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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
8
Miscellaneous excerpts cover La Condamine on rubber plants in Quito 1735, a Lincoln anecdote from McClure, Japan’s aristocratic police origins, Ireland’s heraldic blue, and the thunderous music of storms, with garbled end notes lingering on obscure names.
County board met in adjourned session with Allen Anderson as chairman. June 17 minutes approved. Insanity, poor, county, and court expense funds listed with numerous claim numbers and amounts. several transfers and reimbursements authorized. Road and tax petitions reviewed. some granted, others referred or rejected. adjourned to July 8, 1910.
This excerpt argues for coordinated, well financed road building to replace haphazard efforts. It cites New York Maryland Pennsylvania Illinois and other states, endorses the split log drag but emphasizes durable surfaces, long term financing, system building and public ownership. It highlights that about 1,000,000 of 2,800,000 miles of US highways are rural post roads and could serve 75 to 80 percent of traffic with nationwide good roads.
An Irish lad seeks true love, courting a sprightly lass on St Valentine’s Day. He asks if she will be his valentine, but she responds that she is already promised to another, shaping a brief tale of heart and fate.
A testimonial style ad praises Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a universal cure for dyspepsia and related stomach issues. It cites long sufferers like Capt. Clark of Buffalo and Jost Adams of Montgomery, claims affordable 60 cent or 1 dollar bottles, and offers a free trial bottle by writing to Dr W B Caldwell at Monticello, Illinois.
Dr Miles Restorative Nervine claims to cure nervous prostration of over three years and notes Anti Pain Pills as essential. It notes nervous disorders cause headaches dizziness epilepsy and insanity and links indigestion to nervous weakness. Endorsed by WM J Loughran of Philadelphia and sold by all druggists with a money back guarantee from Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
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