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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
2
A housewife showcases a broad linen selection for Thanksgiving tables including 72 inch homespun damask towels and plain and fancy damask and Huck towels. Turkish towels priced 15 to 75 cents feature allover Jacquard, colored stripes and borders. Used for embroidery initials and crocheted edges, these towels appeal to decorative and practical needs.
A crowded page lists visitors to Pella and nearby towns including Harry DeReus, Henry Kuyper, A Goehring, L VanderStreek, and many others from Omaha Knoxville Ottumwa Eddyville Sigourney and Des Moines. Ads promote D VanderPol oysters and Dill Pickles while Thanksgiving programs, football trips to Ames and local travel are noted.
Community notices urge attendance at a naturalization meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the high school auditorium. A private December 5th hearing will introduce Miss Marie Kaiser, a rising American soprano praised for her American made voice and collaborations with famed artists.
An old advertising blurb touts a product line "Rough on Rats" and "Die outdoors" for rats and mice, marketed as an unbeatable exterminator used worldwide and by the U S Government. It mentions economy sizes and price 25c, with drug and country stores urged to refuse substitutes and offer free comic pictures.
Rock Island lines list Hastbound passenger numbers 470 472 474 and 475 with times 9 42 am 1 35 pm 8 50 pm 8 10 am 12 52 pm 8 10 pm plus local freight 82 81 with 5 00 am station deadline and note freights carry passengers Wabash trains Howell Station near Pella eastbound 7 40 am 6 30 pm 9 15 am 7 46 pm signals affect stops No 2 and No 8 daily and Sunday all trains operate Mother Grays Sweet Powders ad for feverishness stomach disorders and worm remedies
An advertising notice stating a free sample offer from Mother Gray Co. located in LeRoy New York, with the 25 cent price mentioned for the product. The fragment suggests a broad distribution through druggists.
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