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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
8
A missionary describes tending to a severely injured patient as a boy named Val reports a clash by the river. Val suffers a head wound after defending himself from an attacker, amid a crowd threatening white settlers and a lingering mistrust of outsiders.
Harm Daniels of Woden Iowa suffered severe head pains until Dr. Weber treated his nose and eyes improving him greatly. William Burrman cashier of N W Savings Bank Davenport said eye and head pains kept him from work until Dr. Weber cured him after two doctors failed.
Island resident Eastman Buillwater Minn says Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Anura Tablets and Pleasant Leie helped stomach and bowels. He reports using four bottles of Anuria Tablets and four vials of Pleasant Pellets and says the discovery brought relief and peace.
The narrator describes entering a hostile crowd unarmed and treating a wounded enemy with mercy. By washing wounds, shaving heads, stitching, and offering medicine, he wins trust, transforming foes into allies. The account ends with a reflection on Africa as a challenge to Christian mission.
A cluttered ad snippet lists mixed offers from Des Moines Register. Pella Chronicle. Des Moines News. Town Homestead. Kansas City Star. and All for various prices. A brief joke follows with a telegram gag about a suitor’s costly message in ten words.
H A Moehlenpah of Wisconsin is appointed to the federal reserve board linking agricultural and commercial interests. A country banker and farm lender, he organized the Wisconsin Mortgage and Securities Co and the Bankers Joint Stock Land Bank of Milwaukee. He backed farm loan legislation and helped promote the farm loan act, while directing cattle loan efforts and farm development initiatives.
Investigation at Milan by A Brisi shows tar dust from car traffic injures plants especially horse chestnut and Forsythia varieties. Damage occurs to sun-exposed foliage as fine tar particles settle and emit vapors when heated. Remedy suggested is regular, abundant road watering to curb dust.
Edmonton traffic congestion from rapid wholesale district growth prompts city to remove paved walks from street sides and move them to center. This creates space beside buildings for drays and trucks to load and unload without hindering pedestrians.
A proposal urges rural communities to form rat clubs to reduce rodent infestations. Both youths and adults would compete for monthly prizes based on rat tails collected, with rules set and trapping methods taught at each meeting. Prizes funded by donations or member assessments.
Pittsburgh petition calls for $626,447 in track and equipment upgrades graded like pupils marks. Some tracks rated as low as 80 percent, signaling the worst stretches. Receivers warn that higher fares may be needed to fund improvements.
Four fingertips are at police headquarters as a claimant reports being bitten by Alger Thompson a Detroit taxi driver during a holdup attempt Thompson battled the robber and was attacked by the thief who tried to gag him police said
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