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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
8
Poem expresses deep spiritual devotion and longing for stronger zeal and service to God. The speaker acknowledges contentment in God yet laments slow ardor, asking Forgive and strengthen me and to adorn thyself in service to sinners. Corwith Iowa
Rev John Firth narrates a children's piece about John a young native preacher who wears a long face and copycat mannerisms. After mockery and warnings he joins a post office run with Straight Mind and is chased by a planter and watchman before sprinting through tea gardens to safety. The tale ends with hope he gains sense and perhaps genuine religion.
An old advertisement warns against drugged pills and alcoholic syrups for colds and debility. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as pure nourishment that strengthens the body, aids blood formation, and builds health from its source, discouraging alcohol substitutes.
Rosalie laments her limited schooling and feels not bright enough yet Aunt Mollie shares a parable about building a wall from rough stones. Rosalie finds renewed hope, grateful for her role in making a home for family and planning dinner for the boys.
A child Selma W. avoids eating the first ripe berries and plans to give them to the sick neighbor Mrs. Nordon. Her father reads the Bible on first fruits, and Selma quotes Jesus about serving the least, turning a garden harvest into a moral act.
A brief quotation from Boys and Girls extols the phrase If you please as a charm that makes people willing to help and kinder. It asserts the wordless politeness opens doors in family life more effectively than commands.
Marion County Iowa minutes show January 11th session approving bids for bridges and culverts. Federal Bridge Company posted $17 976.04 outside groups. A Phelps group D $7 150.00. Marsh Engineering Company group E $3 520 100. Thor Construction Company group F $5 837.82. County engineer to prepare contracts and adjust structures as needed.
The Marion county Iowa board of supervisors adopted a resolution, approved L W Dufner’s assessor bond, and authorized bids for six carloads of corrugated culverts to be delivered March 18, 1914. They set a $10,000 reserve for county bridge labor claims, instructed warrant allocation, and ordered pensions payable upon district court orders. multiple township road and school loan items were examined and approved along with specified county bonds and numerous small claims.
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