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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
8
In Rock Island schedules a late night freight and passenger service is listed with numbers 470 472 474 476 473 471 and freight No. 81 82. Locals carry passengers and freights must ship no later than 300 percent of the evening before with trains running between 9 42 and 8 50 p m and 5 00 a m local times.
Creech of Unionville was in town Saturday en route to Colfax where he preached Sunday. Mr. Creech appeared in the community gathering and spoke to local residents about his mission and teachings.
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America urges immediate relief for war sufferers in Belgium France Serbia Poland and Armenia. Led by John Rott Mott and Dr Macfarland the appeal calls for churches to act, form committees and fund multisource aid through the Northern Baptist Convention. Contributions to Frank R. Miner are requested.
An assortment of vintage ads includes a pest control and comic offer from E. S. Wells of Jersey City and a note on a Mississippi law prohibiting posting or circulating liquor advertisements. The law requires clipping liquor ads from pages before placing them on new stands.
A warning sales note advises travelers to carry Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, noting bowel attacks can strike suddenly and are severe. Sold by F. D. Stubenrauch.
A fragmented passage explains that the European wildcat is related to the domestic cat, while the bay lynx of America is closely linked to Canada’s lynx. It notes that domestication involves the bay lynx and mentions differences among wildcats across continents.
The bay lynx known as Crown of Day or bobcat frequents mountain woodlands in western America. It is a good swimmer with partly webbed hind feet, raids poultry, nests, and preys on birds, eggs, squirrels, rabbits, and wild turkeys. It rarely attacks humans, builds mossy nests in hollow trees, and remains feared for its appetite.
A London Tit-Bits excerpt explains nosography by nose shape. Long noses signal merit and genius as seen in Napoleon and Caesar, while straight noses imply a just mind and adventurous Roman noses. Variants like curved, pale, or re-entrante noses are linked to domination, benevolence, envy, or weakness.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease the antiseptic powder for easing tight or new shoes. Shake into shoes and use in foot baths to relieve hot tired swollen and aching feet. Sold everywhere. 25e. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease.
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