Mortuary Notice for Vos Ferdinand Vos
Ferdinand Vos died at his children’s home on East Third Street at one a m Saturday April 25 aged 84 years six months and twenty one days after two weeks illness He is survived by five daughters Mrs Roose Mrs John Vogelaar Pella Mrs John Sisma Moravia Mrs Baay Eldon and Mrs Van Roekel Kansas Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the First Christian Reformed church with a brief home service and burial at Oakwood cemetery
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Ferdinad Vos
Frank Boose
East Third Street
Roose
John Vogelaar
Pella
John Sisma
Moravia
Baay
Eldon
van Roekel
Kansas
First Christian Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Nellie De Vries
We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to neighbors and friends who kindly assisted us during the illness and death of our beloved friend Mrs. Nellie De Vries. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Dick
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Nellie de Vries
C. B. Dick
Franklin Quote About Poverty and Aid
A Franklin aphorism argues that true help to the poor comes not from making them comfortable in poverty but from guiding them to rise out of it. The remark emphasizes active uplift over passive support and reflects a welfare viewpoint.
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Franklin
Central Nine Triumphs Over Ellsworth In Opener
Central scored a late surge to defeat Ellsworth 6 to 4 in opening play as Rowley fanned sixteen and Gerald Rowland staged standout catching. Ellsworth led 4 0 after three, but Central rallied with Hoogeveen, Rowland, and De Bruin driving in runs. Rodgers tallied ten strikeouts for Ellsworth in a closely fought game.
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Central
Rowley
Rodgers
Ellsworth
Northcraft
Dryden
Jorstead
Wagner
Soldiés
Poffenberger
de Bruin
Fry
Ellefsen
Classen
Neifert
Hoogeveen
Rowland
Neifert Dowd
Butt
Walbatten
Walkotten
Quiker
Gerald Rowland
Ellsworth Battery
Daniel and Health Lessons From Ancient Babylon
A Sunday school lesson by J A Lapham discusses Daniel chapter 1 and the benefits of total abstinence from alcohol. It links Daniel's diet and resolve to modern youth, cites declining intoxication, and urges readers to live with purpose, discipline, and health, supported by local health survey findings on underweight children and calls for sobriety and fitness.
Life as a state of embryo and passage through death
A philosophical reflection quotes Franklin on life as preparation and a man not truly born until he has passed through death.
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Franklin
Little Sermons on Drink and Health by Historic Voices
Quotations from Homer Thales George Washington and Frances Willard warn against alcohol and tobacco. The selections highlight temperance, health, and discipline as keys to mind and body. The mini-essay frames drinking as a barrier to clear thinking and personal advancement.
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Homer
Bacchus
Thales
George Washingen
Frances Willard
Dare to Be a Daniel Statement Echoes Through Time
A provocative motto stresses individual courage and purpose as a timeless call to stand firm. The lines urge personal resolve and moral independence, celebrating solitary conviction in the face of collective pressure. This compact creed resounds as a beacon for steadfast action.
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Daniel
WHO celebrates first anniversary with 63 hundred telegrams
Iowa news notes WHO station marked its first anniversary on April 8 at Hotel Fort Des Moines. Messages totaled 63 hundred telegrams and 60 thousand letters with 2,200 long distance calls and 4,800 local calls. Mexico City produced the longest distance message, with 42 states plus Mexico and Canada represented. Western Union deployed 115 staff through the night for the event and 600 guests attended the banquet. A nationwide Australia broadcast was part of the celebration.
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Fort Des Moines
Mexico City
Mexico
Canada
Iowa
Western Union
United States
Australia
Child Health day observance and aid program report
The article notes a May 1 observance under the American Child Health association led by Herbert Hoover. It reports 63 Iowa Travelers Aid applicants in March and 496 assisted that month per Kathryn Lauser. Smithsonian and Des Moines researchers found stone axes about 23 feet underground near Adel, dating thousands of years, informing on stream size and watershed.
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Lucy McMichael
Tawa Tuberculosis Association
Fayette County
Gertrude Stafford
West Union
County Society
American Child Health Association
Herbert Hoover
Iowa Travelers Aid Society
Public Welfare Bureau
Des Moines
Kathryn Lauser
Adel Clay Products Company
Adel
Dallas County
J. W. Gigley
Department of Technology
The
Smithsonian, Museum
Washington, D. C
James H. Lees
R. Linton
Department ‘of Anthro
Field Museum historian to help Adel excavation team
A historian from the Field Museum of Chicago is expected to arrive in Adel shortly to assist in directing an ongoing archaeological excavation. The move signals collaborative efforts between regional authorities and the Chicago institution to supervise fieldwork, study artifacts, and advance the project timeline.
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Pology
Field Museum of Chicago
Adel
Coach Pence Cancels C C C C Baseball Game
Rain forces cancellation of the planned baseball game between Central College CCC and Four O's Commercial College of Des Moines. Fans hoped to see Neal Ver Heul, last year's Central captain, bat behind the plate. local dealer Byers advertises cheap batteries.
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Pence
Four O's Commercial College of
Des Moines
Neal Ver Heul
Central Nine
Kemp's Balsam Promises Quick Cough Relief
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a quick remedy for coughs and phlegm. It claims the medicine soothes inflamed membranes and stops the constant coughing to restore relief, priced at 30 cents at all stores.
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Fowler Telephone
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Puritan Drug Store
J. M. Cook
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H. O. Wormhoudt
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T. G. Fultz
F. F. Carpenter
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J. A. Lapham
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Washington
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Azariah
God
Lion’s den
Webster
J. G. Holland
Elswort
Rowley and
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Snowden
King’s University
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Shelby
Dempsy
Grantland Rice
New York Tribune
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Leland Stanford University
America
Orton Brothers Circus
Ortonville
Milwaukee
Waukee
Robbins Brothers Circus
Granger
Ringling Brothers
Baraboo
Wisconsin
Gentry Brothers Circus
Rock Island Railroad Management
Middle West
Byers
Kemp
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Ines Steam
H. L. Sherman
Melotte
Gary T. Vogelaar
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