Local notes from Pella and surrounding area
Murph Nollen and wife visited from Newton and एक scribe recounts Marion county Democratic convention plans in St. Louis and forthcoming Iowa City state convention. Various items include a Cambria homeseeker, Chautauqua in Fairfield with Col Bain Sam Jones and Lt Hobson, and a warning about a diamond ring swindle.
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Murph
Nollen
Newton
St. Louis
Marion County
Iowa City
Jesse Miller
Cambria
Miller
Pella
Columbia
Missouri
Henry Cox
H. Rhynsburger
Miss Carey
New York
Fairfield
Col. Bain
Sam Jones
Hobson
Cheap Round Trip Rates Via Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway announces summer to September sale with round trip fares to St. Paul Minneapolis Duluth Superior Ashland Bayfield Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Salt Lake City at about half the usual rates. Valid for return until October 21. Contact any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago for details.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Superior
Ashland
Bayfield
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Ill
Pocket Book Lost in Pella Stores Last Saturday
Rev M G Bentley reports losing a pocket book in Pella city stores or on streets last Saturday evening. It contained 15 in currency a negotiable note for 300 and other papers. He requests the finder leave the property at this office and authorizes liberal compensation for the trouble.
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M. G. Bentley
Pella
New Library Additions and Recent Circulation Highlight
A library announces new books ready for circulation after last Saturday saw sixty seven titles checked out. Readers are invited to visit for first pick from titles including Hiawatha Primer, Ben Hur, Tess of the D Urbervilles, Pride and Prejudice, Pilgrims Progress, and The Scarlet Letter among many other works across fiction, travel, poetry, and reference.
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North America
Tomasso
Bob
Roderick
Ward
King Canute
Sara Crewe
Peggy
Lady Walderhurst
Calumet
Glengarry
Oliver Horn
Blue Flower
Katherine Day
Ward Hill
Weston
Jack
Sir Mortineer
James Russell Lowell
Hartley Brothers
Pride and Preductise
Scarlet Letter
Pilgrims Progress
Channings Works
Pooles New Index
The Man Who Delivered Our Decoration Day Address
G F Rhinehart returned from St Louis with weak voice yet strong enthusiasm for Bryan. He led a 37 minute demonstration showing the party could not read Bryan out. he also spoke at the world’s fair as he read a poem based on The Pioneers and received a tremendous ovation.
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Newton Daily News
G. F. Rhinehart
St. Louis
David B. Hill
Rhinehart
Bryan
Rinehart
Shooting Affray at Durfee and Missing Girl Case
A shooting affray last Monday at Durfee mining camp near Oskaloosa left Clarence Durfee severely injured and his assailant J F Ellis wounded before being captured. In Centerville a girl Emma Davison vanished then reappeared in Trenton Missouri dressed in men's clothes after riding with hoboes. she has been returned home along with two other missing girls found in Des Moines.
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Durfee
Oskaloosa
Clarence Durfee
W. A. Durfee
J. F. Ellis
Ellis
Mosta
Emma Davison
Centerville
Chariton River
St. Louis
Trenton
Missouri
Des Moines
Traffic Warns of Sworn Agents Luring Girls from Homes
Reports warn that agents from St. Louis seek girls for offices and domestic work in the world fair city. A city organization exists to secure girls and take them there for immoral purposes, with several recent cases prompting police searches for four missing girls in Des Moines last week.
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St. Louis
Des Moines
Meat Strike Looms Over Des Moines Markets
An order from meatpacking headquarters triggered a large strike involving about fifty thousand workers. Des Moines dealers expect meat prices to rise while smaller towns like Pella, Knoxville, and Oskaloosa may see cheaper meat due to reduced demand in packing-house districts. If demand falls, cattle and hogs may flood home markets, dampening prices and spoiling speculative holds.
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Butchers and Packers
Des Moines
Pella
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Meat prices rise and highlight town disparities
Prices of meat are climbing, with slower movement to reduce costs for smaller towns. The commentary notes concern over consumer impact and regional differences in pricing, urging relief where demand remains steady.
Palmer's Talcum Powder Ad Sparks Nursery Comfort
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Seal of
Minnesota
Cole’s
Geo. E. Martin
Iowa Central Railroad
G. G. Gill
Iowa State
Epworth League Assembly
Register
Iowa Falls
Epworth League
Assembly
Colfax
Assembly Park
Colfax Bank
Gill
Chronicle
Pella Creamery
Pella Creamery Co
Seal of Minnesota
Cole's
Brown
Brown County
Groton
Squire Land and Loan Co
South Dakota
James River Valley
Aberdeen
Thomas Harton
Claremont
J. H. Neifert
Dickerson Bros
Putney
Frank Douglas
Swengle Bros
Shelby Township
Squire
Thomassen Real Estate Agency
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