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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1929
Page
5
The Chronicle’s radio section champions local dealers and ads, praising radio as a vital age defining in homes, schools, churches, and businesses. It notes rapid growth in radio ownership, urges readers to read ads to compare sets, and mentions spare tires as a metaphor for preparedness and a evolving era.
A county report notes a wife mistreating her husband as he enjoys peaceful time at home. The incident is recorded with local authorities seeking to address the complaint and ensure his safety.
A column by Marcy B. Darnall offers a collage of anecdotes. It cites a Michigan farmer George Smith who stopped alimony after marrying his mother-in-law, a dispute over support, Aga Khan weight in gold rituals, Navy protests of sailor stereotypes in films, and a prankish New York author listing himself as Lewis Brown Zzyz. The piece then critiques sensational wedding reporting, recounting a Fountain Inn Trib une tale of a tumultuous marriage with vivid, scathing detail. The closing note reflects on truth in journalism and notes the Fountain Inn Tribune clipping’s role.
Ann Teek recalls the return of long hair and persistent scolding locks. She notes shops selling the same old barrettes and bone hair pins from her youth while laughing at how the new age repeats past trends.
In a playful exchange a waiter remarks there is most everything on the menu. Crabby Patton jokes about wanting a clean menu to read. A quip about encouraging a husband to relax in an easy chair includes a joke on his habit of keeping about $4 in change in the chair at night.
The Van Den Berg Electric Co markets the new Atwater Kent Screen Grid Radio praised for superior tone, reach, and selectivity. It highlights seven years of Atwater Kent heritage, large factory growth, refined cabinet design, and furniture quality appeal, inviting customers to visit showrooms or arrange home demonstrations.
Iowa hens produced 13.7 eggs per hen in July, down from 14 in July 1928 and 14.5 in June. Despite fewer eggs than June, the return above feed cost per hen rose to 39 cents in July from 37 cents in June, per Town State College Extension Service.
The article lists top performers in July egg production. The highest profit per hen was $2.14 from a 50 White Rock flock led by Mrs. Abet Dykstra Maxwell. Claire Gunderson Algona reported $1.66 per hen with a Barred Rock flock. George A. Boling Lorimer led White Leghorns at 21.3 eggs per hen, followed by Mrs. E. L. Buring Gowrie with 21.3 eggs per Barred Rock. Other flocks include Mrs. O. N. Kjerland Northwood White Leghorns 21 eggs and Mrs. R. D. Hawi Audio tid 19 eggs. Total gross return exceeded $221.92.
A Philadelphia advertising card describes a new fabric for women’s dresses. It boasts being inflammable, lustrous as silk, more durable than homespun, and cheaper than current fabrics, promising easy care and quick fashion options for ladies who smoke.
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