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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
8
A Youths Companion excerpt urges readers to set a watch on actions and keep thoughts pure. It encourages accumulating wisdom, avoiding folly, and living to learn. It advises scattering kindness daily to spread happiness and notes small acts protect many, like an acorn sheltering armies.
The Society of Good Cheer founder Miss Theora Carter reports on an orthodental program observing over 4 million children's mouths. Leading dentists warn that neglect of baby teeth leads to deformities and disease, urging that six year olds' four permanent molars require early care and proper cleaning to ensure correct alignment and mastication.
An excerpt argues that decay comes from microoganisms attacking enamel and dentine. It asserts sound and brittle teeth decay at similar rates, links enamel strength to enamel rod coalescence, and claims persistent tooth brushing prevents decay. It urges daily brushing and warns neglect leads to pain and dental costs.
A Crimean tailor Khaim Kurichkess from Simferopol is swept into a czarist intrigue. A cloaked general takes him to Yalta then to the czar for a pledge to sew a Crimean dragoons uniform. He receives 50 rubles for expenses and 300 rubles to cover debts, plus a watch with inscription as proof of the enterprise.
An advertisement claims deafness, caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It offers $100 for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to send for free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Chicago Tribune notes perilous postal work across the world. In Switzerland post offices sit at 7000 to 10000 feet with deaths from avalanches and eagles. In India postmen face snake bites and tiger attacks. Siberia offers only two deliveries yearly and inland China has none.
A customer demanded a slate for a truckload of coal, insisting he had 300 pounds of 4¢ coal with the shipment. The dealer responded that no slate existed, highlighting a dispute over weight and pricing terms.
A depositor described herself as a factory hand and used the term indy when withdrawing money. The post master was cautious about identity but stated he was satisfied it was the depositor’s way of saying she was out of world. Indirect note from the London Spectator.
Note cites Oliver Wendell Holmes on human classes: those who act and those who ask why it wasn’t done differently. It contrasts proactive individuals with perpetual questioners.
A compact line reflects on freedom and truth, stating that Ge is the freeman whom truth frees while all others are slaves beside. The verse evokes philosophical contrast between liberty and subjugation.
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