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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
1
A speaker muses on purity at childhood versus adult strain. He notes that burning the candle at both ends enables grand schemes he cannot sustain. He contrasts cheerfully written verse with explaining bad temper caused by dyspepsia and reflects on rain aiding June onions as he tends his garden.
A brief proverb notes that a pessimist is someone who kicks a hat and discovers a brick beneath it, illustrating a habit of finding trouble where none may exist.
A condensation of aphorisms on effort, ambition, and luck. It argues no excuse for lack of effort, values progress, and notes inequality between wealth and happiness. The speaker praises goodwill, warns against complacency, and likens polished learning to marble top.
A warning about counterfeit agents selling alum baking powder tests at grocery stores and homes. The illustration claims a boiling test misleads buyers about pure cream of tartar baking powders. It explains cream of tartar is the main wholesome ingredient and clarifies it remains a clear white crystal when used in baking powder.
The article denounces a rival baking powder made from alum. It argues that alum is harmful and banned as a bread additive in many countries. Officials have shown the product to be cheap and inferior, costing under three cents per pound to make, far below reputable cream of tartar powders.
An advertisement promises instant relief from stomach misery with Pape's Diapepsin and urges buyers to consult their druggist for the original DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. It touts the salve as effective for cuts burns bruises and piles and warns against substitutes.
A series of real estate transfers in Pella and surrounding tracts lists Jan De Kack to Wm Van Zante 40 acres in Frans Brunia area and others including A.Van Drimmelen to A Colyn and George M Nutter to Marion county lot in Pel la, with values cited. The piece also notes corn prize offerings at county state and district shows and a National Corn Exposition prize for two acres, plus a humorous anecdote about a $5 bill to a preacher and a medical ad for DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills promising quick relief and free trial boxes.
Misery in the stomach is blamed on indigestion and a dieted stomach. Take Pape's Diapepsin for fast relief within five minutes. a large 50 cent case claims to digest and cleanse the stomach and intestines, ending gas, heartburn, and sour breath.
Legal notice states Celia A. Cully deceased has a will filed in the Marion County District Court Iowa. The May 1909 term sets a hearing for May 17 1909. Clerk B Kersbergen and deputy Meyer Langerak oversee the proceedings in Knoxville.
Sluggish livers and bowels are the cause of nearly every disease. Cleanse your system and regulate the bowels and liver to healthy natural action by Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. The surest remedy known. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets, at F. D Stubenrauch 18 ar.
Shake into your shoes for instant relief from painful feet corns and bunions. Allen's Foot Ease promises comfort, curing sweating and tired feet and making new shoes feel easy. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, 26c by mail, trial package free.
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