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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1904
Page
1
F D Kilburn argues for unqualified state control over all financial institutions inviting public money. He calls for comprehensive regulation, supervision, and prohibition of risky investments, with violations becoming a legal offense. The piece also notes political maneuvering and wartime dispatches reflecting public concern and international affairs.
The party’s May 4 convention ended without a split as Hearst forces maintained control and dictated the proceedings, according to the readable portions of the report.
A local editorial defends Iowa Democrats for backing a New York congressman, rebuking hostile language from rivals and promoting harmony. It reports plans for a stock buyout of the electric light plant and Fowler Telephone Co, citing W. H. Fowler as superintendent prospect, and urges sidewalk repairs in North and South Pella to improve town image and safety. The piece notes the Chronicle’s first year under new publishers and emphasizes Baptist Record printing work done locally for Des Moines and state organizations.
Commendable efforts run for two weeks repairing old sidewalks across the city. Residents undertake repairs, setting a splendid example for others to follow and improve the public ways.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a vital food and tonic for all ages. It claims to rebuild flesh and strength for men with wasting diseases, aid women through trials, and nourish pale girls and thin sickly children. The copy urges free samples from Scott & Bowne.
A local firm unites forces in Pella to publish the Chronicle and Record. They announce readiness to handle all kinds of printing, aiming to keep orders in town and boost local commerce and town advertising. The move positions the office as a high quality printer, encouraging support from residents.
In many neighborhoods deaths occur from colic or cholera morbus before medical help. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is urged as a dependable life saving medicine, sold by Stubenrauch. Also an employment ad seeks industrious travelers to call on merchants, offering weekly cash salary and expenses, with no experience needed.
Farmers urged to relocate southward to work outdoors year round. Emphasizes stock feeding with velvet bean and cassava from Alabama and Florida as cheap fat and flesh producers. Claims higher earnings in southern farming, fruit, and truck gardening. includes advertisement for English Spavin Liniment and a local druggist.
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