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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1919
Page
3
Mrs. Cornelia Azers buys a new car. A tragic double sorrow as the Kooh child dies after a burn incident while the son Dick remains hospitalized in France. Local soldiers in France send items home and many returning service members settle back, while residents incur accidents and births.
Sally News reports baby boy born Wednesday February 6 in Oskaloosa hospital to Mr and Mrs Carroll Macy. Macy is junior partner in Macy and Awtry company. Mrs Earl Ormiston widowed recently. Mrs Nellie Drake accompanied her to Newton. Sully faces a flu epidemic with ten quarantined families. A baby boy born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Vanderkamp south of town. Mrs Vanderkamp formerly Johanna Boat. Guy R Ellscott, son of Mr and Mrs Anne Ellscott of Sully, arrives home from Camp Dodge with honorable discharge.
The text urges calm actions to avoid influenza. It advises practical steps like wearing gauze, avoiding crowds and shared items, keeping strength with outdoor exercise and nourishment, and home remedies. It recommends hot baths, laxatives, hot lemonade, sweating, Av uric Tablets, and Dr Sage’s Remedy for nasal relief.
Rev and Mrs Ossewaarde hosted dinner at Arie Karver home Thursday Private Don DePrenger returned Saturday to see his ill mother Willing Workers gathered at Angeline DeKocks Tuesday a pleasant gathering Len Voss bought the Butler farm Dena Van Roekel of Pella visited Nelle DePrenger Miss Jeanette Meppelink was an Oskalooga caller Saturday John Van Duren and Will DeHeer assisted moving at Tracy Will DeJong called on in Oskaloosa Many attendees at Herman Braam funeral Tuesday
Newton police report rising drunken cases linked to bitters brands Horlax Hostetters and Elec tric with 18 to 40 percent alcohol. County Attorney M R Hammer Jr seeks state action to curb wholesale bitters to bootleggers and youths. twenty six local leaders back letter to Jasper county legislators.
A Pella resident, Mrs. I. J. Beerends of 810 W Liberty St, praises Dean's Kidney Pills for relief from backaches, headaches, dizziness, and sleep disruption caused by kidney trouble. The ad notes the product costs 60 cents and is sold by dealers, urging others to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Eastbound trains include Passenger Nos 470 472 474 and Local Freight No 82. Westbound trains list Passenger Nos 47 473 471 and Local Freight No 81. Freight for shipment on the locale must be at the station by 5:00 pm the evening before. Both local freights carry passengers. Wabash Time Table Howell Iowa East at 9:16 am with unclear connections.
A senate passed bill guarantees one month’s extra pay and mileage home at five cents per mile for all discharged soldiers and sailors, plus a uniform and overcoat. Amendments by Poindexter and Ashurst for mileage and pay were accepted, with ongoing debate on broader relief measures including a three month pay proposal.
Notice states several mortgages and notes for sale with contact for Geo J Thomassen at his office. The ad mentions Saturday afternoon with a phone or office call directive and a time window 5 to 9.
The quote suggests weariness is common and warns that patience may lead to an unavoidable long rest, a fate few would welcome. It frames exhaustion as a widespread condition and hints at an eventual, unwelcome conclusion.
If your feet ache and burn and make you tired all over ask any druggist for Allen's Foot Base the antiseptic powder shake it in your shoes and walk all day in comfort. It has no equal for corns bunions blisters or callouses. Used by American British and French soldiers.
A reader asked about hanging wallpaper this season as a local ad promises wall coverings and related supplies. The notice offers competitive values and asserts readiness to meet customer needs from Vander Londers BAL.
New York observer narrates the surrender of seven German submarines to the British Navy off Harwich. The scene shows a circle of white ensigns, mixed emotions among crews, and ceremonial exchanges aboard the Melampus as German officers and sailors board their transports. The article notes pride, sadness, and reverence amid wartime decorum.
A Central Ray column laments the quiet observance of Lincoln’s birthday on February 12 in Pella and at college. It argues Lincoln’s leadership and character surpass Washington’s, praising Lincoln as the hard knocking self made man who preserved the nation, while acknowledging Washington’s foundational role.
Stephen Horton son of Benjamin P Horton a wealthy Oak Park resident has taken to shining shoes to prove he can generate income. He claims to deliver the "ahinos" to 100 patrons, earning about 10 dollars a week, as part of a business proposition.
Two blocks from the square on north Main Street east frontage this property offers ample width and depth for an ideal building lot. Apply to J. G. Sybenga.
Dr A H Weber reports a new adenoid treatment avoiding chloroform for children. Adenoids lie at the throat near the posterior nasal passages. curing them greatly improves hearing. A Radcliffe postal worker’s daughter and others in Stuart Ackley Winterset and more benefited.
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