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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
8
A playful collection of jests and quips from newspapers and magazines. A country boy sighs after a day with granmother as he discovers hollerday meaningfully. Humorous exchanges about cars, teachers, and sailors provide light domestic farce and aging wordplay.
A list of farm sale dates and sellers across Peoria Monroe Pella Leighton and Sully with buyers including Van Winegarden Portinga VanCleave Boat Sederal Ryswick Bensick Hessing Kool Hart Van Andel Dieleman Pippel Weilard Heimstra Ver Ripp Vos Burkharst Roorda Oldham Kain Vali Wyck summarizing upcoming auctions from January 19 to February 23 across multiple towns.
Pella Markets reports stock and grain prices corrected by Van der Zyl Bros with cwt rates and poultry figures. Hides and furs wanted with top prices. Pella Produce Co. ad invites selling before sale. Rough on Rats advert promotes exterminator product used worldwide. Free comic picture from R. B. Wells ad.
Passenger and freight train numbers listed for Rock Island lines operate daily with several locals carrying passengers. Freight for shipment must be at Howell Station four miles south of Pella by 5:00 p m the evening before. signals control pickups for No 2 and No 3 eastbound.
Rest on 19th century nostrums claim to relieve feverishness headache and teething disorders. The Mother Gray Co advertises use for 29 years to move regulate bowels destroy worms and break up colds in 24 hours. Sample free from Le Roy New York.
Greely reports variable weather with la grippe illness persisting. Mrs. Neil Heemstra cared for her mother Mrs. Denburger in Pella. GBC club met Mrs. Jno Moody. Peter Burgraafft bought a new White car. Dick Van Gorp was a Pella caller. Oskaloosa visitors included Jno Van Maanen and family, Neil Heemstra family, Shirley Binns family, Frank Bartlow family, and Emily Moody. Viola Moody of Oskaloosa visited Jno Moody’s home. Gilbert Van Maanen hauled corn to Leighton. J W Scanell of Des Moines visited Jno Moody’s home.
A long list of visits and calls among Valley View residents Involving Gerrit De Vries B Regen Marinus homes Douw Poor tinga Edith Baker Prairie City Adeline Steenhoek Peter Breen Anne Beyer Henry Will Mennega Floyd Holmes Trinie De Koning Henry Kate Vander Wall Van Gorp Dellia Holmes Arie Breen Newton area residents and Will Mennega sick list Also a note urging that money spent in advertising a sale is an investment.
A Lost Valley Ga resident J R Moore reports rapid cure from a hacking cough and lingering colds after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The product is offered by F D Stubenrauch for sale locally.
A British village story of a coroner’s verdict killed by idle gossip inspires a movement uniting rich and poor to vow against spreading or listening to unkind remarks. Members pledge fines up to ten shillings and aim to reform talk habits guided by the three golden gates Is it true Is it needful Is it kind.
The New York Times notes two possibilities for ending the conflict in Europe. Either Germany will surrender its sword to the victors, or the German people will awaken to realize they fight not for a dynastic or despised political ideal, and will change their government.
One size smaller shoes feel easy after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder in shoes and foot baths. It relieves hot tired swollen aching feet and may fit tight or new shoes. Sold everywhere for 25c. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease. Don’t accept substitutes.
Allen's Foot-Hase antiseptic powder promises relief for tired swollen feet by shaking into shoes or adding to foot baths. Marketed as ideal for breaking in new shoes, it claims to give rest and comfort to aching feet and is sold everywhere for 26 cents.
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