest elephant. Intelligent and beloved by children and adults, she travels with a show and has reportedly covered more miles than any other animal.
The hermit crab lacks a fixed shell, using discarded shells for armor and shelter. It cannot swim or run, making it dependent on finding suitable shells as it grows. It hunts snails for food, dragging them from their homes with sharp claws and moving on to new shells when full. The creature is called the hermit crab.
Three men Charles Peterson Win Sanford and L Young were arrested in Estherville Iowa for complicity in a whitecapping raid that harmed Detective Downey of Chicago who was seized from his hotel room and nearly left to freeze on the prairie. More arrests are expected as investigators possess strong leads.
Theodore Flynn, an elderly De Witt resident and known local figure, was found in a miserable shack in a state of destitution and illness. He lived on a small truck garden but refused county aid or alms. He had been ill for five days with no food, fire, or medical care, and was taken to a neighbor’s home.
Attorney General Mullan has sent an opinion to the state board of control in response to inquiries about nonresident insanity. He states residents do not lose Iowa residency until they establish another home, so Iowans who move to Minnesota and become insane before residency there is established remain charged to Iowa and to the county from which they left.
The 12-year-old daughter of William Gallagher living 10 miles northeast of Eddyville was assaulted on a public highway. The alleged assailant Ed Davidson of Pekay was arrested and jailed in Eddyville. A mob gathered near the jail planning to lynch him, but Davidson escaped via a back door and was taken to Ottumwa for safety.
Jeremiah Harrington died instantly on his Sioux City area farm while hunting when a shotgun he held discharged. The gun triggered by catching on a fence, he dropped dead before his young son, who witnessed the accident.
The Clark Carter contest and a land policy clash in Montgomery era Montana are recounted. J W Lamar recalls Commissioner Sparks ruling that no trees under eight inches may be cut in U S lands, sparking farmer miner protest and a sharp exchange at a Bozeman rally where a heckler quips to split the eight inch fees.
A fragment features a skeptic remark on Hardnp's planned marriage to Susie Banknote. The speaker questions feasibility, joking about money and appearance, then alludes to the saying a drowning man grabs at a straw.
A Chicago Post excerpt captures a teacher asking what the prodigal son teaches. A mischievous pupil replies the lesson is how to score the fatted calf, reflecting classroom humor and biblical reference in a single exchange.
A schoolteacher asked the class for the highest form of animal life. A bright student answered giraffe, prompting Tit-Bits to report the exchange as a light classroom moment.
Enny Chotee jokes about naming the baby during a family gathering. He notes there is only one rich uncle, implying the name may reflect family status or influence. The exchange reads like light social banter from a Richmond Dispatch column.
The brief appears to be a garbled OCR item from the Chicago Daily News. It references phrases like Dear Girl and questions about a complex, but lacks clear names, dates, or events. No distinct person or organization is identifiable for a solid summary.
The tale sketches Washington’s early life in Virginia, noting his honesty with the cherry tree story, athletic vigor, and leadership among boys. Born February 2, 1732 at Bridge’s Creek, he grew strong surveying for Lord Fairfax, fought bravely in the French and Indian War, and rose to commander in chief and first president. Mount Vernon on the Potomac remains famed, with boats tolling bells near his tomb.
A single engine collided with Iowa Central passenger train number 4 south of Eldora killing four aboard and destroying property valued at 30 000 dollars. The dead include engineers William Frude and John White and firemen Bud Ogle and Pank Patten. W F Reynolds of Sioux Falls S D has been indicted for murder in the first degree for the August attack on Samuel Crafton a colored missionary near Ironton in Sioux County.
Early hours robbery at Flanagan's gambling house in Clinton by two masked men with revolvers. They held 12 inmates at gunpoint and absconded with about $2,000 in cash and valuables. No crew was present.
Carl Witrock of Alvord was arrested on an information sworn by widow Mrs. P Kohl. The preliminary examination was held to the grand jury with no bail set.
A fire in Mitchellville destroyed Py Miller's large new livery barn causing an estimated loss of 4090 dollars with only 900 dollars insured. Bri Richardson, a wealthy Sioux City resident for 20 years, died there at age 75. Brt Lund, a shoemaker, shot himself in Mason City, dying instantly amid despondency. he suffered from consumption. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled acts authorizing water works trustees unconstitutional. Dr Kegler of Dubuque died after a streetcar chase. Harry Fields fined 125 dollars in Waterloo for game law violation after killing six quail. G H Warren, 47, OsKal oosa, hanged himself in Des Moines. John De Roos, pioneer Sioux Center resident, died at 85. D C Jones, Milwaukee freight salinger agent, slit his throat at Ottumwa, 111A.
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