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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
4
The ad-like fragment promotes Al len’s Foot-Hoase as comfort for drills, claiming it removes friction from shoes, freshens feet, and provides instant relief to blisters and callouses. It mentions British and Freshen but the text is garbled.
Frederick Funston on a 1908 Alaska botanical commission describes a harsh ascent over Chilkoot Pass. Indians carried loads as snow piled five days, 5 to 50 feet deep, with a packers strike and a rifle threat prompting a tense moment amid the blizzard.
The Philippines, like other sugar cane regions, face a limited labor supply and deploy tractor power and modern machinery. Harvest begins with leaf stripping done by cane knives, then milling involves juice extraction, clarification, evaporation, and impurity removal. New machines are being installed nationwide under American capital and leadership.
Chicago meat packer T M Conron said at Hotel Severin that Fort Harrison will receive 175000 pounds of meat under a contract, plus 8000 pounds of butter and 6000 pounds of oleomargarine. He urged a meatless day to save about 10000000 pounds of meat for the American public.
A woman rejects Herbert’s proposal, citing a lack of genuine devotion. She cites his calculated selfishness, noting he leaves to catch the last bus, and declares she cannot trust a future with him.
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts a NY apartment janitor turned narrator who lost his job citing his wife’s jealousy of elevator girls. He notes women in business deserve equal pay but warns the theory isn’t always true and faces scrutiny from women themselves.
A young ensign at the Brooklyn navy yard fumbles a deck order during seven bells. He first shouts Bo's'n's mate then mispronounces to Swipe peepers, provoking laughter. Correcting himself, he commands Sweep pipers and the deck crew complies promptly, ending the farcical incident.
Judge hears a quarrel over a collision claim as the prisoner admits to tooting his horn before the incident but argues the car was traveling faster than sound, and the complainant questions the point of the horn when danger was imminent.
The Montgolfier idea of flight emerged while Stephen Montgolfier watched a damp shirt dry by a fire. On August 27, 1783, in Paris, a 12 foot balloon rose before 800,000 spectators. September 19 at Versailles, a balloon carried a sheep a cock and a duck in a basket. November 21, De Roster made the first manned ascent lasting about 20 minutes.
A London Tit-Bits item records a boastful exchange where Major Rasher challenges a friend who hints at kicking him. The friend delays naming the aggressor until revealing the offender is a soldier hospitalized with both legs amputated.
A method to remove onion odor from pots and pans involves washing and drying, scouring with common salt, then heating on the stove until the salt browns. Shake often, then wash the pall as usual.
A note on using a lemon infusion to brighten white fabrics. Dissolving a good alice of lemon in the water used to boil white clothes whitens them beautifully.
In the District Court of Marion County Iowa a petition filed by Arthur W. Wagner seeks to quiet and establish title to a large described tract. The plaintiffs allege full ownership and demand removal of any adverse claims by numerous defendants including the Towne and Gould estates and many others. The case names many heirs and unknowns and lists the property details within townships 77 range 20, with government lots and right of way by the Wabash Railway. Defendants are notified to appear before the December term otherwise judgment by default will be entered.
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