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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
3
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a tombstone censor policing epitaphs in cemeteries. He bars murder accusations against mill owners and bans guardians of blasphemy while allowing respectful memorials even amid tragedy.
A St. Nicholas account describes Caribbean fishes with bizarre eyes including nose antennae for sensing food, golden two lenses shining like jewels, stemmed eyes protruding six to eighteen inches, and luminous spots along their sides. Some eyes lantern in dark water, others show windows of ghostly light as ships pass at night.
The London Telegraph notes how private pews arose as favors in Henry VIII’s era, gained under Elizabeth and Charles I, and expanded after the Restoration among the well to do. Descriptions include beds, sofas, and fireplaces, with servants delivering drinks during services, while thick partitions excluded the poor to the cold back parts of churches.
The text recalls Harvey Combe’s sharp rebuke to Dr Parr as they left a church, noting his frank critique of the sermon. Combe joked that four things in the sermon were disliked namely the quarters of the church clock striking before he finished.
A garbled excerpt presents a dialogic exchange with slurred names and odd phrasing. The Count and a hostess discuss memory lapses while an as yet unidentified speaker mentions consulting a specialist in mental diseases. The text includes stray names and incomplete sentences, suggesting OCR damage.
At the French Opera House a carnival ball unfolds in lavish style as Mme Lafayette arrives and a masked Romeo pursues Eugenie DeLvere. Amid splendor and age worn walls, a plan to charm the young woman blossoms into a hidden romance with a note of fate and enduring roses.
A Wiltshire statue stands in the middle of a river at Wyle beside a bridge. The antiquated figure, once linked to a conductor and a conch horn, draws attention as a unique relic. Local legend hints at a wartime accident, while repairs to the pedestal have been funded by the town for this curious memorial.
A Lyons magistrate boasted of entering Paris unseen but Sartines, the Paris chief, proved vigilant. The magistrate’s dawn arrival led to a dine invitation, yet Sartines moved troops to quell unrest at Place Maubert. A young officer faced rioters, and within minutes the crowd dispersed, proving the chief’s decisive authority.
P. T. McGrath recounts the eerie disappearance of all thirteen aboard the Marie Celeste after leaving New York in 1887 for Europe. The ship appeared undisturbed and intact, with no signs of struggle or foul play, leaving investigators puzzled and the mystery unsolved to this day. The tale underscores one of the sea’s most extraordinary enigmas.
During a parade Paul I of Russia grew furious at the Imperial horse guards drill. He halted the formation and ordered a dramatic right about face and quick march to Siberia. The soldiers, bound for exile, rejoined the capital after the czar cooled and clemency arrived.
At Newcastle assizes the mayor presents the judge with a coin once used to fund escorts on circuit journeys between towns. The practice, called dagger money, survives as a curiosity and souvenir from an old protection duty now paid rather than provided.
Experiments indicate spiders see to at least a foot and may rely on sight or other cues. Findings suggest mice detect air motions inaudible to humans, implying senses beyond hearing.
A fragment from a Pittsburg Press item shows dialogue with Uncle Kastus on carting a pile of stone. The line hints at hiring four men to harness a mule, illustrating rural labor and dialect. The text captures local speech and a moment of practical work.
A distorted OCR line references an economical housewife and a repeated invitation to an old gossip, noting how she tells many things that others forget. The passage includes stray punctuation and misread dialogue about Brown and the speaker Fliegenda Biatter.
Fragmentary text indicates a detective correspondence and recorded items involving kings. The readable portion hints at archival police notes and a possible two page record yet details are unclear.
Fragmentary OCR mentions names C. S. Crane G P T A St Louis LA Davis T P A Des Moines. No clear event or action identified in readable text.
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