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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1915

Page

7

Billie Ritche Burlesque and Two Reel Dramas Shown

In a night of vaudeville and film Otis Turner presents The Death of Simon Legree burlesque on Uncle Tom’s Cabin with Billie Ritche in a leading role. A Page from Life features Herbert Rawlison and Anna Little. Mary Fuller stars in My Lady High and Mighty with Chas Ogle supporting, plus The Butler's Baby Joker Comedy.

Simon Legree Life Otis Turner Herbert Rawlison Anna Little Mary Fuller My’ Lady High and Chas, Ogle The

The Worlds Greatest Mystery Serial Explored

A promotional piece extols Black Box as the supreme mystery serial from Universal. It brands E Phillips Oppenheim as the master, Otis Turner as the greatest director, and Universal as the world’s leading studio, centered at Universal City California with 1500 residents. The narrative touts suspense, science of crime detection, and sensational developments to captivate readers.

Moving Picture E Phillips Oppenheim Otis Turner Universal Film Manufacturing Company Universal City Cal Oppenheim Sanford Quest

Local notes of Pella area with travel delays and smallpox notices

Des Moines visitor Jim DeWit, a Rock Island eastbound train delay four hours disrupted the Oskaloosa teachers' institute trip. Several locals, including Miss Hazel Thomassen and Miss Leona Reuvers, visited Des Moines, Prairie City, and Ottumwa. Quarantines for smallpox affected three houses on Main Street and nearby areas. Various residents reported travels, social calls, and a public auction announcement.

Jim DeWit Des Moines Rock Island Mahaska County Oskaloosa Teachers’ Institute Prairie City W. H. Bootsma Newton Pella T. Klein Eddyville J. C. Visser Ottumwa Montana Visser Little Son W. A. Vos Hattie Messmaker Hazel_ Thomassen Waterloo Chicago G. van Vliet Ringgold County Creston Omaha Hawarden Peter Ten Hagen South Dakota Cora Hunt Mt. Union C. L. Gibbs M. L. Meyers Chas. Porter Margaret de Boer John de Graff J. W. Bailey Central College St. Louis John Braashart George the A. G. Klein Main Street Olivier Vander Beek Blue W.B. Stout Jake Sterrenberg Sully F.C. Warner Gesman

Weather Forecast for Plains States and Upper Mississippi Valley 1915

For the week starting April 21 1915, plains states and upper Mississippi valley expect generally fair weather with temperatures considerably above normal throughout most of the period.

Plains States Mississippi Valley

Clean-Up Proclamation Sets May 4 and 6 for Citywide Effort

City officials designate May 4 and 6 as general clean-up days across wards to remove manure ashes garbage and waste. Citizens urged to gather rubbish place curbside or alleys for city removal. owners must handle ashes manure and tree trimmings themselves by May 8 1915. Also notice of a will hearing in Marion County Iowa scheduled for May 17 1915 with Taekja Bontekoe Van Wyk as testator.

I. H. F. Johnson Pella District Court of Iowa Marion County Taekja Bontekoe van Wyk Harold Clements Walter Kester Knoxville

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Electric Palace Billie Ritche Nestor Lyons Forde Moran William Clifford Marie Walcamp Francis Ford Grace Cunard Eddie Lyons Victoria Forde Cupid Mystery Story E. Phillips Kuyper the Chronicle’s Clearing House OF Bargains Oskaloosa Street Roorda Chronicle J. E. Cornelius Diamond Farm Hand Agency Canal St Lott H. F. Johnson Prof. Sadler New York Symphony Orchestra Walter Damrosch
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