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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
7
Local weekly itemizing residents health moves travel and events in Pella Iowa. Mentions grip and chicken pox cases, visits to Chicago, a new baby, birthdays and illnesses, court and sales, upcoming banquets, bike and horse sales, sports scores, and community notices with multiple names and places centered on Pella and nearby towns.
The book accounts and notes of Mr. Van Spankeren's Store are at the Citizens National Bank where payment may be made. A prompt settlement by cash or note is respectfully urged upon all. B. H. Van Spanker en Jr. Our job printing will please you.
Farmer Dick Koormans reports full immediate settlement after his Cordova house fire on January 30 with the Des Moines Fire Insurance Co through agent Peter Van Sittert. He urges others to seek Van Sittert for square deals and prompt payment of claims.
For Rent a well located 600 acre farm a few miles from Miller South Dakota in cultivation. A money maker for the right man who has 1g cents worth of grit push and vim. B I Torrey Miller S Dak or L Siegeman Pella Iowa
At Dacca in India muslin is described as incredibly light and fine. Three pieces of cloth each twenty yards long and one yard wide weighed only ten and a half ounces in total. The weight per square yard is about one sixth of an ounce.
A terse quotation from John Ruskin on the duty to provide comfort and home for the aged and destitute. The text argues that aid given after misfortune and removal from fault would be honorable, not disgraceful, reflecting Victorian social ethics.
An oblique meditation on aging and memory as years pass, noting how birthdays fade from focus. The piece contrasts a woman’s age with perception of beauty and suggests time quietly softens the urgency of dates and appearances.
An English exchange reports that posts driven into the earth with the upper end down preserve life longer than posts set in the original growth position. The demonstration suggests inverted planting improves durability and longevity of wooden posts used in fencing and supporting structures.
A man may be penniless and still be successful yet his family may not value that success, reflecting a common attitude toward wealth and worth within households.
Person seeks to hear immediately from owners of medium size farms or small businesses for sale in good areas. Request price, description, reason for selling, and possession availability. No agents. Respondents should mail details to Lock Drawer 984, Rochester, New York.
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