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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1907
Page
7
Advert shows exclusive Holeproof Hosiery agents for Pella and area. Claims Healteproof Hosiery uses fine yarn soft as silk with long wear, knit by a near perfect process. Includes six pair boxes priced at $2.00 and a six month hole guarantee.
A fragmented notice advertises farms for sale in Southeast and Southwest Mahaska from 80 to 340 acres priced between 55 and 90 dollars. The snippet hints at a community audience and invites inquiries about available offerings and terms.
Multiple residents and relatives travel to visit in Ed, Keokuk, Fairfield, and Chicago. Visitors include Vanderzyl, Viersen, Berg, LaForce, and Lankelma. Local events feature evangelistic services by Rev. McAnalley, a chicken house fire, and a group camping on the Skunk River while others resume daily work and business in Pella and nearby towns.
A jumble of notes covers a family trip from Telluride to Jamaica, Independence Day crowds in Pella with 382 tickets to Monroe and 138 to Oskaloosa, and a business sale in Pella where H Rhynsburger and Harve sold Pella Plumbing to A J Kuyper and Clarence E Pierce. The piece also laments the dandelion pest sweeping lawns, urging Washington agricultural scientists to find a harmless but effective weed killer.
Two young men from Pella returned from Oskaloosa to find their planned ice cold Milwaukee beer stolen. At the depot they hurried to their hiding spot with corkscrews and discovered someone beat them to it. They drank water instead and went to bed.
Under the operation of new Pure Food Laws baking powders now bear ingredients on the label. Royal Baking Powder is promoted as the only product made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar and thin cream, asserting higher quality. Housekeepers are urged to rely on this protection and to examine labels carefully.
In the party, Jake Plender Warder Heiden J Ten Hagen Luke Bruinsma Abe den Adel and the old gentleman shared a ride. The elderly man who seldom goes out enjoyed the trip very much and appreciated the kind act from the young men.
A lighthearted account from the Des Moines Register and Leader warns of chigger season. Readers are advised to avoid parks and grass as welts swell from scratching and common remedies fail. The piece humorously tracks futile cures from baths to ammonia before nightmarish dreams and mounting discomfort end with chiggers dying on their own.
The first week of July brought favorable weather with above normal temperatures and ample sunshine. Rainfall was sufficient across regions, with some hail and wind damage in limited areas. Corn crops near final cultivation. oats, wheat, and barley thriving. potatoes and fruit crops showing mixed results with higher yields in some indicators. Statewide crop reports list July percentages for major crops and notes lower corn due to weak stand versus average. Des Moines dispatch dated July 8.
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