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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
8
A rollicking warning poem portrays a cigarette as an insidious force harming bodies and minds. It claims cigarette smoke dulls intellect, stains teeth and lips, and harms lungs. The speaker compares it unfavorably to Macbeths witches, emphasizing its deceitful innocent appearance versus dangerous effects.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe pleasant laxative to relieve constipation and related digestive troubles. It touts use for all ages, warns against harsh purgatives, and cites testimonials from Chicago and Arkansas readers. Free samples offered via mail order from Monticello Maryland with prices listed.
A Sunday School lesson explains David’s confession after his sin with Bathsheba, the transforming mercy of God, and the threefold view of sin as transgression, sin, and iniquity. It emphasizes forgiveness, removal of guilt, and God’s guidance restoring peace and joy to the penitent heart. The lesson links Psalm 51 as prelude to Psalm 32 and urges trusting in God’s mercy.
The piece reflects on Jesus speaking to the Father in John 17 4, noting He finished the work given to Him. It emphasizes His earthly mission was spiritual redemption, not secular power or fame, and that He prayed for Himself, His apostles, and believers through the apostles’ word.
A sermon on the atonement presents Jesus as sinless, divine, willing, and the necessary mediator. It links redemption to Christ's blood, his high priestly intercession, and the adoption of believers, urging sinners to come to Christ for salvation and eternal life. The piece closes with a local ad for DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hat Salve in Vinton, Iowa.
The article discusses the supposed vulnerability of the stomach as a critical target in boxing and the broader idea that the solar plexus is a decisive area. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for digestive and catarrhal diseases and advertises related medical booklets and the Common Sense Medical Adviser with contact details for Buffalo, N.Y.
Rev Charles F Aked urges church members to treat voting as a religious duty and to vote on moral issues and candidates. He notes many regular attendees neglect polls and primaries, comparing their impact to bar-room influences. He warns churches should avoid party politics but must shape righteous public opinion. Also ad copy for De Witt’s Kidney Pills and a humorous cartoon line appears at end.
The text argues that a baby's health hinges on adequate feeding. If the mother's milk fails, Scott's Emulsion supplies essential fats. When artificial formulas lack nourishment, supplementation is implied as necessary.
Cascasweet, a well known baby and child remedy, promises to quiet the little one in a short time. The bottle lists the ingredients and states it contains no opiates. Available at Langerak's Drug Store, GO 44.
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