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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1924
Page
9
From Central Bay a report on a First Reformed church choir stag at Sunnyside on October 11. Prof Sadler directs the group with stories, tea, and ample food as boys enjoy a social evening marked by camaraderie and a brief update on several neighbors.
Otley residents spread news of sick relatives visiting relatives in Pella Oskaloosa and Des Moines. The primary room is on vacation due to teacher illness Marie Muilenberg. An infant illness and hospital surgery at Mercy Oskaloosa are reported along with several social visits and moving picture shows in Otley and Pelin.
Iowa State College crop specialist E. S. Dyas notes that salting corn at 1 to 2 pounds per 100 pounds can slow heating and molding as the crop dries. Use ventilators in cribs and spread salt evenly. do not exceed 30 pounds per 40 bushel load. Salt helps only if corn is adequate to begin with.
A brief advert for Adlerika promoting a simple bowel mixture with buckthorn bark magnesium sulphate glycerine and related ingredients. It claims fast action for gas on the stomach and as a laxative for constipation, noting quick results within an hour and no griping. Ideal Pharmacy endorses the product.
Mrs. Anna McDonald of Dubuque says Tanlac restored her appetite and energy after a month, noting relief from fatigue, headaches, nervousness, and dizziness. She praises the medicine and says she now sleeps well and enjoys life. Tanlac is sold by druggists with over 40 million bottles sold.
From The Central Key reports juniors entertaining freshmen last Thursday led by chaperone Prof. Cal Bosch. Students gathered at Jordan Hall at four, traveled to a pasture beyond De Haan's, where games and socializing followed despite delays for Glee Club and a Student Council meeting.
A farm group recalls an outing with meals of weenies, buns, baked beans, pickles, coffee and ice cream followed by songs and cheers. Elmer E. Taylor notes farmers used the state warehousing act, highlighting Emil Ehlers and Cato Lundt who warehoused corn, borrowed funds at favorable rates, and sold grain later at higher prices.
The article describes a kiwi as an odd bird without wings, kept by the government in exchange for a cage of white owls. It is said to be meditative and motionless, sleeping by day and foraging at night, with keepers burying its food. The piece notes its doglike growl and nonflight nature.
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