Trade Point Near Farm Boosts Acre Value
A good trading point near your farm adds value to every acre. Do not rely on catalogue houses for goods. better buy locally rather than sending away for items that can be purchased in the home town.
24 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
1
A good trading point near your farm adds value to every acre. Do not rely on catalogue houses for goods. better buy locally rather than sending away for items that can be purchased in the home town.
The Senate concludes Reed Smoot of Utah cannot be expelled for polygamy unless he commits a clearer constitutional violation. No explicit constitutional provision covers his case.
A Pittsburg paper lauds the city and adjacent manufacturing towns as the most prosperous spot on earth. It credits a tariff that compels global tribute to the iron and steel industry centered there, describing every branch as a trust.
The Sugar Trust faced an $18,000 fine while a slight price rise of one sixteenth per pound for a short period led to a 3.5 percent gain in Sugar Trust shares. The article frames this as Republican trust busting harming consumers.
A proposed appropriation bill reported from the appropriations committee on Monday includes reducing pension agencies from eighteen to nine. Des Moines is named as one city with no provision to retain its pension agency.
The Dubuque Times argues a gubernatorial message should include backing for a two-cent fare. It notes popular support for the idea and reasons that if three cents covered one third of pass riders, two cents should suffice now.
Articles of incorporation for the Iowa State Women’s Christian Temperance Union were filed by Miss A. M. Estey amid factional turmoil at a joint convention. The non partisan clause failure sparked renewed confrontations as rivals vow to fight on.
The Alton Democrat blasts Republicans for backing Simon Guggenheim a smelting trust magnate elected senator from Colorado claiming the choice rewards big business. It argues trusts gain power in Congress where a single senator wields influence beyond many representatives.
A Burlington Hawkeye editorial questions releasing W S Richards, a former U S marshal who terrorized and robbed an elderly couple in Marion County. Now jailed for eighteen years, supporters press for a pardon after two years. The piece argues pardoning after one-ninth of the sentence is ill advised and criticizes use of pardoning power as potentially misguided.
Advertising experts say concentrated ads yield best returns. A merchant with vast spaces uses heavy artillery, trusting Providence favors the heaviest battalions. The Postum founder built a $20 million fortune by spending $1,665 daily for a year on newspaper ads, reaching millions so that a few conversions daily sustained his business.
The Richland Clarion argues that persistent gloom harms business and public confidence. It asserts times are strong with many working, money and work plentiful, and warns against dwelling on hard times and spreading pessimism.
A short notice promises a clean, newsy Woman's Daily sold with the Chronicle at a low price. The message assures fair payment to providers and printers, and pledges no whiskey or beer ads in the edition.
Miss Maude Young married Bolin R. Offil near Prairie City last week as Newton Daily News reports. Also notes include a Pennsylvania man wedding a 365 pound girl and a dairy milk supply alert in Harvey.
A Springfield Republican editor mocks women's rights with a remark about short sleeves and white boots provoking indecent exposure arrests. The Britt Tribune notes the difficulty of distinguishing gasoline from kerosene by smell, offering a stove test that risks explosion and burns to separate them.
Mrs. Mary Brown of 20 Lafayette Place, Poughkeepsie, declares Dr. King's New Life Pills best for stomach, liver and bowels. She calls them reliable and pleasant laxatives. Langerak druggist guarantees with a 25 cent price.
A reader recalls the January 1 1864 storm with diary notes from Pella Iowa. The entry covers December 1863 weather, New Year’s Day chill with 24 below, then sleighing and a trek to Knoxville, detailing deep snow and near freezing conditions through January 4 and 5.
A mother beams with joy as three sons named William Willie and Bill rest in bed. The note credits Rocky Mount for the good luck and mentions Great baby medicine. F D Stubenrauch.
Notice of incorporation states the company name Pella Drain Tile and Brick Company with principal business in Pella Iowa. It outlines a twenty year charter starting January 1 1907 with renewal options, capital stock of 20000 dollars, and a five member board of directors for the first year including W Rietveld Herman Rietveld L P Grundman Jessie Grundman and O L Rietveld.
The document outlines director election on the second Monday of January at the corporation office in Pella Iowa with one vote per share, notice requirements for meetings, power to call meetings by majority stockholders, and protections for private property. It notes directors may appoint a secretary and treasurer, and limits indebtedness to fifty percent of paid up capital, with amendments by majority stockholder vote. The date signed is December 12 1906 by the Grundman and Rietveld members.
Silas-So Zeke trades the dairy wagon for a new automobile and reports the vehicle’s rough ride churns milk to butter on the way to town. The Hyacinth myth connects Apollo, Hyacinthus, and Zephyrus in Ovid’s tale of jealousy and transformation into a flower.
A Madras fisherman uses three logs lashed together as a catamaran to ride the surf and reach ships with letters. Often braving surf and weather when others fear to launch, these natives endure a nerve wracking yet non sinkable ride.
The text explains that hot water freezes faster than cold water for several reasons. It notes that boiling expels air, which must depart before freezing can occur, and that surface agitation in hot water promotes congelation. It also mentions that heat causes particles to divide into smaller globules, offering less resistance to cold and accelerating solidification.
A cooking expert extols honey as nutritious and delicate and recommends comb honey for purity. It wards off throat and bronchial troubles, replaces sugar in baking, adds flavor to cakes, and can substitute butter on hot biscuits and toast. Women use honey as a cosmetic to improve complexion and glow. The text also has unrelated lines about clockwork in a new house.
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