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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
5
In a rainy afternoon tale Uncle Jim guides children through a number puzzle. Peter writes 796846821 and sums to 45 then learns a digit was crossed out to reach the next multiple of nine. Ada Mary and Jim attempt, uncovering the nine rule while Peter asks who discovered it.
County wide effort expands purebred gilt clubs beyond Marion to Iowa state, with Junior Camp at County Fair this fall limited to club members and state breed prize plans. Rules set eligibility ages and July 1 registrations, with exhibits by March 1 1923 and August 2024 fair participation. Club aims to advance top pigs to the State Fair and may merge into sow and litter clubs next year.
The Chicago Velvety Rugman promotes rugs made from old carpets cloth and rags. Cars delivery town or country. They exchange rug material for junk and pay 10 cents to a messenger for proper delivery.
A housewife advertises converting old carpets and rugs into rugs and invites donations of old clothing and magazines. She clarifies no obligation to buy or order rugs and notes brief stay in Pella, Iowa, with a coupon to mail to Chicago Rugman.
A remark attributed to Georgia Bertha Drennan in The Youth's Companion recalls an old puzzle linked to a French mathematician who first described nine’s remarkable property. The quote frames the historical origin of the mathematical curiosity through a literary citation.
A mixed set piece includes a religious warning about judgment and hell followed by rural reminiscence on Uncle's Farm. It blends poetry with prose fragments describing farm chores, family life, and a Columbus Street home purchase. The tone shifts from apocalyptic verse to humorous country scenes and daily chores.
Miss Margaret Snider of 5527 S Wa bash St Chicago says Tanlac restored her appetite and strength after a year of misery from stomach trouble. She reports four bottles gained eight pounds and relief of headaches sleep and nerves. Tanlac sold by druggists. Over 37 million bottles sold. The ad also promotes Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation and includes a farm poem dated Le Roy New York August 18 1922.
Quotations from the Farmers Cooperative Exchange in Pelle Iowa list hog prices at 5.35 to 6.35 per cwt corn at 75 cents per bushel wheat 95 cents oats quoted with gaps dairy cream 30 to 34 cents per unit light hens 11 cents heavy hens 15 cents broilers 23 to 28 cents ducks full feathered 12 cents old roosters 6 cents geese 8 cents hides 6 cents per unit.
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