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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
8
A hungry thirsty lone dog roams a town seeking shelter and food. He follows a screen door, is hustled out by a butcher’s shop, and eventually rests at a house with green grass and a bright flower bed, hoping for rest and something sweet to eat.
Dr A H Weber of Des Moines, eye and ear specialist, will be at the American Hotel after 2 pm Monday July 21, 1919. Treatments for diseases of the eye ear nose and throat described as mild and painless with cataract glasses fitted and a new cataract method. Free examination and invitation to former patients.
A thirsty dog named Roxie seeks water in a town full of flowers and open doors. After wandering past lawns and beds, a kind child offers relief with a hose, but a kitchen door opens and a broom drives him away before he can drink.
A fragmented verse tracing the growth of a lie from a small spark to a wildfire that spreads through society. It shows how rumor multiplies, frightens people, and eventually destroys a name, ending in collective shame.
A playful fable explains why the woody nightshade or bittersweet loses nectar charms. It vows to attract visitors with spring purple blooms and autumn red berries, becoming a flirt to avoid loneliness. The plant, a cousin of tomato and potato, traveled from Europe across the country.
The Board of Home Missions and Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church, meeting in Philadelphia, resolved to back a campaign with the Board of Temperance to counter wartime pro smoking propaganda. It pledges full moral support to safeguard the character and usefulness of service members aiding liberty.
A Savannah Missouri letter from October 12 1916 touts Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as curing flux and dysentery after nine years and again after a later attack. The writer says the remedy cured the illness with a few doses and has recommended it to dozens. For sale by all dealers.
The article reviews Yorkship near Camden New Jersey as a government town built for New York Shipbuilding workers. About 10 000 workers lived there with 2 000 houses ready by fall and 1 000 more planned. Homes feature modern plumbing fixtures gas ranges electric light and central heating with rents tied to cost. The plan aims to erase landlordism and sell communities as trust-held property.
The Cincinnati Times-Star notes Los Angeles authorities began removing billboards on June 1. The effort has already eliminated 840 signs and aims to remove about six miles of advertising. The piece contrasts Western bluntness with civic action and laments the loss of visual cityscape.
A merchant dismisses a small boy as insignificant yet he claims a unique ability. When pressed, the boy reveals he can keep from swearing, surprising the employer and others in the store. The tale underscores virtue found in humility and self-control.
Train service bound for Howell Iowa lists East Passenger Nos 470 472 474 and Local Freights Nos 8 47 473 with passenger service on locals. Freight for shipment must be at the station by 6 00 p m the evening before. Eastbound 7 42 a m Westbound 9 20 p m.
Rat infestations cause annual losses of produce and property totaling 400000 in Washington and 700000 in Baltimore, with broad implications as ratios of population. Boston reports 1350000 in yearly losses, and Pittsburgh exceeds 1000000. Licorice may be grown in New Jersey as experiments with imported plants proceed.
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