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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
4
A newspaper notice touts a holiday line of overcoats and wool items, highlighting 615.00 as a price point. The ad emphasizes a broad selection, urging readers to place orders to secure remarkable values and timely delivery.
Gray hair ornament lost Tuesday possibly at the Baptist church or uptown. Finder may leave at offices or call 221. Pallets sold. nine fine ockerels available with good prices for all or four or more. Call 407 Main Street or phone 128 B. College notes cover December 7 Artist Course with a baritone violinist and pianist. Twokye girls enjoyed Miss Graham on Saturday. White Thompson Byers trio to Otley Thursday. Marie Kaiser soloist for Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra tour next spring. Franklin on piano and Mrs Sam Cole on pipe organ new conservatory pupils. Thanksgiving vacation from Wednesday noon to Tuesday morning. Old Faculty entertained new Faculty at Miss Greiner’s, except Dr Bailey. Twokyo girls entertained gentlemen. discussion on Literary Societies. Speeches by T. Braam, K. Byram, C. Creech, T. Greene, and Prof. Bosch.
The Puritan Drug Co. has secured the agency for the Brunswick phonograph now on the market. Made in Iowa, these machines can play all makes of disc records, sparking considerable local interest.
Miss Anna Rouse and Miss Henrietta Slykord with Cora Dingeman visited friends in Des Moines Otley weekend Dan Hoogenakker and wife called on relatives in Otley L W Hartley and wife plan Thanksgiving with her mother in Lamoni John Gosseling Sr R F D 1 recovering from a sprain During the past year 11043 converts were baptized in non Christian lands by Foreign Mission Society missionaries The largest yearly total occurred at Kengtung Burma where 1233 were baptized.
A 1916 notice states an instrument claiming to be the last will of Lucas Schakel deceased is on file in the District Court of Iowa Marion County. It will be heard in the February 1917 term on February 6 at the court, with Clerk HG Clement and Deputy Walter Kester serving. Zion's Advocate quotes reflect a Bible preacher preference versus a storyteller.
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