Local error notices from Sadler Shuts Co advert
Thursday issue by Sadler Shuts Co lists editors H J Shuts and H H Sadler with business manager and local errorals.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
1
Thursday issue by Sadler Shuts Co lists editors H J Shuts and H H Sadler with business manager and local errorals.
The editorial warns farmers to test seed corn now and ensure incubators are in proper order to avoid risking 100 eggs in a faulty device. It contrasts Japan's population of 40,000,000 with China, notes Japan's navy, and comments on Ambassador Wu Ting Fang bringing twenty seven servants. It urges timely road improvements, arguing a spring fix is worth many fall repairs.
A columnist from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat laments that no amount of legislation can earn money for workers while they are on strike, critiquing the limitations of policy to resolve labor disputes and secure wages for strikers.
Oskaloosa serves as the hub for twenty five coal mines employing eleven hundred men. The mines produced 675,409 bushels last year with a payroll totaling 775000 dollars.
A Sigourney doctor reportedly prescribed a peculiar remedy for a man with back pain. The directions read take one teaspoonful fifteen minutes before you feel the pain coming on. The anecdote reflects quirky medical folklore from the era.
The Harvey News denounces the County Board for approving the Rousseau bridge contract while noting the public desire for a bridge. The piece signals local discontent and outlines competing viewpoints within the community.
Last month 107 automobiles valued at 224000 were imported in New York, three times the amount of the same month last year. The Herald notes many such items suggest the lack of money is largely imaginary.
The Cedar Falls Gazette comments that Iowa residents have learned to get by without a governor, suggesting little interest in the governorship due to experience with self governance and effective local administration.
The Chicago and Alton has begun storing coal by piling it on the ground at Bloomington Springfield and Chicago. One thousand car loads will be dumped and many more will be loaded and stored.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican accuses local leaders of overbearing control, arguing honor among thieves is elusive among Jasper county standouts, in a sweeping indictment of powerful figures and a contentious political climate.
In political chatter Mayor McClelland and Attorney Jerome from their offices weigh a demanding role. If the candidate can manage the duties, he will be viewed as capable of handling the Big Stick and could improve his prospects for the White House.
Cedar Rapids hosts the Democratic State Convention with plans to entertain each delegate in the city. The message emphasizes Cedar Rapids as a bustling host and showcases the city as a place that does things for attendees.
Immigration authorities turned back about 65,000 immigrants seeking entry over the past year. The tone emphasizes that the country has room but only for the right kind of newcomers, underscoring selective limits on who may settle.
In the Congressional Record for May 14, 1906, President Roosevelt tells Senator Allison that senators with influence could not use him as an intermediary to reach a railway rate bill agreement. He urged all who spoke with him to communicate with Allison, whose aims aligned with his.
Scientists in the United States focus on rat control spurred by European campaigns against disease spread. New York officials report the rat war continues year round, framed as a marauder crackdown rather than a public health campaign.
F M Hubbel, a Des Moines capitalist, asserts he invests in people not enterprises, claiming capable leadership ensures success while poor management sinks even a gold mine. His view aligns with Wallace R Lane of Des Moines who gave a toast at the Pella Commercial Association Banquet.
William E. Curtis lauds William B. Allison, noting he did not court noise like Alexander or trouble like Julius Caesar, yet produced more useful legislation than any other lawmaker in any country.
Health Commissioner vans reports lower death rates among inmates at Joliet and Michigan City prisons. In Joliet ages 20 to 60 show 7.73 percent mortality, versus 11.22 percent in Chicago. The piece notes most people prefer to supply their own flour and maintain their own fire.
Iowa cities examined fumigating school buildings with mixed views on who should pay. Disputes over funding led to a ruling by the attorney general that the school boards and the board of health must share the costs.
The Grinnell Herald contrasts the Allison movement with the Cummins campaign. It notes voters from all Iowa regions backed Allison, while Cummins advances are driven by a small group in secret sessions under the governor. The paper says Allison is for the people, Cummins for politicians.
A Manchester manufacturer boasted to a Guardian of eighty Welsh farmers on his list who take pieces of furniture imitating old Welsh styles. Travelers in Wales buy the imitations as antiques at high prices, profits split with peasants. The Cedar Rapids Republican notes many buyers are Americans chasing supposed old items, even frauds.
The data show 81.1 percent of failures due to factors within individual control in 1907 versus 79.7 percent in 1906. Noncontrol causes accounted for 18.9 percent of failures in 1907 against 20.3 percent in 1906, while liability tied to these causes rose to 55.4 percent of failure damages from 27.1 percent in 1906. In 1893 these three causes caused 26.4 percent of failures and 56.3 percent of liabilities.
The Times-Republican comments on Governor Cummins' father turning 85 and imagines Senator Allison's hypothetical 105th birthday. The tone weighs whether such ages merit notice and whether extended longevity should be considered honorable for public figures' families.
The sixth annual Iowa Democratic Club banquet will be held at the Savery Hotel in Des Moines on April 2, 1908. Principal speakers include William J. Bryan and Senator Bob Taylor, with Governor Haskell and Senator Owens of Oklahoma invited. Toast master will be George F. Rinehart. Tickets are $1.50 and may be obtained from club officers.
President Roosevelt maintains reform views on trading in grains and stocks and says Congress should have thorough information before acting. He has directed Secretary Straus to start a Bureau of Corporations inquiry led by Herbert Knox Smith to examine exchange conditions and legitimacy of trading, with work expected to run through summer.
Bradstreet's analysis links four-fifths of business failures to entrepreneur factors. Eight personal causes include incompetency inexperience lack of capital unwise granting of credit outside speculations neglect of business personal extravagance and fraudulent disposition of property. External forces beyond control cited are specie conditions, failure of others and competition.
A German physician named Dr Bair promises one month of treatment and free examination for paralysis catarrh consumption rheumatism cancer fits piles tumors gall stones gravel liver and blood disease. Patients may pay what they can after satisfaction. Send case details to 1122 Sixth Ave Des Moines Iowa.
A brief note promotes CASCASWEET as a safe nonopiate remedy for a fussy infant. It claims wide mother approval and lists Langerak's Drug Store as the seller with a street address 10 13.
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve, promoted for piles, is sold by Langerak's Drug Store. Available at Langerak's in town, price not specified.
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