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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1914
Page
8
A poem urges every boy and girl to plan deeds of kindness and good works each day. It imagines happiness spreading across homes and communities if people listen to others, offer help, and spread smiles. Yet the speaker laments neglect of these duties as people watch for others to be true.
A Philadelphia Record quip notes flattery as a social malady. It jokes that many men have one wife too many after a single marriage and that self praise wastes energy. The piece mocks self congratulation and those who copy others rather than act promptly.
A king seeks a fatal test from a wealthy entertainer. The rich man answers three riddles with precise truths. The king spares him, appointing him Prime Minister, and both live happily afterward. The tale closes with the brief note Selected.
In this account Isaac Taylor Headland summarizes a dialogue on Chinese courtship. He notes that under traditional practice parents arranged marriages without the couple’s consent, a stance the新 regime aims to modify. A student contrasts methods by saying Western and Chinese approaches differ, citing public meetings and observed access to prospective brides.
The dialogue describes a traditional system where families arrange marriages via a middleman and the juyi, an ebony and jade ornament carried to the bride’s home. If the bride accepts the gift, she agrees to wed. rejection ends negotiations, though refusals are rarely seen.
In Richmond a man named Harrison rocks continuously to keep a silver watch working after being cheated by Bill Botts for five dollars. Mose confronts him in a rocking chair, noting the odd movement and asking why he rocks so. Harrison explains the watch will not go unless he keeps rocking, highlighting a quirky anecdote from November Lippincott's.
A Youths Companion excerpt urges self reform before seeking flaw free partners. It asks readers to assess if they truly fit their imagined noble mates and to cultivate personal virtues rather than rely on others to improve them. The piece stresses self improvement within family life and in pursuit of ideal companionship.
A fragmented note from The Nebraska Sandwills expresses a stance on tithes, seeking a fair place for proceeds and signaling a thoughtful stance on local trade. The message mentions goodwill and a desire to honor contributions.
Ezra Temple of Whitman Nebraska appeals to potential homesteaders to settle in the sandhills highlighting cattle country, growing crops including alfalfa and sweet clover, and a future for land development. He notes land drawn on the Reserve last fall may be sold cheap and offers help locating homes, recounts baptizing the county seat’s first convert, and cites rapid changes with new churches and revival meetings.
Charles Bertram’s account of the Hell Festival describes a morning procession with elephants and a palace ceremony. Guests wear Hindu garments as powder balls burst on them, colored powders soak clothing, and a fire engine douses revelers. The day ends with a plunge into water to wash away the colors.
The piece offers a reflective aphorism on moral direction and progress. It frames life as a voyage toward a final goal, urging steady movement, sometimes with, sometimes against obstacles, rather than remaining idle. It attributes the inspiring sentiment to Oliver Wendell Holmes.
A fragment from a newspaper page presents a puzzled dialogue about silence and speech patterns, noting awkward phrasing and a stray remark on dentistry. The readable text hints at a broader humor or editorial aside without clear context or attribution.
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