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.
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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.
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Hartford Courant
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