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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1903
Page
5
From November 28 to December 12 there is a combined set of reasons for an extraordinary sale. The notice says they need some shockers, more season than desired, and desire everyone to get a big bargain before stock runs out. It mentions winter supplies and urges customers to act now for savings.
A two week sale offers a proportional 25 to 35 percent reduction on all woolen goods and many items in every department. The ad emphasizes cash purchases with no coupons and urges customers to enter promptly for the large stock and bargains.
Former Iowa governor Francis M Drake died at his Centerville home Friday at 11 20 am after a two day illness from diabetes worsened by an army wound. He left a lasting legacy with Drake University and his Centerville church funded by him. A funeral was held Monday in Centerville attended by officials and Knights Templar.
Collier's Weekly prayer of gratitude for simple family life. The verse thanks the Lord for quiet homes where love rules and life centers on family rather than wealth and pleasure. It contrasts palace wealth with humble blessing from old folks and children at play.
For sale a few April farrow Thoroughbred Duroc Jersey male pigs located 3 miles northeast of Pella. About 35 months old Vir. Steeg listed. Contact Allen and Stu Ibenrauch for details.
A suspect named Jim Smith, after pleading guilty to the October 16 murder of Mrs. Mary Cannady in Buxton, was condemned to death and will be hanged at Tracey on December 5, the first legal execution in Southern Iowa in twenty years. The trial occurred in Albia, with defense by George H. Woodson of Des Moines. Smith murdered Cannady over a love affair and prospects of clemency were denied. Public notice of the execution and prior sale details accompany this report.
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