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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
3
An advertisement touts a tailored map for you plus 15 dollars, and claims absolutely all wool goods, 500 kinds, are the same price. It promises savings of 10 dollars and invites readers to try the offer by M. Vander Linden.
Bold ad copy promotes holeproof socks with a six month guarantee against holes. features include perfect fit and fast colors, priced at 25 cents per pair, six pairs per box for a total of $1.60, urging readers to try a box as the best socks made.
Local notes mention new planters at 35 dollars from Van Zee and Van Roekel, free seed for pumpkins from the canning company, and Advs from A Ver Ploegh & Son. Walker Sadler reports good crop progress after leaving the Chronicle office, with thirty acres of corn planted by May and oats thriving after a recent rain. Various residents travel and visit. egg ticket bonuses, discounts on pianos and organs, and several trips to Des Moines Ames and Prairie City are noted along with Central College reunions.
An advertisement offers boys suits for ten dollars, claiming same cloth as the $15.00 men’s line. The text promotes tailored clothing and includes the name Mt. Vande Linden.
Letters and notices from residents and visitors fill this issue. Central College ties, local business ads for Groet Co and Van Zante Bros appear alongside travelogues and illness updates. Several local residents, including Mrs. Hesselink and Rev. Coulston, are noted for health, travel, and family news.
City authorities cut and trim park trees without waiting for the Ames club women arranged plan for system park improvements. Most cuts were box elders, which hardens the view that harm was limited. The mayor and countl likely had reasons for proceeding.
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