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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
5
Thanksgiving day saw business closures and quiet streets as churches filled for morning service led by Rev. Van Kersen. Citizens voiced gratitude for blessings and prosperity while factories rested for a 24 hour pause, marking a reflective end to the year.
A vivid account praises annual giving to the poor, with school children delivering edible offerings in a spring wagon amid grateful recipients and some dissatisfaction. The piece notes DeWitt & Co of Chicago selling Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin ailments, and Reuvers' gallery offering picture frames and glass from 35 cents to 19 dollars.
Pahaska Tribe Improved Order of Red Men held a successful smoker with about fifty couples as guests. The lodge, noted for growth, hosted games music and a three course lunch, celebrating its prominent status in the city and nationwide. Hubert Slob married Catherine de Haan in a quiet six o'clock wedding at the bride’s home officiated by Rev van Kersen. The ceremony drew immediate relatives and friends who extended congratulations and best wishes. The bride is praised as a charming local woman.
Dr. A J Nossaman and Donald Mair went to Chicago with eminent French surgeon Dr Lorenzo to operate on a boy’s leg. The operation did not fully straighten the limb due to muscles and tendons being set but the doctor says it will help. Nossaman returned Saturday and Donald is progressing and expected home soon. The hearing with Dr Lorenzo was fortunate for the patient.
Mr and Mrs W Riddle entertained about twenty five young people on Thanksgiving Eve in honor of their son Claude. Games and music filled the fore part of the evening followed by light refreshments. Guests departed late feeling the Riddles were fine entertainers.
A Toowoomba reader from the Gazette endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after a two month severe cough. The letter, signed W. C. Wockner, praises the medicine's cure and urges others to try it in good faith. Allen & Stubenrauch distribute the remedy.
A reflective poem about longing for a better land beyond earthly shores. The speaker compares earthly disappointments with a distant homeland beyond time, urging the soul to seek the Fatherland beyond the waves. Written by Rev. Sipko Rederus, in Wampsville, N.
Mrs. D. De Haan, a pioneer settler, died at her home last Friday morning November 28 at age 87 after a brief illness. She leaves four children. Funeral services were held at the Second Christian Reformed church, with interment in the cemetery north of the city. The family and community extend sympathy.
Sunday School Scholars of the Baptist church held an oyster supper at the Neuenesch building last Thursday. Young people enjoyed good patronage from six o'clock until about eleven. The room was nicely furnished and the young ladies made a reputation for themselves as cooks. A neat sum was netted.
Notice states the partnership Calhoon & Grundman to dissolve by mutual consent in Pella Iowa on November 24 1902. Signed by B A Calhoon and Henry Grundman.
The Chicago Great Western RB will offer one way second class colonist tickets to the west southwest and south at the lowest rates yet offered on the first and third Tuesdays of November and December. For particulars inquire of any Great Western Agent or J Elmer GP A Chicago IL.
Cashier A J Kuyper resigns his position to take effect once a successor is found. He cites time needed for estate settlements as interfering with bank duties and notes that several candidates are being considered. No definite successor announced yet.
After two years away from the field I have decided to reenter as an auctioneer. Those wishing to set dates and secure terms may apply at the Chronicle office under H. Boorsaa.
The department rules that smoking in post office lobbies is forbidden and postmasters should call civil authorities to preserve order. Citizens who vandalize storefronts on weekends deserve strict punishment and swift jail time, with offenders facing heavy penalties.
A statewide program by the Iowa State Sabbath School Association gathers Sunday school specialists to present methods in instruction, management, and equipment. The Oskaloosa institute on December tenth aims to uplift teachers and Sunday schools with Normal lessons and modern approaches.
Dr Frank Bristol of Washington DC spoke on Brains for over two hours at Memorial Hall to a keyed up Chillicothe audience. The Lyceum Course committee earns praise for securing this celebrated young minister and presenting a prime winter literary treat to the town. At the Auditorium, Tuesday evening, Dec 9th.
A Chicago physician praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a universal safe non narcotic cure for colds and bronchial afflictions, suitable for all ages. The notice then lists several real estate transfers in Harvey Knoxville and Marysville, including parcels in blocks 13 and 19 and tracts in Knoxville and Summit. Also mentions a lecture by Rev Frank Bristol at Centennial Church and a local gallery advert for holiday goods at Reavers' gallery.
Kedol claims to cure dyspepsia indigestion and stomach troubles while rebuilding tissues and enriching blood. Governor G W Atkinson of West Virginia testifies to its effectiveness as a powerful stomach remedy and recommends it to friends.
Homer Hall of West Point Iowa credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with curing a severe lung ailment that physicians declared consumption. He now weighs 227 pounds after using the medicine, which is guaranteed to help coughs colds and lung troubles. Trial bottles are free at Keables with a full size bottle priced at one dollar.
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