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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1914
Page
3
A nostalgic poem by Lula Yarger Milan recalls large family gatherings at grandma's farm with a long table of holiday treats. The speaker praises grandma's pumpkin pie, claiming its flavor and love surpass all other pies. The piece celebrates family, generosity, and the joy of cherished grandmotherly hospitality.
The piece extols gratitude as life’s sunlit spot, urging readers to seek daily blessings. It compares a magnet eye to finde iron in clay and praises praise as a wealth-producing, health-preserving habit that spreads joy and strengthens faith.
A reflective piece urges inviting unattached youths and the homeless to Thanksgiving gatherings to strengthen family ties and bring them a sense of home. It highlights loneliness in cities and boarding houses, appealing to readers to share warmth and companionship during the holiday.
The piece urges embracing Christian hospitality, citing Paul’s counsel to entertain strangers. It recalls personal memories of Thanksgiving open houses, praising shared meals and the joy of welcoming guests from varied backgrounds to enrich life and fellowship.
A moral note warns that one lie leads to many others and swallows truth, citing Swift and a cautionary fable from Apples of Gold about the spread of deception in large societies and the danger of telling the first falsehood.
In Ohio state penitentiary records, 1458 of 1630 convicts attribute their downfall to drink. The saloonkeepers are licensed to entrap the unwary for profit, and as more men are ruined, the rumsellers profit. The people oppose granting them continued privilege in this gambling of lives.
Ida M Gee files a petition for divorce from James M Gee on grounds of adultery in Marion County District Court. He must answer by noon on the second day of the December 1914 term starting December 1 in Knoxville Iowa or a default decree will be entered.
A promotional note advertises an offer for the Chicago Daily Tribune at $3.00 a year and $4 for both Tribune and Chronicle if renewed or new subscriptions are placed. It touts the Tribune as a large daily with many pages and writers, urging readers to subscribe during the low rate period.
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