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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
3
The page reports the Vander Leest family welcoming twin sons, one dying hours after birth and burial in Sully cemetery, with the surviving twin named Earn Ray. It lists multiple church ladies aids, birthday celebrations, scout meeting attendees, and social visits in Newton, Lynnville, Killduff, Kellogg, and Des Moines areas, noting illnesses and local visiting patterns.
A fragment references the Milk of Magatala product preserved by clans for decades and claims U S Trademark status for Milk of Cain by The Charles H Phillips Chemical Company dating back to 1876. It mentions 50 years preservation and trademark registration details with interruptions and misspellings.
Mr and Mrs J H Harman are in the neighborhood visiting friends for several days. Connor and Donald Bishop Vernon and Lawrence Klein spent Sunday afternoon at Red Rock. Callers at the C T Van Lint home Sunday were Mr and Mrs Peter Lubberden Mr and Mrs Peter Klein and children Vernon and Lee. Anthonie Nunmkhoven took the train from Howell for Des Moines Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Clarence Mathes and son Dwight spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ray Mathes at Attica. H A Rietveld was an Os kaloo sa business visitor Saturday. Miss Burnice Taylor spent Sunday at her home in Swan. G T Van Lint and daughter Alice afternoon at Monroe spent Tuesday with friends. Prof T H Liggett and daughter were Monday evening callers at the C T Van Lint home.
Mrs Louie Groves and Miss Helene Wheeler joined several families in Newton and Pella areas for weekend visits. Leland Vovs removed an appendix. Holmes relatives from Reasner and De Bruyns traveled to New ton for birthday celebrations and gatherings. Eunice Paulson visited Kellogg, and Anne De Ronda was taken to Oskaloosa for an operation.
Mrs Charles Mitchell and children visited her parents in town last week. Mrs Calvin Bricker returned from Des Moines after a hospital stay for her daughter. Henry Muilenberg and Beverley visited John De Goey in Newton. The Christian Reformed church youth group directed by Rev Paul De Koekkoek presented readings dialogues and sacred songs to a large audience raising 30 for the organ fund. Connie Vanden Baard was ill with fever and tonsillitis. Gerrit De Jong Van Dyke and Tilma visited niece Mrs Anie De Ronda in hospital. Mrs Pete Van Gorp visited at John Vanden Board’s. Henry Van Buren came from Pella Thursday evening.
The report notes postponement of a Christian Reformed church service leading to an overnight stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Klads Van Buren. Mrs. G. A. De Vries traveled to Hollandale to be at her ill father’s bedside. Garbrey Klyn and Arie Waardhateen were called to Knoxville to see their sick mother Arie Kool who is now better.
Vacation week at Central College saw many rest but a strong push for study and library work. Glee Club trips and forensics events occupied students. debaters earned awards, and forensics groups performed in Drake Simpson Des Moines and Pekin venues. Seniors secured next year positions under Professor Conelley.
The Pekin Illinois trip by the Girls Glee Club is described with humor and contrast to a worse welcome two years earlier. Rain drenched arrival and a condemned bridge on their prior visit are recalled as elements of nature complicating travel.
The fragment mentions a concert in the evening featuring Prof. and Mrs. Montage and Herbert Bosch with clarinet, a performance of The Holy City, and a wedding trip invitation after a village visit near Chicago. It notes departures and the anxious expectation of villagers, concluding with a call to come on the wedding trip.
Safety slogans urge brake inspection for protection and warn that grade crossings are being abolished quickly. Messages call motorists to slow down and play safe, with a playful line about a nine harp and wearing a crown.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a gentle remedy for baby digestion issues. It claims to ease colic, diarrhea, and constipation, regulate bowels, relieve sleep troubles, and support growth, noting a vegetable formula and a functional method book by Chas H Fletcher on the wrapper.
Fragmentary report shows a fire on April 6 near Wallace Eeningha n and Rev. who declined to attend due to a dispute about church duties. The fire forced relocation to another room as a fire escape was out of order.
The partial text shows a girl crowned as queen by a friend who doubts her adequacy to leave or marry. The dialogue suggests tension over love, duty, and judgment within a close circle, with casual remarks about choices and acceptance.
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