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Pella Chronicle in Pella, Iowa

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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1917

Page

1

Iowa News Roundup Highlights Big State Events

A diverse Iowa digest reports: Oska loosa adds a $120000 high school expansion. Northboro school fire near miss. Polk County primaries and election costs. Washington County farm sale at 500 bushels at $1.01. Equal Suffrage campaign launch. Sioux City coal famine risk over wage talks. Marion County sells 810 acre farm for $184000. Multiple items cover hogs, tax law reforms, disease-fighting funds, road projects, prison counts, and notable deaths.

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Oskaloosa Northboro Polk County Washington County Iowa Equal Suffrage Association Sioux City Marion County Iowa Iowa State College Harl Lindsay Arnold Zimmer Fort Madison Canada Thirty-seventh General Assembly Harding J. I. Gibson Bentonsport van Buren County J. B. Tracy & Sons Greene William Griffin Albia Monroe County W. L. Harding Commercial Club Fort Dodge Chicago & Northwestern Eagle Grove Toundhouse Odd Fellows of Boone Albert Lawler Hardin County State University Museum Tom Steele Geo. C. Scott Scott Rock Island A. Koch Grace Lewis Odd Fellows Home Mason City Packard John Townsend Townsend Sherman Farmers Mercantile Company Logan Iowa Guards Fort Des Moines Iowa Cavalry Field Hospital Ambulance Corps State Board of Education State University State College Teachers’ College The State Executive Council Guy Brent Clarinda Bank Page County Malinda Sproul Waterloo S. F. Collins Knoxville Omaha Des Moines Shelby County Geo MacLean Iowa State University London England Farragut Clifford Thorne Railroad Commission of Iowa Western Oil Robbers’ Association Moore Iowa State Dairy Association McGregor North McGregor Supreme Court of the United States State Board of Control Clement Lowery Cedar Rapids Burlington Council Bluffs G. M. Dodge State Fair Board Board of Control W. H. McCleary Earlham Chicago Chas. Lamb Mitchell Corning Swift & Co 34Th Iowa General Assembly Shenandoah C. F. McClenahan Senate Ball
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Slipping Down a Sacred Peak Nearly Ends in Death

An American resident in China ascended Siaooutaishan reaching over 9000 feet. After losing the trail he slid down a near vertical slope clinging to rocks, a paint box clanging beside him. A strap caught on a rock saved him from a fatal fall, and he slowly crawled to safety assessing the perilous descent.

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China Siaooutaishan
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Music in the Home: nurture youth through music

Collier's Weekly quotes conductor Josef Stransky urging parents to fill children and the nation with music. He argues early exposure deepens joy and imagination, noting few children play together yet many homes already foster musical activity despite gaps. He cites a New England family as a positive example.

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Josef Stransky France Germany Stransky New England Collier’s Weekly
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Traveler finds Niagara lacking in East trip remark

A Nevada resident recently back from the East spoke to the Post on Niagara Falls saying the iconic sight felt incomplete. He admitted a missing element he could not name, humorously reflecting on a barrel dive as the odd image Kansas City Times noted.

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Nevada East The Post Niagara Kansas City Times
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Neighbors Offer Opinions On What Is Good For Others

A Birmingham Age-Herald quip contrasts the idea of self knowledge with neighbors who eagerly share what they think is best. The exchange highlights social curb appeal and critiques of unsolicited advice in a concise witticism.

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Birmingham Age-Herald
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Loss and wrecks cited by Louisville Courier Journal

A reader lamented a heavy loss from a ship wreck and noted investments in canal boats. The message reflects a cautious approach, warning that when a boat is wrecked the location of funds may be traced, illustrating financial risk in maritime ventures.

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Louisville Courier- Journal
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My friend the glazier has a sad pun in print

A Baltimore American quip plays on glass and panes in a brief humorous line where a glazier laments. The exchange uses a pun about fullness of panes to tease the craftsman's trade. The item reads as light literary whimsy from a city newspaper page.

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A Bit of Conclusive Evidence

A man recounts how a trusted housekeeper Mrs. Jennings, long cared for his estate and father, motivated by affection and money, forged a bill of sale two months after his father’s death. Forensic paper analysis and handwriting checks expose the fraud, forcing Mrs. Jennings to flee. the couple resumes their voyage to Europe.

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San Francisco Japan Jim Wilson America Sarah Jennings
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Did you ever see a smile on the mouth of a river

A playful, rhetorical meditation on nature and objects asking if rivers smile hills grow corn earths frown the sea’s arm winks at a needle, in a light verse tone reflective of seasonal newspaper prose.

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Thrice-Weekly World ad touts low price and wartime coverage

An advertisement extols the value of the Thrice-Weekly World's coverage during World War I. It promotes a combined deal with The Chronicle, offering a one year subscription for $2.15, cheaper than the two papers bought separately, and highlights the importance of newspapers in households during wartime.

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Europe United States Chronicle
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Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Feverishness

Cure for feverishness stomach teething disorders and regualte bowels. Pleasant remedy for worms. Used by all mothers for 28 years. Sold by druggists 25 cents. Sample address Mother Gray Co Leroy N

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Mother Gray, Co Leroy. N
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Make Money From Home Offers By L Brown

An advertisement claims easy profitable work for individuals to become their own boss from home. It urges readers to send name, address and one reference to L Brown at 66 Murray St New York City for details on a risk free money making opportunity.

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L. Brown Murray St New York City
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