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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1915
Page
6
Sod Champ Clark declines 1916 presidential bid amid party rhetoric while discussions on Vollmer and Hobson echoing in Congress surface. A special election on extending water mains is set for next Tuesday with a voter turnout urged for both women and men. The piece also notes Pella’s progressive town claim and asserts confidence amid bond market jitters and civic duties.
A note discusses torn church in Oskaloosa caused by pastor accepting labor union members, debating whether press should name offenders in police news. Authors argue publicity deters crime and urge merciless disclosure when it serves the public good, while considering hurt to families and ethics.
The writer reflects on money and happiness at year start noting that wealth did not bring joy. A childhood memory contrasts a neighbor with money who still found fun only when joining with friends. Personal insight leads to a wary view of high finance from an outsider perspective.
Analyzed literary prose argues unemployment stems from economic systems, land monopolization, and wage dependency. It contrasts American independence with land loss, noting class division grows as capital concentrates and labor relies on employers. References Britain and Ireland's heavier yokes and shared roots of servitude.
In Marion County District Court Iowa William BE Hodgson sues Horace K Flint Amanda M Flint Horace Crookham Mary Crookham and many others to quiet title to described parcels in Section 26 25 23 and 24 Township 77 Range 21 West. The petition alleges adverse possession over ten years under color of title and seeks a decree barring all claims by defendants and unknown claimants with no personal judgment sought. Default if not appeared by February 2 1916.
Mrs. R. B Boyce of 615 Park St Grinnell Iowa tests Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney troubles saying they greatly benefited her family. The endorsement notes many in the vicinity have used the product and found relief.
A Bengal tale from Tigerland describes an elephant guarding a sleeping infant. The mahout’s wife places the baby on a blanket near a tusker, then returns to the bazaar. The elephant gently pulls the child back each time it crawls toward the edge, until the infant sleeps.
A brief excerpt discusses difficulties for Chinese speakers mastering English pronunciation and pidgin English usage. It notes mispronunciations like rain for rain and phrases such as im mediate present and house servant terms. The piece ends with a humorous anecdote about a servant reporting to his mistress.
A young enthusiast sought details at the Central telegraph office and unscrewed a desk instrument to study it. He later sent back a box of parts with a note offering 8s for the mechanic and claiming it took four hours to unscrew the device.
The Griff Cottage near Griff House in Warwickshire stands two miles from Nuneaton and marks the first school attended by George Eliot. Griff House housed her father Robert Evans for twenty years. later Isaac Evans lived there, known in fiction as Tom Tolliver. Source: London Times.
An old Scotch woman described as saying two sons were in Glasgow and identified one as an impostor and the other as a malefactor. The fragment reveals she actually meant upholsterer and manufacturer.
A fragmented item notes a humorous exchange about sending a boy to call. The cheerful idiot replies that keeping him there costs little, while the cost to send remains unclear. The source text is garbled with stray words and misplaced punctuation.
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