Pennies in fuse plugs cause fire
A fire damaged the Schoonover home at 127 Sixth street after pennies were placed in fuse plugs. An electric iron connected by a roomer caused an overload. tampered fuse plugs prevented proper blowout, burning light cords, wallpaper, a table cover, and rugs. Electricians Glen King and Paul Underwood explained pennies' high resistance altered the fuse plug, triggering the fire.
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Schoonover
127
Sixth Street
Glen King
Paul Underwood
Valley Junction
Heat Clamps Down As Pella Faces 100 Degree Day
Pella endured a sharp temperature spike, rising from 68 in the morning to 100 by early afternoon, marking the Chronicle office thermometer as one of the reliable Hicks instruments. The heat proves uncomfortable for residents but ideal for corn forwarding and curing, aiding Iowa's famed tall corn reputation.
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Pella
Chronicle Office
Iowa
Sham May Look Well But It Never Yields Results
The saying notes that appearances can mislead as efforts or schemes fail to deliver tangible outcomes, casting doubt on effectiveness despite a polished surface.
Pella Illinois Special Election for W. H. Fowler Telephone Franchis
Official notice for a July 23 1925 special election in Pella Iowa to approve granting W H Fowler and successors a 25 year franchise to acquire construct reconstruct establish maintain and operate a city telephone system subject to city council rules and state law. Voter instructions and ordinance terms include service standards street usage pole placement rates and city rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Iowa
W. H. Fowler
Towa
State of
Broadway
Washington
Franklin and
Main Streets
Garden City Square
Franklin Street
Main Street
East First Street
Union Street
Public Utility Commission
A. C. Kuyper
Radio growth and farm tech reshape the 1920s landscape
Experts forecast 10 million radio receivers by 1930 as expenditures reach 450 million dollars. By 1928 about 4 million homes receive broadcasts from 563 stations. The era also sees steam-to-tractor shifts in farming, new steel wall braces, New York City water purification via aeration, and a simple home milk cream siphon device.
Special election notice for Fourth Ward in Pella Iowa
Judges J P De Cook Mrs D O Thomas W A Butt plus clerks Louis A Van Roekel D O Thomas. Polls open 8 am close 7 pm on the election day. Notice published per law in Pella Chronicle and The Booster Press four consecutive weeks. Dated June 16 1925. First publication June 25 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Ward
J. P. de Cook
D. O. Thomas
W. A. Butt
Louis A. van Roekel
Pella
Iowa
Beginning of Foreign Missions Lesson by J A Lapham
International Sunday School Lesson explores Acts 13 1 12 with focus on Barnabas and Paul. It emphasizes the missionary calling born of prayer and fasting, the need for a committed church mindset, and the spread of the gospel from Israel to Cyprus and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Lapham
Barnabas
Paul
Jesus Christ
Stephen
James
Towa
Mary
God
Sergius
Paulus
Christ
Jesus
House of Israel
John
Holy Spirit
Tarbell
Orontes
Seleucia
Cyprus
Pentecost
Antioch
Pisidia
Antioch Church
Niger
Africa
Herod
Paphos
Church of Old
Phillips Brooks
Thomas Yates
Church
Missionary zeal and the call to witness across nations
Editorial excerpts urge bold Christian outreach and personal witness. Leaders like Brooks Watkinson and Jowett highlight the primacy of gospel truth over miracles, urging believers to support missionaries and answer the Spirit’s call. The piece stresses serving locally as a path to global impact.
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H. C. Payne
W. C. VerPloeg
Ames Graduate Veterinarian
Farmer’s Produce Building
Ice Phone
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone Building
C. I. Foxmlan
Rebar
Main and
Liberty Streets
J. J. Subenga
Puritan Drug Store
J. M. Cook
Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
H. ©. Wormhoudt
Jamsma Bakery
F. F. Carpenter
Jaarsma’s Bakery
T. G. Fultz
City
American Legion
Auto Service Company
Oskaloosa Street
J. van der Syde
N. van Maren
J. V. Helt
J. P. Klein
H. J. Rhynsburger
J. H. Stubenrauch
D. D. Dieleman
J. C. Mitten
George Ver Steeg
S. H. Douwstra
Y. Neels
D. C. van Zante
H. P. Neyenesch
C. W. Dennis
U. S
New York City
Snowden
Kingdom of God
W. L. Watkinson
J. H. Jowett
China
India
Dr. G. Campbell Morgan
Peter
R. V
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