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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1915
Page
6
A Nashua area column features varied notes from manager NanoHottor on drunk driving dangers in Nebraska, quasi public shaming in China, and a call to broaden taxation powers for cities. It praises Henry George and Progress and Poverty, outlines taxation reform, and reports next week's revival meetings in Pella English and Dutch, urging Christian involvement and community betterment.
The Iowa Municipal League pressed for Home Rule in Iowa cities to free city finances from state law limits. The idea centers on taxation funds and enabling cities to use all collected revenues to meet city needs as they arise rather than being bound by distant legal constraints.
A commentator argues Germany’s wartime vigor stems from the population’s endurance and the prominent role of women in farming, transport, and trade. The piece questions whether American women could or should take on similar duties if war demanded it, expressing a cautious hope that such need never arises.
A long roster lists numerous individuals including Simon Splint Andrew Terlowe Peter Dunnick and many others, followed by train and passenger numbers for Wabash Train Service at Howell Station. It notes freight carriage with passenger allowances on local freights and signals for passenger pickups by request.
A historical critique argues youth in modern farms and schools waste time on unproductive tasks. It claims girls and boys alike lack practical work training, stressing the need for physical strength and hand skill built through discipline. The piece favors adopting Germany’s educational discipline to curb bad habits and improve daily efficiency.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo vows the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason seals the oath dated December 6, 1886. Cure claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. sold by all druggists for 75 cents.
Mrs H M Jones of Elidé shares how a bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy kept at home helped a child. She notes the medicine stops the creppy cough and is preferred for children for being safe and reliable. Obtainable everywhere.
Mrs Henry Padgham of Victor New York reports that after six months of use Chamberlain's tablets regulated her bowels ended headaches and distress after meals. The remedy is obtainable everywhere.
An old advertisement warns the public to choose Chamberlain's Cough Remedy over substitutes sold for extra profit. It notes the product has stood the test and has been approved for more than forty years and is obtainable everywhere.
A medicine advertised for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation is meeting strong sales and growing favor nationwide. The item is described as readily available everywhere and trusted by users seeking relief.
The Yangtze Kiang is as long as the Mississippi and serves as a major commerce highway from Shanghai to Hankow about 600 miles inland, with navigable stretches for ocean going vessels. From Hankow to Ichang 280 miles more, small river steamers ply, and from Ichang to Pingshanhsten near 1000 miles, much navigable. River traffic includes modern passenger steamers, vast rafts, and thousands of sailing craft daily. One tributary, the Hanho, joins at Hankow and is navigable for 000 miles.
The article argues Americans prefer the plain title President of the United States and that state leaders like New York or Massachusetts governors should not be given higher honorifics. It notes Massachusetts governors are occasionally called His Excellency by 1780 constitution, but rejects broader use of such titles in America.
In provincial theaters the improvised humor of Wright the first gravedigger is described. He encased himself in numerous waistcoats to perform the grave digging for Ophelia. As he shed each vest, Paul Bedford donned the castoffs, growing fatter and triggering louder laughter. Wright’s vanity faded as the crowd roared.
A mall boy known for swearing like a pirate before age five promises to behave during a grandmother visit. Upon return he claims he was good, but adds a cryptic line ending with garbled phrases suggesting confusion or misremembered words.
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