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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
6
A fragmentary note discusses Adler Bros return to work in Iowa, optimism about police force changes by Bucking ham Fennema and Detective Young, and a wary reference to George. It touches on immigration and the idea of reclaiming common inheritance in the United States.
The Chariton Leader quotes a Pella wedding paragraph by a local photographer. The bride wears a gown and wooden shoes with polka dot hosiery visible above the timber line. the groom wears conventional shoes but no socks.
A note to Chronicle readers denies a report that the editor plans to leave Pella. The writer recalls past moves and jokes about political hopes, Nebraska stay, and returning to town, asserting the editor’s stay and loyalty to local life and elections.
The Taft administration vetoed a congressional literacy requirement for immigrants. The Senate overrode the veto but failed to achieve the necessary two thirds in the House. The Chronicle defends open shores for the oppressed, criticizes landlordism, and argues prosperity comes from expanding production rather than restricting workers.
Captain J A T Hull opposes Congressman Proutys plan for Washington local self government. A Des Moines dispatch notes Hull argues many officials reside elsewhere so voting power would fall to Negroes in the capital. The piece questions his motives, cites Roosevelt and party stance toward Negro influence, and notes no Iowa Negro holds an important elective office.
The Mexico crisis worsens after the killing of President Francisco Madero and ex vice president Suarez during transport to a penitentiary. Taft builds Gulf Coast force as intervention debate intensifies. U.S. aims to end needless Mexican bloodshed without long occupation. Strong American investor interests are blamed for pressuring foreign intervention.
The piece argues against foreign intervention in Mexico and Cuba after the Spanish American War. It stresses Mexico must develop self governance through evolution, condemns dictatorship as ineffective, and rejects sending troops into Mexican territory against the will of the people.
Newspaper readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can treat catarrh at all stages as a constitutional remedy. The ad pledges 100-dollar rewards for any uncured case and promotes testimonials, with the product sold by druggists for 75 cents and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
New York Herald laments the dwindling number of historic warships like the Constitution, Constellation, Portsmouth, and Hartford. The piece urges Congress to preserve these venerable vessels as national treasures and lessons in patriotism before they vanish into the Port of Missing Ships.
Talg Timber of Guiana describes greenheart from British Guiana as a premier timber, with three varieties and logs reaching 18 to 24 inches square and 70 feet long. It notes Lloyds’ first class status for the wood and uses in keelsons piles and ship timber, while reporting a government ban on cutting trees not producing 11 inches square timbers due to overharvesting.
In a literary column a discussion on library catalog errors highlights a boy who seeks a moth text and ends up with a misfiled book titled Dr Young Mothers lank's Advice to Carson's Weekly What Opposition Does. The farmer opposing good roads is accused of harming progress.
The Denver Post outlines immense defenses at the Denver mint. It notes deep underground boiler and coal areas, brick and cement walls, a seven-ton steel door, chrome lined vaults, multiple subvaults, time locks, dual key access, constant guards and floodlights, hidden rifles, and a costly network of gates and alarms tied to police headquarters, claiming the mint to be the best protected building outside New York's National City bank.
Experiments with improved measuring instruments show projectiles gain speed after leaving the cannon mouth. A projectile leaving at 1,474 feet per second rises to 1,689 feet per second within six feet, then slows to the original muzzle speed after twenty-five yards, due to gas expansion acting beyond the muzzle.
A practical tip describes dampening the buttonhole with water to ease the stubborn collar stud. With a busy morning and many tasks, a simple moistened hole lets the stud slip in smoothly, reducing frustration and saving time.
A simple home technique for cracking pecan nuts is outlined. Place the nut on its end in a nut cracker and apply a single firm squeeze to crack the shell through the center. The method emphasizes a single decisive crush for easy nuts.
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