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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1929
Page
7
A dense paste of small ads and notices lists wanted wardrobes used tires batteries and various sale items. It includes farm land for sale in southern Minnesota livestock and farm equipment from D E Hudson and Sons Montezuma Iowa and Jersey cows. Also mentions meat market fresh cream and beauty shop services in Oskaloosa Iowa with contact details and phone numbers.
A mixed run of ads lists an 80 acre farm near Oskaloosa, tiled and tillable with a modern house, furnace and electric lights, plus various used cars including a 1926 Ford coupe and several Chrysler and Chevrolet models. Also notes Ramseyer Hatcheries and White Way Auto Co offerings with delivery and contact details.
The State Historical Society and the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs urge Iowan participation in the fourth annual Iowa History Week, April 14 to 20 1930. The theme "the past at play" highlights old play party games square dances and songs with high schools reenacting early amusements and a WSUI broadcast of an evening party from 9:30 to 10:00 on April 17 featuring fiddlers games and songs.
Ronald Miller states in American Magazine that the typical housewife’s cleaning duties absorb about ten cents of every dollar spent by the average household. The burden rivals food and shelter in annual cost, and exceeds clothing education amusements and auto ownership in impact on the family budget.
The piece argues households spend about ten percent of income on cleanliness and upkeep. It notes the burden includes soap, cleaners, and cleaning utensils, plus labor savings equipment and street sanitation. It concludes cleanliness signals civilization, improving health, self-respect, comfort, and social progress.
A 20th century housewife gains a tireless servant in electricity, enabling round the clock domestic work with no days off. Electric appliances multiply leisure by reducing backbreaking chores, as manufacturers and homes embrace the new era.
An editorial piece discusses knowing when to quit in eating sleeping working and thinking. It argues there is no universal rule and urges personal judgment, citing examples of overwork and overindulgence as mistakes. It emphasizes a life limit beyond which things lose appeal and become ugly. It includes reflections by Nedra Atkins and William L. Brownell.
A bustling holiday guide offers quick nourishing meals for busy mothers. It highlights ready to serve dishes like oven baked beans and spaghetti with tomato sauce, balanced with soups, relishes, and simple desserts. Included are sample breakfast and dinner menus with practical prep tips and a few recipes.
Des Moines bound infant care noted as Mrs. William Marsh took their baby son to Des Moines for experimental treatment Tuesday. Names Watson and Herbert Lee are mentioned with a panel reference to Mr. and Mrs. Van Maren of Des Moines born February 17. A toy inquiry refers to a young boy and Chris in the White Way Auto Co delivered phiyreets to coaches F Matthews and Don Ross with Gerrit Tyas selling a sedan.
American Jewish leaders largely abandon the back to Jerusalem push. A few thousand who returned found primitive living and many left for America or other lands. Yet leaders plan to invest in Palestine to boost economic development and attract Jews to settle by choice rather than migrate to a fading outland.
Old fashioned dessert recipes describe several ways to bake Vinegar Pie dating back seventy years. Directions include sour cider vinegar, brown sugar, sorghum or molasses, flour, water, and spices. Steps vary: cooked fillings poured into baked or uncooked crusts with meringue or lattice tops and a moderate oven bake.
A fragmented reflective piece lists missteps such as attempting personal standards of right or wrong and failing to make allowances, presenting a terse moral sketch of self criticism with incomplete phrasing and unclear context.
Des Moines to Pella trips run hourly at specific times, with a one hour fifty minute gap between Des Moines and Pella and a forty minute gap between Oskaloosa and Pella. Buses connect at Monroe with Knoxville line. all buses run through Oskaloosa to Ottumwa.
A damaged OCR fragment advertises a line of cappinge cards aus seals to help you. The readable bits praise a splendid line and mention outside weepings of a package and gold that glitters, but no clear product name or firm details are discernible.
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