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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
6
The article notes American gunners missed broadly at Manila with 90 percent misses and at Santiago 98 percent. A commission studying San tiago wrecks found only 1.8 percent of 9,500 projectiles hit a target, despite clear conditions and sizable ships. It argues the win came from fighting a senile power with weak vessels.
Jefferson D. Thompson criticizes a new light car at a New York dinner, questioning its claimed benefits. He recalls a young woman boasting about her inexpensive light car and quips that when it breaks down they can push it home, highlighting skepticism toward the vehicle.
A fragment from Thomas Carlyle condemns Buccaneers and Choctaw Indians whose aim is wealth and scalps. He laments absence of chivalry and nobleness, arguing material riches are hollow without virtue and action guiding them.
The article outlines four major indigenous African groups: the Negros proper spanning from the Atlantic to the Egyptian Sudan. Fulahs linked with Nubians between Lake Chad and the Niger. Bantus covering most of the southern region except its tip. and Hottentots in the far south. It notes some anthropologists classify Kaffira and Bequhuanas as Bantu, while Sumittalamiitic races occupy the northern and northeastern areas, including Abyvesthions and Gallag.
The article explains how furs and skins functioned as currency in early America, varying by region from beaver to deerskin. People cut small strips from bale skins as transferable tokens, secured in trusted locations, with ownership proven by fitting the strip to the original skin.
A discussion from Appleton's Magazine on women's evolving roles in wage earning and professional fields, contrasting public work with traditional home life. It notes most women remain wives and mothers, while some achieve independence through medicine, nursing, or other service roles, tying fulfillment to domestic vocation.
The piece explains how chess arose as a royal game, tracing the word shah to eschecs and chess, and how check and cheque derive from threats to the king. It notes chec preserved in cheque and exchequer, with seaccarium as the chessboard name later applied to the checkered cloth used for accounting.
An Atchison man declined a marriage proposal arguing the woman had too many friends. He preferred a friendless wife to avoid overwhelming wedding gifts and future financial strain from donor pranks. The Globe highlights his view on choosing a spouse with fewer social ties.
An Irish waiter named Kenny famed for quick wit faced a hotel guest wager. A champagne cork burst loudly into his mouth provoking his quip that it was not the way to Cork. Kenny then removed the cork and quipped about the path to filling Kenny with ideas.
Earnest female asks a professor of ornithology for the botanical name of a whale. The professor confirms expertise in birds, then clarifies the scope of study and shifts to the topic of naming. The dialogue ends with a request for a precise scientific term.
A boat owner explains why he fitted a fresh water engine after two prior boat thefts in a Long Island harbor. He notes that harbor thieves operate at night, steal anchored boats, and must know how to run a motor. The owner claims the fresh water engine fools pirates who rely on common saltwater engine knowledge.
A reader recounts a lecture by Prof Martel on the phrase mind your P s and Q s. He explains the initials refer to pied and queues feet and pig tails in French dance instruction from Louis XIV era to the revolution, warning dancers not to misalign their pleas and wigs while forming a graceful bow.
Ernest Panu of Helsingfors Finland arrived in Seattle to study Washington fruit growing regions in Yakima and Wenatchee valleys. He aims to influence emigration from Finland as Europe hears of Washington fame in fruit growing and opportunities.
A bachelor girl laments her date, Pye, who dictates a two-for-a-nickel cafe ritual. He chooses oysters first and insists they must be the first and last course, leaving her with little say in the after theatre plans.
Men's engagement bracelets arrive in London. A plain flat band of pure gold is fastened above the elbow with a buckle or invisible spring. Once on, it can only be removed by a specialized needle touching the spring in a tiny hole.
The commander in chief examined a new noiseless gun. He said the explosion is not audible. The inventor agreed, and the commander ordered the device taken away. The dialogue underscores a world changing weapon with unseen impact.
A humorous caution about knowing an address too well. A man writes to a girl and, after a year, suspects his address number is wrong though it is accurate. He must verify by visiting, showing how certainty can erode memory and prompt directory checking, even in simple store interactions.
Italian poet Gabriele d Annunzio cherishes a princely villa and a fleet of cars while beloved by his countrymen. An Argentine promoter offered $1 000 per night plus travel for 20 readings in Buenos Aires, but the poet said he would not go for the price of a cigarette.
Reported in 1873 the Credit Mobilier affair charged vice president elect and other leaders with taking stock gifts from 1867 to 1868 to tilt votes for Union Pacific. An investigation recommended expulsion of Oakes Ames for selling shares and James Brooks for receiving stock. The House issued an absolute condemnation of both members' conduct.
The piece argues two main forces shape American art expansion and centralized official activity. It notes New York’s callousness Boston retrospective habits Pittsburg’s internationalism and Philadelphia’s special mission, predicting a logical shift toward a single focal locality, Gentury, reshaping national art centers.
A family scene features Tommy on his first visit to a big pool where he meets a hippo. His mother explains the animal as the hippo, brought by a stork last week. Tommy quips that next time the plano should be moved by the same stork.
An official order renames the naval station from Quam La Drone Islands to Guam Marlanne Islands. Ladrone, once used, is Spanish for robber and residents felt the term injust. The alteration reflects a shift to a more proper designation.
The Des Moines Register and Leader offers full daily coverage of the upcoming Iowa Legislature session. For $1 new subscribers get daily and Sunday issues through April 15, 1969, with mailed delivery to rural routes and prompt reporting on all proposed measures.
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