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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
6
A weekly column from Pella Iowa discusses taxation and saloon issues, critiques non paying taxpayers, and argues the drought’s uneven impact. It notes corn price gains support industry while drought harms farmers, urging fair distribution of agricultural gains and social support to distressed areas.
A Marshalltown dispatch raises the issue of Methodists seeking to appoint Rev. H. O. Pratt of Toledo as chaplain of the Iowa soldiers home to succeed Rev. Jesse Cole. The piece denounces religious bodies entering partisan politics and questions Pratt’s qualifications.
An essay uses autumn imagery to reflect on aging, death, and the cycle of life. It compares elms, maples, box elders, and sumac to human states from youth to old age, emphasizing acceptance, dignity, and the hope of renewal after death.
A 1913 agriculture bulletin notes total agricultural output 22 percent below 1912 levels yet total gross revenue for farmers will rise 6 percent from the previous year. The report attributes improved prices and market conditions as the main drivers behind higher revenue despite smaller harvests.
Legal notice records that Gerrit Boertje deceased has a will on file in the Clerk of the District Court in Marion County Iowa. The will will be heard in the September term 1913 on October 13 1913. All interested parties may appear at the hearing. Clerk Meyner Langerak Knoxville Iowa dated October 6 1913.
Flora M. Morgan and J. L. Morgan file in Marion County Iowa a petition to vacate portions of Blee's addition to Hamilton including blocks 1 5 6 11 and 2 4 7 10 and lots 1 2 in those blocks with adjacent streets and alleys. The court has set October 20 1913 for the hearing in Marion County District Court.
A brief court notice states that a petition in the District Court in Knoxville Iowa will be heard at a specified time with all interested parties invited to appear. Clerk of the District Court, Marion County Iowa.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Letter from Walding Kinnan Marvin confirming Cheney's integrity. Cure taken internally, acts on mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
N VanMaren of Pella Iowa testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his lame back after sharp pains when rising from a chair. He later reaffirms the endorsement in 1912 and says no kidney remedy has been needed since. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY agents. Remember the name Deans and take no other.
The famous pirate William Kidd was executed on the 234th of May 1706 at Execution Dock in London, with several crew members. The execution marked a turning point in suppressing piracy. Kidd’s legacy, though inflated, reflects historic crimes that damaged global trade and highlighted England's losses to sea raiders. Belgium remains a bilingual nation with Flemish French and Walloon speakers in official statistics.
The fragment notes Belgians with a single language total 4 262 and French 2 182 Flemish 2 129 185 with others speaking none and no medium of thought indicated. It includes a Yale Record joke about sweeping under the carpet and a janitor affirming yes always sweeping under the carpet.
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