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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
1
A collection of satirical notes cites tariff opinions and payroll reform calls. A Washington physician warns grip is spreading while New York mourns a large aquarium lobster. South Dakota reportedly earns 5 million from a divorce mill amid national ridicule. Cummins loses counties. Allison began collecting friends 43 years ago and vows hard, persistent work.
The piece extols forgiveness tolerance and other virtues while noting California orange production surpassing 1.35 billion and prices near two and a half cents per fruit. It adds that Missouri Pacific dodges the nine hour rule by reclassifying operators as station agents and closing operator posts.
Manila is praised as the best governed city in the Orient while reflecting on applying government theory locally. The News notes a group of Texas brewers pledged 1 million dollars at Galveston to fight prohibition in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, siding with a crackdown on disreputable saloons.
A Marshalltown councilman proposes a resolution to fire all city employees who fail to pay their bills promptly. The idea is framed as protecting the business community from untrustworthy debtors. The piece also notes other local matters and public concerns.
A southwest Iowa preacher plans a five month sermon series on Business Mottoes linked to scripture. He visited every business and professional man in town to collect mottoes, yielding forty in total. The Knoxvillexpress notes the effort likely produced the best mottoes rather than worn ones.
Men were not honest with the preacher. He has taken up this method to show how the Bible applies to business principles. If they have not given him their business mottoes they have thwarted his purpose and robbed themselves of valuable information. Moral: be honest with your fellow man though he be a minister.
The extension of railroad facilities in Cuba lures travelers beyond Havana into provinces boasting picturesque cities with distinct traits. Hotels lag in comfort, yet visitors report general convenience and safety, while Americans and a mix of Spaniards, Canadians, and Brits explore the land of opportunity and quietly seek desirable tracts.
American influence prompts abolition of bull rings and cockpits once central to Sundays. Jai alai faces calls to close Fronton amid high stakes and wrecked fortunes. Gambling pervades Cuban life, with racing marred by vice, while drunkenness remains rare. Both sexes frequent open air cafes drinking nonalcoholic fruit beverages unique to the country.
Former Governor Horace Boise told Iowans at a California picnic that while visitors enjoy winter in sunshine, they should return to Iowa in spring when the trees blossom, meadows green, and birds return to the state.
The piece praises Horace Boies as an Iowan of unblemished private and public life. It notes his long, industrious career has softened into gracious days, admired by supporters as he returns to his hometown. The essay highlights pride in Iowa and Boies as a model elder statesman.
Peoples Trust Company files suit against P H Bruinekool in the Iowa District Court for Marion County seeking 400 dollars plus interest, attorney fees and costs on two promissory notes of 525 and 1500 dollars. Writ of attachment issued against Lot 4 in Block 7 SE Pella. Default judgment and sale order possible if defendant fails to appear before noon on the second day of the April 1908 term at Knoxville.
An old advertisement notes DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is good for piles and available for purchase at Langerak's Drug Store. The item is described concisely with product and seller.
A German physician Dr Bair promises one month treatment with instructions or free diagnosis for paralysis cataract consumption and other ailments. Write case to 1122 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa. Also CASCASWEET baby remedy endorsed by mothers. sold at Langerak's Drug Store.
A vintage ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the greatest spring tonic that drives out impurities and enriches the blood. It promises a reliable spring regulator and a warm tingling life, priced at 35 cents for ten tablets by F. D. Stubenrauch.
A vintage notice promotes Kennedy s Laxative Cough Syrup as gentle yet prompt for bowel relief and inflammation. It claims pleasant taste and availability at Langerak s Drug Store, with a time stamp of 10 13.
Kodol is presented as the best known remedy for stomach disorders including dyspepsia heartburn sour stomach and belching gas. Available at Langerak's Drug Store. December 13.
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