Editorials and Sayings From The Times Of Yesteryear
A column of dated quips and notes on current events. The Chicago News cites a hot headed man’s tendency to falter at a critical moment while the Herald reports on the football season opening and a fatal accident involving Willie Smith of Eagle Grove. The piece reflects on wagers, pay, and social curiosities including wheelbarrow rides, coats worn inside out, and silk hats, with broader remarks on mortality among Isthmus workers and falling negro worker deaths since 1905.
Hobson’s Mistake on Friendship with Japan Noted
The Register and Farmer comment that Hobson misread Japan’s stance as a neighbor to the United States. The piece notes the curb stone philosopher spending idle moments pondering how Japan might favor the U S navy, even contemplating friendship in wartime terms.
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Hobson
United States
Japan
Cedar Rapids Adopts Minor Banned From Local Recreation Halls
Cedar Rapids city council passes ordinance making it a misdemeanor for a minor to be in billiard halls bowling alleys boxball alleys shooting galleries tenpin alleys or similar venues. Fines set at 100 dollars for the proprietor and 100 dollars for the minor. A neighbor reports building a rat proof granary using concrete and joists set over a foundation, with structure details noted.
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Cedar Rapids
Children to showcase Alaska flowers in Seattle exposition
Article notes Monroe children will display school projects at the Alaska Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle next summer. They will collect Alaska flora, photograph scenes, and map locations, supplementing native school displays. Mrs. Mary E. Hart leads the feature and the Monroe Mirror editor laments the need for a depot to shelter winter travelers, urging action against sluggish railroad officials.
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Seattle
Alaska
Mary E. Hart
Monroe Mirror
Monroe
Brother Vander Mast
Idlers Versus Strenuous Life Promotes Work Ethics
The piece argues idleness shortens life while a strenuous life and steady labor bless humankind. It warns retirement from business without recreation breeds inertia and death. Hard work sustains physical activity, benefits society, and individuals must contribute reciprocal benefits to civilization.
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Chicago Journal
Selecting Corn for the National Show at Omaha
The article advises exhibitors to choose ears that imply the largest yield within safe maturity and type. It stresses uniformity, avoiding mixtures, and aligning with state score cards. It notes judges will come from various states and judge by yield potential and maturity, focusing on cylindrical ears with full tips and butts and kernels of adequate thickness.
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Dio
Corn judging advice for kernels and ear quality
The guide warns against kernels that are too deep for safe maturity and urges avoiding excessive starchiness, chaffy, or immature ears. Select ears not frozen, or frosted, as light freezes with moisture can kill vitality. Ears should be dry enough for market quality. No ears will be shelled by judges at Omaha. judges will not discount ears with removed bad kernels in preliminary contests.
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Omaha
Central College and Baptist State Convention Push for Growth
Jay A. Lapnam outlines how Central College seeks state college status through a $100,000 endowment boost, with strong support from the Baptist State Convention. He notes demands for new buildings including a musical conservatory and a Ladies Dormitory, plus housing and housing capacity to attract 100–200 additional students, aided by Pella’s Commercial Club.
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Pella
Central College
Baptist State Convention
Grinnell
State College
Iowa Baptists
Iowa
Iowa Falls
Garrison
Convention
Red Oak
Haynes
St. Louis
S. P. Shaw
Musical Conservatory
Ellsworth College
Cotton Hall
Commercial Club
Jay A. Lapnam
Of Interest To Women About Dr Pierce’s Prescription
Advertisement extolling Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic, known composition remedy for women’s weaknesses and ailments. It claims safety for expectant mothers, lists ingredients publicly, and offers endorsements plus a free information book. Also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Affaio
N. Y
Editor in ChiefFavor Abbreviations Spelled Out in Cedar Rapids News
A veteran Omaha Bee columnist recalls a Cedar Rapids Republican editor who forbidden abbreviations except for mister. He valued fully spelled estates and proper nouns, recounting an instance where Mozart was misspelled Massa chusettst by a cautious proofreader under strict guidance.
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Cedar Rapids
Astiker
Mozart
Omaha
De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve Pitched by Langerak's Drug Store
An advertisement touts De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as healing cooling and cleansing, claims it is especially good for piles and notes sale through Langerak's Drug Store with the address 458.
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de Witt
Langerak’s
German Physician Offers Free Diagnostic Consultations Des Moines Iowa
The German physician Dr Bair offers one month of treatment with instructions or a full examination and accurate diagnosis free of charge in cases of paralysis catarrh consumption rheumatism cancer fits piles tumors gall stones gravel liver or blood disease. Pay what you can when satisfied. Write your case to secure early attention at 1122 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa.
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Bair
6Th Ave
Des Moines
Iowa
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SADLER, SHUTTS @ CO
H. J. Shutts
Sunorace Manacr
Pella, Marion County
Chicago News
the Herald
Willie Smith
Eagle Grove
Isthmus
Baptist State Convention and Central College
Business and ‘Professional Directory
H.C. Payne
M.D. Ada M. French
M. D
Drs. Payne & French
Citizens National Bank
Res
S. G. Vander Zyl
C. E. Martin
S. S. Still College of Osteopathy
Des Moines, Iowa
Boat's and
Vanderpol’s
Geo
J. Thomassen
W.G. Vander Oer Thomassen
Vander Ploeg
Park
F.w.frahm
Wormhoudt
Garden Square
Chichester
Lane
Prugeli
Aschenbrenner
Veenschoten
Kleins Shoe Store
M. Porter
Pella Lowa
Pella Poultry Association
Pella, Iowa
H. Rhynsburger
Chas Porter
T. T. Bakker
J. C. Mitten
Plette & Vander Linden
Lake Prairie District
Fair Pella
C. M. van Cleave
Chas. Porter
Pella Public Library
Carolyn van Vliet
H. C. Verploeg
East Franklin Street
John van Nieuwenhuyzen
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