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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
6
Principal remarks on education living into better things await new and returning students. Local debate team to Washington, coaching at the gym, and praise for Central College basketball. Also reflection on compulsory schooling, teacher pay, and business schools training good citizens. A tale from Abyssinia links a thumb bite to a broader conflict.
A brief sales notice from Herman Rietveld offering two tracts of farm land: 140 acres about two miles from a railroad at 860 00 per acre and about 200 acres four miles from a railroad. Terms to suit purchaser. Address 36 DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills promotes a patent medicine line though unrelated.
The piece laments stalled conservation as wilderness recedes before development and notes cyclic shifts where wilderness returns, claiming writers’ warnings curb denudation while a creeping wilderness regains ground. It envisions distant timbered reprieve and the stubborn defense of recreation amid progress and loss.
A well known Atlantan, Jones, arrived home around 2 a m after drinking. His wife waited at the top of the stairs and scolded him for his conduct. He went to bed, awoke briefly to more reproaches, and heard her say she hoped other women do not endure such conduct. He replied with a sleepy quip asking if she is on again or not.
The article explains clam reproduction where eggs are carried on the mother's gills. If fish are present the mother releases eggs. otherwise she keeps them until decay. Free eggs hatch and juveniles swim to attach to fish, feed on mucus, then burrow. A related quarrel notes a neighbor threatening to shoot a dog for eating chickens, met with a defiant reply.
An observation on small ads and business not growing despite efforts. The note suggests advertising alone does not guarantee success and highlights a cautious, perhaps humorous view of marketing promises.
The piece cites Douglas Hyde on the Irish Gael as inherently pious and forms of daily greeting. It notes lava behavior, describing its varied forms and the durable yet time‑altered nature of volcanic lava, including pumice and the Sicily comparison.
In the Slade collection at the British Museum London the oldest pure glass specimen is a head from ancient Egypt dated around the eleventh dynasty marking over 2000 years before Christ. The artifact shows that glassmaking was already developed long ago.
A clerk sold 60 ducks at five for two dollars, totaling 24 dollars. If priced as instructed, 30 ducks would cost 15 dollars in one lot and 10 dollars in the other, totaling 25 dollars. The extra dollar discrepancy arises from mispricing and the clerk’s incorrect grouping, causing the customer to receive 60 ducks for 24 dollars instead of the intended 25.
Ma Twaddles reads a fashion page and anticipates the Elizabethan ruff may come back. Pa Twaddles hypes the idea and jokes about training the dog to confront any suitor.
A sharp banter between a speaker and a listener unfolds as she laments his conduct while he fires back with a quick retort. His wit defuses the moment and preserves the day despite the scolding remark.
The Great Lake cities including Chicago Cleveland Buffalo Detroit Milwaukee Duluth and Superior form a distinct urban bloc with rapid growth and remarkably low death rates. They boast high home ownership, substantial savings in banks, and an impressive combined enterprise and progress.
A terse appreciation letter expresses gratitude to a physician for professional services to a late uncle, thanking the doctor for zeal and promising to recommend to wealthy relatives. The message includes a quoted remark on orderly families and a reflection on Greek notions of persuasion.
A historical account explains the bee’s tongue as a broomlike instrument that brushes nectar from flowers and channels it to the first stomach or honey bag, a chemical laboratory where the nectar converts to honey. The transformed honey is then disgorged into storage cells. Researchers have long studied the bee’s internal workings, yet many details remain mysterious.
A famed veterinary surgeon declares grass beats all drugs for sick horses and mules. Horses should have daily quarts of grass from spring to fall, as it is vital nourishment. He condemns the belief grass is harmful and urges drivers to let animals graze roadside grass to keep them healthy and happy.
A Shakespearean style meditation rejects calumny and hypocrisy while praising the subtle lies that shape public perception. The piece argues the gentler lies from historians politicians friends and self-deception darken humanity more than crude falsehoods, praising the enduring thirst for truth even as fountains run dry.
Ir ving and Toole, once struggling beginners, remained steadfast friends. Irving recalls how Toole protected him during hardship and poverty, sharing his belief that Toole is a true Christian gentleman. A court functionary warned Irving not to discuss their presentation to Queen Victoria, prompting Irving to defend Toole and himself.
Township clerk calls for bids to work public highways of Lake Prairie Township for 1907. Bids due February 2 1907 at 10 a m. Contracts let by day eight hours per man or team, or pairs and triples with lowest responsible bidder. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. Chas Porter township clerk.
An appeal touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as invigorating and strengthening for body, mind, and morals. The ad claims it keeps readers in condition and offers tea or tablets for 35 cents, selling by F. D. Stubenrauch.
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