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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
6
A Pella Iowa post office note recounts editorials mocking a booster for fly traps and insect powder. It criticizes a Independence weather prophet and cites Chicago Record-Herald editorials defending President Wilson’s tariff revision and Senator Cummins.
The piece criticizes Republican leaders for failing four years ago and warns that Lt. Gov. Harding must persuade voters that Democrats failed governing. It questions Harding's record on appointing pro liquor members to senate committees during last winter’s liquor restriction debates.
A Pella reader scolds a Chronicle writer who claims sole credit for rail travel, noting trips from Grand Island Nebraska to Pella and Des Moines. The letter sneers at pretension and jokes about future rides on the rails, reflecting local booster sentiment.
The senator’s support for the democratic tariff bill is hailed as evidence of his broad leadership. Critics accuse the self-styled progressives of using him for a presidential push, then dropping away, while LaFollette rests in honored service to the people.
The passage critiques Canadian reactions to an escaped criminal thought to be a hero by some. It argues that fascination with the infamous reveals universal foolishness, noting that the intellectually unbalanced seek public attention regardless of the person’s notoriety or degenerate conduct.
The drought and heat have forced ice to be shipped to Pella by carload, underscoring the need for a local ice plant. Even if heat eases, weeks of ice use remain, and external shipments may continue while quality may improve.
An Iowa town urges prompt drainage and ditch cleaning before winter and spring thaws. Dry months hid road issues but freezing weather will test crown integrity. fall clearance of vegetation and leaves is recommended to ensure runoff. Improvement from last spring is the measure of road fund efficiency.
One Hundred Dollars Reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan & Marvin Wholesale Druggists. Cure taken internally, acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price seven cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation also promoted.
In Pella readers learn how Doan's back cream helped sufferers restore strength and endurance. The item presents testimonial style praise and mentions relief from chronic back pain through this remedy.
A Pella resident Testifies Doans Kidney Pills ease a lame back and weak kidneys. J. H. Reuvers, photographer, praises the remedy after relief from kidney pain and backache. Sold everywhere. Foater Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doans.
Original notice in District Court Iowa Marion County seeks to establish plaintiff’s fee simple title to a tract in Sec 27 74 20 West. It details chain of title defects, misnamed owners, a 59% acre parcel and a mortgage error. Defendants must answer by Sept 30 1918 or default judgment will be entered.
On August 16 1913 Judge Lorin N Hays of Iowa ordains the notice be published for four consecutive weeks in the Pella Chronicle a Marion County Iowa newspaper. The order approves the notice and authorizes publication.
A West Point graduate major in artillery at Fort Snelling meets Miss Kenworthy at a lakeside resort. They discuss Venus, life before, and whether they have existed before, revealing a past memory and a love rekindled. A Brown professor notes sandbag blows can erase recent memory to force confessions in self rob shops.
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes a barber leaving the city after years of offers to sell hair tonic. The speaker regrets the change and fears starting the “battle” anew with a different barber, humorously reflecting on stubborn sales pitches and routines.
A Baltimore American quip notes a Pekinese biting a child on the street this morning. The sparking exchange shows the dog's owner expressing concern for her pet while remarks about facial cleanliness of local children are noted.
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