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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
1
Ephor and H J Shutts are listed as business managers with an amount of 81.80 noted for the year 1978. The fragment suggests a financial entry or payroll line in a historical newspaper, naming individuals and a monetary figure.
The Knoxville Express features Home Coming day illustrations and editorial notes on Taft’s voice and public influence. Mentioned are Emanuel Mandel’s Swiss charity endowment of $50,000 and a call to request Bulletine No 100 on Modern Silo Construction. The piece urges constructive guidance at home, education by the Agricultural College, and reflecting on parental praise versus fault finding.
The editorial tirades against turning the post office into a freight carrier argue such a shift would violate government purpose and favor special interests. It condemns labor federation officials as unfit instructors and warns workers prefer to think for themselves without interference.
An Alabama paper editorial argues illiteracy in the South partly stems from county education superintendents who cannot read or write. The piece suggests choosing county supervisors from among teachers, as is done elsewhere.
The sheet lists national and state ticket lines with candidates for president and various offices, including Bryan Kern and Taft Sherman tickets. It names governors, secretaries, auditors, attorneys general, clerks, treasurers, supervisors, sheriffs, and commissioners across multiple counties and districts with start years noted for some supervisor posts.
A report describes an alleged poisoning attempt by cooks at Stanford University causing illness to about 200 students. The piece also notes Chinese landings on Grand Island New York on September 30 in small boats, unpermitted, and remarks on China amid such acts, implying blame.
Rev P. Henson of Brooklyn argues that small colleges are wiser than large universities. He doubts the tendency of monstrous institutions and believes smaller colleges produce better work and men, remarking he was educated at a smaller college himself.
Editorial remark contrasts labels for disaster and theft, noting how fires in pineries are calamity while timber theft by sharks is called enterprise. It argues a sack of flour theft is larceny and punishable, yet bank theft of all funds is framed as financial manipulation and bank irregularity.
Marshalltown paper notes YMCA efforts in building body mind and spirit through clean athletics. It cites the Y M C A relay race from Oskaloosa to Marshalltown as evidence of the organization’s work in developing strong bodies to support spiritual growth and overall character.
The government seeks to persuade and even compel the Tama Indians to send their people to school but faces slim chances of success. The Muskwakies show no desire for white lifestyles or learning. Presbyterians have had a long missionary presence with no conversions, as they wish to remain Indians within a shrinking homeland.
Senator Beveridge lauds modern humane legislation noting railroad rate, meat inspection, pure food, irrigation, labor safety, employer liability, hours restrictions, safety appliances, and government employee liability laws. He says these reforms paved the way for further changes and the Roosevelt era achievements.
The article reflects on small acts of usefulness and courtesies in political life. It recounts William J. Bryan’s South Dakota tour where crowds cheered and Mitchell observers noted lithographed windows. Bryan urged replacing his portraits with Taft’s, showcasing respectful rivalry and party spirit.
A moral warning on the harm of sharp hushed words in marriage. The piece recalls a wife’s sorrow from careless remarks and a husband’s loneliness, urging loving, kind words and pure affection to brighten the home life.
Dozens of ailments blamed on dyspepsia to nervous prostration are claimed to be caused by uterine disease. The text extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe, potent tonic and nervine for women, targeting worn out teachers, milliners, seamstresses, and nursing mothers. It also mentions Pleasant Pellets to invigorate stomach, liver, and bowels.
A reflective note on allurements abroad that flatter the eye and heart. The speaker questions whether distant sadness will dominate, as melody insists there is no place like home. The lines evoke homesickness and a yearning for familiar comforts.
Farmers hear duties on hogs horses cattle sheep oats wheat rye corn buckwheat barley rice butter cheese beans cabbage eggs hay honey potatoes wool lard poultry. Despite tariffs, $341.4 million in farm products were imported last year. From October Farm Journal.
DeWitt s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve promoted as the best remedy for piles. Sold at Langerak s Drug Store located at 404a.
In Tampa Florida an incubator hatched ostrich eggs with 13 eggs from a local farm expected to hatch in July. Each egg costs $20 and a hatched chick could be worth more than twice that amount after the first month, given 45 days of exposure at 107 degrees.
An advertisement asserts no medicine rivals De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. Sold at Langerak's Drug Store, 40 44.
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