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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
8
A reader notes trying tablets advertised by F D Stubenrauch to prevent falling and reports rapid improvement. The fragment hints at a sales pitch and patient testimonial, with limited context on the product or efficacy.
Train notice from Howell Station four miles south of Pella lists southbound Nos 2 and 50 and northbound Nos 61 and 3 as stopping only on signal while all trains operate daily including Sundays.
The Philadelphia Press reports a February 1717 blizzard in New England described as the greatest snowstorm the country had seen. Homes were barricaded, travel halted, and livestock suffered heavy losses with deeps drifts burying villages. One New England sheep farm lost 1,100 sheep. on Fisher's Island a flock of 100 was buried sixteen feet, leaving only two survivors after twenty eight days.
Reports on leaf backs signaling rain describe poplar and silver leaf behavior under low barometer conditions. The column blends meteorology lore with a historical vignette about plains tribes trading wheat, noting prices and frontier life in the Indigenous context.
The London Globe notes Barnstaple as England’s oldest borough with roots in Abertawe, Berndenstaple, and Barum. It cites Saxon representation in the Witenage and notes the town’s shift from broadcloth to lace and glove manufacture, plus nearby cabinet works and pottery.
A teacher asks Dulcie to use whim sical properly in a sentence. The ten year old replies with a punny line about numbers, declaring there are two kinds of numbers whimsical and even.
Residents of Bunschoten use dog drawn carts amid widespread Netherlands scenes. Venice of Brazil Pernambuco earns its title for lakes rivers waterways and a vast coral reef that encircles the city allowing only large ships to anchor inside. When the inner struggle begins a man’s worth something.
A midwinter Petrograd tale recounts Count Demidoff meeting Mme Petroff in a grand game of marriage by proxy. He had sought a wealthy wife to restore his title and rank, while she lured him with charm and luxury. The ruse collapses when a servant’s slip reveals the true relation, and Demidoff realizes he has found his wife in the selfsame stranger.
The health service warns against the habit of prolonged sitting in chairs at home and work. It links excessive easy chair use to heart and kidney disease, appendicitis, and indigestion, noting a shift from outdoor activity to sedentary living as motors and office work dominate daily life.
An Ohio State Journal excerpt extols a happy life through steady work, thrift, and home values. A man with fine habits saves,invests, enjoys family, and remains honest in all work. It contrasts character with prosperity and warns against a low moral life.
Jake Penticof had a large family and often sought city aid for flour. Officials offered a sack if he promised not to spend it on the circus, noting he claimed funds to attend. The tale, sourced from Youth's Companion, frames a moral choice between need and entertainment.
The passage links health to temper noting that good health fosters a calm disposition while ill health breeds irritation and bad habits. It explains that disturbed digestion and altered blood lead to irritability, impatience, and childhood naughtiness, shaping character through bodily harmony.
Ginger and pepper were staples in medieval England with ginger known before the Norman conquest and frequently mentioned in eleventh century Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries ginger ranked just after pepper, which was the most common spice, costing about 1s 6d per pound per London Mail.
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch snippet notes Vanessa walked backward down stairs on a dare. She fell but was saved by a bright young doctor, leading to an unexpected engagement. The report frames it as a comic turn ending in romance.
The quote collection links character judgment to omissions and associations. It contrasts Heaven’s evils with self-made ones, noting how conduct and company reveal virtue or vice without explicit statements.
An 1629 England hospitality account shows a country gentleman's life with servants entering with hats on, grace after washing, and a feast featuring pottage, venison pie, and kale. The table is set with a towel, basin, carpet, beer, hot water, and three boys saying grace before everyone drinks. The piece also notes practical farming guidance on choosing and managing a farm, emphasizing hard work, proper planning, and avoiding unseen purchases, attributed to Justus Miller in Countryside Magazine.
A terse guide for men seeking a fresh start in agriculture. It outlines initial questions, emphasizes concrete steps, and notes that practical farming demands patience, learning, and adaptation to soil, weather, and market realities.
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