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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1911
Page
5
Seasonal ad proclaims Our Bed Bug Killer eradicating bed bugs and other pests by penetrating cracks, destroying eggs, and forcing disappearance. Claims instant effect and 25 cent price. Domestic audience urged to apply for prompt premises cleanup.
Mrs. Lister and Listers wife are quite sick. J. M. Hart and wife visited Donly at the Fred Cooney home. F. S. Britten and family from Hartford stayed with W. A. Richards. R. Coe and wife visited Cordova last Saturday. J. W. Le Grand Jr and wife called on friends while in town. Andrew Kradle traded yarns at Pella Saturday. Ed Amick drove to Des Moines in a new auto. Harry Moomaw and wife visited the W. M. Karr home Sunday evening.
Christine Ter Doun visited Peoria to spend the week with her uncle J. Van Gorp and help with house cleaning. Miss Nella Haun spent Saturday in Newton. Mrs. J. Swank traveled to Pella with her mother-in-law Tuesday and Wednesday. Emmet Awtry and family visited J. Swank’s home Sunday afternoon. G. Vander Hart and wife of Peoria called on G. Boertje and J. Ter Louw last Friday. Will Klyn and wife from Killduff visited A. A. Klyn last Sunday. Mrs. C. Ver Dugt called on Mrs. A. B. Bogaard last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Siebe Poortinga called at the Ver Heul home last Tuesday. A Dykstra and wife were business callers in Pella last Monday. Ned De Reus and family and G T H Klein from Pella spent Sunday at the Tunis Klein home. Miss Gertrude Van Zante visited her sister Mrs John Witzenburg last Saturday. Mrs Henry Van Ginkel returned from Mitchelville after a week with Gerrit Klein and family. Miss Lucdna Van Zante visited home folks. Henry Van Ginkel and A T Van Houweling from near Otley visited Ed Van Ginkel and family near Prairie City Tuesday. Gradus Vander Linden from Pella called on his brother Martin Vander Linden Monday.
Leighton residents A. Van Duren and wife with two daughters visited relatives in Pella on Sunday. Willing workers Society met at Miss Lena Tysseling’s home last week with elegant refreshments and a pleasant time for the girls. Mrs. Wm. Veenschoten and daughter Nellie from New York visited the homes of H. Van Roekel and T. Bieshaar this week. Gerrit Veldhuizen returned from Linneus Missouri after a three week stay. The baby of Tunis Brom, seriously ill with pneumonia, is improving. Rev. W. J. Duiker left for Holland Michigan Monday to handle business and visit friends for two weeks. Geo Ramsey delivered a Cable Nelson piano to Will Van Duren and G. Workman this week.
The Greeley school closed due to measles. Nora Adair visited Nellie and Lottie Thompson. Paul Zylstra reported a sick horse. Dr. Parker of Oskaloosa and Dr. Thompson and wife from Harvey visited Thompson family. Mrs. John Vander Wal of Oskaloosa visited sister Mrs. John Moody. Mrs. Jane Adair and Nora left for Des Moines to stay with Mrs. Marshall Burkett. John Moody and family seen in Bolton. Binns family ill with measles. Bill Silvers traveled to Harvey on business. G Ver Ploeg of Leighton visited his daughter Mrs. John Moody. John Moody's family called on Frank Bartlow.
Mrs. Wm. Silli and daughter-in-law Mrs. John Silli visited relatives in Pella Saturday while Regina De Jong Katie and Sarah Vander Wiel shopped there last week. Albert J'ennema left for Monroe Monday morning. Mrs. S. Perry and Estella Parker visited Oskaloosa Friday. Myrtle Parker traveled to Monroe Saturday. Frank Verheul handled business in Pella last week. Mrs. Wm. Parker of Pella visited Otley for a few days with her son Fred and family then went to Monroe to see her nephew Elmer Harris. N. Pannekoek and wife and daughters were mentioned in passage.
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller by using Allen's Foot-Ease, an antiseptic powder for swollen tender feet. It makes walking delightful relieves corns and bunions of all pain, and gives rest and comfort. Sold everywhere. Sample free. Address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Local residents travel between Otley Pella Monroe and Galesburg for visits and family occasions. Neighbors host anniversaries and gatherings including a 10th wedding anniversary for N Heemstra and wife with attendees from Pella Monroe and Fairmont.
A group of local youths enjoyed boating on the Des Moines river Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Julia Adair and sister Mrs. Alex De Geest spent Sunday visiting. Ollie Milledge and wife called at the De Geest parental home. Harry Steincamp and family visited J. McCombs. Charles Van Zante and family visited Frank Brunia in Ella. Mrs. Fred Wilson and Miss Lillie Awtry visited Mrs. Mary De Geest Monday.
Advertisement notes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claim to break up colds in eight hours and alleviate feverishness, headache, stomach troubles, teething disorders, and distress from worms. Promises relief from ailments, lists Allen, Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. as distribution points. Sample mailed to PAEH Address.
A special short time offer runs until April 30 offering delivery of a poultry journal The Golden Egg for one dollar. Send three ads with remittance to receive a free 12 color 15x20 painting titled Calling The Ferry, a reproduction of a famous work.
The Northwestern United Doctors, licensed by the state, offer free consultation, examination, and advice for deformities and chronic diseases to all who call on this trip. They claim dramatic cures with a policy of no charges beyond medicine, asking only that treated individuals share results to prove effectiveness. They advertise a range of ailments and suggest bringing urine for analysis, highlight bloodless surgery, and promise advice if incurable. Hours are 9 A M to 8 P M, with restrictions for married women and minors.
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