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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
4
Classified notices promote advertising options with a minimum run cost of 40 cents. The brief item states that no advertisement will be accepted for less than this threshold, implying pricing and policy details for readers seeking to place notices or small ads.
A long garbled classified page lists items for sale including hay, purebred animals, farm equipment, barrels, furniture, typewriters, heaters, and used cars. Names like Van Rheenen, John Slot, and King’s Office Machine appear amid scattered locations such as Pella, Monro, and Lynnville Iowa. The entries read like a rural auction with numerous phone numbers and vague descriptions of condition and price.
A jumble of classified notices and small ads from a local Iowa page including a missing animal alert for a Black Angus heifer, various rental offers, job ads for a chicken route driver and kitchen help, plus requests for hauling, metal scrap, spraying, dirt moving and general services. The list also mentions sewing machines, beauty shop services, monuments, poultry calling, and farm supply notices with contact cues and local business names such as Gilbert Van Donselaat, Francis Seed Co., Pella, and Vera Singer services.
Public notice states an instrument purporting to be the last will of Nellie wank deceased is on file in the Clerk of the District Court office of Marion County. A hearing is set for 10:00 A M on a specified date in Knoxville Iowa to prove the instrument, with objections due by that time.
A reader guide from Nora Workman Iowa State College on evaluating innerspring and cotton mattresses. It covers coil counts from 180 to 900, double deck designs, upholstery materials, latex pads, and various cotton fill types. It notes life expectancy differences and features to check such as resilience buoyancy noiselessness ventilated covers and handles.
Article discusses forestry management with focus on converting farm woodlands into profitable assets. It notes grazing as a poor practice, cites experiments in the Upper Mississippi Valley showing grazing reduces water retention and soil quality, and highlights timber and related products as key revenue sources. Mentions that properly managed woodlands can yield higher value through conservation and selective use, including grazing avoidance and forest product sales.
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