Public schools schedule and student activities at Pella
The Pella public schools plan a vacation next week while reporting on flu absences. The Webster school hosts a mixed program Friday at the high school with 15 cent admission. Debates, operettas, and track interest are highlighted, with pre district and district contests and a near $100 projected from the Shah operetta. Officials defend extracurriculars as essential to citizenship and fitness, noting costs are manageable and taxes not significantly affected.
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Webster School
Newton
Pella
New Junior First Aid Legion Organized by Puritan Drug
The Puritan Drug Store in Pella announces a new group for boys and girls called the Junior First Aid Legion. Sponsored by Bauer & Black of Chicago, the program aims to teach first aid, with life memberships costing 12 cents. The firm will fund most equipment and launches April 10 with recruitment at the Puritan.
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Puritan Drug Store
Junior First Aid Legion
Bauer & Black
Chicago
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Junior Red Cross
Pella
Education Shapes Public Viewpoints Across Communities
A brief reflection on how schools influence values and perceptions, noting that many see education as wholesome and beneficial. The piece argues that educational quality and viewpoints from locals determine perceived value and societal cohesion.
Humps praised for pedestrian safety in Pella letter
A letter from W. H. Fowler to incoming mayor urges removing Johnson Humps from street intersections. The writer argues crossings are dangerous and supports keeping humps for pedestrian protection, noting local injuries including a businessman and his wife, and a child killed years ago. Dr. Fultz is cited as a school board veteran unlikely to back removal.
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Pella
W. H. Fowler
Chronicle
Johnson
Simple Mixture for Gas on Stomach
Adlerika is advertised as a simple bowel evacuant mixture including buckthorn bark magnesium sulph glycerine and related components. The ad claims quick relief from gas on the stomach and notes the product is effective for constipation often working within one hour without causing griping. Ideal Pharmacy promotes its use.
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Washington
Frances Ver Steeg
Bessie Stone
Maxwell
Lyons High School
Clinton
Frances
F. C. Stanley
Mahaska County
Ira J
van den Berg
Lucile
Redfern Made
VaNn Niewaal
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