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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
1
A single acre of coal land in West Virginia recently sold for 1025 dollars. The piece notes a decade earlier the price would have been 38 dollars and mocks Knoxville merchants who claim to be "up to the clock" without specifying whether it refers to Town Clock or County Clock.
Wages in Porto Rico have increased threefold since the Spanish era and 30 percent of children now attend public schools, an American innovation. The island is under deep obligations to Uncle Sam and seems to appreciate the fact.
A New York philanthropic company invested 3 million dollars in model tenements and accepts a 4 percent dividend. A million dollar gift for model tenements from 11. C. Phipps was accepted and placed with a board of trustees.
The United Mine Workers head office levies a per capita tax of 25 cents monthly or three dollars yearly, a total that could amount to nearly one million dollars annually. The key issue troubling coal operators is whether this substantial sum will be diverted to a strike fund.
Eight ships built at Canton, China for the United States at 80,000 each. They are meant for interisland service in the Philippines and have a peculiar construction not suited for Pacific crossing, which explains why the order was placed in a foreign port.
A recent Paris incident touched King Alfonso as a bomb attack on his carriage injured several escorts. The heir appears weary of pomp and hints at returning to simpler life with his mother.
Sigourney business men aim to close stores at six each weekday and on Saturdays. They say the idea will work in Sigourney and towns alike, allowing merchants to enjoy evenings at home and clerks to perform better next day.
The Journal states the sole Marion County Fourth of July event will be at Knoxville with Pella also planned to host a celebration this year though in a Dutch town setting. It notes 16 will be the only celebration in several counties.
Dr. Robi Stuart MacArthur of New York defends Rockefeller saying other denominations would have expelled him if he were what they claim. He adds that American laws would prosecute him for criminal offense, and charges now rest with the Congregationalists to prove or accept the money and move on.
Merchants Trust Company of St Louis through VP Lorenzo I Anderson secured a corner at 30 by 39 feet in New York. Real estate men had negotiated for months and paid 700000 dollars, about 508 dollars per square foot. This surpasses prior high of 585 dollars per square foot claims.
The June Iowa Trade Journal reviews the Retail Grocers State Convention held in Council Bluffs May 9 to 12. It centers on the mail order business and analyzes the positions of various papers and articles, indicating who stands where in the industry.
Judge Scott fined and jailed three bug juice dispensers from Pekay and Buxton for dispensing liquor without a license. Each received $1,000 and costs, with commitment to jail without bail. The New Sharon Star editorialized urging stricter enforcement and adherence, hoping future penalties deter the illegal trade.
Prof W B Alwood recommends coating tree trunks with a white lead and linseed paint, applied from two inches below soil to twelve inches above, after cleaning borers and damaged tissue. The method is said to deter rabbits and mice and typically requires repainting apple trees only every two years.
Rural Free Delivery added over five thousand routes in ten months to April 1 and more than one thousand routes will start within sixty days. Postmaster General Cortelyou says policy to extend will continue with economy without cutting service. There were 20 006 routes in operation on April 1 versus 24 566 on June 30, 1904, with 4 521 petitions pending and 1 061 authorized. The Ninth Indiana district leads with 201 routes, followed by the Hipth Indiana district with 189.
A heavy dynamite blast on May 6 aimed at destroying the new Pennsylvania Railroad draw bridge over the Wackensack river in Jersey City. Officials credit the near miss to wreckers’ ignorance of handling explosives, and say no serious damage occurred.
The fragment reflects a patient describing a severe kidney ailment and the arduous task of cure. Reference to Q F Collier suggests a named individual connected to the case. The source presents an anxious tone about treatment and health challenges.
Iowa's 100 000 miles of roads with 25 000 main traveled, 350 000 000 to 400 000 000 miles hauled yearly, cost 30 000 000 to 40 000 000. The Iowa Highway Commission at Ames issues a 24 page bulletin outlining maps, traffic census, standard road plans for earth gravel stone cement culverts, and free expert services. A good roads school June 12 17 features King road drag inventor D Ward King and lawmakers.
A testimonial style claim describes a fatigued woman unable to sleep eat or work and suggests Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or tablets will restore strength and nervous energy. The ad emphasizes affordable 35 cent pricing and product delivery through Ff D Stuben rauch.
In Delineator N Hud Moore outlines the history of the chest from early Italian use to travel ship chests. She traces the evolution through additions of drawers and legs, reaching the eighteenth century chest on chest before the bureau.
An Irishman out to celebrate a new era returns home at three. A nurse reveals a set of triplets, and the man jokes about not coming home at twelve, noting the three o clock timing with a wink at superstition.
While Rudyard Kipling proofs Traffies and Discoveries this summer Elsie sat nearby. He began singing On the Road to Mandalay and the girl interrupted asking if he wrote the song. He replied Yes and she urged him to show better timing.
The note promotes SHAL OF MINNESOTA flour as a light biscuit helper. It mentions Wise brides and a seed store named Cole's as the location where the flour is featured. The fragment suggests a local advertisement or product placement in a community paper.
Low fares to Portland via Chicago Great Western with tickets on sale May 23 to September 20. Also very low rates to Seattle Tacona Bellingham Inverness Victoria Vancouver San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego. For sale dates and details contact any Great Western agent or J P Dimer G P A St Paul Minnesota 9 30.
An old advertisement listing Royal Baking Powder Company of New York and addressing the children with a promotional pledge. The terse notice highlights the brand name and origin without additional context or dates.
A historical excerpt cites Professor Eriksen on Eskimo practices. Manslaughter by no means rare among heathen Eskimos, with retaliation linking murderer and victim kin. Polygamy is uncommon due to few women, but wife exchange and periodic beatings by husbands occur to curb female authority.
In Life on a Tuscan arm by T St Sullivan, the method begins with stone crushing by ox powered mills, then pulp is pressed in a large oak press called the torchlo. The oil flows into earthen jars after several squeezings, and rests a week in the chiaratolo before market.
The finest canaries from the Harz mountains are no longer bred there but in Richsfelde Hanover region where cheap varieties are raised. The United States imports about 100000 birds annually, Great Britain about 50000, with Brazil Chile and Argentina also buyers. Principal dealers run large factories for production.
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