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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
3
Local notice offers legal practice in all courts with special focus on drafting and probating wills. Rollechont listed with an office on the south side of Park and residence at No. 21. Phone and office numbers provided as 28 and unspecified.
A 220 acre parcel priced at 70 per acre, located within ten miles of Pella in a Holland settlement area. The land is described as good and suitable for prospective buyers seeking large acreage with local settlement proximity.
Gem City Business College in Riviney Illinois announces a free illustrated catalogue on request. The 64 page publication showcases school views student portraits and class testimonials with emphasis on progress and success of graduates and enrolled students.
District Court of Iowa Marion County holds a petition in equity where David Dykstra claims unqualified ownership of the NW SW ¼ of Section 13 Township 77 Range 19. The plaintiff alleges possession for over ten years, seeks a decree quieting title, and cites lost deeds and errors in records affecting defendants and unknown heirs.
The petition in Equity seeks the plaintiff’s unqualified ownership of described land in Marion County Iowa and asks for a decree quieting title against all defendants. If no defense is entered by October 2 1905, a default will be entered and a decree rendered.
A concise, period tone discussion clarifies the Cape Point region near False Bay. It explains Diaz’s early encounters with southeasterly gales, the trio of promontories forming the headland, and how the Cape of Storms became the Cape of Good Hope, with mentions of Cape Farewell and the semantic question of names.
A medical note warns youths about learning to smoke, detailing how tobacco delivers carbonic oxide, ammonias, and nicotine. It explains blood alkalinity, stomach debility, heart innervation disruption, and impaired nutrition, urging cessation for recovery if the habit is dropped.
Court records show Lewis W Dunn and Fred B Dunn minors by guardian Kruger along with Idelette Kruger and heirs Cornelia Adams Henry Lucy Ann Hendershot John N Dunn Elizabeth F Dunn and others seek a decree of partition by sale of L A Dunn estate in South Pella Marion County Iowa Lots 1 2 and parts of 11 12 described as never divisible without prejudice The hearing is set for October Term 1905 with default possible if not defended by October 3 1905.
A Russian soldier captured by Japanese officers declines a small fan and uses his cap to fan himself. The captors maintain amiable smiles, and one officer offers the fan again while covering him with a revolver. The prisoner accepts the gift without further reluctance, illustrating staged respect in a Brindle narrative.
The antiquarian painter Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema drew praise for his portrait The Finding of Moses as a botanist noted the lifelike larkspurs in the foreground. The artist joked that the larkspurs were newly grown, suggesting unt dried specimens from recently explored royal tombs of Egypt.
A mother questions her son about a fishy odor after he claims to have been studying Jonah and the whale at Sunday school. He confesses the odor is from his clothes. The dialogue captures a family moment with a humorous misunderstanding.
Washington Star notes quotes from Erastus Plukly about his dog that keeps trying to whip every four footed critter on the road. The dog is described as a fighter though the man says it cannot recognize facts. The piece uses colloquial dialect and humorous tone.
John G. Bisher of Gillam Indiana says he suffered a lame back for fifteen years but found a complete recovery using Chamberlain's Pain Balm It is praised for sprains and bruises and sold by F D Stubenrauch
Stop and Read Oris E Thomas. Parents beg their twenty year old son to return home saying they will send money if needed. They have put property up for sale and fear he has been hurt or is in danger. City marshal reports the notice and notes he was seen in Des Moines weeks ago with a young boy, tramping through the country.
Medicine advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as aiding nature by soothing the cough easing lung relief and promoting expectoration. It claims to open secretions and restore the system to health and is sold by F D Stuberauch.
Low rates advertised for travel to Portland Oregon via Chicago Great Western with tickets on sale from May 23 through September 20. Additional cut rates apply to Seattle Tacoma Bellingham and Everett in Washington and to Victoria Vancouver and other Pacific destinations in Canada and California. For details contact any Great Western agent or J P Bimer GP A St Paul Minnesota.
Scheduling notice shows specific departure windows 7 32 P M 8100 A M 756 P M 923 P M for through service between Des Moines and St Louis and Kansas City. For more information contact C S Cranz G PL T A St Louis LA Davis T P A Des Moines.
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