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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1902
Page
2
The piece urges readers to attend next Tuesday's town event and cast a straight Democratic vote. It reports S. W. Young bought Harvey News from L. L. Byram and will lead Harvey's future success. It notes Uncle Sam Suerman favors continuing ready print and cutting patent medicine ads to switch to all home print for better advertiser and reader payoff.
The Baptist State Convention has come and gone and its doings are now history. The committee thanks all for hearty cooperation and help. We received over two hundred names before the meetings began and assigned them to places before the first day. Some did not come or notify us in time. Guests praised the hospitality of our city and the kindness of citizens. The college benefits from the convention, and loyal citizens ensure safety of money or children. In behalf of the Committee L. A. Garrison.
The Baptist church members and pastor extend thanks to Pella citizens for hospitality to visitors at last week's State convention. The church notes the impression left on delegates and praises those who helped with the event.
The 1902 lesson discusses Joshua 20 1 9 ordering cities of refuge for unwitting killers to flee, stay until judgment, and be safe from vindictive blood avengers. It lists Kedesh Galilee Bezer Ramoth Golan and others on both sides of the Jordan, plus related scriptural references and daily readings.
Local notes detail visits and activities around Leighton Iowa with readers from nearby towns. Items include residents visiting family in Des Moines Pella Clive and Indiana plans. Attendees at church meetings Abe Harmison and Plummer of Pleasantville and others share socials and travel.
The State Baptist Convention held in Pella drew about 300 delegates and visitors with addresses by H O Rowlands and T L Ketman. Central University figures featured, including an endowment push from L A Garrison aiming for 50 000. improvements planned for the main building to elevate Old Central in Iowa. The report notes strong local hospitality and the convention’s positive impact on church education in Iowa.
An early health ad claims soft and crooked bones in growing children result from wrong feeding. Daily small doses of Scott's Emulsion allegedly provide “bone food” to straighten bow legs, strengthen joints, and firm soft heads. Free sample offer and price noted.
Aaltje van der Firiden is named in an original notice, with the document indicating an active action or dispute involving the party. Further details remain unreadable in the available text, but the notice appears filed under civil proceeding identifiers and party designation.
Chicago market figures show open high low and close variations with cattle selling from 1.40 to 8.50 for cows and calves around 3.75 to 7.35, hogs from 5.70 to 7.55, lambs and sheep noted with mixed ranges. Pel la markets list Wednesday updates on wheat oats corn and produce along with live stock and poultry prices from H Rhynsburger local listings.
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