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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
6
A Chicago reader writes to Edith warning against mail order dress patterns from Dearborn Street. She urges buying material locally, selecting patterns in person, and avoiding being bunkoed by vague or low quality goods. Trust your own eye and ask the clerk to show options.
A young woman on a streetcar discovers she has no money after leaving her purse at the office. A boy across the aisle offers a nickel to help her, recalling he once received a half dollar from her. She thanks him and promises repayment as he departs, proud to be remembered in Exchange.
The passage contrasts the first kiss of youth with the later kiss of husband and wife in aging life. It extols enduring faithful love through disappointment, struggle, and hope, envisioning the couple's quiet resolve as a source of solemn gladness in the face of the unknown. Lucas Malet.
A dialogue from Browning's Magazine contrasts phrasing choices about lodging. A new arrival asks whether to say stop at a hotel or put up at a hotel, and the clerk explains both are acceptable but you must put up at the hotel before you can stop there.
An Iwate VOICE quote from Rev F A Conners urges readers to stop dreaming of future good and to seize the present. He admonishes self centered living and hoarding wealth, urging men to use time and privilege to act and write a clear message for others. The piece ends noting Holbrook Nebraska.
A Richland area man found fifteen to twenty snakes under a platform and over a hundred in a well twenty years old, sparking a major snake story. The item sits alongside local obituaries, a cancer operation update in Chicago and Barnes City storm damage, with June poetry and verses closing the page.
A brief, stylized dialogue excerpt shows one speaker challenging the other on bravery and fearlessness. They debate germs in kisses and hesitation in facing invisible terrors, highlighting themes of courage and romantic tension.
City Council schedules hearing for proposed sewer construction along multiple streets in Pellalowa Marion County. Notice targets abutting property owners subject to assessment. Publication in Pella Chronicle required four weeks prior. Mayor N J Gelman signs resolution. plans filed with City Clerk. estimated costs to be prepared by City Engineer.
State Fish and Game Warden Geo A Lincoln explains that a border water size limit law does not apply to inland waters and that no license to fish is required. He notes no new fishing size restriction or licensing law passed, and previous reports were erroneous or not enacted.
Johnny Donivan, a 15 year old New York boy, jumps into the Battery Park sea wall rescue to save a drowning tramp amid crowd indifference. He fights the man and struggles to reach shore with the unconscious swimmer, risking his life to pull him to safety.
Young Comet No 0757 a bay stallion standing at Arie Bogaard barn in Pella Iowa for 1911 season. Bred by T D Tice he's 16 hands 1300 pounds with quality bone and good disposition. Bloodlines include Geo Wilkes and Dictator. dam a strong brood mare and speed producer. Terms 15 dollars to insure in foal with payment due when facts known. Care disclaimer by Bogaard keeper.
A fragment from city papers describes a man being towed by the arm to a nearby pier. It notes a rush of offers, suggesting many jobs could have been supplied, with about twenty people named Johnny Donivans referenced in the tale.
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