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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement announces glasses to correct all sight issues and headaches, with granulated lids, watery eyes, and ingrowing eyelashes treated. Cataract claimed to be permanently cured by a new method, inviting former patients to call for free examinations and urging readers not to miss the opportunity.
The St. Joseph Star raises yearly subscriptions to 150 dollars effective October first. The paper expands to six to eight pages daily and promises improvements. Current readers may renew at the 1.00 rate for any number of years or extend their existing term. The Chronicle and The Star offer combined one year for 230 dollars before October 1, 1908.
A poetic, early tale recounts a mythical Brownie and a Cornish bee colony. An old woman hides bread for wandering bees to lure them forth, and a shrine rises above their hive as a haunting psalm echoes the sin and memory of the scene.
American soil is losing fertility, argues James J. Hill who cites declining wheat yields across states. He notes Minnesota 1312 to 1218 bushels per acre, New York 18y to 17.4, Kansas 15.34 to 13.18, with Denmark at 60.1 bushels due to scientific cultivation. He urges intensive, scientifically managed farming to sustain soil output.
Vander Linden's Bazaar promotes Cliffs Easy Timers and Long's Sweet Worm Waters in red white and blue metal boxes 10 25 and 50 cent sizes. They claim superior merit and offer refunds if not satisfactory. Addressed to patrons and buyers urging trial for constipation stomach and bowel troubles and worm issues.
At a regular meeting on the 21st the Jefferson Lincoln Club of Springfield NL passed unanimous resolutions denouncing rape murder arson and riot. The club condemns corrupt city officials long tolerating gambling houses and vice and urges voters to elect honest capable officials to root out corruption and restore law and order.
An Iowa farm ad lists multiple parcels near Oskaloosa Eddyville and New Sharon with 120 to 440 acres. Details include plow land, pastures, hog tight fencing, six to ten room houses, barns, cribs, wells, running water, and orchard. Prices range from 5000 to 10000 per acre with various cash and credit terms. The notice promotes stock and grain farms in Van Buren and nearby counties and cites a government remark on land values rising in twenty-five years.
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