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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
1
The Pella newspaper notes that many business leaders urge the city fathers to provide day current. It asks residents whether they are planning to attend the Lake Prairie District Fair and urges preparation for the event.
A speaker argues that resisting advertising harms civic improvement and business growth. He urges a united effort with strong promotional campaigns and asserts Pella will rise in prominence with collective action from the community.
Report notes the State Fair judged this year the best ever while predicting Lake Prairie Fair will draw sizable crowds though not as large as the prior event. Officials expect a strong turnout for a busy fair period.
The death of Senator Frye of Maine leaves Senator Cullom of Illinois as the longest serving member in continuous service. Cullom was first elected to the Senate in 1883, eight years before Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire, the second oldest member.
Southeastern Iowa reported a bumper timothy seed crop this year. In Birmingham a local dealer bought two wagon loads of seed for 1167 dollars 75 cents with checks for 633 17 and 534 58. At Van Wert last Saturday a load was delivered.
A single team drew a payment of 605.77 by check in a transaction. It notes that southern Iowa is the heart of the timothy seed industry in the United States.
The Sigourney News notes big catalogs and rising mail order campaigns as fall and winter campaigns begin. It urges local merchants to match the competition, using inked ads and the paper’s columns to win Sigourney trade and keep up year after year.
The What Cheer Fair Association outsourced its annual premium list to out of town printers. The Sigourney News notes the job was done by one of two local papers, the Patriot, and criticizes the move as unnecessary and costly for the town. The paper urges local papers to work gratis for the fair, calling it for the town’s good.
Our High School opened Monday under favorable auspices with large attendance. Students from towns across the county have enrolled and joined the band of knowledge seekers. They praise the professor and teaching methods, a step toward gaining goodwill among those whose futures he will influence. The able board of…
City directory lists Mayor Clerk N J Gesman A C Kuyper Marshall John Buckingham Treasuren G W Kimmell A N Van der Linden Assessor Jacob Plender John Faassen J S Wilson H Sack A Waechter K Vanisseldorp. Council meets first and third Tuesday night of each month.
Managers have set the wheels in motion and it is now left with the citizens of our county as to whether it shall continue to move and become a very important factor for good in this community. We think the people will see this in its true light and rally to its support, and soon our town can boast of a school second to none in the State.
A bank cashier rises from modest ranks to a trusted position with access to safes and bonds. When a missing bond accusation arises, the president defends the cashier’s integrity, saying only time will reveal the truth. The owner had sold the bond and forgotten it. the tale argues the value of character and knowledge of moral law.
A humorous verse about a busy merchant and a pretty girl named Bess seeking red cloth for a doll dress. The shopkeeper quotes a price of one kiss, provoking the clerks to laugh as they recall Grandma’s vow to pay next time she comes to town.
$100 reward offered by F. J. Cheney & Co for any case Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. Cure described as constitutional, taken internally, affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents claim strength building and nature’s aid. Sold by druggists 75 cents. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Offers across multiple parcels near Marietta Minnesota highlight rich soils and near all cultivated land. Listings No 101 to No 118 detail sizes from 50 to 660 acres with homes, barns, windmills, groves or orchards, and prices ranging from 50 to 78 dollars per acre. Most tracts promise substantial cultivable land and favorable stock farm potential.
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