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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
8
A devotional poem recalls a seeker asking to do mighty work for Christ but learning, through quiet, daily duties, that true conquest comes from faithful, ordinary tasks. The speaker accepts a humble life in a calm home, realizing God plans the battle and daily life becomes the victory.
A Wisconsin reader urged kindness to mothers-in-law, arguing grandmothers often offer helpful advice. The piece urges patience, listening, and small acts of consideration to foster harmony between daughters-in-law and their mother-in-law, noting mutual respect benefits all.
The ad argues rheumatism stems from blood impurities and claims Scott’s Emulsion, a cod liver oil product, purifies blood and strengthens organs to expel toxins. It condemns alcoholic substitutes and extols Christian virtue and future harvest imagery as motivation.
Expert economists say waste behind hard times. The author argues that anger at sin and folly costs the nation more than needs. One tenth more demand could lift prosperity if spent on essentials, not pleasures. New York’s hunger contrasts with thirty to forty five million dollars spent at Coney Island.
A reflective meditation contrasts hope and toil, arguing that hope transforms labor into meaningful work. It claims hope dispels fatigue, guiding the farmer and his son toward vision of harvest, abundance, and a better future, while absence of hope yields mere burdens.
A Methodist Recorder piece extols handshakes as a moral and spiritual force binding people across cultures. It argues warm, sincere greetings promote fellowship, ministry, and church life, warning against losing this greeting custom to modern coldness.
Carbide bicycle lamp advertised for sale. Described as good on any vehicle. Inquiries directed to this office.
An Electric World report describes a Cairo to Gizeh trolley line used mainly by tourists. Sand driven winds erode copper feeders and lamp globes, causing frequent breakage and renewals as the desert sand abrades wires, insulators, and lighting units along the route.
A Chicago Record-Herald note explains that a bell hung in a vacuum produces no sound while a bell on a metal rod does. It discusses air and material effects on sound, mentions a Scotland stone blocking cannon fire, and notes squid and gas conduct sound, ending with a thought experiment about two people in a sealed glass box unable to converse despite great powers.
The barnacle shows a unique life cycle from roaming eyeed swimmer to settled fixture on ships. In youth it searches for food with eyes, then ages into a stationary stage attaching to keels and defying preventive paints. Its eyesight fades as it becomes a permanent part of vessels or sharks.
A satirical exchange features a professor urging direct and simple English as a remedy for vapid rhetoric. The scene ends with listeners applauding. The piece includes a quip about a small boy asking the price of puppies and a joke about finding keys in trousers pockets, with a note on a “Pocket Symphony.”
Ethel-Jack Rosxleigh criticized for methods while Marle dismisses concern about tactics. The Boston Record notes the discussion centers on strategy and public perception.
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