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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
1
Cole's Seed Store hosts a Des Moines conference with supervisors trustees and road boosters who adopt ten commandments for road upkeep. They urge persistent good roads work brush control drainage ditch clearance rock removal bridge safety and diligent neighborly example to improve roads and spare horses and wagons from damage.
Earl H. Cressy reports from famine districts in China returning observations of starvation in February. He inspected fifty five homes and notes straw in four yards and grain in seven houses, with meals composed mainly of greens such as sweet potato leaves or carrot tops.
Describes widespread famine in China with bark-eating to survive, mass hunger, and grim scenes. Reports rapid Red Cross cabled relief from Shanghai, with $29,000 sent by March 1 and millions needed before the new grain crop can be harvested. Calls for U S pastors to solicit Sunday collections March 10 for China famine relief. Funds go to New York and Red Cross, US acknowledgments promised.
A child tells her mother she has skipped prayers for two weeks and proposes to say Our Father and Now I Say Me every night until she catches up. The mother gently chides the seriousness of the lapse and guidance for repentance follows.
A London Globe reader finds humor in mimicking Henry James long sentence craft as a burlesque of the author of The Outcry, noting such prose would fail and would be a disgraceful misstep if attempted. The passage lampoons the top literary mode and its solitary path.
Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill introduces a novel method for apple dumplings. It uses chopped or partial apples so the juice stays contained, avoiding leaks. The biscuit dough forms a crispy shell that holds the fruit and juice, simplifying the dish for homemakers.
Mr Kidder jokes about price levels after dining out and checks his watch while Mrs Kidder questions the motive. He quips that he will take a cheap look at the menu prices, implying concern over cost. The exchange highlights humor over dining expenses and perceived value.
A playful exchange uses the character Rip Van Winkle as the greatest liar. Winks notes he supposedly slept twenty years in the woods, implying deception through extended absence.
City directory lists Mayor Clerk Marshal Assessor Treason J Gesman A Kuyper John Buckingham G W Kimmell A N Van der Linden. COUNCILMEN Jacob Plender John Faassen J S Wilson B H Sack A Waechter K Vandisseldorp. Council meets first and third Tuesday nights each month.
The ad proclaims tonic and alterative benefits, praising Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as alcohol free. It urges readers to consult doctors about its use for bilious attacks, headaches, indigestion, constipation, and dizziness from an inactive liver, recommending one pill at bedtime.
Westminster Abbey displays an ornate 20 by 6 foot window commemorating John Bunyan born 1628 died 1688. Scenes from the Pilgrim's Progress illustrate major episodes including Evangelist, Wicket Gate, Apollyon and the Celestial City as well as minor vignettes and Bunyan's portrait. The memorial cost £1200 and was funded mainly by Pilgrim’s Progress supporters with Baptist backing and Dr Clifford delivering it to the dean and chapter.
In Charles Brookfield's Random Reminiscences an actor friend Frank Marshall famed for salads loses a finger in youth and wears a kid finger-stall. At Sheridan club he chops herbs into tiny fragments, prepares a renowned salad, and a banquet of guests beg for more. He humorously admits he has lost his finger, causing amused consternation.
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