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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1914
Page
3
A verse describes a street gathering where a boy shields his promise to his mother. Amid loud jeers he remains steadfast, declaring he will keep his word. The poem praises future virtue born from unyielding resolve and faith.
A gentleman stores a mirror in a barn loft where a boastful rooster discovers another rooster in the reflection. After a violent clash the mirror breaks, leaving the first rooster humiliated and injured. The fable cautions against vanity and rage, suggesting those who deem others dreadful may be fooling themselves.
A medical lecture claims thirty marks a critical age when many illnesses lessen or end. Anemia and acne are typically outgrown by thirty, and the gravest danger, consumption, seems unlikely if no signs appear by then. Those who have avoided rheumatic fever by this age are advised to remain vigilant.
The passage warns that epilepsy and goitre rarely attack before 30 but kidney troubles, cancer, and gout become concerns after that birthday. It notes rare kidney issues before 30, cancer usually after 30, and the risk of gout may appear unexpectedly as you lose youth’s resistance.
A physician in a wet climate devised a rainproof windshield prescription. The mix includes one ounce water, two ounces glycerin, and one drachm salt. Applied via gauze to the glass for clear vision in rain, the method aims to prevent fogging and maintain visibility on the road.
A fragment from a Saturday Evening Post item features dialogue about a man named Pinkley, his wife, and accusations of jealousy used to extract money, reflecting sharp social satire on marriage and finance as reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In a brief, cheeky exchange Jack Spott explains he compared Katherine’s age with the Hill twins, denying crude remarks and claiming innocence while miscommunication surrounds the aging joke.
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