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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1911

Page

4

College Notes Recap From Friday Football And Campus Events

Friday's football game drew praise for teamwork and spirit. Prof. Firth and Prof. Sadler attended the Drake Parsons game in Des Moines and reported a good contest. Various campus happenings include new lockers, a student council meeting, a first recital, play practice progress, and invitations for a Glee Club reception at Valhalla.

Firth Sadler Drake Parsons Des Moines Miss Lively Sophomors Mr. Dudgeon Miss Finley Guy Churchill Carlos Hillyer Rachel Williams Prof. Read Chapel Dean Severn Academy Hoffman Mrch

The Perfect Petticoat For sale at Van Der Pols

A Petticoat item titled The Perfect Petticoat is offered for sale at Van Der Pols department store. The brief notice lists the item as available for customers seeking vintage or fashionable undergarments.

van der Pol’s

Weather Report Oct 4 10 Observed by Ver Steeg

The Weather Report notes weekly normal precipitation figures as the crop season progresses. John H. Ver Steeg, Cooperative Observer for the Weather Bureau, records data for the period ending in early October.

John H. Ver Steeg Cooperative Weather Bureau U.S. Department of Agriculture

Weatharwax Quartet and Readers at the Iowa Course

Four real brothers sing with readers specializing in pathos and humor. They have appeared on many Iowa courses, with two readings, two lectures, and two musical entertainments. Season tickets cost $1.50, single admission 50 cents. March 25 1912. Frank Dixon and Paul Weiss noted.

Iowa Paul Weiss Edna Means

Taft, Morgan, and clocks in a restless 1911 note

A compact editorial mash of political jibes and social curiosities from 1911. Mentions John L. Sullivan, J. P. Morgan, Taft, and Uncle Joe Can with musings on residency, taxation, and the spread of postal savings banks. Maine and Texas clues hint at national mood.

Habitant Spain Taft Maj. Butt Texas Postal Savings Bank Lone Star Maine Moint

Miss Sarah Mildred Willmer Reader of the Era

The article extols Sarah Mildred Willmer as a premier reader of the current generation praising her stage alternatives, noting she chose lyceum work over acting. It cites record crowds at midwestern chautauquas and a ten thousand attendance, asserting the value of her lyceum career.

Sarah Mildred Willmer Lyceum Cacapeath Miss Wilmer Middle West Schumann Heink

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