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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
3
A refined bachelor wanders a country road seeking rabbits when a frightened city girl bursts from a fence to cling to him. Calf mischief and laughter ensue as he learns she is staying at a nearby Jones farmhouse and wonders about dinner, while she repairs her torn skirt and teases his merriment.
An eligible bachelor acts as a boarder at the Jones farm and helps a dainty girl regain strength on country rides. He muses on wealth and dreams of pretty things she desires, while she reveals a longing for material comforts and a softer life, amid their evolving bond.
An eccentric pioneer era lawyer named Lawrence, agent for Palmer Cooke Co, visits the bank after a night of drinking and gambling. Wearing a gray flannel shirt and two six shooters, he plans to sail to Sacramento to mine. Palmer reveals a $5,000 credit in the bank, prompting Lawrence to reconsider leaving.
A fragmentary portrait notes Joe Jefferson as optimistic and sociable, with interest in fighter philosophies and Prentice Mulford. It cites believed communications from the afterlife, a long career without railway or steamship accidents, and a final letter to the Spectator ending with a wry remark about time and mortality from J. Jefferson.
Napoleon I was crowned king of Italy at Milan on May 28 1800. He placed the crown of Lombardy on his own head, declaring Dieu me l a donne. This brief excerpt notes the self coronation and the phrase attributed to him as he touched the crown with his hands.
A French writer recalls Henri Murger, author of Vie de Boheme, in extreme poverty needing a coat for a publisher’s party. He borrows an old, tight coat with inked seams, draws laughs and cautions from the owner, then secures a new coat from another friend who eagerly approves rough handling.
A Dundee Advertiser note cites a Mercurius Politicus item from 1653 describing a Rotterdam ship built by a French engineer. The vessel supposedly sailed without masts, could turn on a dime, sink fleets in hours, voyage to the East Indies and back in weeks, kill whales, and even batter piers. Its fate remains unknown.
A compact uplifting note quotes Orison Swett Marden urging daily acts of kindness. It stresses radiating sunshine to everyone from newsboys to elevator operators, noting that small salutations cost nothing and enrich both giver and recipient.
The ordinary carp can live for five to six centuries if undisturbed. Royal Aquarium in Russia hosts carp over 600 years old. Whales have been documented past 200 years. A London man keeps a goldfish aged fifty three years, with family records of ownership extending beyond forty years before current owner.
A London coster tailor advertises flashy clothing with slang terms and cheeky verses. The piece blends risqué dialogue about rope ladders and elopement, ending with an unreliable, fragmented promise.
Wabash timetable notes times at Howell and Des Moines for through service to St Louis and Kansas City. Mentions C. S. Cranz G P T A St Louis and L. R. Davis T P A Des Moines for further information.
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