Friendly People Friendly Churches Make Pella a Fine City
The article describes Pella as a city with active religious life and inviting places of worship. Denominations include Baptist Reformed Christian Reformed Protestant Reformed Church of the Open Bible Church of God Catholic and Brethren Chapel. Regular pastors serve most churches, while Catholic and Brethren Chapel lack regular pastors. The church influence pervades all city life, creating a weekday atmosphere shaped by faith.
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Pella
Bapti Reformed
Church of
Open Bible
Church of God
Brethren
Baptist Baul
Christensen
Havekamp
Se Reformed
J. Pri
G. Menvirst
Christian Reformed
de Jong
Second Christian Reformed
M. Monsma
Proant
George C. Lubbers
Church of the Open Bi
FO. le la Cheur
of God
J. E
Rethren
First Reformed Church
Broadway
Union Streets
A. Haverkamp
Third Reformed
Main
G. Menning
Great Sport in 1903 to Hear the First Gramophones
George Ver Steeg recounts early gramophones and sound tech history from Edison cylinders to Victrola, recalling Frank Baer and local Pella memories of phonographs in Thomassen’s store and Henry De Gooyer’s picture show. He notes a shift from home piano study to orchestral and band focus, with music at home still prized.
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George Ver Steeg
Thomas A. Edison
Pella
Farnk Baer
California
Peter Baer
Chronicle
Frank
G. G. Thomassen
den Adel’s
Thomassen’s
Henry de Gooyer
Casey Jones
No Horses on One Farm and No Auto on Another
A Knoxville road farmer, Charles Tao, raises crops with machines replacing horses and has had no horse for years. Nearby Orville Baughman, along East Amsterdam road, never owned motorized equipment and relies on a buggy for trips to town.
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Pella
Charles Tao
Knoxville Road
Orville Baughman
Knoxville’ Road
East Amsterdam School
Be sure your family enjoys the benefit of this richer better butter
An advertisement promotes a butter product promising richer flavor and healthful benefits for families. The copy urges households to choose the upgraded butter to enhance meals and daily nourishment. The tone mirrors classic market pitches emphasizing value and quality for home use.
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Iowa
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First Christian Reformed Church
West Park
Liberty
West Second Street
Frank de Jong
Second Christian Reformed Church
Chi Ian Reformed
East First Street
Martin Monsma
the Baptist Church
Netherlands
I. C. Curtis
M. J. Post
Schulte
Paul J. Christensen
Franklin
Ind
Loy
FIRST
Reformed Church
Jamal
Vera Secrel
Third Reformed Church
Second Reformed Church
Liberty and
Church On Broadway
J. Prins
the Brethren
Des Moines
Franklin Street
Peblas Fabio Time
THE
Makers
Pella Produce Co. Ed
Pella Creamery