30 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1905
Page
1
The piece notes a call for a two year curfew ordinance in Pella to curb youth trouble. It mentions the Rockefeller youth and his Sunday school class and contrasts ignored spring poem by Hon Gittenger discussed by Casey and J W Johnson. It argues decisive enforcement of a curfew.
The new committee proposes one or two additional police on Saturdays and Sundays to expand coverage. It notes a single marshal cannot patrol all needed areas during those times, urging extended hours for public safety.
The Knoxville Ex press editor lauds himself while Casey is described as self-important and eager to publish items about himself. The note critiques his self view and claims he views himself as absolute authority, while distancing from the Chronicle.
The article describes how electricity was employed in Port Arthur's defenses. Hundreds of miles of wired entanglements formed a double ring around forts, with heavy currents maintained. The Japanese, learning of the live wires, obtained rubber gloves from the American Rubber Trust to safely tear away the electrified lines.
Near the town of Swan last week a man was killed by a shotgun in the hands of his half-brother. He lay in hog mire for an hour before removal, due to alleged legal restrictions on moving a corpse. Relatives criticized the delay as criminal negligence.
Prof G G Molden the seed corn expert has traveled a ten thousand mile tour in Iowa. His advice is being heeded at experiment stations and he asserts corn yields can rise at least fifty percent. Iowa already leads the nation in corn and this increase would make its soil highly valuable on markets.
W F Cody known as Buffalo Bill sees Wyoming court deny divorce claiming his wife poisoned him. The judge found Cody largely to blame, noting she only gave medicine after his heavy drinking. The case brings unwanted publicity that could hurt his wild west show business.
United States Senator David Navis of Illinois gave an address on the newspaper's role in serving the community, emphasizing service, civic engagement, and local journalism as essential to a strong democracy.
A plea to back the home Chronicle over personal preference. The editor argues the paper serves town and country readers, supplies local reading matter, and remains financially vital for publishers despite advertising cycles and occasional scarcity.
At a Des Moines meeting of the Southwest ern Town Editorial Association KB Deater of the Shenandoah Post argued that a good country weekly could not be published for one dollar yearly and still pay. He urged gradual price increases to profit and emphasized thorough, accurate reporting over guessing. Consensus favored a price above one dollar a year.
The Chronicle argues for a permanent night watch to protect property and lives when most of the town is asleep. It notes the fire department is strong but insufficient alone, urging a night patrol costing about forty dollars monthly to promptly alarm fires after ten o'clock and safeguard businesses and homes.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a cure for loss of appetite caused by faulty digestion. It promises to invigorate the stomach, strengthen digestion, restore a wolf like appetite, and function as a gentle laxative, offered for sale by F. D. Stubenrauch.
If you cannot eat sleep or work feel mean cross and ugly take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea month A tonic for the sick There is no remedy equal to it 35 cents Tea or Tablets at F D Stubenrauch.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Minnesota items and sayings with scattered words and punctuation. The readable bits hint at a slogan or proverb about quality and manufacturing in Minnesota, but no clear event date or named entities beyond the state.
The Chronicle defends local merchants against eastern mail order rivals and invites Pella shopkeepers to publish a reply to a reader who claims home merchants overprice and urges advertising of eastern firms. The paper offers space for merchants to respond and emphasizes unsigned letters will not be printed.
An old advertisement touts bread made from SHALOKF MIN NESOTA flour rich in gluten and proteoid. Cole's Seed store claims the bread will strengthen flesh and muscle with Nollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promising red blood and lasting wellness all summer. Tea or tablets priced 35 cents at F D Stubenrauch.
An advert in Cole's Seed Store promotes Seal of Minnesota flour described as a beautiful creamy white nutritious bread staple. The note highlights its healthful qualities and its availability at the store.
George W Harvey files a verified petition in Marion County District Court alleging ownership of land titled to himself. Named defendants include unknown heirs of Samuel R Beal and unknown claimants of parts of section 22 township 75 range 18, plus J W Cavin J E Cavin J C Cavin William Cavin Samuel Beal. The petition seeks title to the higheast land.
The plaintiff seeks to quiet title to real estate in Marion County Iowa upon a chain of conveyances and a lost mortgage. It alleges William Cavin once held the title and conveyed to Joseph Clark by trust deed, while Cavin retained the title. J R Beal sold to Eleana Cole, whose deed is lost, and Beal’s mortgage to Beal on that property was not cancelled. Beal’s heirs may hold any residual interest. the mortgage is a cloud on the plaintiff’s title. Court action urged before noon May 2 1905 Knoxville Iowa May Term.
Cham berlain s Pain Balm praised by Chas Drake a mail carrier from Chapinville Conn for curing rheumatism in the shoulder after trying other remedies. He reports one application brings relief and continued use yields a permanent cure. Sold by TI DD.
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