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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
3
Omaha Denver Colorado Spgs Fort Worth St. Paul Minneapolis trains depart Pella in sequence heading eastbound with listed destinations and times as shown.
A colonial-era advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for “bearing-down pains” and other feminine ailments. It claims such conditions harm health and force women to smile through pain, promoting letters to the doctor and a free medical advisor book offered with stamp-mail requests.
A Philadelphia Bulletin observation notes women at a matinee luncheon choosing meals by neighborly cues. Four women at one table show cake and coffee dominate, while clam chowder circulates when prompted by glances and the menu card, illustrating social dining habits of the era.
G K Chesterton argues fairy tales reveal humanity’s destiny through three paradoxes. The Giant Killer embodies courage, Cinderella embodies humility, Beauty and the Beast embodies faith. He claims tales teach truths truer than beasts, guiding mothers and patriots to love and elevate what they face.
Gargoyles are carved heads and grotesques used as waterspout terminals on roofs. The London Telegraph notes they imitate the gurgling water sound, originated as medieval caricatures carved by monkish masons to preserve peers and superiors, with examples in Notre Dame and churches in Brittany, Normandy, and parts of England.
A feature on Tokyo kuisha moxa doctors who apply dried herb pads and light them to create blisters believed to cure various ailments. The piece notes rhinoceros pills for chest tightness and mood, Zuridashi for coughs and colds to expel devils, and musk pills claimed to cure many illnesses from a red nose to seasickness.
In a San Francisco Call remark readers define the coquette as many girls who are not especially beautiful or witty yet master the art of charm. The coquette makes each man feel special while flattering several at once, unlike the plain beauty who relies on looks.
A puzzled man asks a companion why his pockets feel empty. He recalls tying a knot in his handkerchief that morning to remind himself for his wife, then realizes the handkerchief is missing.
A tale from Henri Murger’s poverty years tells how he borrowed a shabby old black coat that barely fit and attracted teasing from its owner. After a second friend lent him a fine new coat, the party’s host urged reckless use, laughing and urging him to ruin it. The anecdote ends with Murger avoiding another coat loan.
A rediscovered Mercurius Politicus notice from 1053 describes a Rotterdam built ram battleship by a French engineer. The agile craft could sail without masts, stop and turn like a bird, sink ships quickly, reach the Indies in weeks, hunt whales, and batter piers, with fate unknown. The piece closes with a Sun and positivity aside from a magazine quote.
A London gentleman recalls an ordinary goldfish kept for 53 years with his father having bought it over 40 years earlier. The Royal Aquarium in Russia reportedly houses carp over 600 years old, and certain whales have been verified at over 200 years. The piece notes that the average carp, if undisturbed, may live around 500 years.
A London coster tailor advertises in a playful mock king's English style offering paged slang phrases about men’s wear. The clipped phrases describe upper Benjamin snipped plans moleskins hanky panky design double fakement buttons and various fittings for tight or loose cuts.
Partial timetable shows departure times for North and South routes between Des Moines St Louis and Kansas City. It lists morning and evening sails with specific hours and indicates per service carriers C S Crane G P L & T A St Louis and L R Davis T P A Des Moines for further information.
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