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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
4
Local ad lists books and miscellaneous items for sale with prices ranging from five dollars for many books to pennies for small goods. Includes cut glass, tires, toilet items and toys offered at low prices.
Local shoppers are urged to visit Vander Pols for Christmas handkerchiefs and new collars and belts while the Baptist Ladies Aid Bazaar runs at the Garage with wares for sale. Several residents visit Des Moines and nearby towns this week for shopping and business.
The ladies of the Baptist church announce their Annual Bazar at the new Garage on Friday and Saturday December 11 and 12. The sale offers many useful and ornamental gifts and includes oysters and lunches. All are invited to attend. Lou De Veres departs for Oskaloosa for holiday work in a jewelry store and plans to study in St Louis before opening an optical parlor in Pella.
An editorial endorses Scott s Emulsion as a remedy for pulmonary disease. It cites personal testimony from The Christian Work and Evangelist staff member La Salle A. Maynard and two relatives, claiming prolonged life and improved health. The piece argues the product strengthens flesh and staves off germ impact, urging readers not to substitute imitations.
The Des Moines Capital announces a price increase from 2 to 2.50 per year during a December bargain period 21 through 28 1908. The move funds newspaper improvements including a market and financial editor, Emilie Blackmore Stapp dedicating to the weekly book and women club affairs, George H. Carter as Washington correspondent, and a new weekly short story page.
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