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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1912

Page

3

The Bohemian Girl at Oska loosa Masonic Theatre

Aborn Operas Company presents Balfe's grand opera The Bohemian Girl at Oska loosa Masonic Theatre next Monday April 15. The production features real gypsies and wagons, a twenty horse cavalcade, elaborate sets, a large cast including Blanche Morrison as Arline and Hattie Belle Ladd as Gypsy Queen, with a 100-member company and the famous Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda in act three.

Aborn Operas Balfe Masonic Theatre Oskaloosa Old Bohemian Scne Messiah Corps de Ballet

Completely Cured Our Little Boy of Fits

A Windfall Indiana family claims their son’s epileptic fits ended after using Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills. The letter from M Bogue states the child began seizures at ten, endured four years, and has been free for three years. The ad touts a money back guarantee and urges readers to try miles medicines.

Miles

Local Social Notes From Otley and Nearby Visits

Mrs. Fred Lareen departed for her Sweden home Sunday morning. A. T. Van Houweling returned from a Saturday visit. J. Breen and wife were in Monroe on Wednesday. Maggie V. H. visited Pella on Tuesday. Mrs. Jobo Markus appeared in Des Moines interests.

Frank Walker Iowa Falls Albert van Houweling Pella Otley van Akeren John Sills B. Berkheimer Marshalltown Vander Kolk Mr. Brobst Knoxville Gerrit van Houweling Albert Fennema Fred Lareen Sweden A. T. van Houweling Bre J. Breen Monroe Mies Maggie V. H. Wen Jobo Markus Des Moines

Des Moines River Rises Flood Stage Forces Relocation

The Des Moines river has risen to flood stage and is still rising the river bottoms residents have moved out. Access to homes is only possible by boat as Corsica South Dakota resident Cleveland Groep left Tuesday after visiting relatives and Stephen De Geest spends vacation with home folks.

Des Moines Cleveland Groep Corsica South Dakota Stephen de Geest

Calumet Baking Powder Wins Grand Prize in Paris Show

Calumet Baking Powder earned the Grand Prize and Gold Medal at the International Pure Food Show in Paris in March 1912, adding to its prior Highest Award at the Chicago World’s Pure Food Exposition. The company promotes the superiority of its product and praises Chronicle advertising impact.

Paris Calumet Chicago Chronicle

Planting the Vegetable Garden Advice on staggered planting

The article cautions against early uniform planting. It notes that under late rainy seasons nature can accelerate growth of later plantings, so staggered sowing across second to fourth plantings yields better overall ripening and harvest results.

Inactive Liver Symptoms Prompt Ayer's Pills Endorsement

The notice lists symptoms such as dull headaches indigestion constipation and dizziness attributed to an inactive liver and suggests asking a doctor about Ayer's Pills. The ad promotes a small nightly dose under guidance of a G & R Co outlet in Lowell Massachusetts.

Ayer Bo Ous Lowell Masa

Varietal Plantings Key to Sweet Corn Yield

Farm and Home notes that peas perform best with one or two varieties in succession, while sweet corn benefits from several varieties and successive plantings. Slower growth occurs if early plantings lag, but later plantings can speed up under favorable conditions.

Eggs for Hatching Guidelines from Farm and Home

Care should be exercised in selecting eggs for incubating. Eggs should weigh about 1 1/4 pounds per dozen and have smooth shells. Fresh eggs hatch strongest. three week old eggs hatch but with weaker chicks. Store at about 50 degrees, turn daily, and reject over large, thin shelled, pointed or round eggs and those with abnormal shapes.

One Pilla Promise Doan's Kidney Pills Claim Relief

A grainy ad touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a sole solution for kidney and back pain. It cites Mrs. M E Wadsworth of Grinnell Iowa praising relief after a short course, and notes the product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 60 cents.

M. E. Wadsworth Main St Grinnell Iowa Dean Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New. York United

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Wormhoudt’s Clothing Store Nervine Miles Medical CO Elkhart Ind S. G. Vander Zyl Leighton Pete van Zante Herman van Zante Carrie van Zee M. de Reus Willing Workers Society Letta V. van Maanen Julia van Duren Lillian McReynolds Hazel Hart R. Scoffers Myrtle Pearl Parker Dirkie van Zante W. Baker Draper John Perry W. Rootselast N. Pannekoek Eliza Sytsma John Tracy Rock Island Misa Bertha Harvey Bessie Brat Misa Kathryn de Geest Merle Sytama Tony Schippers Will Harry Wilson de Geest Ens J. F. Burns & CO TONE Tone Bros Des Maines Ts. Blewer Oly Gulden Cotter Lyman Brown Murray St New York Sherwin Williams Langerak’s Barbers Puest Massine Vander Geest and Hoorta
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