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Pella Chronicle in Pella, Iowa

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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1917

Page

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Iowa News Skies Warm Weather and War Talk

A Des Moines summer project to build a central heating plant costing 700000 is announced. W O Nelson of Perry sues Rock Island railroad for 10000 over a Nevada wreck on Feb 7. Arbor Day on April 27 is proclaimed with a call to plant trees. Ice jam dynamiting at McGregor allows railroad trains to cross. National guard recruitment climbs with governor support. Various Iowa events include school principal A M Hamilton missing, Grinnell College bequest, a wool exhibit, and armory plans for Ames and Iowa City. A searchlight at Missouri Valley targets rail yards, and student military drills expand.

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Des Moines W. O. Nelson Perry Rock Island Railroad Nevada Harding Mississippi McGregor National Guard A. M. Hamilton Grand River Redl&son Grinnell College Sioux City C. M. Davis Iowa North Iowa Grand Lodge of Iowa I. O. O. F Rebekah Missouri Valley Ames Iowa City Webster County Bill M. Bell Drake University Humboldt Farmers’ Co-operative Association Maurice Pate First National Bank Commercial Club of Hartley Germany John McFarland E. C. Kinslee Jack Shepard Charles McKee Burlington Navy Naval Training Station Great Lakes Ill Alton John Jackson Regular Army H. B. McKee Webster City Chicago McKee Hamilton County Iowa State College Agricultural Experiment Station B. K. Bliss John EB. Howe State Board of Parole Greenfield Washington Courthouse Fayette County Ohio Howe Board of A Parole Carroll Hmmert Shenandoah Armory Rose French Des Moimés J. C. Duncan Louisa County Columbus Board of Control Charles City Charles Burg Norwich Ford William Matthiesen Bryant 8. F. Cheney Polk County Cheney Massachusetts Cedar Rapids B. F. Copeland Logan Washington House Towner Green Good Dowell Kennedy Scott Sweet Ramseyer Woods Hull Haugen Dunlap Chicago Great Western Railroad Railooad Hornets Nest Brigade Iowa Infantry Maxwell William J. O’brien Boone Marshalltown O’brien Fort Logan Cola Sioux County Bureau of Soils U. & Department of Agriculture Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
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May Jury List Opens May 1 Grand Jury Report Recited

Judge Applegate will preside at the May term of the district court. The grand jury is ordered to report at 1 30 on May 1, opening the term. The petit jury panel lists twenty five named individuals from Knoxville Pella Dallas Pleasantville Swan Purdy Cordova Tracy Harvey Bussey and other towns. Knoxville Express.

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Applegate District Court Wm. Armstrong Hamilton R. H. Brawner Dallas Phil Bishop Knoxville W. M. Cline Jacob DeHaan Pella Dawson Arthur Pletcher Ben Gulling Percy J. B. Gans Purdy Heerema R. R. Horseman Pleasantville J. I. Graham Tracy Ed Harvey Frank Huffman Ed Hunter Swan Edgar Hill R. O. Iddings G. Kersey Harvey John Kingery Cordova Chas. Myers Joe Muilenberg
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The Five W s Reporter’s Recipe for Clear Speech

A column urges teaching children the reporters technique of answering who what where when and why. It contrasts a stammering child with a clear storyteller and stresses directness and definiteness as essential in daily speech. The piece ends with a call to mothers to instruct their children in this method.

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Charlie George Jones
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Fresh Air for Babies Says Louise Hogan

Louise Hogan urges constant fresh air and sunlight for infants. She cautions against bright glare, wind, and extreme cold, noting babies four weeks or older may be taken outdoors in clear weather with protection, while poor conditions require indoor airing.

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Louise Hogan
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Home and School Warning on Child Health Practices

The notice warns against overheating children and overwraps that lead to perspiration and colds. It cautions against keeping kids in overheated, poorly ventilated rooms with little outdoor air or exercise. Resulting symptoms include loss of appetite pallor anemia poor sleep and frequent colds.

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Improper feeding at state fair raises parental concern

A spectator recalls a four year old girl with whooping cough at a state fair show being overwhelmed with ice cream peanuts popcorn and soda. The writer urges mothers to exercise restraint and provide nourishing foods to avoid harm and future health issues.

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Humorous Interactions and Quips From a Village Scene

A cobbler greets a mile-long rumor about kindness and a tramp asks if he should return the way he came. A doctor professor avoids titles by saying any will do, and a witty exchange reveals public figures and politics. A thrifty man plans to save for a new automobile top.

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Market and Produce Price Corrections Publicized

Stock and Grain corrected by Van derZyl Bros Hog prices range 14 to 15 cents per cwt. Corn price 1.00 to 1.25 per bushel. Span price 1.50 to 1.70 per bushel. Oats 60 cents per bushel. Produce corrected by Pella Produce Co Candled eggs 29 cents per dozen. Packing stock butter 24 to 26 cents. Old hens 13 cents per pound. Spring chickens 14 cents. Old roosters 7 cents. Stagey roosters 11 cents. Ducks full feathered 10 cents.

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VanderZyl Bros
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Proof of Will Notice for Koen Van Speren Deceased

Notice that there is an instrument on file in Marion County District Court Iowa purporting to be the last will and testament of Koen Van Speren deceased. The will is set for hearing in the May term 1917 on May 1st at which time all interested persons may be heard. Knoxville Iowa March 26 1917. H Clements Clerk of District Court. By Walter Kester Deputy.

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District Court of Iowa Marion County Koen ‘van Speren Knoxville H. Clements Walter Kester
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Allen's Foot-Base Promotes Military Preparedness

An antiseptic powder used in shoes or foot baths, Allen's Foot-Hase is popular among young men in communities as they drill for military preparedness. Allied forces including French and English troops rely on it to rest feet, reduce shoe friction, and ease walking.

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Allen
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Anuric touted for kidney pain relief and cure claims

A letter extols Dr. Pierce's Anuric Tablets for kidney and back pain, claiming rapid relief after one box and urging trials via mail order. It also mentions Dr. Pierce's Buffalo institute, and promotes Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleanser supporting the body's organs.

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Dr. Pierce Invalids
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Iowa News Cobb Dye Youngwife George Puck Mr. Chuggins Pella Produce Co Stubenrauch Vander Linden Eee Frank A. Rane Washington, D.C Getcu AGI Ll Jesse A. Case Brackton Chamberlain F. D. Stubenrauch P. A. Edmund Wormhoudt DR. Aschenbrennner Mye Geelhoed T. G. Fultz Calla Main Street W. H. Vander Ploeg Farmers Mer Vander Zyl Bros Physicians and Surgeons Georgia Chalfont Fowler Telephone Building Citizens National Bank
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