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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
7
A quotation urges that once a decision is reached it should not be altered by advertisements or canvassers. It argues the issue is health rather than saving a few cents or pleasing a salesman, and invites readers to reflect on the advice.
Rev Wm J Coulston mourns death of his oldest brother Thomas Coulston of Plymouth Meeting Pa aged 46 who died Sunday morning. Various residents visit relatives and attend events, with mentions of travel to Chicago Grand Rapids Newton Shenandoah and Des Moines. A stray runaway incident and flood recovery notes accompany a promo for Stubenrauch's ice cream for the Fourth of July picnic.
Mrs H Schwartztrauber and children returned to Des Moines after a week in Pella. Herman Robertus Jr from Edmonton visits in Prairie City. war worries arise. Mrs H F Fisk visited daughter near Mitchellville. Des Moines auto races July 5 at State Fair track. Prairie City and Oskaloosa residents stop by Pella for business. Several visits to relatives noted. Mrs Gosselink's gallstone operation full recovery. local column ends with reflection on newspaper costs and ad revenue.
Repair shop offers lawn mowers to repair and sharpen gasoline stoves to clean bicycles sewing machines gas engines and furniture to repair. J. E. Cornelius phone 222 K.
About 1 000 two inch tickets are hidden in the woods marked with a blue pencil diamond. Numbers inside the diamonds indicate values from 1 to 30 dollars. Some diamonds bear only the symbol without figures worth 1 dollar, others are blank worth 25 cents. The diamonds are scattered everywhere from trees to water and a whistle signals the start.
A tale describes a contest where troops scan woods to find the greatest total value of diamonds, titled The Golden Robin. It extols the Baltimore oriole as brilliant and sweet in song and details the oriole nest, shaped like a long pouch, suspended from a branch. The nest is woven of plant fibers and wool with horsehair mending and string.
A string of light verse and jokes questions from a rural paper. It features lines about a farmer and a reaping machine a child and its father a churchgoer seeking hymns a bad husband a conflagration and a postman breakfast attire ending with a note on life as a riddle.
A rainy day camp activity uses a telegraph sounder and Morse code to involve all scouts. Operators send letters at varying speeds to different rank levels, rotating who codes. Reassembly tip suggests numbering engine parts with steel punches to ensure correct placement after overhauls.
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