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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
7
Fragments show prices such as 1.25 for goods and single items priced at 85c 75c 48c 68c 78c, with emphasis on lower cost offers. The text appears as a storefront ad snippet or catalog portion, lacking context, dates, or store name.
Colonial Velvet offers 11-3x12 carpets at 25 dollars with other grades listed under Body Brussels and Milton Seamless. Prices range from 20 to 37.50 dollars for various sizes and types including Wool Carpet and Chicken Feathers. Extra clean sale prices include 75 cents for 12 pounds.
An odd column mixes trade offers for Rhynsburger egg orders and poultry, a one price clothing store pitch, and a long Georgia farmer tale. A prankster detaches a bell, prompting a bluffing horse chase and a startled exclamation filled with humorous prayers.
Judge Rentoul at the Bartholomew Club in London lists fourteen life errors. He cautions against setting personal standards for others, judging by one own joys, demanding uniform opinions, and expecting youth to possess experience. He warns against overemphasizing trifles, seeking perfection in actions, worrying over unfixable things, and refusing alleviation where possible. He notes the folly of judging people by external traits and urges recognizing inner character. The Scrap Book.
Helen Lee Brooke of Mattoon Illinois distributes aphorisms to Illinois Central Road employees. The terse observations cover romance work life and women’s ambitions noting risks of vanity, marriage, career limits and the pull of theater and fashion. The quotes urge kindness practicality and self awareness in social and professional roles.
The Chicago Post observes anonymous letters flourish in an era of widespread literacy and aggressive journalism. It notes the mail carries such taunts to presidents judges and editors daily while post office inspectors sometimes punish offenders. The piece warns the cowardice of anonymous abuse harms public life and credits limited remedies.
The notice invites everyone to call Central and share visits, illnesses, births, deaths, accidents, parties, weddings, and other happenings. It encourages both subscribers and non subscribers to report any community events, citing Jim DeWit of New Sharon visiting relatives on Christmas day as an example.
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