Business Men Hold Meeting On Community Welfare
Pella leaders debated funding and relief work as Red Cross needs clash with a broader welfare approach. The group considered forming a new organization to fund and coordinate local aid, noting Iowa laws and county facilities limit support for the needy. A committee will be formed with church and club representation to study plans for next year's relief program.
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Tunis Kempkes
Pella
Marion
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
The
Taylor County dogs kill many sheep in record slaughter
Kent Mason of Bedford, Taylor county, reports claims totaling 4260.50 for sheep killed in recent months. The numbers represent the greatest slaughter in history, though some may doubt the figures.
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Taylor County
Kent Mason
Bedford
Newspaper rails against gambling at public events
The editorial condemns gambling schemes in Warren county events and warns that any announcement containing a gambling or lottery element will be rejected. It cites examples at Martensdale Lacona and Sandyville and notes the paper will not print uplift or charity solicitations that hide gambling. The stance: refuse gambling content. support legitimate community notices only.
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Sam Hill
Warren
Martensdale
Lacona
Sandyville
Wall Street
United States
Womans Club
Lodge
Post Office
Iowa set to spend nearly two million yearly on relief
Miss Louise Cottress of the University of Iowa extension division states that Iowa uses about two million dollars annually from its 99 counties to relieve the poor, not counting county farm upkeep. Public aid outlays rose from 297,760 in 1915 to 1,947,328 in 1924.
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Iowa
Louise Cottress
Extension Division
University of Iowa
A Careless Word Poem Fragment from Traditions
A poem fragment reflects on a careless word planted in a trusting mind, growing like a weed and corrupting a life from youth to manhood. The speaker laments the harm caused and offers to pay a reward to anyone who can render the truth about the word’s impact.
Kind Words Quote Credits and Tragic Insight
An anonymous quotation on kindness versus cruelty notes that kind words endure as long as cruel ones, highlighting how harsh speech leaves a lasting impact beyond memory and time.
For Sale Classified Items From Knox ville Chronicle
A collage of old classified notices lists vacant acreage from 1 to 27 acres with terms, a service station or lease option, a box 325 Knox ville address, boarder wanted in a modern house, farm wagon and box, student work wanted for odd jobs, several classic autos for sale or trade including a 1925 Dodge Coupe a 1923 Essex Coach and a 1923 Buick 6, pulleys and shafting offered at the Chronicle office.
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Knoxville
Towa
W. S. van Hemert
Used Cars For Sale And Miscellany From Local Ads
A snapshot of 1920s classified notices lists vehicles for sale including a 1926 Essex 6-Cylinder Coach, 1926 Chevrolet Coupe, several Ford Coupes, a 1923 Buick Touring and a 1921 Ford Touring with winter top. Also advertised are farm livestock, a registered Holstein cow, Percheron horses, and a double tub electric washer. Real estate ad offers a 50 by 192 foot building lot near the square for 1250 plus contact details.
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Essex
Pella Motor CO
Kuyper's Korner and Local Advertisements Chronicle
A compact column mixes moral maxims on credit with a storm sash sales pitch and local notices. It markets Kuyper's products, touts window measures and the American wire corn crib, and notes home construction by Clarence Van Vark with Rich Lautenbach as builder and Globe Plumbing for heating. It invites community event notices.
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Clarence
Lob) van Vark
Union Street
Rich Lautenbach
Globe Plumbing and Heating Company
Kuyper
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Fala
Wheaties
Quaker
Elines 2
van Camp
Campbell’s
Oleo
Red Globe
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Indianola Record
Enquire Chronicle
Bas Andeweg
Bill Bosch
Red 97
Chronicle
T. H. Kaldenberg
F. ‘S. Torrence
Oskaloosa
Phone
van Houweling Auto
Hotel American
Herman Bauman
S Korner
Spreek
Farmers Produce CO
Main Street
Bell Clothing
Reaeee
Neste
John Wynberg
Walter Kester
Marion County
Walter
Yours
W. G. Vander Ploeg
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