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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1902
Page
10
The Exposition invites Santos-Dumont to St Louis for an April 4 arrival with expert to shape the airship contest rules. The conference will review two ship types steerable gas balloons and powered aeroplanes, aiming for science-driven, higher performance results.
The airship is slated for completion and deployment in August this year. Officials expect it to be fully operational for its duties once testing is complete.
From the Daily Leader dated May 25, this reflection argues money and happiness are interlinked yet antagonistic. It contends prosperity eases life, reversals test character, and deposits of daily effort form self possession and resolve, referencing the Gideon's minstrel performance as a brighter feature.
The Gideon company opened at the Grand with new jokes and strong vocal numbers led by Skinner Harris and Harry Waters. Ed Anderson and Mat Turner excel in solos as the troupe performs a patriotic finale and vaudeville acts. Harris, aged 94, leads with humor, and the funeral for a local doctor and Baptist church member is noted, with burial at Oakland Cemetery after services at the Baptist Church.
An advertisement extols DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a universal remedy for sores burns and wounds with claims of immediate skin disease relief and non counterfeit quality. A testimonial from A S Fuller of English Ind cites cure after long sore. Cole Langerak is mentioned as endorsers.
A reflection from Edward Bok in April Ladies' Home Journal on the balance between a father's work and his relationship with his children. The piece argues that excessive focus on career and Sunday newspapers harms father child bonds, urging men to value time with their children over perpetual commercial striving.
Last Friday morning Dr. John Gibson Howell a pioneer settler of Iowa died at his home in this city. He was noted for his early contributions to the area's development and local community. The obituary records his passing and marks his role in local history.
The Cosmopolitan's April number features Rafford Pike's three part series including What Women Like in Men What Men Like in Women and Husbands and Wives. It also presents Prince Henry's visit with photographs under A Clever Emperor and a Confederation of Nations. Contributors include F Hopkins Smith Israel Zangwill Bret Harte and Maarten Maartens in a notably strong fiction collection.
A testimonial endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from Chas M Cramer of Colombo Ceylon praising quick relief for chest colds and croup like symptoms in children. The ad notes it is especially effective for youngsters and usually requires one bottle. Sold by Allen & Stubenrauch.
Citizens complain about unincorporated areas harming health and request legal notices to stop using sidewalks and alleys as cowyards and manure piles. The piece urges action to restore fresh air each spring morning and reduce barn odors in the town.
The popular melodrama My Friend from Arkansas held the board at the opera house last Saturday evening with strong cast and humor. Attendance was high though some missed what was described as near equal to Way Down East, while Gideon's Minstrels are slated for next Saturday with two bands and thirty five artists and a big parade planned. Tablets the best physic are for sale by Allen and Stubenrauch.
Spring coughs and colds demand care to prevent serious illness. One Minute Cough Cure is touted as a safe, immediate remedy for coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and other throat and lung troubles. Postmaster C. O. Dawson of Barr Illinois praises its effectiveness and reliability for both adults and children.
Monroe Mirror notes Henry Cox of Pella, home from Berlin, proved a violin master with a touch as light as a May zephyr. He captivated audiences with silken chords and harmonious bursts, despite his slender youth. Union of Albia praises his refined performance and calm composure.
A fall case of muscular rheumatism improved after two applications of Chamberlain's Pain Balm found in a South Jersey newspaper advertisement. The user notes initial trial with other prescriptions before trying the balm.
Seth J. Axtell, professor of the Greene in Kalamazoo college, died today at age 60. He had served as president of Central College, Pella, Iowa, in 1889 and 1890. In other notes, a lumber business owner, S. H. Viersen, announces he has sold out and asks debtors to call at Van den Oever & van den Berg's shoe store to settle accounts.
Those knowing themselves indebted to Roorda and Sipkema are asked to call and settle as the books of the old firm must be closed by June 1, 1902. All accounts not paid by this date will be placed with an attorney for collection. 5-21 E. Roorpa.
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