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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
6
The Chronicle invites boys and girls to earn a free basket ball foot ball or doll carriage by bringing in a new subscriber. Each new subscriber must include another subscription, renewal or new, with the $4.00 payment. The offer welcomes country and other towns participants and imposes no limit on the number of toys earned.
Marshal Dennis finds Jap Dearinger, a Galesburg area farmer, seated in a touring car near the west park. Two pint bottles of medicated alcohol are found. Dearinger says he bought them in Monroe. He drove to Pella, his car in a ditch, and sat in the rain and snow for twelve to thirteen hours until discovered.
Dearinger was found stiff and immobile, then warmed up and recovered quickly. He appeared before Mayor De Hi on Saturday and was fined $9.85 for intoxication.
William Simpson 58 of near Ainsworth died at Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield Saturday morning from a fractured skull after a runaway team threw him on the paved road Thursday afternoon He had been helping his son Laird Simpson who lived on a nearby farm He is survived by his wife and three other children Vera Lillian and Charles all at home The body was taken to his home
A report from Washington Democrat notes a Monday accident seven miles north of Fairfield on Highway No 1. Four men including Simpson and neighbors were en route to a farm sale when a broken yoke and frightened horses caused the buggy to overturn. Simpson suffered a broken neck while the others were thrown from the buggy.
Ned Woodward narrowly survived an automobile wreck near Bussey on the Roy McConnell hill east of town while en route to Fremont Sunday afternoon around 4:00. The Bussey Record reports he came out without a scratch.
Broken out fenders and a torn car frame describe the wreck where Ned remained unharmed. He shut off the gas during the struggle, likely preventing further injury. The next day his arm was a bit lame, but he otherwise recovered.
Mr and Mrs Peter Vedder and their son of Hancock Minnesota visited their cousin Jacob Vile this week. This was the first time in twenty six years such hail stones were noted in the area.
An old advertisement recalls Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepin and Syrup Pep as a mild vegetable laxative. It emphasizes consti pation relief through senna and herbs, touts safety for children, and offers a free sample bottle by request from Monticello Illinois.
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