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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
2
The piece discusses public scrutiny of newspapers, noting readers often criticize capitalization and split infinitives. It argues editors work under high pressure, with many mistakes due to hurried production and incomplete or inaccurate information supplied to reporters.
Broad call to action against the liquor traffic declares there is no compromise between drunkenness and sobriety. It asserts a irrepressible battle between Lords of ruin and the nation’s intelligence and virtue, warning that either prohibition or ruin will determine the country’s fate.
A Britt Tribune piece satirizes church fashion with a plan for ten foot poles to display hats during services. It skewers vanity and contrasts street life with hypocritical elegance. A tramp portrait and a weigh party joke reflect social criticism, then warn of declining effort and skilled labor shortages.
A historical fragment presents a student's view of grammar and social roles. It contrasts a school ma am with a boy, notes verbs and conjunctions, and implies dated attitudes about age and marriage within a school setting.
The Polk will faced questions over self drawn provisions and possible authorship by notable New York lawyers. It notes uncertainty who drafted the will and recounts that the court condemned certain bequests as uncertain. By contrast Conkling's will is cited as clearly devised for his wife, yet Polk Place remains tied to blood relatives and a perpetual trust was deemed invalid.
The Southern District of Iowa orders trustee John S. Rhynsburger to sell the bankrupt estate of Wm. J. Bruinekool at public auction for cash. Sale set for January 21, 1911, at 2 PM, at the bankrupt’s late business place in Pella, Iowa, free of encumbrance. Des Moines, Iowa, January 9, 1911.
Advertisement offers a warehouse and a hardware stock sale with a 985 by 200 foot lot. A blacksmith shop is also available with liberal hardware discounts. The seller invites immediate contact to consider investing, mentions the Charter Oak wagon as a top market option, signed H. Van Maren.
A historic loving cup once owned by Oliver Goldsmith later passed to David Garrick then to a literary circle. An inscription notes Samuel Johnson presented it to Edmund Burke in 1770 after Goldsmith’s death and Johnson’s visit to Beaconsfield, reflecting a rich chain of literary associations.
The London Post notes Essen Prussia hosts the world's largest bakery in a vast Krupp-linked complex. Seventy workers operate two shifts as machines knead flour, water, and yeast into about 40,000 pounds of bread daily. Thirty six ovens bake loaves while staff earn 8 to 10 cents hourly and receive free coffee, bread, and bathroom access for cleanliness.
The Brown Rat essay notes rats multiply rapidly and are formidable vermin. It suggests using a cobra to clear rats from their habitat, discusses predators like cats owls and ferrets, and highlights the rat's occasional boldness when cornered. It cites the London Globe on rats defending their den against multiple ferrets.
An Exchange note explains organ pipe components including the air entering through the toe hole, the flue cut on the side, the beard metal cylinder below the opening, and the vibration against the lip. It mentions a tongue and the upper part called the barrel for the organ pipe.
The text argues that unhappy people focus on faults rather than beauty and suggests faultfinders should look inward to discover why they are not loved. It emphasizes that beauty exists everywhere even if unseen by critical minds.
A fragmentary quotation notes that conversation warms the mind and enlivens imagination, continually starting fresh games that would not occur in dull epistolary exchange. The line attributes vigor to direct dialogue over letter writing, reflecting Franklin's praise of conversational sparks.
A fragmentary quote from Colton remarks on dead authors and the Society of Dead Authors, noting they never flatten us to faces or block privacy and remain on shelves until we take them down.
A Detroit Free Press line notes two women meeting in a parlor discuss topics beyond the weather. The quip, attributed to RA Campbell, characterizes the day as the best the world has seen with tomorrow offering hope.
A playful exchange features Poetic Peto admiring autumn leaves at Idlewood and a housewife quipping about wood at a wood pile. The fragment cites two satirical snippets from Chicago News and London Spectator referencing idle distractions, German and Austrian figures, and a passing note about Bismarck’s imminent arrival.
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