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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
8
Eastbound Passenger Nos 470 472 474 operate at 8 47 pm 5:00 am Westbound Passenger Nos 475 473 471 run at 9 00 am Freight No 82 Freight No 8 carries passengers Freight for shipment on locals must be at the station by 5:00 pm the evening before Both local freights carry passengers.
Southbound Passenger No 2 50 Northbound No 61 Pasenger No 3 No 2 and No 3 stop to receive Passengers only on signal All trains daily and Sunday at Howell Station four miles south of Pelly ON a signal basis.
In Tiptonville a flirtatious Miss May Fletcher jokes of marriage as suitors circle her. George Fox, a squinting farmer, woos amid family gossip and comic misadventures with a ram and bull in a field. They wed after a playful courtship and five days at Niagara Falls.
A column traces checkers from ancient Egypt to Homer and Plato, noting relics in tombs and the British Museum board, with references to Latrunculi and the game’s spread across Europe. It highlights historic players Anderson, Wyllie, Martens, and the American Yates and Barker, as cited in the Washington Star.
Oliver Cromwell trained his son Richard as successor but failed to make him a strong ruler. Known as Queen Dick or Tumbledown Dick, he led briefly from Sept 3, 1658, to May 25, 1659, disliked duties, abdicated, yet later lived quietly for 53 years and died July 12, 1712 at age ninety.
The traditional tale explains that the shrew mouse earned its name by bold defense of its young, inspiring the phrase used for a quarrelsome woman. The quotation from Pythagoras contrasts silence with better speech.
The New York American explains that a truly perfect diamond with fifty weight facets is exceedingly rare and costly. Most flaws are tiny carbon spots or feathery inclusions, detectable only under magnification, and for ordinary buyers a flawless stone is not worth the immense extra cost.
The New York American notes that the adrenal glands release adrenalin during strong emotions like hate, raising blood sugar 10 to 30 percent and fueling muscles for fighting or exertion. Removal weakens power. injections invigorate muscles and restore fatigue temporarily, linking hatred to heightened physical readiness.
The London Standard notes the Baltic name origin is unclear. Tacitus called the area Suevic sea and Baltic appears only in the 11th century Adam of Bremen. Some link the term to the great and little Belts. Germans Swedes and Danes refer to it as Ostsee, a name that Russia cannot plausibly claim.
Sir Isaac Newton refused to define gravity as a real force or explain its underlying causes. He stated he did not presume to define the kind or manner of any action or attribute forces to specific centers when describing attraction.
A Detroit Free Press quote notes that one attributes remarkable success to being continually absorbed in one’s own tasks. The remark suggests the person did not spend time analyzing others’ achievements, implying focus over scrutiny as the key to success.
A crowd of about one million people was estimated to occupy seventy acres if allocated three square feet per person. The figure reflects a scale of a vast assembly and highlights the density required to cover such a space.
A fragmentary quote recalls a cautious hint from Puck about the dangers of hopeful declarations in romance. The speaker suggests that some women preface acceptance with warnings to test a suitor. The tone reflects a playful, era-appropriate dialogue on courtship.
Legal notice announces receipt of a purported last will and testament for Govert Ver Ploeg deceased on file with the Clerk of the District Court in Marion County Iowa. A hearing is set for February 21 1916 during the February term at Knoxville Iowa. Interested parties may appear and be heard. HL Clements Clerk by Deputy Walter Kester Knoxville Iowa January 21 1916.
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