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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
5
A speaker deplores current school overcrowding and the need for new buildings to prevent students from wasting a crucial year. The piece criticizes the community for defeating a tax measure meant to fund a proper schoolhouse and urges parents to prioritize education for their children.
Pella residents are urged to host visiting delegates for the upcoming Baptist Convention due to hotel shortages. Citizens can offer rooms or board for one to three delegates and should report to the office this week to coordinate accommodations.
A chief feature of the new waists and bodices is the deep shoulder effect achieved by shaping or trimming. Skirts stay close at the hips with a flare at the lower edge, and the smartest coat with walking skirts is the loose Norfolk with stitched straps and a belt of the material.
The Delineator notes velvet costumes long-haired textiles and heavy tibelines shaping the season with simple trim trends. The Chronicle plans eight home-news pages, seeks agents and a Marion county correspondent, and promises larger ad space. A stylistic wax repair method is described, and the Vandervol firm in Pella Iowa dissolves its partnership with notices for debt settlement by December 1, 1902.
A Victorian style essay advises women on proper skirt handling, recommending the French method for dress folds and avoiding visible linings in Wooltex ready-made gowns. It urges graceful siting, right-side folds, and avoiding clinging fabric to prevent awkward moments in public. The piece shifts to a separate report on Des Moines banking investigations into Dr Spinney and the Home Savings and Trust Company, urging appointment of an impartial trustee due to serious financial inquiries and creditor concerns about accountability.
In the Chicago Great Western Ry tickets are on sale daily through September and October. Ten day stopovers are allowed west of Minot North Dakota. For further information inquire of any Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer G. 2 A Chicago NL 27 81.
Cited as a seasonal remedy, these pills claim to cleanse the system without griping. They are described as moving the bowels gently yet copiously and offering tonic support to the glands, aiding fever and bilious liver discomfort.
Marion county grand jury refuses indictment and exonerates John W Sims in the August 13 shooting of his father James M Sims of Bussey Iowa. The elder Sims threatened his wife with a knife. in a struggle the son fatally shot him to save his own life.
William Van Houweling of Holland Iowa was notified in Des Moines that the U S government has issued a patent for an adjustable stovepipe invention. The device clamps around differing pipe ends to seal smoke, adjusting quickly to fit stove and wall projections, easing household use. His brother is also known as the inventor of the Pella conveyor straw stacker.
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