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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1914
Page
6
Notice notes the item is entered at the Pella Iowa post office as second class matter in Marion County with manager Satieshend listed as editor and five.
A reading of editorials denounces Cummins at the Republican convention while arguing against legalizing saloons to curb bootlegging in Des Moines. The piece criticizes political attacks, praises Wilson era diplomacy, and hopes for peace in Mexico with nonviolent U.S. involvement and regional diplomacy.
A Progressive plank on prohibiting liquor faces scrutiny as Iowa voters weigh candidates beyond party platforms. The piece argues platforms misrepresent nominees and urges voters to assess each candidate’s liquor stance before the fall elections, listing offices from governor to county roles and urging scrutiny of judges and local officials.
The passage urges support for those who seem most able to achieve the desired outcome. It calls for cheerful, faithful backing regardless of ticket or platform, emphasising a fight for right and moral principles over party lines.
Thousands testify that Dean's Kidney Pills revive weak kidneys and relieve backache. JM DeLay of Grinnell Iowa reports relief from severe loins and back pain as kidney action normalized. Price 50 cents at dealers. Don’t just ask for a kidney remedy ask for Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Book of the Dead is described as a safe path for the soul in Hades. Catarrh is claimed to be curable by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. The ad promises $100 for any failure and cites internal use and mucous system effects. Sold by all druggists 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The article argues milk contains more dry matter and energy units than most listed foods and remains digestible with little waste. It notes a quart of milk weighs about 2.1 pounds, often costing under five cents per pound, and stresses keeping milk clean at 60 degrees F or below preserves sweetness for 24 hours after delivery.
A North Bersted inn near Chichester features a room entirely covered with postage stamps. The landlord, a stamp collector, adorned walls ceilings and furniture with millions of stamps and festoons. The display includes World stamps, Queen Victoria and Prince of Wales symbols, and a Swan River door decoration.
The ancients believed planetary motion produced seven musical notes and that this music was unheard due to its power or familiarity. The piece argues the true music of the spheres is an intellectual concept grounded in the vast universe and jaw order.
In the Kansas City Journal, a youth club rejects traditional chores and suggests a tag day to raise funds. The boys debate errands, yard work, and scavenging for scrap, proposing a modern approach to earning money for their club.
A fragment from a newspaper dialogue notes Mrs Jones Men and Mr Blank praised for marriage and success. It then jokes that bachelors lack certain unions, and adds a quip about tailors and lawyers always ready to press suits. Publication style resembles a domestic society item.
The Boston Transcript quips about Maude Harriet reading her husband as a book noting Marie Well’s past experience. The remark appears as a light joke on marriage dynamics and reading people.
A terse exchange in Detroit features a guest asking for tea brewed with green and black leaves without milk, followed by a host offering half and half. The dialogue ends with an odd remark about the blue of heaven and a brief, surreal aside.
Indians along the Columbia River prepare moss from spruce fir trees into a fermented paste. The moss is wetted, heaped, and fermented then rolled into large balls and baked in pits to make bread.
A distressed young bride confides to a waiter that her husband has been seen there often, hoping the man is safe. The Exchange hints at underlying strain or worry as the waiter reassures her of the husband's routine appearances.
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