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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
4
The article notes diamond dies for drawing very fine wire under twenty five thousandths of an inch, with sapphires and precious metals used. it then shifts to Marlborough’s 1700s battle tactics at Ramillies, detailing how he seized key heights by feint and rapid movement.
The article recounts the 1887 Marie Celeste disappearance after leaving New York for Europe with thirteen aboard including the captain's wife and child. A British bark found the ship intact but deserted two weeks later. no signs of struggle or theft, yet all crew vanished as if spirited away. McGrath in McClure's Magazine notes the unresolved mystery despite government efforts.
During a parade Paul of Russia, enraged by a blunder, personally led a drill and ordered the Imperial Horse Guards to “right about face. Quick march to Siberia.” The regiment wheeled and marched off in disciplined exile, later forgiven and recalled after the czar cooled.
Quote from Lord Burleigh on hypocrisy noting it is easier to appear as what one is not than to live up to a true inner self. The remark frames hypocrisy as folly and a safer, pleasanter pretense than authenticity.
A garbled OCR fragment asks about Ethel Mammu or a wife of a Lord, questioning if she is a Lady. The text is unclear but reads like a genealogical or title inquiry with possible title confusion.
A sheriff in Marion County Iowa directs a public sale at the Knoxville courthouse on July 12 1905. The north half of Lot 5 in Block 69 in Pella is being sold to satisfy an execution for P H Bousquet Trustee for Lang heirs against Sophia Jackson John G Jackson Frederick Jackson and Clara B Jackson. Conducted by Sheriff Ly L Bybee with 9 am to 4 pm hours starting at 2 pm. This notice references an article from last week's Chronte.
In historic practice judges traveling between Newcastle and Carlisle were escorted by guards. Over time the guard was replaced by a monetary contribution called dagger money. At Newcastle assizes the mayor presents the judge with a coin, a curiosity and souvenir of this odd survival.
Experiments determine spiders can see at least a foot, while it remains uncertain if lower animals sense by touch or air movement. Other tests show mice are sensitive to air motions that humans cannot hear.
In a Pittsburg Press item a Citizen asks Uncle Rastus the cost to cart away a pile of stone. Uncle Rastus quotes two dollars, noting it seems high but will hire a man to help harness the mule.
A humorous exchanged lines show a frugal housewife chiding Mrs Brown for inviting gossip. Mrs Brown replies she draws everyone in by sharing many interesting tales that distract from meals, leaving cake uneaten. The quip captures social banter and domestic wit.
Diplomatic note finds Tyrconne urging tribute from Teland. O'Neal replies with firm denial, asserting no debt and defiant stance. The exchange reflects political tension between two medieval Irish powers and their conceptual boundaries for tribute.
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