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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1902
Page
1
A note on brass under constant tension revealing that it can lose its tenacity and become very brittle over time, a curious phenomenon that has puzzled scholars of philosophy and science alike.
Scientists report that candle light makes eyes close 6.8 times a minute, gas light 2.8, sunlight 2.2, and electric light 1.8. They conclude electricity is the least injurious artificial luminant for the eyes according to measurements.
The royal tableware value at Buckingham Palace and Windsor exceeds 2 million dollars. The Sevres dessert service in Windsor’s green drawing room is appraised at 500 thousand, with Rose du Barri vases at 250 thousand. Buckingham hosts six Sevres vases valued at 25 thousand each.
The United States department of agriculture operates well-equipped laboratories in Washington City Florida and California to investigate plant diseases. It runs fifty experiment stations for plant disease research and about half that number of colleges offer practical courses on plant life art.
Prof R H Pettitt of the State Agricultural College reports a striking finding in Michigan mosquito work. Assistant Bronson Barlow notes a pond where the banks hold the bodies of dead mosquitoes killed by a fungus disease related to autumn fly-killing infections on window panes.
R. W. Ringhouse of San Francisco has faced the surgeon's knife six times in five years for appendicitis yet refused operation each time. He says he will still avoid surgery when his time comes, choosing another fate instead.
A local note in Rossland British Columbia highlights inexpensive essentials with a one dinner at a fish shop featuring pale beans mashed potatoes sugar cane salad celery sweets apples custard or apricot pie tapioca puddings beverages black and green tea and coffee suggesting low prices.
A new floating drydock stationed at Algiers Louisiana by the navy department successfully raised the United States battleship Illinois of 11 565 tons displacement. Plans call for attaching exterior longitudinals or stout side keels to the ship bottom. Rows of blocks are positioned for those in the dock plus the central keel blocks, enabling the vessel to sit upright on level blocks with no shoring needed beyond centering.
In a media account, M Meunier notes many stones claimed as meteorites are false. Corsicans reportedly forged meteorites by coating oph ites and serpentines with sulphur and lampblack. The Iglast meteorite is likely furnace slag. A three pound iron ball by unknown makers fooled Schwein furth as a Libyan desert meteorite.
In Paris a curious chain of industry drains rats for multiple uses. Flesh is cleaned from bones for manufacture without boiling. Full-grown rat furs become trimmings, skins gloves, thigh bones ivory substitutes, and tendons yield gelatin capsules for medicines.
In Denmark two parish churches were sold at public auction as chattels from a barn estate. A feudal proprietor’s property was disposed of under the hammer with no sentiment. A post office receiver bought one for 30000 crowns, a bargain given the proprietor’s tithing rights over parishioners.
A noted naturalist tested a melon by placing a harness and lever on it. At eighteen days the melon measured twenty seven inches in circumference and the device began lifting weights. By twenty days old the setup lifted sixty pounds, with readings continuing thereafter.
Special correspondence from Des Moines Iowa reports a grand parade plan for the Sovereign Grand Lodge including details on route viewing stands and crowd estimates. It also covers new military instruction orders for three state colleges and notes postmasters’ convention plans and museum additions in Ames.
A planned October exhibit at Madison Square Garden New York will showcase women's achievements in art industry science professions and home life with over 250000 spent and 3000 workers. The piece compares to a London 1900 event and highlights female progress, notable figures, and the enduring call for female celebration.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune depicts a dialogue in which a Citaman resists surrendering the washing while a man argues the check is correct. A China figure spits spray while towels are ironed, trading blunt remarks with a boastful adversary.
Travelers East or West are offered the line's lowest fares with full comfort. Colored uniformed staff attend to passenger needs regardless of ticket class, with emphasis on ladies and children. Modern day coaches, allman sleeping cars, and high dining car service. Meals on American club plan from 35 cents to 1.00, no excess fare on any train. Tickets should read via Nickel Plate Road.
In Philadelphia a once prosperous entrepreneur recounts his downfall after attempting to establish a wick lunch restaurant. The Timore Herald notes his cautious reflection on how the venture faltered and his subsequent career changes.
A Chicago advertisement offers a $20.00 ocean trip from Chicago to New York via Virginia mountains and seashore resorts to Norfolk. It includes meals and berths free from Norfolk with address for N. W. P. Agent at Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, 234 Clark St., Chicago.
A reflective line by Johneon warns that having excess money or time without meaningful use breeds unhappiness, stating these burdens are the heaviest in life and many suffer most from misused wealth and hours.
Henry A. Salzer of La Crosse Wisconsin and his wife sail for Europe to explore seed novelties in Bope and Hungary, aiming to bring acclaimed Salzer Seeds to markets worldwide.
The Kansas City Star notes a playful line about a Bavarian diet enacting against tipping evil. It jokes that rather than the diet pursuing tips, the tip tends to follow the diet, reflecting light political humor in print.
A Ram's Horn line promotes Laxative Bromo Quin ine Tablets claiming a cure for colds in one day with money back if it fails. The ad notes the product is sold by druggists with a 250 price reference and compares a small engine with a big whistle.
An 1900 Minneapolis notice from J W O Brien at 322 Third Ave N cites Piso's Cure as highly spoken of, while a separate line urges that disposition matters more than position, attributed to Ram's orn in Kennan C.
Banking in Pittsburg traces to 1804, while an Ohio firm markets a wheelbarrow with ball bearings. Rosewood earns its name from the rose fragrance, and an ironclad of 10,000 tons carries hull 3400 and machinery 1400 tons. An orange tree can yield 15000 fruit and a lemon 6000. A town’s water allotment estimates 80 gallons per person daily for all uses.
Matthews Arkansas August 25 Mrs Lee Sanders recounts how reading Dodd's Almanac for 1902 led her to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. After starting the treatment she improved rapidly and now feels as well as anyone. She believes the pills can cure kidney trouble.
A brief testimonial outlines a mother’s relief after embracing Lydia and Phams Vegetable Compo for childbearing. The speaker recalls initial dread of delivery but credits the remedy with renewed strength and confidence in motherhood.
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