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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
6
Notice of the annual meeting of Citizens National Bank stockholders in Pella Iowa. The session will be held at the Banking House on the second Tuesday of January 1917, the ninth day, between 1 and 8 p.m., to elect six directors. H D Wormhoudt president.
A weary man travels west with two hungry children saved by a popcorn vendor who buys candy and warm clothes for them. Passengers respond with generosity, gifting coats and funds, transforming the man’s demeanour as the train reaches the junction.
Advertisements offer piano sold due to unfinished payments. Customer near Pella to complete the balance, with option to pay cash or five dollars per month. Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co., Omaha, Neb.
A lean man boards a branch line train with two children, both poorly dressed, as onlookers note his shabby clothes and pale face. The boy, about six, repeats their past rides with a hopeful memory while the father offers a solemn nod, hiding strain behind a faint smile.
Antiseptic powder to shake into shoes and use in foot baths for hot tired swollen aching or tender feet. One size smaller after use. makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Sold everywhere for 25c. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease. Do not accept substitutes.
The Youths Companion presents a Practical Home Calendar for subscribers with paid 1917 renewal. The calendar showcases artistic colors and utility, and the article notes railroad employment figures across many roles, including conductors engine men firemen and clerks, totaling over 1.7 million workers.
A dated timetable lists Passenger Nos 475 473 471 with times 9 42 am 1 35 pm 8 50 pm and 6 00 am 8 10 am eastbound. Westbound Nos 2 50 51 3 show 7 40 am 6 30 pm 9 15 am 7 46 pm. No 2 and No 3 stop to receive passengers only on signal. All trains run daily including Sundays.
The New York World argues that opposition to alcohol sales grew from repeated law violations and public associations with disorder. It asks whether anti saloon leagues would exist nationwide if liquor interests had always obeyed the law and not fostered negative associations.
Dr J Whitcomb Broughers church in Los Angeles has secured a ten year lease on the great auditorium. The Temple Herald notes the executive committee will launch a campaign to raise 300000 for a permanent home or endowment to assist Temple church, potentially funding a lot purchase and building.
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