Pella Chronicle notes holidays visits and local happenings
Unusually many former Pella residents visit the city this year for holidays and readers eye clubbing rates with other papers. School breaks and winter terms begin soon with dress rehearsal for a new band debated after the Park building transfer. Students travel home for Christmas as local events include shows, basketball plans, and a Des Moines musical program.
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Pella
The
Chronicle
Citzens
Park
National Holiness University proposed in Os ka loosa
The National Holiness Association of America announced plans to option 230 acres east of Os kaloosa for a non sectarian university with Mahaska county as its HQ. The project includes a pavilion for a 10000 seat national camp meeting and a central office, with $500000 expected in initial funding.
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Oskaloosa
National Holiness Association of America
A. C. Nelson
Central Point
Des Moines
Holiness Association
Mahaska County
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
One hundred dollar reward offer for an incurable catarrh case. F J Cheney and Co of Toledo endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered, price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Wolesale Druggists
Mall
Quips and Quips: A Light Local Shuffle in Rhyme
A playful collage of cartoonish exchanges from various papers. A shy jab at rap beef, a wary chauffeur warning, and a farmer boasting about thirty years of change mix with a Yonkers Stateman quip on learning. Distinct voices, small-town tone, historical humor.
A Costly Mistake Blunders Assailed by Health Claims
A promotional note touts Dr King s New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headache liver and bowel trouble as gentle yet thorough. The ad markets the pills for 25 cents at Fleury M Langerak s Drug Store and frames them as a remedy to costly mistakes and life price.
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Dr. King
Fleury M. Langerak
Baltimore Man Details Fake Jot Scheme After Dinner Plan
A Baltimore man confesses to taking part in a fake jot scheme, insisting he is fine but intends to report the creator after finishing his meal. Companions mock his resolve, suggesting he will only “hold the platter” once dinner ends.
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Baltimore
Sees Dr Weber Eye Ear Doctor at Keables Saturday
See Dr Weber eye and ear specialist who cures at Keables Saturday December 31 after 1 40 p m.
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Dr. Weber
Keables
Five Foot Man Quips at Corner as Youth Declines Banner
A London passerby of five feet taunts a tall youth at a street corner asking if he is a lamp post. The youth retorts with a witty reply denying being a lamp post or a subway. The exchange highlights street humor in urban life.
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London
Wanted to Fill Selling Force in Reliable House
Salesmen positions opening in Chicago for dependable firm at 1217 Hartford Building. Salary base. no prior experience required. Apply to Hap Goods. 40-43.
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Hapgoods
Hartford Bldg
Chicago
Get Your Hides Tanned at LeCocq Shop
Local ad urges customers to send cow or horse hides for tanning into robes or coats. Promises best quality work, cheapest prices, and a viewing at the store. Also offers robe lining and high prices paid for hides. F. and J. LeCocq, 38-43.
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J. LeCocq
Public Sale Of Household Goods In Pella
Public sale of household goods by TY B Kitching at residence one block east of Waechter s lumber yard Pella on December 1 1904 at 1 pm. Items include a steel cook stove Riverside heater organ bedroom suite dresser two book cases couch carpenter s benches and numerous other articles. Terms announced day of sale. Auctioneer M Porter 42 45.
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Waechter
Pella
B. Kitching
M. Porter
Farm for Rent in Mahaska County Iowa
200 acre stock farm for rent half plow land half grass at per acre in West Des Moines Ino Mahaska county one mile west of Laconia twelve miles southwest of Oskaloosa good house barn and outbuildings address W J Taylor 422 N ith St Oskaloosa Iowa Phone 649
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Des Moines
Mahaska County
Laconia
Oskaloosa
W. J. Taylor
N. Ith St
Iowa
Spalti Bros Farms for Sale in Marion County
Snaps Snaps 1 advertises Spalti Bros farms for sale from sixty to one hundred sixty acres in Marion County. Prices range from 845 to 60 with one third cash and the balance on long time at six percent. Ward Welsher Pleasantville Iowa.
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Spalti Bros
Marion County
Ward Welsher
Pleasantville
Lowa
Bids Sought For Lake Prairie Township Road Work
Township clerk calls for bids to work public highways in Lake Prairie Township for 1905. Contracts based on eight hours per day with man and team or two men with two teams, or single man. bids due by January 1st, 1905. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. Charles Portes, 4243 Township Clerk.
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Lake Prairie Township
Board of Trustees
Chas. Portes
Farm for Sale Near Colfax Iowa in 30 Days
240 acre farm for sale near Colfax Iowa. Must be sold within thirty days. Write for particulars to W Ti Mogendorn Colfax Iowa.
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Colfax
Iowa
W. Ti. Mogendorn
Thompson’s Lawn Rivalry Spurred by Shared Tools
In Cleveland, Mrs Nagley notes her husband’s lawn upkeep, remarking how Thompson’s yard looks better due to neighborly borrowing of a lawn mower and hose. A joke about Simp son’s roller and a nod to a Health tone ad for Rocky Mountain Tea follows, reflecting the era’s gossip and product pitches alongside daily curb appeal.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thompson
Washington Stars
Laugh at night with Rocky Mountain Tea Cure
An odd fragment notes Rocky Mountain Tea as a nightly remedy to uplift mood. It mentions an individual Stubenrauch and suggests laughter over sighing as a path to pleasure. The historical tone hints at a health or wellness tip from a period newspaper.
Wisely Fires Hired Girl Over Work Load
At a reception several women questioned Mrs Wisely about dismissing her hired girl. She answered that it was easier for her and Tom to do the work than for Tom and the hired girl and her.
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Detriot Free Press
Mrs. Wisely
Tom
Hollisters Rocky Mourn Tea Tablet Form
A fragment notes a tablet form of Hollisters Rocky Mourn Tea now available. The label claims it keeps you well and is sold at a low price, with initials FF BD Stuhenraueh.
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Top Hollisters
Bayer leaves Bayer Tanning for new venture in Des Moines
The Globe Tanning Co outlines the career of Mr. Bayer from Wine terset to Des Moines where he founded Bayer Tanning Company. He sold his interest in 1903 and now offers to serve old and new customers with high quality robe and leather tanning and repair.
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Mayer
Bayer
Des [Moines
Bayer Tanning Company
The Delineator January issue review and notes
A summary review mentions The Delineator January with attractive cover and varied contents including fashion, literature, and domestic features. It highlights The Stage as a School of Costume, stories by Norbert D Ward and Seumas MacManus, and a piece by Marie Columbia on Washington society.
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Norbert D. Ward
Seumas MacManus
Marie Columbia
Washington
Philadelphia Ledger on NY police training for accuracy
Philadelphia Ledger reports a push to teach New York police to shoot straight, labeling this the first clear sign of regard for avoiding harm to bystanders and signaling concern over innocent victims in policing.
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Philadelphia Ledger
New York
Seal of Minnesota flour promoted at Cole's seed store
An advertisement touts Seal of Minnesota flour with claims of complete use in baked goods sold through B F Keables Druggist in Pella Iowa and notes a Woolford's Sanitary Lotion for itch relief. The message emphasizes quick cures and dependable results.
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Cole's
Woolford
B. F. Keables
Pella
Lowa
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