Local Orange City Visitors Noted In Brief
P De Jager Mrs Sam Dykstra Rev Vander Beek Wil Ven Boekel and Gerrit Vander Broek were Orange City visitors Tuesday. Mae Ketchum visited the Peter Van Pearsem home last week. A diamond ring sale noted. Alvin Heasinkveld of Le Mars visited John M Mieras Friday and Saturday. A farming essay contest offers a ten day trip to the State Fair for Iowa students 15 to 19 with close date April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil Ven
Boekel
Gerrit Vander Broek
Orange City
Mae Ketchum
Peter van Pearsem
Alvin Heasinkveld
le Mars
John M.mieras
Iowa
Particares
EE. Fuller
Local representative sought for Jewell Nursery Co duties
The Jewell Nursery Co founded 1868 in Lake City Minnesota seeks a local representative to handle customer interests and promote sales of new fruits and flowers. The role includes services and a guarantee to replace failures and asks interested persons to write for particulars at the Service Department.
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Jewelr
Stark Bro’s Tree Sales Drive Promises Big Returns
Immense four color catalogue and salesman aids tout Stark Bro's 101 years in business. Ads claim earnings of multiple sellers across states, offer free display book and training, and promise liberal pay with weekly checks. The offer invites quick response for sales certificates and territory.
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Stark Bro’s
H. D. Phelps
Kansas
F. Snyder
Nebraska
E. B. Robinson
Massachuetts
Ernest Haller
Illinois
L. L. Jenkins
Gsine
Eiven
Praise Service at First Reformed Church March 27 Program
Church service notes an organist Lena Rowenhorst leading singing and hymns including Holy Holy Holy and Abide With Me. A mixed quartet and brass voices perform selections while prayers and benediction close the service in an event titled Praise Service.
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First Reformed
LOIT
Too Much of Good Thing In Real Estate Pitch
A real estate agent extols a residence development with superb scenery. A home seeker notes the problem is not the scenery but the distance and unobstructed view between the property and the city.
How was your speech received at the club
An excerpt notes a friend’s query about reception at a club. A member reported hearty congratulations. One observer claimed it was the best thing he had ever done, as recorded in the London Saturday Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churnley
Sp. Filet
London ‘Saturday Journal
Soot Washes Away in London Shortage Alarm
London faces soot and dust shortages as scientists estimate 50 990 tons precipitated yearly over 100 square miles. A single heavy shower could wash away a year’s supply, with rain often carrying soot into sewers.
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London
Londor
Svater
Department of the Public Health
Village farmer ends dog terror with fatal rider act
A London outskirts farmer reportedly killed a vicious village dog that attacked cyclists. A traveler claimed to have ridden the animal down with his machine and forced the owner to bury it to prove its death. The landlord celebrated the incident as proof the dog will not terrorize again.
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London
Lng
Villaire
Gog
Tahiti Consular District Includes Society Islands
The consular district of Tahiti covers the Society, Tramotu and Tabuai archipelagoes plus Gambier and Araece groups. It includes more than two hundred islands and islets known as the French establishments in Oceania. Population is about 33 000, with 36 000 natives, Chinese, and 4 000 others including Europeans and Americans. Inhabitants are unevenly distributed among the island groups.
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Tahiti
South Pacific Ocean
Tramotu
Tabuai
Alarquegas
Gambier
Araece eToups
Hapa
France
Oceania
Society Islands
Student and Landlady Clash Revealed in Odd Exchange
Fragmentary OCR reads like a terse scene with a student asking a question about debts and a landlady named Hor with a cryptic reply. The text suggests a domestic dispute or conversation captured on a page, but details are unclear.
Left Brother in the Lurch at a Small Town Stock Show
A youth recalls attending a Blackton Stock Company performance in a river town. With 15 cents left for admission, two brothers devised a pass swap and mutual blame plan to exit the theatre as the third act concluded, avoiding a brotherly confrontation.
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Ohio River
Blackton Stock Company
Wnil
Fagt
Puck
King Albert's Clemency for 150 Belgian Prisoners
King Albert I of Belgium, commander in chief, granted clemency to 150 military prisoners at Fresnes after Belgium’s early battles at Liège Namur and Antwerp. The army imposed strict discipline to boost morale, with harsh penalties for offenses during the Yser fighting.
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Ine Albert
Fresnes
Liege
Namur
Antwerp
the Yser
Tiberty
Whispered Query on Manners and Conduct
An unclear note questions behavior and asks for a view of a plan. It mentions a person or entity seeking to understand what is wrong and requests to see a particular plan or charter named Vout Tenartio.
Fragmentary dialogue snippet with names and phrases
A garbled OCR fragment shows partial speech including references to COC AEST Liase and personal names like Lin alter Misa Vanvie, with questions about heart and apology phrases. The readable content is insufficient for clear event or context.
Indians Real Old Timers Claim 125000 Year Existence
Smithsonian scientist Frachtenberg says Pacific coast tribes trace racial existence 125000 years. He cites 38 of 58 pre white inhabitant races in California Oregon Washington and notes wholesale manufacture of stone implements. He warns of racial oblivion without preservation of tribal arts and trades.
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Pacific West
Leo J. Frachtenberg
Smithsonian Institute
Spokane Chronicle
American
Frachtenbare
Too Delicate for Work Boy Refuses Repetitive Duty
Claude Allen relates a painful scene where a mother keeps her twenty year old son from hard labor after a day of exhausting tasks. The son, weighing 200 pounds and deemed too delicate, returns home to rest while the father approves sending him earlier the next day. The mother vows to stop the cycle, insisting a slave fate is not for her child.
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Claude Allen
Star-Telegram
Asante
Son
Mother
Sergeant Drives Donkey To Pound Causes Laughing Stranger
A constabulary sergeant leads an ass to the pound and meets a man who misreads the scene. The sergeant jokes that he is bringing the man’s brother to jail, prompting the man to quip that he feared a police joining.
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Constabulary
Boxer's Family Tie Shapes a Rising Ring Star
A young fighter channels his father’s style in the ring, blending inherited technique with his own approach as he trains toward a professional career. The piece highlights mentorship, discipline, and the legacy shaping his boxing path.
Diplographs Debate War and Peace Quips
Fragmentary quote fragment references diplomats and fighting sentiment. The line blurs between diplomacy and combat, suggesting a view of leaders negotiating while others bear burden.
Those Dear Girls
fragmentary note mentions Alige Jack urging someone to tell a girl she is beautiful.
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Alige Jack
Ise
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