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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
4
A damaged fragment notes that a horse endures pain from a collar, limiting its ability to work and earn. The text hints at several applications or uses but remains incomplete and unclear about specifics.
The Gall Cure claims to aid nature in restoring healthy flesh to inflamed sores and will effect a complete cure in the shortest possible time. It is advertised as good for cuts bruises scratches and sores of all kinds with a money back guarantee if not satisfied and a price of 25 cents.
Local notices announce Mrs. F DeReus hosting a special hat sale beginning Saturday June 6 with bargains on hats. Frank Warner, former restaurant owner, has bought J G Lankelma groceries and will run the shop anew. Cen tral College holds its annual commencement concert on June 16 with seating arranged Tuesday afternoon.
Pella High School defeated Hardscrabble 13 to 0 as Reddy Van Zante dominated early batters with sharp curves. Eleven batters were retired in the opening four innings while Pella scored nine runs, then Skillet Carson relieved the Farmers with a rallyholding performance. The Farmers fanned twenty while mustering a single hit. lineup featured Van Toren Grundiman Vander Waal Grandia Reuvers and others as umpire Joe Porter officiated.
Mr H Ewing of Denver visited with Prof Dudgeon on Wednesday. Prof Dudgeon made a business trip to Chicago on Tuesday. Hopkins Bros were billed to play in Pella today but the game was called off due to their gas light outfit breaking, preventing night games. The Senior class will picnic on the Eddyville farm with Pres L A Garrison on Saturday. Pearl Phillips arrived from Washington to visit Harry in college and was well pleased with the college and surroundings.
D Ellerbroek remains ill with pulmonary trouble prompting his father from Sheldon to assist at the family home. A large student crowd gathered at the depot to cheer him as he left. Rev Fred Berry arrived to organize a summer prayer meeting with student help, leaving on the morning train.
Central College announces a five week summer school starting June 22 1968 with a $600 tuition covering required courses for a first class certificate. Miss Elizabeth Kempkes directs and teaches music drawing and industrial work while Supt Josephine Smith conducts a teachers examination in late July. Principal Jay A. Lapham can supply further information. Tree Doctors Prof George S Stone discusses the Hatch Experiment Station course in physiology and pathology of shade trees at Massachusetts Agricultural College Amherst noting graduates enter city forester roles and park work.
A sudden loud disturbance erupted from an East side flat causing confusion as residents heard sounds blaring from unknown windows. Witnesses could not identify the specific flat involved as the commotion continued.
A farmer’s wife enrages visitors by watering down milk intended for tourists, a questionable act noted in a terse, sarcastic remark. The line labels the girl as foolish and calls the act a simple aim.
A reflective line imagines future air travel where women strive to rise above neighbors, imagining a societal shift as airships become common. The brief suggests ambition and gendered aspiration in a speculative future.
Bake tart apples in a slow oven without water or sugar until tender. Add Sultana raisins at a quarter pound per pound of apples, then turn into a deep dish with sugar and grated lemon. Cover with a top crust, prick to vent, bake quickly, and glaze with milk for serving.
Cleaning brass trays and bowls is easy with soap and hot water then lemon rub until bright. Onion Souffle mixes onions with bread crumbs milk eggs and cheese, baked twenty minutes. Uses for Soda notes soda improves cake texture and prevents berry pies from bubbling over.
The sultan of Morocco is described as a fair tennis player who shoots well and rides a bicycle. He is very interested in automobiles, though poor roads hinder pursuit. The piece then notes China waking up as Chinese laundrymen form a price-raising trust, with a simile about native-born Melt cans.
Princess Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria forms a league to promote shorter skirts with the Kaiserin and other prominent women reportedly in sympathy with the movement.
A Manila rope, when properly laid and lubricated, matches steel in strength per weight and, for transmission, a one inch rope equals a two five eight inch double leather belt, making three ropes nearly equal to an eight inch belt. A two inch rope transmits as much power as a ten inch belt, with creep losses about half those of belts.
A dialogue fragment questions a man’s intelligence and knowledge. He has been summoned as a tale teller a dozen times and never served on a jury, illustrating repeated avoidance of civic duty. The exchange underscores skepticism about his claim to discernment.
A narrator recalls a witty exchange over a restaurant bill where a waiter is asked if coffee is extra. The guest quips that air is the real extra as the banter turns on service charges.
A humorous remark from the Atlanta Constitution contrasts golf as a pastime with wealth, noting how money can be forgotten. A Chicago Record-Herald quip about dainty girls eating corn on the cob adds a light aside.
Austrian schools cultivate 8 000 gardens as students receive practical instruction in horticulture and growing. The items suggest a set of wry, aphoristic observations on human nature and everyday life, with a series of short, punchy statements.
A brief note extols borax as a handy additive for travelers on trains and in homes. It suggests mixing a spoonful in water to aid washing and skin care, claiming it yields a noticeable improvement in cleanliness and comfort.
Dr J P Neal at Emergency hospital reports treating William Wright after a laborer was struck with a monkey wrench. In the head wound he found hair, hat felt, and leather sweatband forming a mouse nest like structure, neatly fitted to the hat. Wright, 27, from Herington Kansas, attacked by Henry Clark.
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