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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1919

Page

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Iowa Winsplit On Road Paving Vote In Hardin County

Hardin county voters rejected the paving proposal by 2 170 to 1 437. Other Iowa notes report frenzied corn harvest ahead at Earl Elsbaugh farm Shenandoah, a Dutch language ban in London, a golden wedding in Marshalltown, a Burlington train crash near Prescott killing a family, and local farm leases and civic actions across the state.

Hardin County Earl Elsbaugh Shenandoah London City August Gummert Marshalltown Mell Williams Burlington Prescott D. C. Reynolds West Liberty Simmons Popcorn Company Lake View Frank Parkinson Ira Peters Renwick Dubuque

F W Brinkhoff Laid to Rest in Pella Iowa

F W Brinkhoff died in Chicago near his son C W Brinkhoff after years of illness from a cold caught while planting trees in Pella. Funeral held at Second Reformed church with city officials and former associates present. Burial in Pella followed. mayor H J Vanden Berg signed the notice on July 8 1919.

Dale Holme West Union Des Moines Ames Fort Madison Couderay Wis William Nuehring Nuehring Lytton Chris Shirer France Davenport Levee Improvement Commission Boone Early Town Light, Heat and Power Company Mary E. Fuller Zachary Fuller Sac City Mexico College of Missions Indianapolis Oskaloosa W. O. Lowery Crocker Post Sherman Iowa Allamakee County Laughlin Power Lodge No. 404 Eagle Grove Charles W. E Water Edward James Northwestern Clinton P. B. McClenahan O. H. Longwell Highland Park College Algona Ottumwa John Huston United States Lee County Fort Des Moines J. H. Strief State Board of Control Order of Coif Towa Iowa University George Stewart Holmes Cedar Rapids Clyde E. Jones Agency Ross Ellis White Storm Lake University of Iowa Capitol of Clayton County John Stalnaker Charles D. Reed Government Crop Service Reed Sutherland Brinhoff Pella Central College F. W. Brinkhoff Brinkhoff Germany London Chicago C. W. Brinkhoff Second Reformed Church State of H. J. Vanden Berg Palla

Pella Requires Park Commission Vote July 21 1919

City of Pella Iowa schedules a special election for July 21 1919 to decide whether to establish a Park Commission and elect three park commissioners with authority to levy up to 2.5 mills for park purposes. Polling locations include City Hall Main Street and local stores with appointed judges and clerks listed for each ward.

4Th Ward M. VanGorkum W. A. Butt J. F. Mowe Chas. Porter H. W. Kuyper Pella Iowa City Hall Main Street A. Ver Stigha's Washington Street Auto Service Company Oskaloosa Street A. B. VanHouweling H. Bootsma H. van Ostrum J. P. Klein H. J. Rhynsburger W. H. Verwers H. Viersen, Sr A. N. VanderLinden Dirk VanderPloeg H. Kuy- Ves

Cigar money buys bank stock tale

Grant Mc Pherrin recounts a personal savings scheme begun to fund a loan and later convert into bank stock. Ten cents a day saved for four years would have grown from 36.50 to over six thousand if kept invested at ten percent, a sentiment on disciplined investing and missed opportunities.

Tke Grant McPherrin

Pella Markets Stock and Grain Report

Van der Zyl Bros reports steers 10.00 to 13.00 per cwt butcher stock 6.00 to 10.00 hogs 19.50 to 21.00 per cwt corn 1.00 to 1.75 wheat 2.25 oats 52 to 66 cents per bit. Eyes 34 cents hens 20 cents old roosters 12 cents ducks 15 cents geese 15 cents packing stock butter 38 cents cream 47 cents.

van der Zyl Bros Pella

Real Religion in No Man's Land Chaplain's Gun Gospel

Rev Olin Clarke Jones, seeking to reach soldiers, enters a machine gun school and adopts a direct, weaponized approach to faith. He urges clear, straight preaching, shuns cant, and vows to rally doughboys with hymns like Faith of Our Fathers and Onward Christian Soldiers, focusing on fundamentals.

No Man's Land Olin Clarke Jones Association Benjamin Emmerson Cushing Rev. Jones Jones Jesus

Country School Recital Sparks Mockery and Diagnosis

During a country school entertainment a boy on stage recited a line followed by a sneering remark from a seated woman about being Larry Jane Barton’s son. A doctor then checks the youth with a stethoscope and notes angina like symptoms, though the boy deflects by correcting the name.

Larry Jane Barton

The Joy of Living with Chamberlain's Tablets

A short health note promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to improve bowel movement and digestion for real enjoyment of life. It claims relief from headaches and indigestion as poisons are expelled and urges readers to try the product, noting it is sold by all dealers.

Chamberlain

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad per ad

Many children suffer sickness and discomfort. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders promise relief from cold symptoms in 24 hours and ease feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worm destruction. Mothers have trusted them for over 30 years. Sold by all druggists. Sample free address Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.

Mother Gray Mother Gray Co le Roy N. Y

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Iowa News City M. W. van Doorninck John VanderPloeg H. van Nimwegen H. P. Neyenesch L. F. Bousquet Pella Markets W. W. Cook & Son Puritan Drug CO Webster New International New International OMEN D. G. Gosselink
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