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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
2
For Auditor. For Clerk. For County Attorney For Recorder. For Member of Board. G. W. van der Wilt -W. H. Bootsma H. T. McCormack -J. WH. Straup -J. H. Feight.
A local report on Assumption Illinois debates a newspaper printing Bible contents as obscenity. Citizens threaten action while coal strikes affect industry and workers. The Independent of Assumption triggers backlash as readers question propriety and church topics. Authorities ponder if the Bible constitutes obscene literature.
Commentary decries inaction by Pella city officials on improving the water system. It urges residents to petition the council to place the plant on a paying basis, noting the engineer salary of 35 dollars a month and ongoing nonrevenue-earning operations. It stresses the need to provide household water and generate revenue to cover operating costs.
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Last Friday John de Cook almost suffered a severe injury when a horse kicked near his eyes while being led to pasture. He describes the blow as close to killing him, noting one eye now bears a dark ring. The notice ends by recommending Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, sold by Allen & Stubenrauch.
A fragment-style ad notes a thin young woman paid 3 cents to 12 pounds of flesh and spent a dollar on Scott's Emulsion, gaining twelve pounds in a bottle. It touts value, with offer of a free sample and directions to Scott & Lowne chemistry in New York.
Neighborhood notes from Durham and nearby towns list residents in town for visits and business in Knoxville and Bussey. Mentions include J R Moody, W S Whaley, P S Miller, Bert Hull, J D Harsin upgrading home, Sharon Roberts carpenters, John McMillan buying a 123 acre farm at 61 per acre, Mrs Parsons plans Colorado trip for health, Rev Hughs return from Washington Iowa, church bell purchase and installation, heavy rains raising Des Moines river flood risk, Pella road bottoms impassable. Community dances, construction on McAdoo kitchen, Mrs Gilbert visit, Dr Bufkin called, W C McAdoo visiting, Mrs Cline headed to Pasadena, Madge Howard moving to Des Moines, Maude Culver trip to Illinois, Farmers Bank brickwork nearing roof, Jane Baily dies at 52. Funeral by Rev Hand in Lowman cemetery.
The narrative describes town boys selected from a college group who crossed bars and donned fighting clothes to face students on campus. After a round the students chose not to tally to avoid angering the towns, and the final score favored the town boys. The piece ends noting the students were perhaps overconfident.
Homeseekers tickets to nearly all points on sale at low rates by Chicago Great Western Railway on the first and third Tuesday of each month June to October inclusive. For particulars apply to any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago Ill.
Henderson Grimett of this place was struck by paralysis and lost use of an arm and side. After two bottles of Chamberlain pain balm his cure was nearly complete, per Geo R McDonald of Logan County West Virginia. The liniment is also famed for rheumatism sprains and bruises sold by Allen Stubenrauch.
O R Larson of Bay Villa Sundays River Cape Colony runs a small valley store nine miles from the railway and twenty five miles from the town. He says farmers within thirty miles rely on his shop and Chamberlains Cough Remedy has cured fourteen people in the past year. For sale by Allen and Stubenrauch.
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