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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
6
The origin and reading of the British Riot Act during George I's reign are recalled, noting the proclamation used to disperse rioters. The passage contrasts with Lincoln’s love of books and stories, as Ariadne Gilbert describes in St. Nicholas with a focus on a boy named Lincoln finding reading a lifelong friend.
A fragment recounts California’s first tornado hitting Redding last week, noting the funnel cloud was cream colored unlike the usual black. The piece contrasts the event with state pride and warns tourism could suffer if reputation isn’t repaired, mentioning Hiram Johnson.
E B Rockman recounts conversations with two longtime Republicans in Pella. One voted for Wilson, the other for Taft, while Uncle Bent chose Roosevelt’s ship and left the party. Old-line Republicans condemn Roosevelt as a wrecking force and reject any reorganization under him. Buckman, a Republican reader of the Chronicle, criticized the paper’s anti Roosevelt slant masking democracy.
The Penn College Athletic Committee chief asks publication of a controversial article about Walker Beach, arguing Beach’s summer baseball pay does not disqualify him under Hawkeye Conference rules. The note disputes a Central University game umpire decision and cites local papers’s dispute over Beach’s eligibility and clean athletics.
A game after which players cursed an official from Grinnell College, sparking debate over conduct and fairness. The Chron icle and Globe clash over the role of athletics as business versus sport, urging swift rule changes by Hawkeys Conference to prevent such behavior and maintain order.
A promotional notice promises 12 free colorful postal cards when sent with 4 cents postage. Readers may have their names entered into a Free Exchange column to receive postcards, sample magazines, and free issues of The New York Family Story Paper and Goupen Hours from around the world.
While chief secretary at the Prussian legation in Frankfurt a Christmas ball sparked amusement for Bismarck. He watched M. de Clancy, a pompous French duelist, dance with his hat held aloft. Bismarck dropped a coin into the hat, triggering a pistol duel the next day in which Bismarck was unhurt and his opponent wounded.
A New York lawyer in Washington argued the proof is as positive as the against the barber. He recalled a barber accused of secret inebriety whose patrons doubted the charge. One patron was shaved when the barber suddenly grabbed his nose, refusing to loosen the grip saying he would fall down.
A London Standard note recalls an incident where poet John Greenleaf Whittier was misidentified by a man pursuing him for an autograph. The admirer persistently claimed Whittier was Whitaker, highlighting confusion between the two names and Whittier’s amused reaction.
A teacher questions why the student cannot find the results of examples he brought home. The boy pleads for easier problems, saying his father found them too hard and asks for simpler assignments.
A London Telegraph quip records a tiresome admirer who is warned of punishment until a witty maid imagines boxing him. The exchange highlights sharp dialogue and social tease in a brief humorous vignette.
A Detroit Free Press snippet recalls Brown delivering a great mother-in-law joke the other night. He claimed affection for his mother-in-law, prompting chuckles and lighthearted banter in the room.
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Aroma Tig-Leaf as a pleasant herb remedy for women with back pain urinary bladder or kidney trouble claiming great relief. It offers free samples and lists The Nether Gray Co Leltoy New Adv as the source.
A fragment presents a dialog on temptation and action. It quotes Pop asking about tempting fate and a judge replying that fate favors those who act, invoking Sophocles. The passage contrasts caution with decisive conduct.
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