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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1916
Page
7
Fragmented note outlines preferred repair support from public and local blacksmiths or hardware dealers. It states conditional accommodation if necessary, but stresses specific terms and locations, implying a contractual or service provision discussion.
Local notes list numerous visits by residents to family and relatives in Oska loosa Pella Prairie City Sully and Wright. Visitors include Mrs Van der Leest Mrs Sjaardema and H Keables. Business trips to Des Moines Chicago and St Louis noted along with travel for shopping and evangelistic meetings. A Ford story from Albia ends with a quip about a near miss and a Ford car.
A Caldwell Tribune snippet mocks prohibition era changes by arguing that as bars close and workers lose jobs new plans to provide work for bartenders and whiskey dealers are needed. The piece compares fallen industries like livery, dining, and even safety razors to the broader shift, lampooning social disruption.
A compact note on tongue twisters from classic lines shows how repetition and tricky wording challenge readers. It cites Theophilus Thistle and a playful sequence about a board and bill, illustrating enduring wordplay that amuses and tests pronunciation.
The man, Sharp, executed in Auburn New York for murdering a patrolman, claimed readiness to pay for his follies and cited military service. Admitted to alcohol and drug use and caused trouble at a boarding house on May 18 1912, fatally shooting Patrolman Ford before being overpowered.
A Norway tale explains children cheer when the first snow falls as Mother Hulda shakes her great feather bed high above the world. She unpacks the bed at winter’s start and spends time shaking it, causing feathers to drift down and cover bare trees and branches, creating beauty in the landscape.
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