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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
6
A state editorial condemns liquor traffic as the instigator of a fatal shooting led by an intoxicated man. It argues the saloon fuels crime, notes habitual drunkenness among witnesses, and calls for a return to stricter liquor laws as a major electoral issue. God judges guilt, while public policy must answer.
The Rock Island plans two extra mail trains between Keokuk and Des Moines as authorities push for service expansion. Trains 470 and 471 will pass Pella at 6 43 am and 9 22 pm with clerks and mail cars, doubling mail facilities for Otley Leighton and other small towns and easing registered mail handling along the line. The start is expected within weeks or by the new year once details are settled.
In Des Moines last week jurors heard a portion of the trial of Council Bluffs physician Harry Kelley charged with manslaughter. The defense contends alcohol and drug use drove hallucinations and loss of self control leading to the death of a bartender and a deputy, with testimony noting his long sobriety lapse and fear of ghosts.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio promising to pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The firm claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers testimonials. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Attractive retired farmer property offered in Pella with a large house, barn, chicken house and other outbuildings on one acre. Well improved and reasonably priced. Inquire at the Chronicle-Ady editor.
A Pella resident testifies in favor of Doan's Kidney Pills for backache nervousness sleeplessness and urinary disorders. Photographer J H Reavers of Main Street Pella Iowa endorses the remedy after recovery from a lame back. Price 50c at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y distributes the product.
A local printing shop reports strong demand for sale bills, selling attractive bills for a farmer north of town. The auction drew crowds as top prices were paid for livestock and implements, with the auctioneer unable to stop at the end.
Automobiles from Salem returning from Mt Vernon encountered a narrow Centralia road. A buggy driver refused to yield, provoking a chase as cars boxed him in and men forced the horse from the buggy. The man walked four miles back in a heated scene described as a graphic road incident.
A nationwide sugar overhang leaves beet sugar factories with full capacity and weak demand. Wholesale six cents a pound, retail near eight, no relief soon. Consumers urged to cut sugar use, warning prices could drop if stocks shrink. The piece argues targeting small reductions could rebalance supply before Christmas.
A Taxpayer questions a new high school bond while a local critic offers one reason to fund it. The writer argues that high school graduates are less linked to crime and welfare, pointing to court records and the civic value of educated citizens. The piece ends with an ad for J. B. Doll Restaurant in Oskaloosa.
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