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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1904
Page
8
A poem encourages boys to brighten the world through kind words and deeds. It links gentle speech and clean lips to truth and purity, urging simple, noble aims as a societal influence. The speaker asks what greater, more sublime goal a boy could pursue, suggesting a life of virtue.
The March 6 1904 Sunday School lesson reviews Jesus calming the storm on the sea as recounted in Mark 4 35 41 and Luke 8 22 25. It contrasts Jesus humanity and divinity, notes the disciples fear and lack of faith, and quotes Edersheim on the scene while urging trust in Christs presence.
A Pullman tale recalls four travelers with one worker choosing to abstain from liquor after a pawnbroker urged against selling a baby's shoes for drink. He narrates how liquor corrodes family life, vowing never to drink again. The exchange with his wife highlights tensions over money and work.
A discussed program claims Japanese methods build strength in boys aged 14 to 15 without heavy lifting. It stresses rest, deep breathing, proper posture, and abdominal control. Exercises include controlled breath, wrist and arm movements, and short daily practice to enhance power and whole-arm development.
The article notes Oscar Tschirky, head waiter at the Waldorf Astoria, earns 28000 a year, calling him the supreme waiter with rivals earning 250 to 300 a month in New York and abroad. It contrasts wages, tips, and living costs in hotels and restaurants, including Paris and Monte Carlo, plus assorted literary notices and a village exchange about war talk and greenbacks.
A brief note mentions a simple homemade paste for scrapbooks using starch and flour with boiling water. It spreads smoothly, sticks well, and resists mold. Also highlighted is Lord de Mauley, a notably swift 60 year old peer who once served in a rifle brigade and in the Crusades.
Exposition grounds and buildings are arranged for maximum public convenience with thorough provisions for comfort. Builders emphasize that the Louisiana Purchase Exposition prioritizes attendee ease, likely unmatched by prior expositions. Each facility is designed to aid visitors in travel, rest, and enjoyment during the event.
A 160 acre model farm will illustrate crop rotation and farmstead efficiency with a model farmhouse barn stables and outbuildings. An orchard vineyard garden stock and poultry yards pigsties and complete equipment will be displayed by the Government as part of the fair.
The article outlines extensive visitor amenities for the fair including numerous rest areas under shaded grounds with 240 acres of woods, free chairs, and quiet retiring rooms. Public lavatories with water and towels, clean drinking water from a De Soto spring, Mississippi river filtered water and attractive booths for beverages are described. Roller chairs, a tramway for longer walks, 2,500 uniform guards as information desks, and on-site medical facilities with branch hospitals are highlighted. A large clock on the northern slope near the Agriculture building, rose garden of 50,000 roses, and a United States crop display are noted as major features.
A historic patent medicine advertisement asserts a remedy cures rheumatism by removing uric acid and all traces of the disease. It promotes swift relief, claims to neutralize pain, and positions the product as a universal healing for the affliction.
An advertisement proclaims a new remedy that supposedly cures rheumatism at any stage. It claims rapid relief, cites two-week cures, and urges readers to write Doctor J. A. Lomas in South Bend Indiana with details of their case to receive free treatment by return mail.
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