05 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
1
The text notes President Roosevelt’s thorough approach sparking attention from Washington gamblers as a public notice lists terms and dates, including post office entry at Pella Iowa and Marion County, with a $4.80 amount referenced.
The house of lords has not fulfilled the pledges made in the king's speech at the opening of the current parliamentary session. Liberals express dissatisfaction and plan to challenge several positions adopted by the government.
The state pharmacy commission will revoke a druggist license if the druggist also violates a liquor permit. Convicted druggists will lose both liquor and drug selling permits, ensuring dual penalties for misconduct.
Hurbert Cooper, head of Cooper Diamond Co, reportedly discarded articles into a bath, then found the bath produced white material. He believes he has discovered a method to plate steel with platinum and separate platinum from crude metals, a result scientists have pursued for years.
The report notes Wellman's hopeful airship trip to reach the North Pole. It describes a hydrogen fill of 280000 cubic feet for the gas bag, the 50 by 180 feet fabric envelope weighing 3500 pounds, and a Lorraine-Detrich 70 horsepower motor with radiator tanks weighing 1400 pounds. The steel car measures 115 feet, with potential success bringing new opportunities and rejoicing.
The article clarifies that the International Court of Justice differs from arbitration courts. It notes arbitration's flaws and the United States first used the 1899 arbitration court. The proposed court would be a pure judicial body resolving international disputes based on justice rather than compromise.
The Cedar Rapids Republican rejects Tillman’s alleged lynching threat as a political jab and recalls two Iowa lynchings that year. The Des Moines News details a Columbus Junction incident where an unknown shooter wounded William O Connor, a mob pursuing the alleged assailants was dispersed after arrests.
A historical note explains the Pilgrims first landed at Cape Cod then moved to Plymouth Rock. A monument planned for Cape Cod will honor the landing site with a 250 foot monument. Cornerstone ceremonies included speeches by Ambassador James Bryce Senator Lodge and a congressman as well as a presidential address.
The law seeks not to lower rates but to secure equality for all shippers. Some trusts may pay higher rates for better terms, yet uniform rates enable competition and curb monopolies. Expect few court cases as commission investigations are thorough and decisions stand.
The Knoxville Express argues the Iowa state fair should advertise outside Des Moines when cost effective. It warns against gratuitous buys but says targeted $25 campaigns in towns like Newton and Osceola can draw patrons, while broad reliance on distant papers may lose money. The piece notes persistent outreach can boost attendance in dull seasons and remote areas.
Physicians declare charcoal an antidote in a reported medical advisory. The brief notes ongoing debates about charcoal use in treatment and cites expert opinions from hospital sources. The item emphasizes caution and seeks further clinical evaluation.
A returning veteran bursts in with muddy boots and a clanging sword telling his wife he survived by a quirk of fate 15 years after a failed mail delivery. He says the letter with a life preserving recipe landed on a saved quarter that spared him from a fatal shot. The wife questions the fate and a curious remark about the quarter ends the tale.
A brief item lists Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as nonopiate and gentle on bowels, sold at Langerak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar. It mentions DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for backache and weak kidneys sold at the same outlets, plus DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for boils burns and skin issues.
An Iowa man, stunned by a head blow, can only talk about golf now, a condition likened to many golfers. The remark reflects a lighthearted take on a head injury and its aftermath.
The article argues that treatment of disease and relief of suffering should be independent of patient status or finances. It condemns current practice conditions as hindering care and urges a civil service reform. It notes growing support inside and outside the profession for civil service as the best, economically advantageous, solution.
A reporter visits a rising author who sits in his garden talking with a boy wearing a towel cape. The author hints about his next work and debates whether to write it with a bowl, noting the boy Wille suggesting a bowl and the mother away.
The article describes a 34 foot lifeboat switching from 14 oars to a four cylinder gasoline engine that drives at ten miles per hour. A solid 18 inch propeller with a reversing clutch powers the craft, which carries two gasoline tanks totaling 100 gallons and claims a range of about 200 miles per Popular Mechanics.
A man named Mr Meekton reflects on owning his own home. He feels pride in having his own place but sometimes longs for the days when his wife complained to the landlord about repairs rather than to him.
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