News of Nearby Towns column highlights visits and incidents
Mrs. Joe Muilenberg is sick this week. Edith Vanderzyl visits her uncle in Oskaloosa. Gerrit VanOene spent Sunday with Tunts Klein. The Lobberct couple visited near Bussey. Van Dalen family from Pella visited Baumgartner home. Art DeWild moved to Eddyville Produce work. Dr. Huizenga and Mrs. Huizenga of New York City spoke and visited A H Bratt. en route to foreign fields for the Christian Reformed Church. Harold Snyder narrowly escapes serious washout accident west of Oskaloosa. Des Moines resident Chester Shire buys wool in town, nets $6,000 profit. Jay Brawn leaves for Washington, D. C. to join government printing office after Knoxville service. esteemed in local circles.
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the Tribune
Joe Muilenberg
Edith Vanderzyl
Oskaloosa
Fred Vanderzyl
Gerrit VanOene
Tunts Klein
M. T. Lobberct
Bert van Gorp
Bussey
John van Dalen
Pella
Baumgartner
Art DeWild
Eyeland Bridge
Emma Lucas
Art
Eddyville Produce Company
Huizenga
New York City
Rey
A. H. Bratt
Christian Reformed Church
Albert DeWild
Lakonta
Jack Emanuel
Harold Snyder
J. C. Snyder
Cedar
Pella Road
Grandia
Young Snyder
Chester Shire
Des Moines
Jay Brawn
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Jay
Knoxville
Monroe Sees Push for Local Electric Service
Mrs. Clyde Rickabaugh of Des Moines visited family in Monroe while plans unfold for Des Moines Electric Company to extend wires to Oskaloosa and Knoxville. Chas Long intends to seek a franchise to supply Monroe with electricity. A lawn party celebrated Ina Honnold's sixteenth birthday with friends from Newton Des Moines and the city.
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the Mirror
Clyde Rickabaugh
Des Moines
C. VandenBaard
VandenBaard
Prairie City
Chas. Long
Besse Honnold
Hazel Tice
Ina
Lois French
Newton
Mary Elizabeth Farmer
Pauline Patton
Knoxville News roundup of local moves and feats
Knoxville column reports Mr. and Mrs. John Kamrick and children returning from oil properties near Humboldt Kansas. T R Miner, former county agent, back assisting Dowell after extension work for State College at Ames in Keokuk county. Miss Ethel Welsher returns from Butte and Des Moines visits. W L Grant seeks ice supply. two cars from Mason City delivered, two more promised. Supervisors in Mt Pleasant note Marion county patients at State Insane asylum progressing. 56 patients at asylum and county infirmary combined. Dick Smith near Marysville kills large rattlesnake. proof shows it is an old pioneer.
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Journal
John Kamrick
Board of Supervisors
Mt. Pleasant
Marion County
State Insane Asylum
Dick Smith
Marysville
Prairie City Notes on Visits and Travel Drenched in Local Names
Edna Kirby Wagaman visits Des Moines at the home of her uncle and aunt the J Van derPols Mr and Mrs Frank Veldhuizen and nephews James and Richard DeReus called at Pella between trains Saturday. Mr and Mrs Walter VanPolen and niece Jeanette VanderBan Otley visit G VanderWaal. David Wagaman drove to Lynnville Wednesday evening with cousin Minerva Wagaman. John Vanderieft attends State Camp Meetings Goode Park at Des Moines. Mrs G VanZee Leighton returns from Mitchellville with grandchildren Freda and Milton. John Braashart and wife visit Wagaman home in Pella then depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Kirby Wagaman
Des Moines
J. VanderPol
Frank Veldhuizen
James
Richard DeReus
Pella
Walter VanPolen
Jeanette VanderBan
Otley
G. VanderWaal
David Wagaman
Lynnville
Minerva Wagaman
John Vanderieft
Holiness Association
Goode Park
G. VanZee
Leighton
Will Vander Hart
Mitchellville
Freda
Milton
John Braashart
P. D. Wagaman
Mrs. Wagamar
Bedtime Story Told By Grandmother to Elizabeth
A grandmother soothes a resistant child about bedtime by imagining animals and plants tied to the fabrics used in Elizabeth's sheets and gown. Elizabeth fades from wakefulness as Grandmother's gentle voice grows softer and sleep overtakes her.
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Elizabeth
Grandmother
Gertrude W. Fielder
Let Us Cooperate in Making Peace Across Nations
A call for global peace cooperation based on Germany’s new spirit and a social labor state. The piece critiques anti German sentiment, warns against self interest in commerce, and urges shared responsibility to end war through disarmament and international labor exchange. It highlights public sentiment, imperial tensions, and the need for Christian and civic voices to promote reconciliation.
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General Smut
General Botha
Germany
Herr Bauer
League of Nations
Prsistent
Church
South America
United States
France
Denny Discovers The Man Inside Him
A boy named Denny learns by example at home that helping family tasks proves manhood. He fills the wood box, helps with peas, washes dishes, and weeds the garden. His mother’s illness and his father’s praise spur him to act with responsibility and integrity.
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Denny
Ben Lee
Dennis Jones, Jr
Ben
Great Mass of Proof of Dean's Kidney Pills in Pella
In about 6000 U S newspapers readers share kidney backache remedies with Dean's Kidney Pills. M A Clarke of 4158 Main St Pella recounts turpentine fumes caused kidney pain and back ache but pills from Stubsmrauch's drug store eased the condition. Price 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY endorses the remedy.
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United States
Dean
Pella
M. A. Clarke
Main St
Stubsmrauch’s
Clarke
Foster-Milburn Co
Migrs
Buffalo
N. Y
The Best Plaster and Chamberlain Liniment
A flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Liniment bound on the lower back is presented as a more effective and cheaper remedy than plaster for a lame back. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
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