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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
1
The La Fal lets Magazine debuts and observers note human progress despite eccentric trends. Rockefeller cites living within income as prudent. The English Lords seek reform, while American heiresses struggle with public life. London marches of unemployed contrast with some Americans’ view of England as the only fit country.
The Record Herald notes several members of the Senate plan actions against the President before March 4, hinting at further high level political strain and potential consequences.
President Roosevelt, famed hunter, kept his gun loaded and aimed at Senator Tillman over the Oregon land deal. The senator had used his position to push the arrangement, with the president signaling a sharp critique in the center of the issue.
The catastrophe in Italy has killed over 200000 people and inflicted vast suffering. Relief supplies are arriving by shipload from America and other nations to ease the plight and provide comfort.
The Newton Record notes leprosy cases across fourteen states with a new Florida colony housing three victims and a Louisiana settlement containing about 200 afflicted individuals. Observers believe the disease may be curable.
The superintendent of the inebriate asylum at Knoxville says inmates need hard work and plenty of it, not drugs or injections nor hypnotic suggestions. He condemns reliance on medical or hypnotic cures and urges reform through labor.
A Newton Record notes cold snaps offer real value by sterilizing microbes and pests, aiding crops and ice supply for summer. The weather also rests vegetation, promising an abundant harvest, while keeping residents active and content.
In St Louis federal court Judge D P Dyers refused to grant naturalization papers to Stefan Kretz after a witness testified that Kretz's wife once complained of beating. The judge doubted his fitness, suggesting anarchist tendencies, amid broader notes on US Britain fisheries talks and improved US Canada relations per the Newton Herald.
Dr. W. Kern of Run nells faces Jan 20 appearance before the state board of health to show cause why his medical certificate should not be revoked. Charges include drunkenness general immorality and incompetency filed by the state medical examiners following complaints by the Iowa Humane society and Ruonells citizens. In other counties he has twice been found guilty of bootlegging.
The paper argues that the two factions share goals and urges a coalition to form a party protecting popular interests. It criticizes current legislation as influenced by powerful interests and ends with a taunt directed at the president.
The term remittance men refers to young English nobles sent to Canada with wealth and monthly support to seek farming fortunes. Most fail under this handicap, a situation described as almost miraculous any succeed.
A speaker urges parents to prepare sons before sending them to earn a living in Canada or elsewhere. Emphasizing physique, education, modest funds, and parental blessing, the advice argues this combination boosts the odds of future success for a young man venturing into the world.
A century old critique argues the bachelor faces social penalties and tax implications while noting rising divorce rates across states. It cites Census data showing higher divorce figures in some regions and contrasts New York’s limited divorce causes with broader grounds elsewhere, arguing social strain and legal ease fuel separations.
A persuasive old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe nightly laxative that yields gentle morning movements without pain. It highlights endorsements from doctors and patients, urges readers to request a free sample, and lists prices 60c to $1.00 per bottle from the Pepsin Syrup Co. in Monticello Tl.
The passage argues high divorce rates reflect better female economic position in the U S, noting wives’ independence from cruel husbands and access to work. It highlights desertion as a common ground, criticizes hasty marriages, calls for stricter laws, and suggests reform while supporting relief through divorce to protect morality and domestic happiness.
A vintage advert promotes weekly physician visits for lasting health. It touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the safest physic, priced 35 cents, with F. D. Stubenrauch listed as the supplier. The wording emphasizes long life and happiness through medical advice and a tonic.
If you do know your ailment you may take one of the many standard prescriptions decided on as the best by over a thousand druggists and physicians united in the American Drugists Syndicate.
The German physician Dr Bair will provide one month treatment with instructions or a free examination and diagnosis for paralysis catarrh consumption rheumatism cancer fits piles tumors gall stones gravel liver or blood diseases. Pay what you can when satisfied. Send full case to 1122 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa for early attention.
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