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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
6
A measured chronicle from Pella and Knoxville outlines anti Wilson sentiment from veteran communities. It cites McElroy and the National Tribune, describing his tactics at Arlington and mocking his partisan stance while condemning a Chicago booklet scheme led by Rev Johnson exploited by a group selling dubious literature.
A fable contrasts two kingdoms both growing figs as their main industry. In the first, a tax on each fig tree prompts growers to cut roots and destroy the industry. In the second, a land tax leads people to plant more fig trees, expanding wealth and prompting cross bay migration and regional fame. The tale comments on taxation and economic behavior.
The piece argues that primary ballots mislead many voters who guess on candidates. It praises a nonpartisan voters’ league like Chicago’s and notes Iowa’s Anti Saloon League influenced Frank Shankland’s defeat over liquor record. It warns liquor interests and urges improving voter education to decide candidates and issues.
A faction led by John McElroy editor of the National Tribune accuses President Wilson of failing to align with certain gentlemen on Memorial Day plans. The National Tribune, a veteran audience paper, has circulated widely among old soldiers and backed liberal campaigns in 1912.
N Van Maren of Pella Iowa says Dean's Kidney Pills eased sharp kidney pains after standing or rising from a chair. He confirms his prior testimonial given January 25 1912 and reports no need for a kidney remedy since. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is producer.
The article questions student enthusiasm for canvassing for books and other items when prompted by promoters. It notes the cost to recruits for outfits and railway fares, and that many realize too late there is little demand for the goods.
A claim states deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, with a promise of one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars free. sold by druggists for 75 cents.
The passage quotes Robert Louis Stevenson praising North American place names as musical and poetic. It lists Delaware Ohio Indiana Florida Dakota Iowa Wyoming Minnesota and the Carolinas as examples, noting their appeal to poets and newcomers.
A New York Tribune note describes restoring dirty leaves of books or papers. Rub dirt away with bread, cover spots with blotting paper dampened in oxalic acid solution, then pass a hot iron to dry. To remove creases, place between two sheets of blotting or unsized paper slightly dampened and press with warmth until smooth.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer dialogue questions Percy Greener's manners and sincerity. One speaker praises his politeness while another doubts his honesty, citing a recent compliment about another figure as evidence. The exchange captures streetwise satire on social polish and public praise.
A humorous illustrated Bits item features a child announcing plans to name a kitten after Uncle Jehoshophat, with the reply noting the mother’s insistence that the kitten must be drowned anyway. The exchange captures light domestic wit.
The Yukon River is described as a mighty waterway, navigable from its mouth at St. Michael to White Horse, spanning over 2,100 miles, with tributaries Supoko Iditarod Koyukuk and Canada totaling hundreds of miles. The valley it drains is the empire’s hope, shaped by mining and fisheries, recently dominated by dredging for low grade ore.
A New York Tribune tale explains otter hunts and fur trade fashion while a manicurist discusses sable coats. It describes the brutal process of treading hides to soften them and achieve a glossy depth, challenging popular notions of the sable as a fluffy creature.
A pair of Dwin brothers called to service in a Paris regiment could impersonate each other by swapping caps to pass guards. To curb the tactic the colonel orders even numbered soldiers to keep long hair while shaving beard and mustache, and odd numbered soldiers to grow beard and shave hair, with strict regimental barbering.
A dramatic exchange ends with a stern parental interruption as a lover bids farewell and proclaims his soul goes out to his beloved. The scene closes with the irate father confronting the couple, the moment captured in a London Mail anecdote.
A youth asks why Quakers do not remove hats as a sign of respect. The father explains it is a belief tied to respect for no man. The boy then wonders how Quakers manage haircuts given this custom.
A concise reflection on balancing study with health and temperament. Montaigne warns that excessive studiousness may harm well being and good humor, arguing that intellectual gains cannot compensate for such losses. The emphasis favors moderation over relentless self discipline.
Perpetual eyebrow raising causes forehead lines and lasting improvement requires reducing the habit. Massage the furrows with a rotary outward motion toward the temples to lessen the creases and improve appearance.
An American Adding Machine introduces a new complete Adder a rapid full size infallible unit built by skilled metal workers. It is a desk top individual Adder designed to replace central machines and serve offices and stores where costly machines are a luxury.
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