Des Moines Visitors Attend Baptist Church Meetings
Mr and Mrs H P Van Gorp visit Des Moines Friday. The Monday evening picture meetings at the Baptist church draw younger attendees. Films are 10c a roll at Ye Foto Shop Adv. P G Gaass and George Gaass bought two Buick cars this week a touring car and a roadster.
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H. P. van Gorp
Des Moines
The
Baptist Church
Ye Foto Shop
Adv
P. G. Gaass
George Gaass
Buick
Births and local arrivals ping through Pella notes
Rolfe reports the birth of a son to Dr. J. L. Young and wife on April 3. Local residents include I. A. Wormhoudt visiting from Eddyville, Mrs. J. M. Cox visiting Ottumwa, and J. W. Moreland passing through for a Des Moines outing. Dr. Kuyper to be replaced by Dr. Ayers in Leighton. Easter concerts at First Christian Reformed and First Reformed churches draw strong crowds. Roof repairs at First Reformed noted. Des Moines and Knoxville visits listed among residents.
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Rolfe
J. L. Young
Roy
Pella
I. A. Wormhoudt
Eddyville
J .M. Cox
Ottumwa
O. F. Briggs
J. W. Moreland
Oskaloosa Herald
Des Moines
G. A. Visser
Bussey
Johanna Kaldenberg
Colfax
John van Klootwyk
E. L. Mills
Knoxville
Thomas
Josephine
Wm. Vander Kram
Prairie City
Kuyper
Orange City
Leighton
Ayers
Peoria
First Christian Reformed Church
First Reformed Church
H. H. Sadler
Cornie Bruinekool
Margaret
Tigers elect officers for coming year at club meeting
The Pella Tigers Athletic Club held a Monday evening election naming F. Keables as president L. Vrelle as vice president F. Den Adel as secretary and treasurer R. Scholte as captain of the team and F. Den Adel as manager.
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Tigers
Pella Tigers Athletic Club
F. Keables
L. Vrelle
F. den Adel
R. Scholte
Joe Rhynsburger
Bids Open For Pella Water Main Extension Project
Bids for extending the City of Pella water mains are invited covering about 17 000 feet of piping with trenching and backfilling. Specifications may be inspected at the City Clerk’s office. bids due May 1, 1915, and the council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Relief funds for Belgian refugees noted, with updated remittance details and thanks from the Nederlandach Comité.
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Pella
Iowa
Water Works Department
Nederlandach Comite Tot
Stem van Belgische En Andere Slachtoffers” Ag
Amsterdam
Bureau van den Penningmeester Buerpstein
Tel
Kassier
Kasvereeniging
P. G. Gaass
Committee For the
Koninklyk National Steun-Comite
the Hague
J. W. van Sonsbeek
Treas
J. Wesselink
J. H. Stubenrauth
Forty Immortals: Origin and Checkered Career of the French Academy
The article traces the Academy of the Valois origins in 1570 through its 17th century revival, formal charter by Louis XIII in 1685, and the establishment of the forty member corps known as the Forty Immortals. It notes political meddling, exclusion of superior members, and the period of regular meetings until 1793.
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Institute of
France
Paris
Antoine de Baif
Academy of the Valois
Charles X
Academy of Poetry and Music
Cardinal Richelieu
French Academy
Louis XIII
Argonaut
Women pearl divers in Japan trained from childhood
In Japan nine tenths of pearl divers are women. Tiny girls learn to swim under mothers guidance as sea play shapes them for diving. By teen years they are prepared to dive seriously, with mothers teaching them early.
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Japan
Diving dress and work life of a young woman diver
A historical excerpt describes a young woman who supervises her daughter's diving exercises, works long hours in cold water, and earns for a modest daily pay. It details her special white outfit, hair style, eye protection, and a tub for oysters, noting the practice yields a dowry. It also recounts an 1583 landing at Sandwich and a sea voyage incident involving Hubertus and Henry VIII.
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Sandwich
Hubertus
Palsgrave Frederick
Henry VIII
Henry Cust
Calais
England
London Chronicle
There Ain't No Such Animite Letter Prompts Hiring Debate
A fragmentary exchange hints at a hiring quandary as a character is urged to engage a cook. The text quotes a signed letter reading Your obedient servant, prompting questions about propriety and identity in a Philadelphia Ledger transcription.
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Philadelphia
Ledcer
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