Local notes from Pella and surrounding towns
A long list of social visits and minor movements across Pella Des Moines Ottumwa and Oskaloosa including families visiting relatives and attending funerals. Mentions of births illnesses and civic matters such as a public sale on February 15 and a new X ray machine in Dr Carpenter’s office. Also remarks on immigration policy and a quip about prohibition jokes as Prohibition nears end.
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W. A. Young
Chicago
Dr. Carpenter
Mr. Young
Iowa
Classified Ads Snapshot From Chronicle Line Rates and Listings
Ads warn 1 cent per line with no ad charge over 10 cents. Various notices include selling oak and hickory wood, a rental request from a young couple without children, a sash sale, a repairable brick residence for sale via J B Cornelius, and Wabash Railroad seeking a tenant for depot property at Howell Station with rent-free terms and upfits. Pella Route 4 contact P Van Steenwyk.
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Chronicle! Office
THE
Wabash Railroad CO
Howell Station
P. van Steenwyk
Pella
That Terrible Headache Causes and Relief Advice
Advertisement notes periodic headaches with nausea and dull eyes and proposes Chamberlain's Tablets for biliousness relief. It claims quick relief when directions are followed and mentions sale by F. D. Stubenrauch.
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Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Rock Island Train Service Wabash Time Table
The Wabash timetable shows train times serving Howell and nearby towns, detailing arrival and departure windows, station stops, and service days for riders planning routes through the Rock Island region. The schedule reflects historical rail patterns and regional transport links in the area.
Window Shade Sale At Vander Linden's Bazaar
Vander Linden's Bazaar invites customers to discuss window shades with on site measuring services. The ad emphasizes merit in their goods and promises expert measurement to fit windows precisely.
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Vander Linden
BAZAR
Young Arkansas child brings smiles in stray photo
The narrative recalls a humorous scene from Rumpus Ridge where a father describes dressing a baby in a flour sack with oil to remove trim and make the child look polished for a photographer. The result amused the family as the child looked like a circus horse, shocking siblings who failed to recognize him.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Tennyrate
Notable Arkansas Resident Praises Allied Forces
A prominent Rumpus Ridge citizen exclaims with pride about American soldiers fighting Germans, comparing them to ring-tailed catamounts in battle. Gap Johnson replies, then recalls his fourteen children quarreling over a sack of mixed candy brought home from town.
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Gad
Rumpus Ridge
Arkansas
Gap Johnson
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