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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
7
Mrs. J L Beintema and Mrs Jay Hesselink were in Des Moines Tuesday. Many residents make Des Moines trips for shopping and social visits. A Red Cross call for volunteers seeks help with bandages and supplies as local funds ease needs. Several residents travel between Pella Otley and Des Moines for family and work matters.
The article portrays Santa Cruz de la Sierra as a quiet tropical Bolivian city perched 1500 feet above sea level. It notes 11,000 of 19,000 residents are female, a rough street scene with sand in the streets, few industries, and verandas occupying sidewalks as ox carts and pedestrians jostle through a whispering plain.
A World Outlook writer notes Africans seek treatment at mission dispensaries for bites from snakes hyenas lions scorpions hypo flies and even humans. In Inhambane 18 to 20 deadly snake varieties exist, and many rescues leave scalp wounds from hyena attacks.
A jurist recalls a typing error by a stenographer in a legal note. The misread phrase turns crucial legal language into a comical misquote. The tale highlights how a single word can shift meaning in court paperwork.
In the early days of woman suffrage, volunteers were jailed at Holloway under magistrate orders. A dignified charwoman from Clement's inn joined the group upon release at a sympathetic gathering where the chairman praised their earnest zeal. The charwoman interrupted to note she once served seven days for slapping her husband.
The piece notes the camel as the ship of the desert due to its swaying motion and stamina, capable of carrying heavy loads for days without food or water. It also describes how drivers restrain camels during rests by tying forelegs, rather than using stakes in sand.
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