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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
10
A cluttered want ad shows Want A drives and tradeins from White Way Auto Co featuring 1935 to 1986 models including Ford Chevrolet and Dodge. Listings mention Plymon and Mackson brands with various body styles and options. The ad lists prices and contact hints, reflecting an active used car market segment.
An examination of a garbled OCR passage reveals a dense string of proper names, place mentions, and fragmented phrases. The text threads through numerous personal names, locations, and potential events, though many terms are unclear or corrupted.
A jumble of miscellaneous classifieds promotes medical tonics and home safety products. It touts external treatments for relief from torture, a mercy offer on ointments and tonics, storm protection lightning rods, and insurance notes. Linden Drug is listed as a source.
Geurts Food advertises poultry services with culling, worming, delousing and treatment for soup flock at 1.60 per 100. Hatchery ads list Van Gorp's Hatchery in Pella Iowa and a phone reference.
Sparse local items mention community events, names and places with many unreadable sections. Notable bits reference individuals such as Miss Clare Nentershor and Donald Platt, plus mentions of Newton and Ber Moines events and a civic gathering.
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