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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1913
Page
1
A home should be restful with colors in the same key. Bright red conflicts with soft greens, so choose a subdued red to fit the room’s scheme. Outdoors may handle bolder hues, but indoors they excite and disturb. The article discusses how to create calm color harmony.
The article advises room color choices based on sun exposure. North rooms need warm colors like cream, yellow, orange, and red with caution. Sunny rooms accept many colors but should avoid bright yellows and pinks in excess. Red should be yellow-tinged when used in north rooms with oak and mission furniture. Cold blues, grays, greens are discouraged in north rooms.
Incorporation details for Pella Coal Company list its name at Pella Iowa as principal place of business. The charter covers coal lands mines and railways, real estate and merchandise, with capital stock set at 5000 dollars and business to begin upon Iowa Secretary of State certificate. Officers named CobbS and Bevan, terms twenty years, with debt limit two thirds of paid stock. Notary public Stubenrauch sworn Oct 18 1915.
Albia faces water shortages as rainfall remains scarce. The public reservoir is nearly depleted, with standpipes kept for fire use only. Cisterns are filled for firefighting, while private supply is halted. A deep well by Interurban is being installed to restore water, with pumping and power plant ties to C B Q railroad. If sufficient, additional wells may be sunk for public use within four to five weeks.
After inheriting half a million in gilt edge bonds John Burton, a plain yet prudent man, seeks a wife who shares his frugal values. He canvasses door to door via a typewriter sales routine to meet a partner, learns to balance charity with spending, and marries a partner who agrees to help manage his fortune. They spend one tenth of their income and donate the rest, with the wife becoming a key charitable influence.
A promotional appeal invites readers to rise above a small income by joining a cooperative group of photoplaywrights. It promises training, business backing, and a path to wealth, urging readers to request a free information pamphlet by mailing in. The message emphasizes joining today, with incentives of no obligation and nationwide expansion plans.
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