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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1902
Page
4
Neighborhood news reports a quiet Hussar band event in Lovilla and a Halloween social in Bussey with masked guests, pumpkin pies, and games. Mayor B spoke briefly, the K P Reunion drew large attendance, and local hospitality impressed as the order’s growth boosted town pride.
Wim Schultz sells his share in De Kruit Schultz drugstore to Henry Lubbers. Peter Terpstra moves to Wisconsin with his family for their new home. A J Betten and family enjoy a new house as H Kraai departs with his family for Washington. County seat settlement fuels substantial improvements. Mrs Jantje Hollinga dies at sister’s home and is buried Monday. George Hatley returns from South Dakota with land near Volga likely to yield profit next spring. Orange City LeMars football game ends 16 to 5 in favor of LeMars. return game played in LeMars. Inez Smith returns from Knoxville and plans Oklahoma trip. Rev L Fosdick visits Eureka school house and preaches. Miss Sarah Hollingshead visits neighbors near Hagler. T J Groves visits sons in Colorado then Ringgold County. H Pope returns from Mangoupelii County to Madrid. L Sharp party heads to California to settle. Mrs Wright and baby join W Amsberry at Te L Sharp sale. Wright visits Amsberries before leaving. Corr
An old fashioned testimonial claims Scott's Emulsion nourishes the body by feeding flesh and bone. It references Shylock and portrays the product as a cure for convalescents the sickly and pale young women. The ad offers free samples and lists Scott and Bowne as the chemists in New York with pricing and drugstore availability.
November 4 and 18 the Rock Island System offers one way Colonist Tickets at about half regular rates to Oklahoma Indiana Territory Texas New Mexico Kansas Nebraska Colorado Arkansas Louisiana Missouri. Are you changing location or seeking a fresh start for a son? Write today and a Rock Island agent will guide you to eligible locations and full rate details.
An old newspaper notice promotes The Public, a 16 page weekly for ten weeks at ten cents. It promises political commentary from Democrats and Republicans, cartoons, book notices, and varied content. Subscriptions mailed to Louis Post in Chicago.
In a Geneva Ohio vignette a forty year sufferer named Haney seeks relief for skin ailments. The ad touts DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve as cures for cuts bruises sprains eczema salt rheum and other skin diseases. It warns buyers to look for the DeWitt name on the package and claims competitors are counterfeit and cheap.
An ad extols One Minute Cough Cure as a harmless remedy for coughs colds bronchitis whooping cough pneumonia asthma la grippe and throat chest and lung trouble. A testimonial from Gertrude Fenner notes dramatic weight regain after using the product with claims it cured her cold and cough. The ad asserts immediate cough relief and inflammation reduction, and promotes it as ideal for children.
An advertisement asserts Vinol strengthens weak women, nursing mothers, old people, and children. It cites a customer testimonial about morning fatigue and a clerk claiming a 98 out of 100 success rate under a money back guarantee. The copy emphasizes trust, home use, and repeated purchases under the same guarantee.
A Forklind Virginia child injured after a nail pierced her foot while playing on a ten penny nail contraption. Powell’s store promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a fast antiseptic cure, claiming pain ends in five minutes and full recovery in three days. Local theatre notices follow.
A fragment announces lowest colonist ticket rates to the west southwest and south for single one way travel on the first and third Tuesdays of November and December. It invites inquiries to Great Western Agent or J. P. Elmer in Chicago for further particulars.
Wmi Spirey of Walton Furnace Vermont saved a long fever sore on his leg using Bucklen's Arnica Shive after traveling thirteen miles for the remedy. The ad claims the preparation cures bruises felons ulcers eruptions burns corns and piles with guaranteed druggist availability.
Drama unfolds as flames engulf a home, firemen rush in dragging sleeping residents to safety. Amid danger, the blaze underscored the risks of delayed action and the need for prompt, decisive emergency response.
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