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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
1
Editorial questions if modern life and school pressure affect children leading to crises and self harm. It cites an 11 year old girl's suicide note and argues for lighter study loads, calmer parenting, and kindness, noting Germany and the U S see rising child crisis reports. It also mentions James R Walsh being denied release after a five year sentence.
The author argues that mercy should not favor the rich over the poor, urging equal justice in theory and practice. He compares two towns, credits civic pride and cooperation for growth, and condemns selfishness and faction. Spain’s quick Morocco campaign is praised, then a German editor duel incident with Standard Oil is noted, contrasting methods of influence.
Several hundred people gathered in Massachusetts in a recent meeting convinced the world would end. They took up a collection and some sold their property to place proceeds on the plate, raising questions about whether habit or a scheming entrepreneur influenced the act.
The piece argues contentment can hinder progress and cautions that staying in a squalid home and idle life limits growth. It urges a spine of discontent to drive moving from the hovel to a neat dwelling and from shiftlessness to industry and order.
The article argues that a lame and aching back signals kidney and bladder derangement. It lists signs such as fatigue, nervous irritability, irregular heart rhythm, sleep loss, and urinary symptoms, claiming kidney and bladder cure follows removing the underlying cause. It frames these conditions as linked and warns of dangerous progress if untreated.
The author argues many clergymen quit ministry due to personal failings, cites England's latest dreadnought and rising taxes, and urges readers to abandon grand ambitions in favor of real daily deeds. He praises honest service, civic duty, and putting energy into action to bless oneself and others.
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A reflective poem extols farmers toiling in wheat and corn under a blazing sun. The speaker admires rugged labor, noting the strength and discipline of plowing and threshing, while confessing a preference to witness the work rather than perform it themselves.
A Pennsylvania reader muses on raising volunteers to dig the Panama Canal saying it mirrors war but doubts deserts will follow as men tire of marching and cigars and flowers. Henry Milford of Kentucky mourns a wife and jokes about a tombstone epitaph. Mrs. Jennie Kinnem advocates a Pittsburg style test for perfect men.
Fragmentary quotation prompts ponderings on language Darwinian theory and historical figures. The text references monkeys Caesar and Caesar’s crown denial, hinting at philosophical contrasts between evolution, reformers, and nobility. This record preserves the oblique fragmentary discussion.
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