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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1914

Page

7

Pella News Highlights Local Social and Business Notes

One year ago today Pella had two inches of rain. Jasper Nye, county surveyor, was in town on official business. The Belgian relief fund canvass has raised 861 dollars by Wednesday evening. Visitors include Mrs. J. H. Spiker from Bushnell and Mrs. S. D. Martin of Des Moines. Reports cover apple harvest, Shriners meetings, church notices, and an array of local visits and ads.

Pella Jasper Nye J. H. Spiker Bushnell Central College John Templeton H. F. Fisk Nobleton David Dykstra L. F. Bousquet John Nieburg Des Moines James Lankelma Iowa City Bank of Gilby Adv John Dykstra Tim Watson Dykstra Wapello Holdyville Tribune F. Portinga Bos McCarthy I. V. D. Perrine Raritan Ill Carrie Halbert Ben van Viiet Sioux City W. E. Houck Monroe D. O. Thomas Dave Shriners Glen Grundman Knoxville A. T. VanZee Sully Meppelink Fred Padre Capital City Sherman Hedrick W. J. Coulston The Baptist Church Boone Iowa Baptist Convention F. D. Stubenrauch

The Old Time Bootjack and Boots Edges

The article recalls how bootjacks aided boys and men in removing hard worn boots, especially in winter. Boots often wore tallow for water resistance, leaving wrinkles at the ankle. After boots dried, removing them required labor and leverage from the bootjack before the boot finally came off.

Boots That Dried Near the Stove Made Us All Lively

Hartford Courant notes on old time boots in rural life. Woots dried by the stove. hard to pull on in cold mornings. Boots kicked on walls to ease the process, reinforced toes with brass pieces, and the common bootjack and boot sacks built at home.

Hartford Courant

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