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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1917
Page
8
Mrs P C Stuchell of Homer City Pennsylvania recalls giving Cham berlin's Cough Remedy to her son Ellis last winter. She says it helped at once and broke up his cold quickly. The remedy is described as longstanding, safe, pleasant to take, and proven by thousands of people.
In New York a 24 year old Brooklyn mother Agnes Cusick faced Magistrate Doyle on charges of abandoning her four year old crippled son born from infantile paralysis. The boy hobbling in a leg brace was identified via a published photo. the mother denied abandonment but bail was set for trial after inconsistent statements.
In Keewatin Minnesota a local man claims a mine offers a job with no labor. He says five boys work there and one has “the job” by courting an officer’s daughter, earning $4.50 a day without effort. The tale is told with humor and skepticism.
New York report: Judge Chatfield imposes what may be the smallest fine in Brooklyn federal court history. Mrs Mary Purcell, charged with forging a pension voucher in her late mother's name, claimed the money was for her babies after her parent died. She cannot pay the 1 cent fine, yet court staff provided the coin and even contributed a purse to her.
New York report describes Magistrate Nuumer fining James Pescone two dollars for each dog after he argued the mother dog led her pup astray. The unmuted dogs belonged to Pescone at Grand Avenue and the price totaled four dollars.
Mark and Lettie face poverty after marriage with a dying elm as their last resource. A hidden packet found in the elm reveals a letter from Lettie’s father, Moore, disclosing a brother’s loaned farm in another state. The family learns they will soon move to a comfortable new home and leave hardship behind.
Public sale will offer the U G Deck property at 1409 South 1th street in Oskaloosa Iowa on December 8 1917 at 2 o clock pm The 10 acre parcel includes an 8 room heated basement furnace house well barn fruit and a well tiled yard sale location front yard Terms announced day of sale Jerome B Wood and I M Reed are auctioneers include the address and property features as listed
Public auction for the Vern Wheeler farm in Reasnor Jasper County Iowa on Saturday December 1 1917 at noon. The 130 acre property includes nine room house large barn silo windmill hog houses poultry house cave engine house and other buildings. Terms include 12000 cash down and rest by notes or full cash option with detailed payment plan.
The article argues the church should be the primary motive for membership, offering safe associations, social ease, and respected standing. An anecdote contrasts a sailor urging church certificates with a new arrival to Chicago, plus a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for child croup and personal coughs.
A column from Farm Life notes how women shed tears over a man who smiled too much, joking that he earned a red nose from his excess cheer. The quip contrasts sorrow and laughter as social commentary.
A Dayton News essay argues that gloomy days prompt self examination and serious contemplation of life. The piece notes clouded skies slow the body and mind, yet finally empower the reader to answer life’s big questions and renew strength to do right.
Ancient Indians near a South American volcano called Tunghurahua believe the godly eruption cooks fish for breakfast and meals. Scientists explain a subterranean lake feeding water and fish that are roasted by lava as eruptions draw them upward.
A St Nicholas account describes Alice Freeman Palmer as free of nerves and worry. She claimed not to have backache or conscience guilt, living each day fully. Palmer relaxed by small joys, walks, country rides, or reading poetry with friends after busy days.
A fragmentary quotation about equity and compassion references the tears of the poor. The readable text stops mid thought, offering no concrete event, date, or attributed speaker beyond the general call for mercy.
A reflective quotation from Cervantes urges judges to seek truth over wealth or favoritism. It stresses equity, avoiding bribes, and restraining harshness. The passage counsels impartiality and merciful judgment toward all, including enemies, by focusing on the truth of the case.
The mathematician Euler, near the end of his life almost blind, memorized a table of first six powers for natural numbers up to 100. Two students argued over a converging series and disagreed by one unit at the fiftieth decimal place. Euler solved it mentally and his result was correct.
Boston Advertiser notes Roger Babson urges courage to balance merit with wealth. He says we must not despise either when combined, highlighting a measured approach to success and ethics.
An advertisement asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local treatments and must be taken internally. It credits Hall's Catarrh Medicine with blood acting on mucous surfaces, praises physicians, outlines tonic and purifier ingredients, and offers testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Local residents, including Mrs. Bruen Witencap of Council Bluffs, Iowa, credit Anuric from Dr. Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, for relief from kidney and bladder troubles and related pains. The testimonial extols double strength Anuric and Dr. Pierce’s Liver Pills, urging readers to obtain a trial package and pills via mail order.
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