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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
3
A medical explanation states palpitations rarely signal heart disease and usually stem from nervous or digestive trouble. The heart’s beat is regulated by two nerve pairs. cardio-motor nerves spur faster action, while cardio-inhibitory nerves restrain it. When the inhibitory nerves relax, the heart may race, though the heart itself remains healthy.
King George and the Duchess of Fife are keen anglers and rivals. At Balmoral they hunted a big salmon on the Dee. One morning the king found the princess already fishing, learning of his plan, and she exposed his unsportsmanlike attempt by revealing her own catch hidden behind a rock.
The London Chronicle recounts the rise of the New River company begun 300 years ago with James I backing Hugh Middleton. One half of seventy two shares were allocated, dividends paused for a generation, and King’s and adventurer’s shares stagnated at £5. Two decades ago an adventurer’s share sold publicly for £94,900.
An editor at a Wisconsin experiment station sought complete references by asking for each group’s last report. Most sent copies, but one organization replied that its latest report was not yet published and sent it separately under cover.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip, a steward introduces the west wing as haunted by the ghost of his son-in-law's sainted great-grandmother, prompting the American father-in-law to remark it’s the perfect spot for a discreet draw when the men visit.
In a Wennberg style comment from Meggen dorfer Blaetter, a widow explains mourning for her husband lasted a year from March 5 to May 5, then notes a carnival season two months pause. The exchange highlights social customs and timing quirks in a humorous local discourse.
A playful exchange from Puck features Effie’s brother asking Effie about love, claiming she offered a dollar to know if Willie loves her. The dialogue hints at a humorous wager and curiosity in a Steady Company setting.
A man drank yeast mistaken for buttermilk and woke three hours earlier the next morning. The incident, reported by the New Orleans Picayune, highlights a curious dietary blunder and its unintended alarm.
A compact pondering on whether a man should imitate the vicious or despise them as Montaigne muses on moral behavior. The aphorism reflects a tension between emulation and rejection in human conduct.
Admiral Fitzgerald describes a seven knot voyage along the north Atlantic trade winds where albacore chase flying fish. A dozen albacore swim near the ship as the flying fish rise then dive away. The albacore sometimes leap from the water to snatch prey in midair.
A London Spectator piece recalls Hare and Burke, infamous pioneers of body snatching for dissecting rooms. It notes Burke’s smothering method, Hare’s street notoriety around 1870, and a grisly lime kiln incident that blinded Hare. The article calls for lingering memory of these figures among Londoners.
The article cites cases where lightning strikes allegedly improved health or cured ailments. A telegraph worker in Strassburg became paralyzed then recovered with better health than before. In Martinique M Roalde lost limb use for three hours but grew stronger afterward. Several authors note rheumatic relief and even trees reportedly thrived after being struck, including a poplar near Tours.
A New York Tribune note recalls playwright Augustus Thomas at a Hoboken Chowder Club dinner famed for its hospitality. He was placed at the speakers’ rear to discuss Moscow’s retreat, and when asked to speak again, he begged the chairman not to proceed, fearing the political moment was improper.
A mistress discovers the cook idle in the kitchen reading a novelette titled Married to the Master. The scene ends with the mistress confronting the cook about wasted time as the work stalls.
A perfectly formed hard shell crab about the size of a thumb tip was found inside an oyster shell. The crab appeared to have been swallowed by the oyster, but the shell held no oyster when opened, suggesting the crab proved too much for the oyster.
Boston Transcript notes a playful distinction: lunch is masculine while luncheon is feminine. The exchange frames the terms as gendered language in a humorous dialogue.
A tongue in cheek item notes oysters are highly sensitive to loud sounds and thunder like shocks. It claims sudden noise can devastate oyster beds with many hundreds killed. The piece blends whimsy with marine life behavior.
The article explains how warships land field guns and munitions on unapproachable shores using a cable, a tripod derrick, and a two wheeled trolley. Guns are dismounted and moved in trips, with sailors aboard guiding the trolley to prevent swaying. The process is highlighted as a key skill for colonial powers and the U S Navy.
The article advises storing flour in a dry well ventilated place at about seventy degrees to age it properly. Aged flour loses moisture slightly but absorbs more water, increasing dough weight. Proper aging improves gluten elasticity and flour whiteness, with better bread quality.
A Polish nobleman fled to Sweden after crime. King John Casimir demanded surrender. Sweden’s king found his own title followed by two et cetera while Poland’s king’s name had three, provoking war until 1660 and a peace at Oliva. A contemporary lamented the missing eight letters and the bloodshed that followed.
In a humorous domestic moment Mrs Newed breaks into tears as she reveals her husband John writes from abroad that he kisses her photo daily. She confesses she had replaced his photo with her mother's as a joke before he left, prompting renewed heartbreak.
A Philadelphia Bulletin item reports a shopper telling a grocer she will stop buying because he blends bad butter with good. The grocer responds with a witty defense, saying he sometimes mixes good with bad to improve it but would never mix bad with good to worsen it.
A Baltimore American humorous exchange shows a teacher asking students to name a creature of the brute creation. A student replies I can and cites parental authority as the answer, revealing a playful moment in a school setting.
A courtroom scene features Louise asking if her husband treats her with studied indifference and Julia replying that his unconcern is natural, with a judge presiding.
A concise explanation notes that delaying or postponing tasks generally leads to duties being neglected. The statement frames deferral as a standard cause of unmet obligations across contexts.
A discussion of taste and smell as closely linked senses, their chemical basis, and the three main types of taste papillae on the tongue. It notes that flavor arises from dissolved substances, compares gustatory and olfactory processes, explains varying taste perceptions, and cites differences among individuals and even professionals like tea tasters.
A short quotation ponders why one should call themselves mien unless aiming to succeed everywhere. The line credits Mirnbenn as the source of the reflection, suggesting a philosophical stance on personal identity and achievement.
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