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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
6
Harvey visitor Marry Zinsmester and Pella visitors Lizzie Versteeg and Blanch Vander Linden share social rounds with Monroe and Lynville friends. Mentions of farming weather debates, a Keeley cure quip, a broken arm mending, and a near World’s Fair trip plus a string of civic notes from Pella Chronicle and local papers.
A religious man who ran a clothing shop reminded staff to act only as the Bible warrants. A clerk justified a $3 00 charge on a 1 60 item by quoting a verse about hospitality. A restless youth answered ads, sought cures, and learned odd tips from a penny press. Bread from Seal of Minnesota flour and Cole's Seed Store are noted.
Plans call for a 12 by 14 stone building with cement doors to serve as a city jail. Materials are being hauled to the ground site just south of the blacksmith shop on Main Street. The Starvey News notes the jail is a much needed improvement for secure custody.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsing witnesses claim I Cheney has been honorable in business. Product taken internally, costs 75 cents per bottle. Sold by druggists with testimonials provided.
Over six months Wilkin Bros shipped 62 cars of corn into Albia. Other dealers have similar shipments, totaling substantial activity. More than $50,000 has left Monroe County for corn over the past year, signaling strong regional trade.
The piece analyzes a beef trust price hike from two to three cents a pound amid labor tensions with the Amalgamated Association of Meat Cutters. It argues both sides violate equity, details market effects in Kansas City, and notes unsettled stocker and fodder markets while urging producers and buyers to act.
A humorous line asks how something white black and red is read across The Chronicle. The Rusville Recorder notes a mild childhood illness. The Rushville Recorder warns that people must keep their wits about them when handling horses.
In Rushville Neb the north side of P C Soreansen’s store was expanded with a glass front door and sheet Sostes on the west side. Soren sen enlarged his shop while Peters Cor and S Van Doren repainted houses improving their appearance. Gollmar Bros circus train with two locomotives passed Sunday morning. Various locals like Fred Marpe, Tretman Peters, John Shunafelt, Henry Colches, A C Mugooonw, and Paul Wuthier were noted visiting or traveling from nearby towns this week.
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