13 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
1
The St Louis Globe Dem Democrat offers light commentary on a mix of Iowa news. It cites Keokuk as “champion loser,” jokes about rubbers and brick thefts, and notes gibes from Byron Williams and May Irwin. It mentions Cedar Falls school pipe dreams, Jamestown exposition ads, and peat alcohol speculation in London.
A single man visits a boarding house and exits through the screen door. The family watches with a worried look, reflecting social tension around marital status and domestic life.
Washington officials state there is no immediate prospect for warm weather this summer. The weather bureau chief explains cold spells recent months stem from persistent high pressure zones moving east from the north, causing cold north winds. He admits the full cause of sustained high pressure is not fully understood.
The census bulletin notes Americans use over six times as much wood as Europeans would and the nation consumes three to four times more wood annually than U S forests can regrow. It states forests average 10 feet of growth per acre each year, and should supply about 30 cubic feet to meet demand.
A man touring northern Iowa says corn not yet above ground is sprouting finely and that farmers he spoke with show no discouragement. Farmers statewide feel the season is late but outlook is good as soil conditions favor rapid growth and maturation, with rural areas more hopeful than city dwellers.
Chronicle hints poisoned meat may kill Pella dogs while pondering butcher politics and a century of food safety. A Des Moines paper condemns angels as male, mocking poetic licenses. The Democrat- Chronicle critiques charity tramps as prosperity debates unfold and currency issues linger.
A fragmentary line voices disdain for the body politic and a call or complaint on labor’s cause, signaling public unrest and strong feeling toward governance and workers’ issues.
Knoxville Express reports Fairfield showed strong support by giving Billy Sunday over $3,600 as his meeting ended while Knoxville yesterday drew only forty people for a special train and rate to attend. The piece laments how quickly people forget.
The Kellogg Tribune denounces Hon. John F. Offill for winning $10,000 on a wheat deal on the board of trade. It argues that sending a man who gambles into Congress is improper and taints his integrity with tainted money.
A reader recalls a church visit marked by warmth and welcome. The piece contrasts this friendly experience with rigid, starchy churches where strict decorum and frigid attitudes repel sinners and visitors alike.
Officials say the beef trust, spanning large and small packers, may face tougher scrutiny from the Department of Agriculture than from the Department of Justice as reports highlight intensified oversight of meat processing and labeling practices.
A noted Yale economist reports five month dietary trials showing meat sparing diets cut calories and protein while boosting endurance. Students followed appetites with long chewing. overall calories dropped twenty five percent, protein forty percent, and fresh foods eighty percent. The piece notes meat packers fear of a shift to fruit based energy and mocks meat as a tasty indulgence.
Local drug store Langerak’s Drug and Vander Linden’s Bazar advertise DeWitt’s Little Early Risers famous pills. The brief notice lists the product availability from the 23rd to the 26th of the month.
Dr Luella Shaw Dean, diseases of women and children a specialty. Office at residence near the creamery. Office hours from 1 to 5 p.m. Phone 186. 3-tf
Mayor Vanderzyl proclaims a special election in Pella Marion county Iowa on July 1 1907 to decide granting a twenty year franchise to Z G Houck for an Electric Light Heating and Power Plant replacing the current charter. Voters will mark yes or no and polls open 8 am to 7 pm with election boards as last city election.
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