29 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
1
Mrs Janet McKenzie Till promotes dates as a wholesome food in EC Date Muffins. The KC Cook's Book by Boston Cooking School Magazine editor offers ninety recipes, bound in nine colors, free via KC Baking Powder certificate from Jaques Mfg Co in Chicago.
Road district records show receipts from county treasurer and fund allocations for 1911. Detailed monthly disbursements list road work, dragging, cement culverts, lumber, blacksmithing, and trustee and clerk services across D A Hannaker J W Fietcher John Perry Allie Hart and others, with totals and balance reported for December 27 1911 and year end.
A county board minutes page records detailed expenditures and receipts from 1911 including trustee and clerk services, labor, materials, and tax redemptions. It lists payments to G Rees, H Stevenson, J Horsman, Knoxville Lumber, Williams Bros, Blaine Core, and others, plus refunds and overdrafts, with totals and fund allocations for poor, county, and bridge funds. The document notes adjournment to February 5 1912 and designation of meeting day for township trustees with the board of supervisors to discuss road work.
A Chicago Record Herald item notes that “about a mile” varies by country and language. England uses 1,760 yards, Ireland 2,240, Scotland 1,076, Switzerland 9,158, Vienna post mile 8,296, Flemish 6,801, Prussian 8,237, Denmark 8,244, Arabs 2,143, Turks 1,826, Italians 1,766, and Americans 1,760. The piece highlights how distance is a matter of place and tradition.
Harper’s Weekly notes icebergs cluster and align in long lines due to ocean currents and storms. Off Newfoundland routes show crossing lines and spaces of clear water between parallel bergs as arctic ice drifts south from Greenland and Labrador along the Baffin Bay current.
City directory lists N. J. Gesman as mayor and A. C. Kuyper as clerk. Also shown are Marshall John Buckingham, Assessor G. W. Kimmell, Treasurer A. N. Van der Linden, with council members Jacob Plender John Faassen J S S Wilson B H Sack A Waechter K Van Disseldorp. Council meets first and third Tuesday nights each month.
An advertisement urges readers to correct health concerns promptly and consult a doctor. It promotes Ayer's Pills, a mild vegetable liver pill made by J.C. Ayers & Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts.
A railroad man hosts a minister for dinner. His two hungry boys start eating before the blessing is half said. He stops them with a stern line about waiting while he switches a few empties.
A two foot long sword was discovered embedded in a plank from a railway platform at Oakley Fifeshire Scotland. The wood had been in service for at least fifteen years. The ancient weapon, with a short cross piece handle, remained well preserved and likely became encircled by the tree early in its life.
When actor Toole joked with a London manager about his wife visiting next week he revealed his large tipping habits. He quipped that his many nephews and nieces expect tips, noting last year’s receipts exceeded £400 and that his wife believes he indulges too much.
A concise excerpt from Victor Hugo urging love of souls over mere appearances. It frames life as a trial and preparation for an unknown destiny, contrasting body love with the deeper value of inner essence. The text emphasizes love, suffering, hope, and the inevitability of death.
The bees that may have lived longest in the woods undisturbed by man would, if moved to a hive and placed in a modern apiary, be as at home and as tractable as any bees in the yard. Their type, habits, and instincts remain unchanged whether wild or domesticated.
Cleaning guidance for coffee and tea pots warns against soapsuds inside. For granite or agate ware, fill with cold water, add borax, heat to boiling, rinse with hot water, wipe dry and keep in a warm place until fully dry.
The piece notes Turkish belief that males resemble “things of beauty” and that facial moles enhance appeal. It contrasts with Turkish women, who are deemed imperfect without at least one mole, suggesting beauty myths where love or spirits leave marks on the face.
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