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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
6
A New York visitor praises adobe streets and old world atmosphere in El Paso. A passerby eyes a sign reading Biggest Beer in Town while others react with fascination and unease on the tour through mud houses and border-town charm.
The article narrates Ralph’s sorrow after his pony, owned by a family friend’s horse dealer, is sold to a five year old girl. Ralph ends his nightly prayer with a plea that God bless the pony but not the girl who owns it, prompting local reflections on childhood generosity and attachment. A second vignette describes a dapper man in a Chicago hotel using a false alias, William Henry Tyler III, while another man notes John Smith MODCOCL XLIX.
Fragmentary report notes a person clinging to coffee due to headaches but reports headaches fading after trying Postum. The text hints at a cousin’s influence and the eerie tone of the scene.
A murky conspiracy tale links a supposed American fleet plan to a raid involving a small steamer sailing from a German port to Rio de Janeiro. Investigations surfaced mysterious cafe meetings, suspected explosives, and cabalistic writing. The Paris and Rio reports inflamed doubt, with many dismissing the affair as a myth or deliberate scare.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday held the so called two cent railroad fare law unconstitutional, affirming the lower court’s decision. The ruling, issued in Philadelphia, confirmed the law’s void status and left state action in place on rail fare regulation.
A New York World anecdote recalls Policeman Kneis in the Tenderloin precinct confronting a man beating a small boy on Seventh Avenue. The man insists his son Isaac was sent to the delicatessen with two quarters to buy bread and fish, and asks which quarter is for fish. Kneis replies it is enough, reflecting on patience and childhood memories.
A Kokomo Indiana mother recalls her son breaking out with severe itching sores spreading over his body. After trying Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and a nightly wash, the boy was fully cured in four days.
A compact, era-styled note highlights Italy owning the three largest churches St Peter's Basilica The Duomo of Milan and St Paul's within Rome with bold claims about church sizes. The rest of the fragment lists ads and aphorisms on pie mixes asthma cure nervous disorders and other product pitches.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a place possibly Salzer Beed Con in Wiss Ke and a date or event unclear. Names and details are unreadable, leaving only scattered letters and partial words. The item appears as a small classified or notice snippet with no clear action or outcome.
A London watch-maker notes ring-watch orders date back over 14 years to Queen Victoria. Simple gold rings with a watch cost about 100 dollars, while versions set with diamonds or other stones fetch 5000 to 10000 dollars.
An old advertisement states catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes a two ingredient remedy from J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo. It urges taking Hall's Catarrh Tablets as a cure and mentions sales by druggists at a price.
Mrs Newed expresses exasperation at finding the magazine returns poems only when stamps are provided. Mr Newed, a self described near poet, reacts with mock surprise as she reveals the reason behind the magazine's policy and jokes about his habit of sending stamps.
The Peruna Almanac in 8 000 000 homes has become a fixture in over eight million households. It is free from all druggists and should be inquired for early. The 1908 Almanac is published and supplies will soon exhaust. Do not delay, speak for one today.
The Nobel prizes were suggested by the eighth earl of Bridgewater, son of the bishop of Durham. He left $40,000 to be paid to the author of the best treatise on The Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God as Manifested in the Creation. The judges divided the money among eight persons.
Mrs A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence 8 Denver writes that after years of invalid status and an operation she grew worse until Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound restored her health. She urges others with backache bearing down and menstrual pains to try the remedy and seek Pinkham’s advice.
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