City talk on weather and politics in brief
A humorous local column notes warm weather letting coats stay home and jokes about a rocking chair coffin and mattress in a wagon. It discusses Chicago’s mayoral prospects and mocks city graft, citing Iowa state examiner M. F. Cox criticizing Sioux City officials for city-funded home telephones and convention attendance. The dispatch mentions officials scrambling for explanations as Cox’s reports became public.
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M. F. Cox
Iowa Cities
Sioux City
Pella
Cox
Naval Academy entrance exam shocks Seventh district boys
The Seventh congressional district reports two lists of candidates who took the U S Naval Academy entrance exam and all failed. Some had high school grades of 85 or 90 yet scored 26 to 30 on the federal test. The writer questions the difficulty of Annapolis exams given the prior practice of offering advance information.
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Seventh Congressional District
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Hurrah for the tariff as a political weapon
The piece argues Brazil’s multi tier tariff system proves tariffs work, mocking double taxation and opposing bond funding for public works. It questions why local exports like livestock and wagons couldn’t bear duties, framing tariff support as political wisdom and praising protectionism.
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Brazil
Iowa
Chicago
Illinois
Pella
Republican Party
Pella Scouts Seek Community Pool for All Youth
The Boy Scouts of Pella push to secure a public swimming pool in Pella. The effort aims to ensure every boy and girl can swim and assist others in distress, reflecting a civic good and safety goal.
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Boy Scouts of
Pella
Pool Vital For Youth In Pella Says Scout Leader
A local Boy Scout leader argues a well run swimming pool would benefit area youth by occupying leisure time away from objectionable places. He notes Pella lacks church-run facilities but would gain from a recreational center, with colleges' ball grounds already available for broader sport use. A swimming pool would offer a clean, beneficial new outlet for boys and young men.
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Pella
City Funds Aid to Church Premises Sparks Separation Debate
The city council faces criticism for funding cleanup of a church premises, claiming reliance on church requests creates a dangerous precedent for public aid to religious properties. Critics argue the city should instead set cash terms or deny such requests to uphold church state separation and avoid taxpayer burdens.
Osteopathy Opening Addresses Its Role in Treatment
The speaker announces the opening of osteopathic offices and asserts the field's efficacy in treating disease. He notes no quarrel with other therapies, emphasizes relief of suffering, and highlights success in rheumatism and nervous disorders as evidence of its value.
Osteopathic Physician Dr Georgia Chalfont Offers Free Exam
A historical notice describes osteopathic practice by Dr Georgia I Chalfont, detailing care methods from heat and diet to electrical therapies and vibration. She notes broad training in major and minor surgery, willingness to treat confinement cases, and specialization in women’s diseases. Free consultations and exams offered for a limited time at offices above Wormhoudt's store. Office hours 9 to 5, phone 280, residence 20.
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Wormhoudt's
Georgia I. Chalfont
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted Nationwide
A historical advertisement asserts catarrh is constitutional, not local. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo claims to cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It promises $100 for any failure and urges readers to request circulars and testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Toledo
Ohio
E. J. Cheney & Co
High Society Man Delayed by Country Post Office
A man of high social position was forced to remain in a small country town for a couple of days. He ordered a boy to guide him to the post office, saying gruffly he needed to post letters. The boy calmly replied, All right, hurry back.
Doubly Proven Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement
Carl L. Bish of Newton Iowa testifies in 1908 to kidney relief from Doan's Kidney Pills and confirms four years later that the benefit remains. He recalls back and limb pains eased after using the remedy, priced 50 cents at dealers, from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Carl L. Bish
Washington St
Newton
Iowa
Doan
Mr. Bish
Foster-Milburn Co. Preps
Buffalo
N. Y
Egg Ticket Trade Offer From H D Wormhoudt
H D Wormhoudt advertises a trade deal offering two cents more per dozen for egg tickets.
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H. D. Wormhoudt
Brothers sacrifice in war ends with love triangle tragedy
Ralph Townsend is crippled in battle while shielding his brother Edgar from a Spanish sharpshooter. Edith Payne falls for Edgar but marries Ralph, keeping Edgar as a devoted bachelor. After ten years Ralph dies, Edith remains with him, and Edgar never marries, living by the vow that attentions to dependents draw hearts.
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Ralph
Edgar Townsend
Edgar
Edith Payne
Edith
Ralph Edgar
Raith
Ralph Townsend
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