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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
3
A French writer recalls Victor Hugo aiding a blind veteran beggar. Led by his granddaughter daily, the old soldier asked for verses. A passerby promised verses, and the next day the veteran wore a placard bearing Hugo's name and a verse, increasing alms along the way.
An engineer explains why heavy loads cause motion in buildings with shallow foundations. Foundations resting on bedrock feel little effect while those ending above the subsoil tremble as vibrations pass through the soil from passing trucks. The researcher likens a concentrated force to a battle ship projectile.
A canary bird is described as nearly human in intelligence acting as a guardian over a sleeping child. It sings at danger and stays inside the house, perching at the cradle at night to alarm against intruders, rivaling a burglar alarm in value and effectiveness. A London man prizes a parrot similarly for its vigilance.
The Indianapolis News reports a sardine special on the Irvington street car line last night carrying 141 fares collected by the conductor amid overcrowding. Thirty five stood on the rear platform and bodies wedged throughout the car left little way to identify individuals. The car’s seating capacity was forty one, with about a hundred passengers standing and paying.
A Parismonomaniac targets women in costly furs. He lies in wait at the Place de la Concorde and cuts fur from arriving passengers. A woman reported half of her blue fox fur was removed, and several others have already complained to police about similar thefts.
Wilma and friends gossip about Warren Wallace amid a sensational case they misread as involving him. The talk shifts from deceit and infidelity to clarifying that the implicated cousin bears the false reputation, while Warren is defended as a loyal, honorable man.
Advertises a worm remedy called Disorder Tove and regulate the Bowals claimed to be a pleasant remedy used by mothers for 22 years. Statements assert ties never fail and offer 250 samples free with address listing Allen L Olmsted LeRoy New York.
A good day loader used by one person will be sold to the highest bidder next Saturday June 1 at 3 oclock at H Gezels blacksmith shop.
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