Local Ad Listings and Used Cars Sparse Yet Lively
A jumble of sale notices and autos fills the page. Items include solid walnut drop leaf tables, Poland China boars, gas offers, rummage sale plans at Shinn Hatchery, and a variety of used cars from 1920s models to 1929 Ford roadster. Also ads for writing cabinets, gum tape, and sign painting linger beside a Royal typewriter showcase. The mix shows a busy small-town classifieds section with multiple sellers and contact details. The notices mention dates and locations such as Monte Bea, Des Moines, and Oskaloosa, with phone numbers and addresses sprinkled throughout.
Rock Island Train Schedule Notes and Freight Rules
Eastbound trains 474 and 478 run Des Moines to Eldon with connections to Keokuk and Des Moines. Local freight must be at the station by 9:30 p.m. daily. passenger cars available on the Wabash timetable. Local service details include 6:46 p.m. and 7:80 p.m. departures with a stated fare around $11.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poon Fessent
Des Id Keokuk
Uibtun Betweem
Des Moines
Fractured note hints at personal conflict and identity
A fragmented text mentions confusion over clothing and personal choice. It suggests emotional tension and self expression without clear names, places, or dates. The readable fragment implies a dispute about what to wear and who should decide.
City Halloween Party Tonight in Rainy Weather
Weather clouds loom as the annual Halloween celebration proceeds in the downtown hall. Despite heavy rain, the organizing committee plans a curtailed program with Young America staging activities if conditions allow, urging residents to join in and revive the city’s gala tradition.
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Young America
Passenger Bus Schedule Through Prairie City and Monroe
Four daily round trips run via Prairie City Monroe Fells and Onkaloosa with connections at Monroe to Knoxville. Des Moines to Pella trips depart late afternoon and interconnects, time between Des Moines and Pella about fifty minutes, Oskaloosa to Pella about forty minutes. all buses run through Oskaloosa to Ottumwa.
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Prairie City
Monroe
Fells
Onkaloosa
Knoxville
Pella
Des Moines
Bie
Palais
Brown
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Fragmentary remark hints at domestic dispute and missing items
The readable lines show a husband and wife discussing absence and missing goods. A man asks about a traveler and a wife mentions a towel and a cake of soap missing, revealing tension and domestic detail without clear events or names.
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Evert
Defendant Wins In $85 Auto Collision Case
Justice Plender's court heard Cornelius seek damages from Case Verought after a collision in front of the Baptist parsonage during Charles Hart's funeral. Cornelius claimed $85 for damage to his parked car. verdict favored Ver Dught, citing Cornelius failed to signal when leaving the curb as key proof.
What To Do Till The Doctor Comes
In cases of poisoning act fast and take the patient to a hospital, summon a physician, and provide emergency measures until help arrives. The guide lists antidotes and steps for acids, alkalis, caustics, arsenic, phosphorus, mushroom poisonings, and gases, with cautions on stomach treatment and when to use emetics or oxygen.
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Department of Health
Iowa
Paris Green
Not Double Jointed The Optimist and the Truth
Fragmentary historic verse excerpt notes the tension between truth and falsehood and an optimistic soul’s reaction to silence, invoking Ammianus and a paradoxical stance on justice and honesty.
Detour chatter and local sightings in Knoxville area
Des Moines to Knoxville detour notes trade mentions multiple residents and businesses. Names include Paul Grundman John Klein White Way Auto Co and several Des Moines and Monroe locals. A bag disappearance tease plus Chronicle want ads praised for fast results.
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Montest
Paul Grundman
Des Moines
John G. Klein
Monroe
Chronicle
Best things in life are free say Edison lecture
Mrs Thomas A Edison told six hundred recreation directors that the best things in life are free and lasting happiness comes from mastering situations and enjoying play. The editorial notes that twenty five years ago life moved slowly with fewer autos, trains, or planes and calls for more parks to provide evening respite and genuine happiness rather than chasing material ease.
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Thos. A. Edison
Edison
Jesse Reynolds
Parsons College
Notable Monarchs and a Radium Price Note
Louis XIV ruled France for 72 years, ascending to the throne at age six. Queen Victoria reigned England for 84 years. A radium sample priced at 1000 dollars covers 20 grams, which is far less than an ounce.
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Louis XIV
France
Queen Victoria
England
Other Teachers at Pleasant Grove School
Below are names of other teachers at the Pleasant Grove school received too late for the main story. The list includes Della Rietveld Annie Rietveld Hattie Bookenoven John Forest May Bennink and Fannie Tinsley.
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Pleasant Grove
Della Rietveld
Annie Rietveld
Hattie Bookenoven
John Forest
May Bennink
Fannie Tinsley
Why Does Paris Set the Styles
A Paris observer notes that the 1929 Automobile Salon showcases bold color in car decoration. Green tones predominate with beiges and greys mixed in. black and dark blues remain common. Disk wheels appear on most cars. colored fenders and interior fabrics shift toward fabrics over leather, with broadcloth dominant and many with subtle designs.
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Conurt
Paris
P. H. Chase
Phil
Mr. Chase
Tye
Washington
New York
St. Louis
Eating in Public and the Rise of Open Dining
A perceptive note on shrinking reticence about eating in public as Americans increasingly snack in street cars theatres and offices. The piece contrasts European openness with American reluctance and sees candy bars and casual meals as first steps toward informal outdoor dining and broader social change.
Second Christian Reformed Church Notes and Youth Series
Morning worship follows I Peter 2 4 6 and afternoon catechism Lord's Day 36. Questions cover various Bible verses. H T Pietenpol and H J Pietenpol listed among speakers. Henry C. Jacobs, pastor. Evening youth program on Temptation November 3 10 17 24 with topics Marriage and Companionship and a read list of topics.
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Second
Christian Reformed Church
Engish
Sed Reformed Church
Henry C. Jacobs
Acoo
Baptist Church Announces New Young Adult Class
The Baptist Church invites all to Sunday school at 9 20 a m led by Ray De Haan with a new class for ages 26 to 40 to begin next Sunday. Worship services at 10 45 a m and 7 80 p m led by Rev. Bolander of Truman. B Y P U meets 6 30 p m with Mildred Cole leading the Senior group. Church members and the public urged to attend. The Lord's Supper will be observed at the morning service.
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Baptist Church
Ray de Haan
Bolander
Truman, Finn
Mildred Cole
Card of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors
Words cannot express the debt of gratitude we owe our friends and neighbors for their kindness and generous floral offerings during our bereavement. Charles Lautenbach and Children.
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Charles Lautenbach
Black Oak Township Trustees Meet On November 4 1929
The trustees of Black Oak township will hold a meeting Monday November 4 1929 from 2 to 4 PM at the township hall Leighton Iowa. All bills against the township must be presented on or before that date. H W Vander Linden Township Clerk. Read the Chronicle Want Ads.
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Black Oak Township
Leighton
Iowa
H. W. Vander Linden
Dairy cattle prices near peak in Iowa forecast decline
Des Moines reports from October 23 indicate prices for dairy cattle may retreat from current highs. The Iowa Department of Agriculture notes price cycles roughly every 15 years, with peaks in 1885 1900 and 1916, and suggests buyers adopt a cautious stance as long term trends show higher peaks and higher troughs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
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Carl
Vieeer
Poland
D. E. Hudson & Sons
Monte- Bea
Wapello “Oil Co
Vox & Ver Steg
Fairbanks- Morse
M. L. Schiprers
Vogel Ware
Borettery and Electric Co
John Donahoo
Ed Donahoo
Adi
Chronicle Ofi
McNess
Furst McNess CO
Dept. L. Freeport
Ill
John T. Bonner
Chill Ohio
Central College
Shinn Hatchery
D. G. Gosselink
van Houweling Auto CO
Hartz Mountain
Braam’s Hatchery
Sherwood
Apella Otto, Staton, Veri & Ver Steg
George Ramsey
Kuyper
Music House
White Way Auto CO
Central Supply Co
J. B. Vanderzyl
High Ave
West
Kuyper Music Hot
Monarch
W. W. Sadler
Main Street
the Chronicle
Baldwin Plano Coy
Walnut Street
Harold Sack
Overland
Pella Motor CO
Harold J. Veenstra
Kellogg Radio
Philco
Steve van Rockel
Oskalo Bigre
A. Hoover
Gezel
Ming
Mr. Porter
Sire
Stade
Ira G. Deruyn
Marcel
Sunnyside
Dave Vander Ploeg
Otley, Ia
South Street
A. J. Gilbert
Chronicle Office
O. v. Caruthers
Rock Island Train Service
Fauenger
Howell
Lows
Feathound Limited
Sespereres
Hallowe'en
Juspiter Pluvius
Astir
Glad Lit
John Hols
Friday Wear
W. In Vark
W. A. van Vark
Robert Ver Picoupe
L. J. Monster
Cornelia Wilson
O. T. Burtness
Sioux City
Mrs. R. S. Grundman
Lloyd Martin
Henry Grandman
George Ver Steeg
Martin
Ver Steeg
Pete Schakel
Henry Kool
John Arthur Kool
Barnes City
C. J. Luther
Song
Alexia McDonald
Albert C. van Houweling
Otley
Robert G. McDonald
Moline
Nettie de Gooyer
Harold Thomassen
Marsh Grant
Mroud
A. C. Kuyper
Sarehalltown
Henry Brom
Mrs. Brom
Williams Hospital
H. J. Iddins
Harold
Carthage
Jacob Brand
Faulkton,South Dak
Brand
Hackett
C. M. Ross
Newton
Baptist Parsonage
Jacob Fennema
East First Street
Mr. Ross
Woodrow Washing Machine Factory
The
Hattie van Vark
van Vark
Bayer
Genuine
Third Reformed Church
Pietenpol
H. J. Pietenpol
Paine
Eae
Castoria
Reasnor-Pella
Moneve
Reasnor One
Ww. J. van Wely
Fisher
Ternstedt
Fisher VV
Forelac
B. Lanting
Dellery
Alent
Gaheral
Matera Tiree
Tuintraum
Franklin St
Pella, Iowa
Pontiac
General Motors
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