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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
3
In Municipal Engineering, H E Jordan argues the financial burden of typhoid fever is vast. Analyzed 1907 Pittsburgh data from 194 cases across 146 families, 11 deaths, with wage losses and hospital costs totaling 24,200 dollars. Estimated 7,500 dollars per death when measured by lost productivity and care costs.
A public man warns against careless remarks both spoken and written. The dialogue highlights risk of regrets when words are signed or published, contrasting spoken caution with written accountability.
Col W T Seller recalls recurring apple pilferage on Eddy road and decides to clear a land parcel with trees to curb the theft. A passerby woman confronts him as the tree is cut, accusing vandalism and prompting Seller to reflect on the thieves’ ire.
A scholarly note on the spelling of bunk cites a Memphis speech headline Loomis Hands Out the Bune and a northern view of bunk as a bunked sleepy person. The piece discusses cartoonists and regional variants, noting conjecture on the word’s origin.
A kindly looking old white horse pauses its kicking when a driver hands it tobacco cigarettes. The man lights his own cigarette, climbs aboard, and the horse chews and enjoys the tobacco, then the pair drives off with the horse calm. A separate line urges not to resurrect someone lost in thought.
Dr. Smith Jelliffe recalls a politician as a tedious orator likening him to a boyhood minister who preached a long sermon. The minister notices the sleeping crowd and, to regain attention, proclaims he will repeat the sermon from the beginning. The anecdote highlights dull campaign rhetoric and the need to engage listeners.
A reflective piece on temper and quarrels, warning that nagging and bad temper mar a woman's beauty and character. It cites that restraint under provocation is possible, and bold bickering feeds vulgarity, while education and refinement should elevate behavior beyond such conflicts. The excerpt notes an Exchange source.
A letter in Quaker Pictures shows Amelia Opie abandoning fiction after becoming a Quaker. She refuses to fabricate stories and offers to write factual history or a poem instead. The piece notes Opie’s conscientious stance and suggests readers may not share her universal approach.
A New York aero club discussion recalls Roy Knabenshue’s daring ascent on the frame of a dirigible balloon a thousand feet above street level, with Capt. T. S. Baldwin joining the enthusiasm as the air appears conquered.
The veteran of hundreds of ascensions describes his life back at the starting point with dirigible balloons. He recently delivered the largest airship seen in America to the government and shares his feelings about conquering the air. He recalls constant attention to the motor, frame, steering, wind, and rudder ropes while aloft.
A school teacher in an Italian quarter class tells children the fox and the grapes. Tony loves the story and soon repeats it to Joe in another class. He ends with a playful misrendering that the fox says the grapes are sour and he will get the banana instead.
A Baltimore couple reviews wedding presents after their honeymoon. The husband asks about a promised $300 check from Uncle Tom, while the wife suggests the father may have already given the same amount to avoid duplicate gifts. The anecdote appears in Harper's Weekly.
The quote warns against judging a field by loud grasshoppers under a fern while cattle rest quietly under the British oak. It emphasizes that the noisy few do not represent the whole, and the true inhabitants of the hour are modest, persistent insects.
In a letter cited by the Catholic Standard and Times, a reader contrasts two job offers noting the phrase ten dollars to start versus ten-dollar salary, highlighting concerns over wages and language in early 20th century labor discussions.
A wry Birmingham Age-Herald quip defines a diplomat as a man courteous to his cook, and even more so to his wife, highlighting humorous social diplomacy in domestic life.
Mrs. Figtree pushes her husband Horace to be witty at dinner. He gathers courage, then asks his wife if she has all of her hair on that evening, prompting a gentle, humorous moment. The line is delivered with a shy, humorous tension typical of a domestic anecdote.
The ad lists subscription terms including one year for the Pella Chronicle at 1.50 and a Chicago Daily Journal offer of 3.00. It mentions combined totals and office handling for orders, with a referenced rate of 2.75 in a shared marketplace.
The Middle West embraces a powerful rival as the Chicago Record Heralds Sunday Magazine pays $25 for exclusive serial rights to Conan Doyle’s Sir Nigel and follows with Sophy of Kravonia. Its color illustrations, fiction, poetry, and sketches attract top authors and readers, rivaling leading weeklies.
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