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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
6
A compilation of brief items: Italian tallness and Japanese schooling claims, French auto employment, Gibraltar width, New York theater plans, and a porcelain office hint. Reports of snow near Butte, Des Moines weather calls, Powdu’s naval contest win, and a quip about patent medicines. A mix of crimes, sermons, and local town developments plus a dramatic horseplay incident in Whitman, Georgia.
An advertisement proclaims nourishment as the base of health and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a universal digestive aid. It claims the medicine helps the stomach and digestive organs digest and assimilate food, producing blood that nourishes nerves and tissues. Sold by all druggists.
Ringling Brothers World’s Greatest Shows offers special excursion rates for travel to Des Moines where the circus performs Saturday July 18. The season’s show features 375 artists in equestrian gymnastic and aerial acts, 40 clowns, 600 horses, a living pair of giraffes, a baby elephant, a rhinoceros, and a Crusades pantomime. A street parade opens the day, and DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is vouched for as a cure for piles.
Reprint of Iowa State Register items from July 3, 1816 notes new uniforms for Iowa’s first regiments at Keokuk, reorganization of the Fifth and Sixth regiments at Burlington, listed county companies, and appointed aides by Governor Kirkwood. Also mentions oat and wheat crop reports, a newspaper change, and an editorial vow to accuracy in Chronicle news.
Mrs. Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana credits three bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery with curing her severe coughs and lung troubles after other medicines failed. Trial bottles free at Henry M Langerak’s drug. Des Moines and Rock Island railways schedule extra service to the state fair grounds with four and ten minute headways and extended evening options.
An old advertisement explains catarrh of the stomach arising from undigested food that decays and inflames the mucous membrane exposing nerves and causing glands to secrete mucus. It claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure benefited J. R. Rhea of Coppell, Texas after doctors and medicines failed.
The Western Passenger Association approves a one fare round trip rate valid on all lines in the state from August 20 through August 29 during the state fair. The plan covers travel to the fair and returns, with the discounted fare applying on the specified dates.
A Montezuma Republican clipping recalls J Y Cooper of Galesburg aged 86 who witnessed the first steam powered train on the Baltimore and Ohio line from Baltimore to Frederick. He describes crude early rails and wheels, noting the electric era of rail now spans the globe. The piece reflects on the revolution in transportation sparked by that tiny engine.
Miss Della Shultz of Montezuma won the Des Moines Daily News piano contest held Saturday evening. The event drew strong local support from Montezuma and What Cheer fans who contributed funds, with about 500 dollars reportedly spent on prizes and token gifts amid a lively finish.
An old advertisement touts Dr. E W Hall’s Texas Wonder as a universal kidney and bladder remedy. It claims to cure kidney and bladder trouble, gravel diabetes seminal emissions and rheumatism. It lists St Louis as the manufacturer and Keables drug store in Burlington Indiana as a seller. A brief testimonial from a Dr Hall admirer accompanies the note.
Abstracts from 91 Iowa counties indicate a 1903 farm land value increase of 194,249,700 over 1902, with large county-to-county gaps. The state board of review will likely raise low assessments, while some counties may see substantial increases. issues of equity and value relations vary, prompting scrutiny of the system and calls for changes. Additional notes discuss judicial administration concerns, a miscarriage of justice debate, and upcoming Iowa State Fair music plans with Reed’s Fourth Regiment band and Mitchellville girls’ orchestra.
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