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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1919
Page
3
City of Pella announces a proposed resolution of necessity to improve streets by paving curbing and curb and guttering. The May 6 1919 meeting introduced the resolution and a June 10 1919 council session will consider passage at 8 00 p m. Property owners subject to assessment may appear and object.
The Pella Iowa City Council proposes curb and gutter work on East First Liberty Union Independence University West First and other streets with Portland cement foundations and paving options. The plan outlines sections to be curbed and paved, funding by property assessments and a five year guarantee, with a public meeting set for June 10 1919 and publication in the Pella Chronicle.
An old friend returns the 17 year locusts scientists warn they will sting fruit trees and drill egg holes in branches. Once seen as omens or signs of war and drought the cicadas are now treated as a pest and a noisy disruption to Sunday school picnics.
College notes describe a tailor made Campus Day with a festive crowd and a new spring dress for Campus. The Senior class plans Hazel Kirk the comedy drama for June 16 with 13 in the cast. Other items include chapel talks, Y W work, and tennis and travel notes.
The article argues good manners are most needed at home where familiarity tests restraint. It notes kind people can be rude to loved ones and cites Emerson that good manners are small sacrifices. It urges children learn manners naturally through daily habits for harmony and lasting charm.
Commencing today through May, a clubbing offer lets readers get the Chronicle for one year and the Des Moines Capital for the balance of 1919 for 4.00 dollars. A savings of 1.00 is offered. Phone orders are welcome for convenience.
Inmates of the Owls Nest and Cotton Hall friends gathered on Wednesday May 7 to honor Mr. Ostendorf on his birthday. A guided house tour led to a gift, followed by a birthday cake, refreshments, and music in a Rome themed, congenial atmosphere.
A man in good physical condition is likely to enjoy life while the bilious and dyspeptic are constantly miserable. A few doses of Chamberlain's Tableta tone up the stomach aid digestion and regulate bowels. Try it. For sale by D. Stubenrauch.
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