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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1914
Page
6
A Pella Iowa reader criticizes campaign tactics after the election and urges support for a December 2nd bond vote to fund a new high school gymnasium costing 48000 dollars. The letter argues against plumping and calls for a fair judiciary election, noting current laws are faulty.
This notice urges readers to advertise in the Chronicle for buying selling renting jobs lost and found or trades. It touts anecdotes of successful ads including a buyer getting a rare book cheaply and claims advertising pays for advertisers and readers alike.
Weather this fall worsens roads near Pella and shows Iowa soil cannot hold permanent road surfaces. Authors note dry years had masked deterioration and that repairs are always needed despite improvements.
The article praises county road work under the county engineer noting permanent concrete bridges and improved drainage reduce erosion. It warns township roads remain poor, especially approaches to Pella, hindering farm access and town business. It urges citizens to share plans with the Chronicle to accelerate needed road repairs.
An advertisement asserts deafness caused by catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies, not by local applications. It explains Eustachian tube inflammation as a source of hearing loss and offers $100 to any case of deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars mailed free from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
In Marion County Iowa December Term 1914 Ida M Gee files for divorce from James M Gee on grounds of adultery. Defendants must appear by noon of the second day of the term starting December 1 1914 in Knoxville or default will be entered. Attorney W G Vander Ploeg represents the plaintiff.
A good residence property in Pella with one acre of ground. Large house with barn chicken house and other out buildings. Just what a retired farmer is looking for and can be bought at a very reasonable price. Enquire of the Editor of the Chronicle Adv tf.
A local notice advertises a subscription deal for the Daily Tribune and the Chronicle. Readers are invited to subscribe at $3 for the Tribune or $4 for both papers for one year, highlighting the Tribune as a leading midwest newspaper with many pages and popular writers.
N VanMaren a blacksmith from Pella Indiana testifies he felt sharp twinges when rising from a chair. He says Dean's Kidney Pills bought at Cole's drug store removed the trouble and since then he has been free from it. He endorses the remedy again in January 1912. Price 50c at dealers. Doan's Kidney Pills are from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Belgium covers 11278 sq miles about one fifth of Iowa and bears a debt of 741 million dollars with 135 million in annual revenues and over 29 million in interest. Zeppelins armed with guns could carry a ton and a half of munitions and bombs, with 200 mile wireless range. Germany had 10 to 12 Zeppelins, could build up to fifty air vessels. War preparations failing to ensure peace, Carnegie cited. Romania’s oil wealth, feudal land lord rule, and high illiteracy among peasants noted. Prussia defeated Austria in 1866, defeated France in 1870 shaping Europe’s unrest.
Prophecy by Victor Hugo foresees a future where markets and minds trump conflict. He envisions open trade and universal suffrage replacing bullets, with sovereign senates guiding Europe as parliaments do England and France. The essay imagines cannons becoming museum artifacts and public astonishment at past brutality.
A fragment reflecting hopes for close ties between two vast blocs, envisioning the United States of Europe extending a hand of fellowship across the sea as they meet. The text emphasizes diplomatic goodwill and transatlantic cooperation.
A bright young woman at a western railway station guides an old couple, who follow her through travel and into a revelation about life journeys. The narrative notes that ignorance and trust bind many to follow one another, implying all travel life forward together.
Ishpenning Michigan high school boys in manual training have repaired school buildings for six years. This summer they earned 3000 dollars performing roof repairs cement floors brick walls and plumbing installations. They also operated a cooperative school farm.
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