Chamber of Commerce Notes and New Members List
The Chamber urges every business man to join now as canvassing continues. The next meeting is Monday April 7th at the lodge room over Pella Motor Co with refreshments at 10 p.m. Ralph Faxon of Des Moines is planned as speaker. new members Ben Vogelaar and Charles Sipkema are added. A full-time secretary is sought. Harve Van Gorp currently handles office duties.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pella Motor Co
Ralph Faxon
Des Moines
Ben Vogelaar
Charles Sipkema
Harve van Gorp
Pella National Bank Added to Chamber of Commerce List
A typographical error omitted Pella National Bank from last week’s Chamber of Commerce membership list. The bank is now included along with other members that were missing previously.
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Pella National Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Suggestions on How Not to Do Things in a Chamber of Commerce
A local Chamber distributes ten rules on how to destroy organizational vitality. It urges members to skip meetings, come late, criticise, refuse offices, avoid committees, withhold opinions, boast about how to run affairs, do only minimal work, avoid new members, and let others do the work while avoiding dues.
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Chamber of Commerce
George
Catarrh Cure Claim and Reward Ad
A newspaper notice proclaims a $100 reward for any catarrh cure failure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It asserts cure across all stages, urges constitutional treatment, and invites testimonials, listing F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and druggists selling at 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Paint Now Best Prices and Paper Store Nearby
Local message advertises quality painting supplies and affordable pricing. Mentions Well Paper and Porob as identifiers in a compact sales note.
Annual Short Course in Campustry Teaches Human Nature
The Upmsteenth Annual Short Course in College Campustry will begin soon depending on weather. It emphasizes laboratory and field work to study human nature, with focus on squirrels and their food. Bring own apparatus for benchology. expenses kept low. Instructor not yet chosen. several applicants in consideration. Register early due to potential text scarcity. Central Ray.
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Upmsteenth
Bureau of Dates
Pella Iowa City Election Proclamation 1919
Notice to qualified electors of Pella Iowa that the regular biennial city election will be held Monday March 31 1919. Elections for Mayor Treasurer Assessor two Aldermen at large and one Alderman per ward. First Ward at City Hall 606 Main Street judges Blommers Bootsma De Wit clerks De Wit Klein. Second Ward at City Office 717 Main Street judges Fultz Wormhoudt Weyers clerks Weieberg Rbynsburger.
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Pella
Iowa
City Hall
Main Street
John Blommers
H. Bootsma
N. de Wit
Wm. de Wit
J. P. Klein
City Office
T. G. Fultz
C. H. Wormhoudt
D. H. Weyers
Clerks
John Weieberg
J. S. Rbynsburger
Election precinct details and polling hours in Pella
The third ward polling place is A Van Stigt's Store Room at 800 Washington Street with judges John Vander Ploeg M W Van Doorninck and H Van Nimwegen and clerks H P Neyenesch L F Bousquet. The fourth ward polling place is Office of Auto Service Co at 622 Oskalooosa Street with judges H A Veenstra W A Butts and S De Haan and clerks Chas Porter and H W Kuyper. Polls open 8:00 a m and close 7:00 p m. Signed by Mayor H J Vanden Berg at Pella Iowa March 18 1919.
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A. van Stigt
Washington Street
John Vander Ploeg
M. W. van Doorninck
H. van Nimwegen
H. P. Neyenesch
L. F. Bousquet
Office of Auto Service Co
Oskaloosa Street
H. A. Veenstra
W. A. Butts
S. de Haan
Thought He Was Bombed During Electrical Bombardment
Oskaloosa Herald reports Harley Newton climbed to his attic during an electrical bombardment last Saturday night. A thunderbolt struck a nearby tree ten feet from the roof and hurled him downstairs. He escaped injury but likens the experience to shell shock while bark flew thirty feet from the tree.
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Harley Newton
Harley
Oskaloosa
Bank to open by new time and close by old time
The Security State Bank announces extension of hours to four o clock to align with the new time, signaling it will open by the new time and close by the old time to ease farmer hardship. J. H. Van Vliet, cashier, so indicates.
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Security State Bank
J. H. van Vliet
Tailors Offer All Wool Suits Made To Measure
International Tailors presents custom made suits priced from twenty to sixty dollars. M. Vander Linden invites customers to see the line and choose the best fit for their money.
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Alwool
M. Vander Linden
Allen's Foot-Ease and Wool Pants Advertisement
An antique ad offers Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease foot pain from corns bunions blisters and callouses used by American British and French soldiers. Also promoting strictly all wool tailored pants with broad pattern variety and custom measurements.
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Allen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Merchant
Commercial Club
Council Bluffs
Garden City Feeder Co
Farmers National Bank
Kuyper Lumber Co
Waechter Lumber Co
Vander Meulen Co
J. Blommers & Co
D. den Adel & Co
Ever Ready Auto Co
F.R. Gambell
Fowler Telepone
Pella Produce Co
Puritan Drug Co
Slob Bros. & Co
Star Auto Co
F. D. Stubenrauch
Vanden Oever
Vanden Berg
B. F. Vander Linden
van Zante Bros
Wormhoudt & Kempkes
Wormhoudt & Plette
F. F. Carpenter
Dr. C. I. Fox
Pella Canning Co
Vander Zyl Bros
Awtry & Lankelma
H. F. Johnson & Co
Sadler Bros. & Co
Booster Press
Elite Theatre
D. G. Gosselink
Udell Hendricks
H. S. Keables
John Liter
Geo. Ramsey
Sybenga Bakery
J. S. Wilson
Dr. Aschenbrenner
M. J. Hoffman
P. H. Stubenrauch
Jas. Verhey
Pella Transfer Co
Pella Plumbing & Heating Co
C. N. Cole
Geo. Heeren
Chas. Dennis
D. Boland & Co
H. J. Bruinekool
F. & S. Rubber Co
Korver & Grant
Frank Vanden Berg
Rube Brand
DeNoef & Goedhart
Veenstra & Kroll
John Nieburg
Jake van Zante
Chas. Lautenbach
Richard Lautenbach
A. P. Vandermeiden
Andrew Vander
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Pella, Iowa
John Kaldenberg
High Avenue
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