Social notes from Des Moines to Pella area
Dr. O Carpenter and family in Des Moines with relatives in Grinnell. neighbors and friends from Pella join Brunner auto party. A surprise party for Mrs Cora Brunner planned. about 33 attendees. Visits to Newton and Lynville noted. local illnesses and injuries update.
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O. Carpenter
Des Moines
Grinnell
Jay Quinm
Henry Brower
Bert Gove
Mike Brunner
Pella
Brunner
Cora Brunner
Iowa Corn Land Investment Appeal Promotes Iowa Farms
A persuasive sales piece argues 1910 will be the best year to invest in land, calling the corn belt the safest option. It touts several Iowa tracts near Pella with prices from 42 to 68 per acre, detailing improvements, buildings, and terms, urging readers from nearby states to act.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Panhandle
Texas
Marion County
Towa
Pella
Iowa
Union
James Wilson
United States
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Farmer
Corn Belt
Tlnois
Indiana
Ohio
Generous host hosts feast with gracious cheer
A reflective verse snippet praises a generous host who asks for no reward. The poem toasts a communal feast where gifts abound and friends gather, sharing lasting happiness and clear conscience as hours extend in song and fellowship.
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Henry Hamilton
Helpful Hints For Home Tasks And Preserving Flavors
Practical guidance on sweater washing shaping preservation and flavor making advises squeezing out water cold water soap dissolved not rubbed rinse with the same temperature, sun drying on a sheet. It also covers making vanilla by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol and canning red peppers with vinegar sugar syrup for long storage.
Fricassee of Oysters Time Tested Recipe
Fricassee of oysters with butter and parsley is ready after browning four tablespoonfuls of butter and mixing in flour salt cayenne and white pepper. Blend in one quart of well drained oysters and fold in beaten egg yolks. Serve with fried bread and parsley.
Oyster Canapes for Teatime Appetites
Scald a cupful of cream with bread crumbs and butter then stir in two dozen chopped oysters. Heat until just heated not boiling. Spread on buttered toast rounds and serve with olives or gherkins.
Cottage Pudding Recipe from Vintage Cookery Notes
Cream three fourths of a tablespoon of butter add one and a half tablespoons of sugar two teaspoons of beaten egg one and a half tablespoons of milk five tablespoons of flour sifted with half a teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch of salt. Beat vigorously and bake in two buttered tins until done. Serve with cream or with a vinegar or lemon sauce.
Hot Water Gingerbread Mixture Instructions
A readable fragment describes mixing two table spoonfuls of molasses with one spoonful of boiling water. It then prescribes combining four and a half tablespoonfuls of flour with one teaspoonful of gin sod tew to finish the batter.
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Emmett Awtry
Newton
Mr. Awtry
Albert Talbot
Mr. Rusk
Henry Welle
Frank Sherman
Simon Vander Pol
Lyle Smith
Sully
Lynville
Lynville Boys
Sully Boys
Gertrude Varenkamp
Pella Public Library
Sulia Vanzante
Y. M. C. A. Rooms
Girs
NM. Porter
Pella, Iowa
H.C. Verploeg
Franklin Street
Fadtphoey
Jones
Smith's
Smith’s
James Whitcomb Riley
Nana
Svatae
The
Citizens National
Featley
Oskaloosa Daily Herald
Nation
J. H. Merrill Company
Ottumwa, le
Cresten
Red Oak
John van Nieuwenhuyzen
West Side Square
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