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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
7
Local briefs recount visits and moves of residents including H Grandman in Des Moines and Gerrit De Graaf from Prairie City. Births noted for Mr. and Mrs. Englehoven south of town. A runaway incident injured H Roeffel’s arm but without bone damage. Snow effects on dealers and county officials. Various visits and social notes follow.
Patent remedy promotes feverishness relief and teething comfort. Claims to regulate bowels and cure worms with 22 years of use by mothers. Available at all druggists for 2% with sample from A S Omsted Le Roy New York.
A Des Moines city scene on New Year's Eve is depicted as a debauched display with crowds drinking heavily in restaurants and cafes. The piece condemns the lax press coverage and calls for pulpit-led moral reform, urging a stiffened Christian response to prevent a repetition.
The Oskaloosa Globe cites improved business across most sectors after a citywide test of no saloon, with 31 of 43 merchants reporting higher holiday activity. Labor remains strong, workers welcomed by in‑flux, and the Commercial Club marketed factory jobs. housing remains tight as the city touts its strongest year in history.
The infant child of The Kaldenberg died at the home two miles east of Otley. Mrs. John Markus was a Capital City caller last Friday. Mrs. Will Klein and daughter visited Prairie City relatives all of last week. Miss Rosa Den Hoed visited Kellogg relatives. Mrs. John Markus and Mrs. Simon Stimon were Pella callers Saturday evening. John Breen visited Des Moines Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Canine of Des Moines visited her brother Mr. D. Scott. On New Year evening Otley church members formed was formed.
A pleasant evening hosted for the pastor and wife concluded with a gift gratefully received. Mrs. PB Van Pearsem of Percy visited Otley Tuesday due to her father Mr. Jake Slot’s illness, while G. Merus and wife and W. Muilenberg of South Dakota arrived for a brief stay at the C. Van Ehern home.
Mrs. M. Stewie on the sick list shows slow improvement. S. N. Van Vliet and the bride returned from their wedding trip Monday morning and have rented rooms from Mrs. Baron until their house is completed. Ferne Walker spent holidays in Des Moines. Rev Rozendal filled the Muscatine pulpit. Bethany preacher C Muller lectures at Ebenezer Church Friday evening under Y M C A auspices. Consistory members and wives hosted a Friday birthday dinner at Rev Rozendal’s, presenting a lamp to the pastor. Marie and Rebecca Grandin visit Eddyville for a week with friends and relatives.
Sunday visits dot local list as families from New Sharon Kellogg Pella and Lynnville gather at kin homes. Names include Olsen Lanphier DeBruyn Strover Stottler Reynolds Welle Beering Forsyth Martin Van Nieusall Johnston Perry and Hagen with health updates and school news. Reuben Martin's death in Minneapolis is noted. Margaret Van Nieusall returns to Iowa Falls for studies. Local movement as Clyde Johnston relocates to Lynnville and Sally moved to Sally.
A satirical sketch describes America through English stereotypes noting railway dangers and the prominence of patent medicines politics and film. It claims English is best understood with an Irish accent and lists social diversions such as interviewing foreigners lynching bees and European visits. It also mentions strict customs laws and migrant guidance from Vanity Fair.
An old view linked the moon to weather as it does tides, but modern science shows lunar gravity drives ocean tides, while weather is unaffected by the moon’s position at any hour or month. Astronomers and meteorologists confirm the atmosphere does not respond to lunar phases or phase position.
A traveling salesman cites a Western city where a forty one inch height rule for child fare creates bias against foreign populations. A mother challenges the measure with her child carrying books, asserting his right to ride. Conductor notes the child falls under the threshold, while remarks about Italians and other nationalities reveal discriminatory notions.
In Buenos Aires a mix of languages dominates, with clubs, newspapers, and theaters serving diverse communities. The city hosts varied entertainments from the Merry Widow in Spanish, French, and Italian to cafes, racing grounds, bowling, dominos, and vaudeville venues, highlighting cosmopolitan leisure across multiple venues.
Sergt. Thomas Plunkett of the Twenty first Massachusetts regiment became a Civil War hero after carrying the fallen color at Fredericksburg. Both arms were shot away in the assault, yet he survived and married his sweetheart whom his sister urged to marry him. Congress awarded him a medal and he later served as a messenger in the Massachusetts state house for many years.
A country schoolmaster learns to weigh a pig by averages. He doesn't inspect the animal closely but uses the sum of eleven guesses from locals, dividing by eleven to produce a near exact weight. His method astonishes the pig owners and peers at the tavern.
Prof Ugo Giusti head of Florence statistics notes about ten percent report no religion in last year’s census. Among those without faith are printers and professionals, civil servants, and railway workers. Of 232,860 residents, 205,695 are Catholic, 1,541 Protestant, 1,798 other nationalities Protestant, 2,569 Jews, 144 other creeds, 8,315 no religion, 12,798 undeclared.
Mrs. Hillside remarks that skirts will be fuller next season while Mr. Hillside counters they are already full, reflecting fashion chatter in Newark News.
An anchor for lifeboats is described as hollow and filled with oil to stay buoyant after being thrown overboard. A quip suggests time to quit while a sentry warns that trouble is ahead. A character named Peleg faces a barber’s higher charge for his perpetual gloom.
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