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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1914
Page
6
Manager Editor entered at the post office in Pella Iowa as second class matter in Marion County indicating formal newspaper handling and mailing designation for local circulation.
Des Moines debates capital extension and governance reforms while denouncing tariff barriers on eggs and butter. The piece supports initiative and referendum, praises Judge Crozier as a capable rep candidate, and critiques protectionist policies as harmful to consumers.
A fragment notes a practice of courting voters from Lake Prairie township on the south side of the river during campaigns. It suggests signaling that residents seek honest economical government and that demonstrating interest could ease tensions and win support after election.
The writer argues against patronizing voters in Pella and urges county officers be proven doers with successes, noting Lake Prairie township residents are self-made. The piece stresses preference for proven achievement over candidate popularity in selecting county leaders.
City planning officials call for bids on paving materials, urging district by district consideration to balance cost and frontage. The council weighs affordable, durable options tied to property impact and street conditions, seeking a material best suited to Pella’s interests.
A Canadian city debates adopting the single tax while a Missouri landlord with wealth abroad prompts questions on revenue and reach. The correspondent argues Missouri communities must address wealth earned elsewhere, urging adoption to shift burden and spur local credit and wage gains.
A 1914 Knoxville notice explains revised Iowa rules placing county offices under the Auditor of State and requires County Treasurer to collect taxes with installments due between January and March and September deadlines. Delinquent penalties accrue monthly at one percent, with strict remittance deadlines and penalties for non payment.
On December 6 1909 the taxes on Lots five and six subdivision northeast quarter southeast quarter section 34 township 74 north range 18 west 5th p m totaling 6.62 acres were sold to M J Stilwell. A certificate of sale was issued and is now held by the undersigned. Redemption within ninety days from completed service to avoid tax deed by the treasurer. March 5 1914 M J Stilwell Owner of Certificate L B Lmonard Agent.
Notice to You, W. Johnson, R. M. You and others that on Sunday December 10 the treasurer of Marion County sold for taxes due and unpaid the east twenty five feet of lot two and the west thirty feet of lots three and four in block thirteen, Bussey Town, with a tax sale certificate issued to W. G. Maddy.
Said purchaser under the sale states the certificate of sale has been assigned and is now held by the tion from said sale will expire unless redemption is made within ninety days from the Dated this 5th day of March, 1914. J. H. PRINGLE, Owner of Certificate. By WALTER BANE.
Doan's Kidney Pills are praised as a real kidney remedy by Mrs. R. E. Boyce of Grinnell Iowa who reports relief from backache and kidney troubles after use. The ad notes many local endorsements and urges readers with kidney issues to seek Doan's at local stores.
The fragment describes Dutch cattle with a round white band around the body and white markings on fore and hind feet and tail tips. It notes near extermination by invading rounds, specific physical traits like scented milk, sturdy build, and mentions Gibbs in America, though many words are garbled.
The article explains that stopping a massive body like Earth would release heat sufficient to fuse the planet and vaporize much of it. It compares the heat to burning fourteen globes of coal and to the energy of colliding five thousand Earths of solid carbon, highlighting extreme consequences of halt and solar capture.
An old advertisement warns against mercury ointments for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure made by F. H. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free. It touts direct action on body surfaces, availability through druggists, testimonials, and price seven cents per bottle.
In King Charles III era England news traveled slowly and Cornwall learned of a plague after itinerant traders arrived in Boutin with silk satin gowns and costly apparel. The countryside bought the wares at high prices, left town, and soon many buyers fell ill and died. The gaudy clothes were found stripped from corpses in London in the wake of the plague outbreak.
A Baltimore family child laments discovering there was ice cream for dessert at dinner. The youngster reproaches a parent for not informing earlier, while the parent seeks to shield the child from the mishap and ongoing plans.
In a fragmentary scene, He Smythe recalls his host's elder daughter as a center of complicated family ties. A male observer notes a partner's fate and the weight of disgrace, while a heated remark hints at social pressures within a strained household.
Mandell Creighton, bishop of London, despised lending his books. A visiting clergyman borrowed an old Shakespeare and kept it for months. He returned it with a note, and the bishop replied that all the joy was his.
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