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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
8
Edith C. Banfield laments leaving familiar New England landscapes and seeks the comforting memories of childhood and past seasons. The poem contrasts lost beloved places, such as arbutus, windflowers, and blue hills, with a future that feels dim yet vast. Century magazine excerpt.
A 1903 youth meeting article urges dedicated work for Christ beyond singing. it urges study of scripture as the test of true approval by God. It contrasts grand stand admiration with faithful service, urging courage against shame and desertion when called to battle. It ties I Tim 2 15 to a year text guiding lifelong conduct.
A brief opinion excerpt argues that Christians must sometimes defy the vox populi to follow Christ. It questions majority opinions on moral trials like floods and the cross, urging believers to acknowledge God in all ways so He can direct their paths. By J B Sava Cresco Indiana.
A boy stops by a blacksmith shop and, after eyeing the smith’s work, is offered a half dollar to lick a hot iron. He accepts the coin, licks it, and walks away whistling, undaunted by the challenge.
A Rochester Post Express note describes a Supreme Court justice taking a fellow lawyer sailing. The wind rises, the small craft rocks, the lawyer grows uneasy, and the judge asks how he may help. The lawyer replies he wants the motion overruled.
The article recalls Whistler's artistic tension over a club clue arrangement and notes Paris plans a Byron statue by Jean De Charmay. It lists a high-profile committee plus many French cultural figures and mentions the Versailles Pavilion seating and 100 cottages built for retired workers.
London reports a wave of overseas oddities from Bombay to Britain. A German firm supplied 320 electric clocks for the new Palace hotel in Bombay, a Chicago lawyer recalls a peculiar London sight, and rivals flashed rival con fanti signs. Debate grows whether King Edward will tour America via Canada, while England considers such a voyage possible. Lord Ravenscourt’s butler estate of 150000 sparks talk of high salaries and hefty tips. A conserv ative MP linked to Lord Salisbury once hid money in a hotel venture, illustrating butler earnings from commissions.
Poem recalling longing for Aunt Esther's shortcake in Houston Post. Narrator desires a single wish granted, to bake and savor the thick old fruit shortcake with flaky top crust and berries, celebrating a cherished recipe from the past. The piece blends nostalgia with a playful wish motif.
A ship manager praises marine engineers as true ocean heroes and recounts three perilous rescues. An engineer crawled into a blazing boiler to remove leaky tubes, later repairing steam lines amid scalding heat, risking death. Another saved his foot when steam burned through boots during repairs, ending with a lasting limp. A chief engineer in the Umbria case labored two days in a shaft tunnel to fit a collar, enabling the ship to resume voyage.
Early on a voyage Tomlinson crawled through the shaft tunnel amid broken bolts to keep the ship afloat preventing a hull breach. A fireman asleep near a stuck safety valve almost caused a massive explosion until a second engineer freed the valve. Engineers wade through bilge water, endure rheumatism, and improvise a funnel from junk to save a tramp steamer, illustrating daily sea heroism.
Seventy five thousand acres of arid land will be reclaimed and opened for settlement in Idaho via a new irrigation canal from the Snake river eleven miles above Blackfoot in Bing ham county. The vast canal, 85 feet wide at the top, will run southwest for 58 miles to Blaine county and discharge surplus water near American falls. It aims to irrigate 76,000 acres, including 10,000 acres of school land under state contracts. The Snake river watershed exceeds 10,000 square miles with water availability peaking when demand is highest. At minimum flow levels the diversion point holds five times more water than the canal can carry. The project envisions a river-like irrigation system delivering a potential depth of over six feet across the tract.
In Paris earlier finds include a Claude unearthed among old dealer canvases sold for over 6000 dollars and now in a Paris amateur gallery. A Cuyp panel used as a looking glass frame fetched nearly 2000, while a Holbein on mahogany became a sliding panel in a Dutch inn and sold for 1600. A Tintoretto cleaned from a peasant cottage fetched around 15000, after a tourist noted its value. Old paintings stolen during the Paris Commune surfaced in a Brest inn, worth 20000, in a village parlor.
A London picture dealer bought a damaged canvas from a man who thought it was a wreck. The dealer later recognized it as a Cor Teggio painting worth about $2,000 after initial offers of $250. He had refused higher offers, sticking to his belief it was not valuable.
Advice for summer skincare outlines using benzoin for dry skin and alcohol on the face only when skin feels. Recommend sun exposure in the morning and soap at night. Cold cream when skin is warm, camphor or cologne to prevent forehead oil, warm then cold water for cosmetic treatments. Lemon juice and beaten egg white used to touch up freckles and reduce tan.
The death occurred of a man known in Llan Gollen as a professional bewailer who attended every funeral for two decades, a local figure noted for his long service to the community in mourning rituals.
An advertiser touts Dr Ellsworth as the cheapest dentist in Mahasha County, promising value received for money and claiming others focus on appearance. The snippet emphasizes affordability over flashy service.
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