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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
7
An 1910 Toledo advertisement touts Starrs Powdered Enamel for repairing chipped and rusty spots on grain ware. It promises to stop leaks in metalware without heat or soldering tools and urges agents to order samples with particulars for 10 cents. Contact Starr at 1910 Monroe St Toledo Ohio USA.
John Younkin attends his aunt's funeral in Des Moines while neighbors spend Monday with Kilduff kin. Local residents report illnesses, weddings, and social events including a church oyster supper, a surprise party, and a Newton nuptial. Visits from Newton residents and a Grinnell sale are noted along with travel through Sully and nearby towns.
Local school teachers from around the area attended a teachers convention in Newton Friday and Saturday. Dr P A Edmonds celebrated his birthday with friends who arrived Tuesday evening, surprising him at home. Grace Adams of Newton visits Rev J A Monkman. K VerPloeg of Oskaloosa visits relatives in Pella. Mrs P H Sopelstra of Wright visits relatives in Pella. J B Lyman of Tracy conducts business in Pella. John DeGooyer of Prairie City visits Pella relatives and friends this week.
Prairie City residents and relatives are repeatedly noted visiting and returning from Pella. Henry Roorda served as capital city caller Tuesday while Gerrit Andringa and daughter visited from Pella. Several others friends and family traveled between Prairie City, Pella, Monroe, Otley, Oskaloosa and Leighton, including Bert Van Maanen, C D Van Zante, Mr and Mrs Warner, and Mrs J D Stravers with her three children. A lab for grain testing was installed at Ames for the Iowa Millers Association meeting.
Crowds from the vicinity attended a surprise party for Miss Lottie Houser near Tracy Monday evening. Several locals, including Jno Moody, Frank Bartlow, Hattie VanGorp, Dick VanGorp, and families, were mentioned in visits and errands around Oskaloosa Des Moines and surrounding areas.
In Otley news Mrs L Weyers has been ill. Albert DeVoade and Cornelia Malbers wed at the Malbers home last Thursday. Fred Lankelma suffered a painful toe fracture when ice fell as he filled his ice house. Lankelma remains hobbling but hopeful. Hester Den Hoedt of near Pella visits grandparents Mr and Mrs D Scott for a few days while Rinsaard hosts a Sunday school class of about twenty girls last Friday.
An advertising blurb promotes C. De Koning Lilly oil imported from Holland at 10 cents a bottle. The note asks readers how many they want, attributed to Vander Linden's Bazaar.
A local ad notes carpets and rugs priced at 10 percent above cost with claims of savings between five and fifteen dollars on carpet bills. Social events feature music, games, and a luncheon hosted by a jolly hostess. Personal visits include Miss Gertrude Renaud of Pella visiting with her brother Harry and family, plus several local home visits by C. Mac Omber, Hester Den Hoedt, Lane Mulinberg, and Mrs Ademite with her mother Mrs Lille.
A Paris merchant who owned land in Japan learned of a Yokohama firm failure but could not learn the name directly. He pressed a banker with a ruse offering a list of ten Yokohama firms. The banker refused to name any but finally revealed the fake list contained only one genuine firm name, which the merchant used to identify his own loss.
Save money by keeping a bottle of Seven Barks on hand for indigestion dyspepsia liver kidney and rheumatic troubles. It purports to purify blood and tone the system with a 43 year record. Price 50 cents. Available from druggists or the manufacturer Lyman Brown 68 Murray St New York City.
Local supplier promotes a range of window shades with several grades available. Highlights include best hand made goods and prompt customer appreciation for business.
Valentines Day is celebrated on February 14 with a line of valentines ranging from 1c to 2.50. P. H. Kuyper departed for Kansas City Tuesday afternoon to attend a lumbermen's convention.
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