30 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
1
The owner of this farm expands beyond basics with two S H C engines driving water pumps a stationary unit for household and barn supply and a portable unit powering a cream harvester fertilizer spreader and other tasks. The ad touts I H C machinery boosting farm output and home life urging readers to visit a local agent or request literature from Chicago USA.
A college party debates courage with McCracken a militia lieutenant opposing folly. A statue of George Washington on campus drills him in obedience as peers laugh then vow to test his nerve. He later serves well in the Philippines and learns from the prank.
A brief exchange at a Pella Iowa post office reveals a man asking for a pair of swell white gloves and specifying he intends to buy them not hire them. The line captures a small local moment set in the era’s manners.
A playful old-time line notes a rooster and hen forming a "trust" that boosts breakfast eggs today. The quip hints at cooperative farming ideas with a light tone.
Two gravediggers exchange quips about a funeral. One notes a man in attendance seems to have lost his last friend. The other adds that the man is a humorous editor who was cheering the deceased who died laughing at his own jokes.
In a playful aside, the speaker notes that the theatrical profession is ancient, jokingly dating its origin to the biblical flood and the idea of Ham aboard Noah's ark as a source of performance lore. The remark blends literary whimsy with mock historical claim.
Fragmentary text describes blotting paper use and mentions blotting to prevent smudges. It includes garbled phrases and scattered words about blotting, paper, mice, pain, and a stray question.
An early book agent converses with the head of the house about images of inexpensive beef cuts and their origin on the animal, inviting a tour of the butcher shop to see where such cuts are sold.
Commodore Vanderbilt laments being outwitted by Jay Gould in early railroad conflicts. Travers replies with a quip about making Gould a director of the New York Central to curb his knowledge. The exchange highlights rivalries between Gould and Vanderbilt during the Central's governance.
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cure deafness caused by catarrh through systemic treatment. The advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and promises $100 for any such deafness not cured. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. circulars available.
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