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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1922

Page

3

New Bride’s Shopping Vow Sparks London Laughs

On her first day of shopping Mrs Newlywed declares in a London Opinion quip she wants two pieces of steak and about half a pint of gravy. The humorous line captures the era’s domestic buoyancy and light gossip tone.

London Opinion

A Beautiful Woman Is Always A Well Woman

Arcadia Nebraska testimonial from Mrs W M Hill describing prolonged sickness and nervous spells after motherhood. She attributes relief and restored health to Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription, urging others to obtain it and contact the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo NY for advice.

Arcadia Nebr Dr. Pierce Bill W. M. Hill President Invalids’ Hotel Buffalo N. Y

Hezekiah Leads People Back to God in Passover

The lesson cites Hezekiah restoring worship in Jerusalem, urging preparation and fervor in worship, repentance from idolatry, and communal joy as the people gather for Passover. It highlights prayer, forgiveness, and power in worship, urging reflection on personal devotion and church vitality.

Hezekiah God Jesus Christ Jesus Paul Peter John Judson Carey Ashmore Jotham Uzziah Ahaz Judah Mezikiah Jehovah Abijah Zechariah Rawlinson Kingdom Israel Kidron Joseph Parken Land of Jerusalem Christ Redeemer Lord Ian Macralen Old Kingdom Isarael Beer-shaba Dan

Old Styles of Hair Fashion Through the Centuries

The piece describes medieval hair trends from the Twelfth to Fourteenth centuries with middle-parted flowing hair, a crown or chapel worn by all, and notes the Venetian 1500 style of combed hair pulled into a remarkable net. It mentions Petrarch's Laura with golden hair in a blond braid.

Venice Petrarch Laura

Scout Baseball and Kitten Trash Talk at Oskie Camp

The Oskie scouts arrived after rain to play a baseball game won by our side 17 to 7. A weenie roast followed, four scouts stayed for supper and the troop planned a potential track meet. A note calls for May 30 with a push to gather old papers for their shack site, and a pool of light verse and sketches fills the rest of the page.

Moonlight prankster and the sleepy keeper of the light

A poem in haselden's voice narrates a man in the moon tending the light. He claims to see the moon asleep after lighting it twice and a thin mellow slice remains. Each full moon he performs the same trick, forgets what he's thinking, and misplaces the wick trimming scissors, prompting wonder who wakes him to fix it.

Percy Haselden

Popular Books Among American Children List

The Bookman NY held a children's essay contest for readers fifteen and under. The published list shows favorites including Little Women Treasure Island Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Pollyanna Campfire Girls series Little Men Penrod Robinson Crusoe Anne of Green Gables series Freckles Little Colonel series Five Little Peppers series Last of the Mohicans Heidi Ivanhoe Uncle Tom's Cabin Grimm's Fairy Tales Poe's Tales Anderson's Fairy Tales Call of the Wild Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Black Beauty David Copperfield A Girl of the Limberlost Alice in Wonderland Tarzan Seventeen Little Lord Fauntleroy Jo's Boys Jungle Books Kidnapped Oliver Twist Burgees Bedtime Stories Old Curiosity Shop.

The Bookman New York David Coppperfield Little Lord Fauntleroy Oliver Twist Burgees Old Curiosity Shop

Classic adventure titles on one reading list card

A compact listing highlights Swiss Family Robinson The Crisis The Prince and the Pauper A Tale of Two Cities and Tom Swift Series as enduring juvenile and classic novels for readers seeking varied adventures and moral tales.

Swiss Family Robinson Prince and The Tom Swift

Rattan Furniture Use In Modern Artistic Pieces

Rattan furniture differs from willow, being imported from Singapore and easily bent without cracking. It offers great firmness and is used for baskets and lighter ornamental items. Rattan suits intricate designs favored in contemporary artistic furniture.

Singapore

Limestone mountains of the Adriatic coast absorb water

The article notes that Montenegro, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Dalmatia rest on soft spongy limestone. Water seeps readily, making sewers unnecessary as items below fifteen feet are carried away through natural openings. No navigable streams cut the Dalmatian mountain wall.

Montenegro Bosnia Herzegovinan Dalmatian Dalmatin Saturday Evening Post

Rock Island Train Schedule Announcement

Westbound and eastbound passenger numbers with times listed for trains and locals. Freight constraints require shipment by 5:00 p.m. the prior evening. Wabash Time Table notes Howell Iowa schedule and a late 9:20 p.m. entry.

Wabash Howell Iowa East West

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