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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1913
Page
4
A ten year old boy named Joe Green loses his parents and turns to crime. In a reform school he shows mechanical talent, plans an escape using the engine belt to reach a window, timing his jump for a nightly belt slowdown under watchful eyes. The tale details his early genius and risky bid for freedom.
Kuyper Lumber Co expresses gratitude for customers, stating they have served many new and old friends with quality lumber. The notice highlights appreciation for better lumber, prices, and service, and notes steady business growth and customer satisfaction.
A midwinter incident left engineer Joe Green missing after a bold snowbound experiment. The tale notes a Rio de Janeiro contractor named Joseph Greer, wealthy and private, who funds youth aid and rehabilitation for ex-prisoners.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a burglary gone comic as a thief demands money and jewels then asks the victim to check his dresser for missing dress studs. The odd exchange shows the intruder seeking accessories amid the robbery without violence.
A boy hurries home from school asking his father to warm his jacket behind the stove. The father jokes and the judge figure asks if the jacket is wet before agreeing to heat it, highlighting a domestic moment with a light tone.
A fragmentary exchange shows Puck arguing that a forceful demand to pay a note cannot be met now, while O Brine counters that delaying payment risks never settling the debt. The dialogue captures a tense bargaining moment.
A health feature explains heart sounds from a doctor’s view, describing lub dup and their meanings. It covers murmurs bad valves weakness from fever and when to rest, citing Pearson's Weekly as source.
Dated May 18 1849 the report notes a warrant to arrest Richard Wagner a leading revolutionary sympathizer and to deliver him to the royal court of justice. The description lists him as about thirty seven or thirty eight years old of middle height with brown hair wearing glasses and a refined facial set. The text likens his speaking and movement to a London Spectator.
A marble column near San Vito monastery in Naples carries a French inscription stating that on May 1 each year the bearer has a golden bead. A beggar reads the enigmatic line, attributed to a quirky early 19th or 20th century French creator.
A long rumored inscription on a Naples column lured crowds seeking gold every May 1. In 1841 Annibale Tosci deciphered the riddle, dug beneath the top on May 1, found 80,000 francs, and became a Mantua landowner. He died aged ninety four.
A May 1851 special train marked the Erie completion as a landmark in U S railroad history. President Fillmore, cabinet members, and Daniel Webster rode the journey, with Webster in a rocking chair on a flat car and a grand barbecue at Dunkirk. Slowed by age, Webster enjoyed the scene as oxen roasted and bread baked in giant loaves for a 300 foot long table. The event stood as a national celebration of progress for Dunkirk New York and the nation.
A fragment notes a pork and beans dish pleasing someone’s palate, described as especially to his taste in a Wells Fargo Messenger item.
A domestic Agnes asks to soak clothes for Mrs. Browning. Agnes reports the pawnbroker offered only a few dollars for the whole outfit and apologizes for troubling the mistress, delivering the small payment.
An American asks a booking clerk at Liverpool Street station where Sapsworth is. The clerk says he never heard of it. The American notes country people pronounce Sawbridgeworth as Sapsy, and the clerk laughs and agrees.
A humorous exchange from the Kansas City Star shows a landlady noting a boarder cannot sleep while a musician boasted of his past success. Meteorological jokes reveal Wallie’s visit to Zella led to a cool, fair reaction as Wardie asks for details of the scene.
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