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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
7
Local notes recount residents urging action to protect song birds like thrushes robins and wrens while noting growing squirrel numbers. Other items cover visits from relatives, travel plans, hospital trips, a Ladies Aid supper, fair preparations, and various short local notices including sales and upcoming events.
Rev. B. F. Irvin, pastor of the Baptist church at Monroe, will supply the pulpit Sunday morning. All are cordially invited to attend.
The Des Moines Capital promotes its full leased AP service with round the clock coverage and accurate reporting. It promises to print no fake items and to indicate rumors when reports are uncertain. Subscriptions cost 75 cents by mail or $2.00 for a full year at the office.
July library report lists issued books days open and various circulation figures. It includes adult fiction percentages, Holland books circulated, periodicals, new readers, and fines. Librarian Sara E Gosselink signs the report. The piece also notes a historical vase and war clubs sent to England as a civilizing memorial.
The piece extols horse racing as a timeless sport at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines from August 26 to September 4. It highlights liberal purses, strong facilities, a beautiful track, and an attractive grandstand, promising a premier racing program with top U S horses and reliable entertainment for racing fans.
A troupe of highly trained elephants from the New York Hippo drome will perform at the Iowa State Fair from August 26 to September 4. The act features Baby Mine who dances, bowls, lights a pipe, rocks a cradle, prays, and dines, with tricks like rapid fire pyramiding concluding the show.
Iowa’s swine industry will receive attention at the 1914 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines from August 26 to September 4. Ames men will discuss hog cholera through lectures and demonstrations. Precautions will be taken by fair management to ensure sanitary measures and disease prevention. The swine exhibit remains an important feature.
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