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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1902
Page
4
Reads like a period church lesson noting the Lystra healing of a cripple by Paul, the crowd’s reaction, Barnabas called Jupiter and Paul Mercurius, attempts at sacrifice, and Paul’s arresting rebuke. Includes marginal references, daily readings, and catechism questions centered on obedience and coveting.
William E. Curtis, famed Chicago Record Herald correspondent, began in Chicago in 1872 as a reporter and rose to managing editor before government posts. He served as secretary of the South American commission, traveled in the region, wrote several popular volumes, worked with James G. Blaine, led the bureau of American republics, and headed the Latin American department at the World's Columbian Exposition.
The Chicago Record Herald extols Mr Curtis as a versatile correspondent whose letters from China Japan England Germany France Mexico and South America drew wide readership. His Holy Land dispatches are praised for vivid luminous description and frequent quotation. A Rocky Mountain Tea ad ends the piece.
The executive committee of the board of education has arranged a Children’s Day program for Sabbath evening June 8. It presents the march of the last twenty centuries with personified centuries, interwoven with music and recitations for an entertaining evening. All are invited to attend.
Merry Hampton No 9615 a dark brown Clydesdale draft stallion will cover mares at Samuel Nelson farm Leighton in 1902. Terms are 12 dollars to insure a foal. Care taken to prevent accidents but no liability beyond that.
Ww C T U notes a South Bend saloonkeeper remodeling his establishment with twenty dollar coins set in tiles and a fifty dollar coin centerpiece. The piece argues the gold decor mocks liquor’s ruin while highlighting potential moral lessons and urges a remedy in the form of a tonic for sale by Allen and Stubenrauch.
Lord Justice Denman of England lays out strong evidence against drink. He states intemperance is the greatest national curse and a major cause of misery, citing twenty years in judicial life and forty-six years in criminal courts as proof of drinking's harm.
Josh Edffar of Germantown Cal describes fourteen years of sciatic rheumatism and constant suffering. He tried many remedies before using Chamberlain's Pain Balm and found immediate relief, allowing him to move about again.
Des Moines reports a warm showery week with large rainfall across three fourths of Iowa. Northeast districts suffered heavy downpours causing bridge and crop damage while stations like Clarinda Marshalltown Dubuque Elkader Ridgeway and Waverly logged multiple inches. Corn planting slowed with replanting or abandonment needed in the northeast. overall crops in good condition though risk of overgrowth. Grass and small grain grew rapidly and cultivation to resume with corn in fair shape.
A satirical review claims Barnum's Circus monkey deaths from consumption diminished after dosing with Scott's Emulsion. A keeper spills a bottle, a monkey drinks it, and the joke implies the medicine cures monkeys and humans alike, ending with an ad for Scott & Bowne.
General Palma mourns his mother by reinterring her in Havana with a large procession. He walked behind the bier weeping, recalling a boyhood church and the guiding advice of his母, as Cuba’s struggle and his rise to power are honored with a monumental tribute.
Real estate listing featuring multiple farms in Oska loosa Iowa and Red River Valley Minnesota. Properties include 200 acres at 65 per acre and 204 acres at 40, 160 acres at 50, 240 acres at 65, 217 acres near Wright with multiple improvements. Also mentions nearby towns Crookston and Louisville with prospects of value growth and excursion rates.
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