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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
8
A playful riddle compares common items like a vacuum cleaner, thermos, and kettle to forces of nature and time. The voice ponders contrasts between warmth and cold, noise and stillness, and hints at familiar objects through poetic clues. The list recalls items numbered 1 through 10 including Wireless Message, Thermos Bottle, Subway Train, Folding Bed, Fireless Cooker, Hook and Eye, Vacuum Cleaner, Fountain Pen, X Ray, and Safety Razor.
The text recalls a person who walked daily as a remedy for ills. It emphasizes walking as a favored exercise and quotes a pledge to health, noting anger toward those who neglect their well being. The writer urges experiencing the sea wind on the beloved side.
Dr. J. H. Jowett writes that Jesus sought mountains and gardens for divine companionship. He walked fields on the Sabbath, listened to birds, and read sky, soil, and vines as spiritual messages. Nature, a loyal ally, nourished the soul in decision making and worship.
Early Italian chemist Partello helped lay the groundwork for refined sugar production through his discoveries given to the world. He recounts a boyhood memory of mischief and a demanding teacher guiding him to a walk that led to a turning point in his outlook on work.
A village youth faces mockery for perceived uselessness until a tutor's remark sparks change. He abandons idleness, studies, works to earn books, clothes, and enters chemistry, guided by faith and perseverance, embracing a duty to help others and bear burdens.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports a man cites financial hardship and illness as causes for failure in business and delays seeking needed surgery. He recalls being told he needed an appendectomy and questions why care was not pursued. He attributes the downturn to unaffordable luxuries and mounting costs.
The article extols good roads as a lasting investment from proper construction to regular maintenance. It argues dirt roads can be satisfactory when kept in good condition with tools like a split log drag, and condemns neglect for rising future costs. It stresses time and money spent now yield transportation, vehicle, and comfort dividends.
A Columbia University study by Sidney Wilmot shows convict labor on roads yields economic and social benefits. Convict work costs $1.50 to $5.70 daily with state profits of $0.50 to $4.08, and wages aid prisoner rehabilitation. Also notes the abolition of the last New England toll road in Peru and Winhall Vermont, as tolls fade nationwide.
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