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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
8
The article discusses Matthew seven 15 to 20 teaching on hearing versus doing the Word, warning against false prophets and self deception. It emphasizes inner heart obedience as essential to true faith and compares life to building on rock versus sand with Jesus as the foundation. The piece urges building life on Christ.
W M Sherman of Cushing Maine recounts three months of kidney inflammation until Electric Bitters cured him with three bottles. The remedy claims to heal Liver and Blood disorders and malaria. Sold by Henry M Langerak with guarantee and price details omitted.
Opportunities on the line of the Chicago Great Western Railway in Iowa Missouri Illinois and Minnesota for business men professional men and manufacturers Openings for nearly all lines in five towns on a progressive railway affording a square deal for all Maps Maple Leaflets Town Talk and full information given on request to Industrial Department Chicago Gillway St Paul or
An old promotional piece extols fat babies as happier and better nourished. It claims thin babies cry, feel discomfort from gentler touches, and that Scott's Emulsion supplies essential fats for bone and muscle, promising a free sample.
A temperance lecturer demonstrated that whiskey added to water magnifies a drop to reveal monstrous creatures on a magis lantern screen. The scene showed worms crabs and spiders battling, then whiskey killed the horrors instantly. An old lady whispered that she will never drink water again without whiskey.
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar as a pleasant cathartic. It claims to evacuate the bowels clear the head thin phlegm strengthen bronchial tubes relieve coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Sold by I M Langerak.
The committee chairman rambled during a teachers institute meeting misquoting schoolwork terms. Each mispronounced phrase drew snickers as he tried to finish with The schoolhouse, my friends. A sigh of relief followed his stumble and the crowd settled.
An old race enemy, constipation, is warned against by endorsing Dr King’s New Life Pills. The ad claims the pills regulate stomach, liver and bowels without pain or discomfort and are sold for 25 cents at Langerak’s drug store.
An agent boasting a new churn claimed to extract two pounds more butter from a given cream. The lady agreed to test him next morning. She churned overnight, left the buttermilk for him to use, and when he returned he found no butter fat remaining. He left angry, while she kept the advantage.
A short verse by I. D. Stubenrauch offers three guiding tips to brighten life: smile in the morning, smile at noon, and enjoy Rocky Mountain Tea at night, presenting a lighthearted creed.
Kenneth McIver of Vanceboro Maine credits a life saving medical remedy after three doctors gave him up due to severe throat inflammation and lung congestion. He recalls using Dr Ring's New Discovery as a last resort and claims it saved his life. The ad notes the product treats coughs colds bronchitis and hoarseness and offers a trial bottle free at Henry M Langeraks drug store and a price of one dollar.
The Atchison Globe reports a western vigilante group captured an Irishman and a Swede and planned to hang them by rope from a railroad bridge. The Swede survived when the rope failed at the water. The Irishman warned the crowd he could not swim, delaying the execution.
An advertisement claims Hollster's Rocky Mountain Tea cleanses and purifies the blood and purifies the system. Stated by F D Stubenrauch, the copy urges springtime renovations of the body similar to house upgrades.
An absent minded man tells a reporter about a letter from his wife to mail. Four men nearby begin digging in their pockets and head for the post to mail it, creating a comic street moment.
A claim that Bucklen's Arnica Salve is a scientific wonder cites failure to cure piles of E. R. Mulford, a lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry in Waynesboro Pennsylvania, and asserts it heals burns, sores, boils, ulcers, cuts and chilblains. Sold for 2 cents at Langerak's drug store.
Great Western railway offers reduced round trip fares for homeseekers excursions to Michigan routes via Chicago. Tickets available March 13 and 27, April 10 and 24, and May 8 and 22. For full details contact any Great Western agent or J P Dimer G P A St Paul Minnesota.
The Chicago Great Western Railway will sell one way colonist tickets to Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada Oregon Utah and Washington at greatly reduced rates. Tickets on sale May 15 to April 7 inclusive. For full information apply to J P Bimer G P A St Paul Mine 15 For NAW. oe In plain and fancy Gh.
A vintage advertisement claims Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion cures itching in 30 minutes. It states the product never fails and is sold by B. F. Keables' Druggist in Pella, Iowa.
An old advertisement extols nerve force as the body’s motor and promotes Dr Miles Nervine to restore vitality. It features a testimonial from Mrs S L Young of New Castle praising better sleep appetite and health after using Nervine and notes a money back guarantee through Miles Medical Co.
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