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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
3
An elderly widow, living on the edge of hardship, keeps her son Peter's education at Yale. She works in a mill to fund his studies, hides the sacrifice behind a cheerful ruse, and hopes he becomes a good, self supporting man who will marry when ready.
Mic Emma Verburyke of Lima Ohio suffered frequent bilious attacks two years ago and could eat little. After trying Chamberlain's Tablets she improved rapidly. For sale by F D Stubenrauch.
In Oskaloosa readers are invited to stop at the J. B. Doll restaurant for Sunday special dinners. The note highlights the establishment as an automobile headquarters and a local dining option with ongoing Sunday offerings.
City of Pella Iowa invites sealed bids for constructing a chimney at the City Electric Light Plant. Bids due by 6 pm August 8 1916. Bid must include a 200 dollar certified check, bond required, and city reserves right to reject any draft bids.
A banker in the American Magazine argues against quick riches for small savers. He notes that risk is real for those with limited funds, who cannot endure losses while large investors leverage many ventures. Safe bonds and mortgages outperform flashy promises. Only those who can bear risk should pursue rapid wealth.
The London Opinion recounts Disraeli’s sharp attack on the Globe and its editor over the Vindication of the English Constitution. It quotes his caustic letter to the Times describing the Globe’s editor as a “miserable poltroon” and a “craven dullard” in a blistering critique of Whig politics.
The narrator recalls the Civil War from first marches toward the Potomac to Appomattox. Roll calls dwindle from a hundred to fifty two, then to one survivor, Anson, Armstrong, Armitage names unanswered. Shenandoah barns burn under Sheridan, a fourteen year old lies dead, and the surviving rider mourns without words.
A Pearsons Weekly summary explains how the optic nerve and pupil adjust to light. It notes pupils dilate in darkness to admit more rays, contract in brightness, and describes why sudden transitions feel discomforting. It also mentions animal night vision and the idea of light as a luminous ether with undulating motion.
The Philadelphia North American reports London land commands astonishing sums. An acre near the Bank of England is valued improbably high while whole squares and streets show land prices reaching millions. Tiny parcels and even church land fetch bold offers, lifting families to prominence through ownership of valuable ground.
An old advertisement notes Chamberlain's Tablets as gentle and effective laxatives. It promises a pleasant, agreeable effect and asserts users will be pleased with the results. Sold by B D Stuberrauch in St Wilmington North Carolina.
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