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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
4
A reminiscence recalling letters about the Des Moines Valley Railroad, local figures, Fourth of July celebrations, and early Pella life. The writer reflects on friends, stores, mills, and street scenes, includes verses about the 1900s celebrations, and closes with musings on fate, luck, and a long-lived printer’s rule kept as a keepsake.
An old classified style ad touts an extermination product branded as unbeatable with claims of outdoor effectiveness. It mentions a free comic picture and references Wells in Jersey City New Jersey, inviting purchases through drug and country stores with a note to refuse substitutes.
A prominent Negro educator from Alabama will lecture Thursday evening at the First Christian Reformed church on the work of his school. He has been in Pella since Monday and is described as a refined, capable speaker.
A lengthy essay extols backbone as the essential quality that defines manhood and integrity. It contrasts cowardice with resolve, urges students to resist temptation and peer pressure, and calls for young men to stand firm against moral storms with unwavering character.
The United States maintains a mail bag repair establishment in Washington to repair and maintain bags. Last year about a million bags were repaired and put in good condition. A key challenge was removing dirt and dust from bags after service. A system using large electric tumbling barrels treats thousands of bags daily, with dust collected in canvas receptacles. Mail bags last about six years but rough use reduces many to unrepairable condition. Recovered material from bags is used to create pieced bags. Parcel post demand prompted an enlarged repair shop and a new manufacturing feature. The New York Sun notes the efforts. The First Christian Reformed band plans a concert at their church on Thursday evening March 29 with a silver offering. Peter Hospers of Todd County, SD, visiting sister Mrs. A. P. Kuyper and family this week.
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