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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
4
Dr H F Keables a local physician was injured in a car accident seven miles from the city while driving a Ford Roadster on icy roads. The vehicle skidded and flipped over a bank breaking the windshield. He sustained a badly sprained shoulder requiring a cast.
F H Seeley, noted rupture and truss specialist from Chicago and Philadelphia, will be at the Downing Hotel in Oskaloosa Wednesday January 10 only. He touts the Spermatic Shield as preventing rupture and closing openings in about ten days without surgery. Seeley cites awards in England and Spain and offers free demonstrations for charity cases. documents from Washington are available for inspection.
Auction notice for January 24 1917 at 1 30 p m selling 75 acres on the southeast edge of Newton Iowa. Purchaser may obtain adjoining land and a well established dairy herd and business. For particulars address J H Fugard Administrator Newton Iowa J R Guessford Auctioneer.
Original notice announces Andrew J. Hanna Jr. as plaintiff in a Marion county Iowa District Court case filed in February 1917 against numerous defendants and unknown heirs and claimants concerning ownership and possession of Government Lot 7 and Lot 6 with specified metes and bounds, subject to railroad right of way, and seeking absolute ownership in fee simple.
Real estate dispute in Marion county Iowa where defendants claim adverse rights but plaintiff seeks to quiet title, bar any junior claims, and finalize judgment. Court warns that unless defendants appear before noon February 6, 1917, default will be entered and a decree rendered as prayed in the petition.
I B Wixon of Farmers Mills New York says Chamberlain's Tablets have long helped his stomach and liver disorders and calls them the best he has used. Sold by F D Stubenrauch.
In a Birmingham Age-Herald quip a critic questions a story where the hero is a cave man. The cartoonist drew the figure with a shaggy hair coat and finished him off with meticulously manicured nails.
An excerpt discusses gravitation as a mysterious force shaping planetary and earthly motion. It explores whether gravity is a pull or a push, suggests an ether medium as explanation, and includes a calculation of falling rates and moon Earth dynamics. A contemporary ad promotes home-based money making with Brown at 66 Murray St New York City.
The article quotes H P Davison of J P Morgan & Co advising young men to excel in their current job, help others advance, and avoid overplanning. It emphasizes willingness, readiness, and courtesy over sheer cleverness, and recounts a banker’s decision to refuse a gold pen gift to prevent a bank loss.
The Boston Transcript recounts a livery horse that fakes deafness and lameness to stall. An expert diagnosis shows the animal hid no real ailment, prompting stern rebuke and a prompt return to proper pace. The tale highlights how some horses feign issues while a perceptive observer exposes the ruse.
The article traces the history of oath taking in Christian countries and America, noting that the Bible was the common form since courts began. It mentions various religious customs, including Hebrews swearing on the Pentateuch and Muslims on the Koran, and ends with a tangential ad spiel about rat exterminator products.
A list of farm sale auctions with dates and seller names across multiple towns. Bert Ross at Altoona on January 16 and Mick Meppling on January 17 lead a schedule that includes R VerDough Monroe January 23, John Minno Monroe January 23, W W Marstel Monroe January 24, Chas Van Mannen Monroe January 25, Mr Van Winegarden Peoria January 26, S Portinga January 29, Ralph VanCleave Monroe February 1, Jake Boat Monroe February 2, Jake Van Baalen Monroe February 6, John Sederal Leighton February 7, I Ryswick Tainter February 8, Herman Bensick Peoria February 13, Pete Hessing Pella February 14, Andrew Kool Pella February 15, Mr Hart north of Pella February 16, G Van Andel February 20.
A business note argues that money spent on advertising should not be treated as an expense but as an investment likely to increase sales. It emphasizes the value of marketing spend in driving higher returns.
Pella auctioneer Nick Boland hosts community sales every two weeks at the feed barn west of the square. The next sale is set for Saturday January 13 with phone number 167 to arrange consignments and get particulars.
Market notes from Pella with price ranges for grain and oats. Corrections provided by Van Stocker and Gra der Zyl Bros and Pella Produce adjust values for cwt and bushel measurements. Prices show a typical day’s fluctuation across grain and oats sections.
The anecdote recalls George Bernard Shaw during his illness and crutch bound wedding day. Bernard Shaw writes of Graham Wallas and Henry Salt as witnesses, Wallas confusingly stands as groom until the registrar realizes the mistake and Shaw remains the intended bridegroom.
A naturalist rejects the claim that snakes can leap at foes or prey. With the exception of the cobra, snakes cannot raise more than a third of their length from the ground, though rock walls behind rattlesnakes may allow longer strikes.
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