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Local society notes and shopping ads from Pella
Des Moines visitors and Prairie City relatives figure in weekly society notes. Local residents travel to Colfax Newton Madrid Oskaloosa Boone and Des Moines. Buick roadster purchased. Park trees planted amid dynamiting preps. VanderPal store advertises low prices on curtain stock and produce buying. Dr L J Carpenter and Dr G W Barbour visit. Publicity warning about false advertising ends with Exchange remark.
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Misa Lizzie
Maasdam
Wormhoudt
Tingley
Henry DeWild
Mitchellville
Pella
Or. A. Scheffers
Prairie
Paul Little
Baby
Knoxville
G. L. Rysdam
Jane Shirley
Des Moines
American House
H. F. Johnson
J. S. Wilson
Wm. Schriener
Boone
C. W. Clark
Prairie City
Oskaloosa
George Thomassen
White Way Auto Co
George
Alexis DeVries
G. B. VerSteeg
M. DeVries
Miss Dena
Dan DeVries
W.8
Riddle
Shelby
Iowa
VanderPal
Adv