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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1907
Page
8
Church notes revised teaching services and evening events. Morning worship at 11 am includes standard Sunday school. Afternoon program runs with a planned superintendent overseeing activities.
A religious verse by Mary E. Kenpeew reflecting how years deepen a God centered life. The poem emphasizes liberty through self surrender and divine knowledge. It describes growing perception and quiet heavenly music woven through daily life.
The July 28 1907 Young People talk by Rev Chas A Tenny warns against greed for gold as a modern idol. It contrasts Moses era idolatry with contemporary money worship, noting four parallels: crafted with a tool, poured into coffers, worshiped as deliverer, and the ongoing molten image of wealth in society. Specifics highlight America’s commercial spirit and its impact on faith and gospel spread.
A reflective sermon-like piece contrasts ancient idol worship with modern money worship. It cites princes, captains of industry, Rockefeller, and church decline, warning that wealth idols erode health, education, and religion while urging guard against idols and prioritize wisdom, goodness, strength, and honorable living.
An old advertisement promotes Kodol as a digestive aid that nourishes and strengthens the stomach and digestive organs. It claims Kodol digests what you eat and notes sale at Langerak's Drug Store and Vandel Linden's Bazar.
The text reflects on memories that fade with time and urges making time for friends. It suggests that pausing to speak to every person you meet leaves them with warmer feelings in their hearts. It emphasizes finding happiness in small daily acts of service and kindness.
Selected remedy Dewi g Kidney and Blad Pills offers prompt relief for backache weak kidneys and inflammation. A week’s treatment costs 25 cents sold at Langerak's Drug Store and Wander Linden's Bazar.
A short moral urging to act now and do duties before asked. It extols duty, purity, truth, and earnest devotion as paths to usefulness and success. The piece ends with an advertisement for Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup at Langerak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar.
A blind girl visits the pastor and offers one dollar for missions, surprising him with her generosity. She proves her claim by explaining she can work in the dark, making Tama baskets, saving on light costs, and sending the money to support heathen and missionaries.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised as small, sure, safe pills available at Langerak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar. The brief note lists these two local outlets and hints at a sale period from the 27th to the 30th.
An earnest teacher counsels a young woman to seek companionship with herself rather than with Helen. The dialogue reframes loneliness as a catalyst for self-improvement and steady, solitary reflection. The piece notes that most people are sometimes alone and that enduringself-association can drive personal growth.
A long excerpt discusses a young artist Audubon’s critique of partridge leg scales, stressing exact numbers. It then warns against careless punctuation and capitalization mistakes, citing a tariff bill error costing the U.S. government millions. The speaker urges precision as essential and practical.
A cleansing cooling soothing healing household remedy is De Witts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Sold at Langeraks Drug Store and Vander Lindens Bazar. 27-30
Uncle Silas describes rigging a homemade attic telescope to peek into neighbors’ homes. Through the instrument a girl named Hester glimpses that John Pritchard’s family dries apples and notices others nearby. The scene turns toward a moral about prying and curiosity.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses medicinal beer, concentrated extracts, and a booklet by B. V. Pierce of Buffalo. It mentions endorsements of certain tonics and remedies, including explanations of use in various cases and claims of reliability, though the passage is garbled and lacks clear context or dates.
During the agate of July a brief item mentions Bell House and related updates. The readable text is fragmented with limited context and lacks clear actions or outcomes to specify.
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