Society News Highlights Van Gorp family gatherings and Klein picnic
The Klopen chapter of the World Wide Guild of the Baptist church met at Miss Gertrude Van Niewaal’s home. new officers named. A Miss Minnie Van Gorp farewell was held near Pella before she teaches in Chicago. The Van Gorp picnic drew 150 plus at H Kool camp with speeches, readings, and music. The annual Klein picnic hosted by Grandman Grove drew 300 attendees with a program led by Rev Harold Klein. Dinner hosts Mr and Mrs Peter Lubberden entertained Rev and Mrs Klein. A bridge party honored Miss Harriet Frush at A C Kuyper home with three tables in play.
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Klopen
World Wide Guild of the Baptist Church
Gertrude van Niewaal
Miss Marie Smith
Bernice van Buren
Mildred Cole
Minnie van Gorp
Pella
Miss van Gorp
Chicago
Cora van Gorp
M. C. van Gorp
van Gorp
H. Kool
Vander Ploeg
Luella Rose Vander Waal
Donald van Gorp
Margaret
Charlotte de Jong
Martha Faye Hoksbergen
Shirley Ann Lehmkuhl
Wilma Dorothy van Gorp
Janetta Mae van Gorp
Martha Faye
Elizabeth Hokesbergen
Jesus
Klein
Grandman Grove
Harold Klein
Richboro
Peter Lubberden
Frush
Helen Kuyper
Gerrit Vander Stoep
Center Junction
A. C
Pella Markets and Local Law Update
Quotations from Farmers Co operative Exchange Pella Iowa show wheat corn oats and hog prices. Drunken drivers in Illinois face fines from 100 to 1000 dollars and up to six months in jail. Lynchburg Virginia removes another horse trough on Main Street due to transit risk.
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Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella
Iowa
Cceer
Illinois
Pella Overalls Are Worth Stealing
A Newkirk Iowa general store, distributor for Pella overalls near Hospers, was burglarized last week and stripped of its stock. The incident prompted a rapid restock order for more overalls, reflecting the product’s strong local demand and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
W. W. Bomgars
Pella Overalls
Newkirk
Hospers
Inventors Win Patents in Iowa List of 12 Winners
Des Moines reports twelve Iowans received patent papers last week led by Charles Whittenberg of Knoxville with fifteen claims for a motor driven road preparing and excavating machine. Other patentees include Frans O. Albertson Sioux City for a valve grinding machine Harry Dixson Pella for a screen housing a William G. Dunn Clarinda for an adjustable automobile awning structure Trace S. Ford Des Moines for a coffeepot Wilbur E. Helin Zearing for a frame for window screens Hubert L. Hood Des Moines for a coaster Ernest S. Johnson Webster City for an electric heater Philip Lang Cedar Falls for operating elevator doors Asa Lathrop Chariton for a static eliminator and Rasmus Rasmussen Audubon for a harrow drawbar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Barr, Freeman and Sinclair
Chales &. Whittenberg
Knoxville
Ernest S. Johnson
Webster City
Philip Lang
Cedar Falls
Asa Lathrop
Chariton
Rasmus Rasmussen
Audubon
Harrow
Boy on bike survives appendix burst in Iowa
John Metz, 14, grandson of Tama residents, rode a bicycle to a Tama doctor after stomach pains. Misdiagnosed at first, his appendix burst but was found four days later. He underwent surgery in Marshalltown and is recovering well, leaving doctors puzzled how infection was avoided.
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Knoxville
Iowa
John Metz
Tama
Arthur Metz
John
Marshalltown
Dona, Metz
Arived
Classified Ring and Ads Blast From August Sale
A collage of want ads and listings includes all electric radio demo at 55, beauty specials 7.50, room and board jobs for a neat local girl, piano bargains, used cars from 1922 to 1928, farm coal delivery, painting and paper work, dogs for sale, and seed wheat for sale. Contacts include Kuyper's Music House Van Ness Beauty Shoppe Van Houweling Auto Co Pella Motor Co and Cyrus Nolin Monroe Iowa plus local phone numbers and notices for lost items and employment.
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Iowa State College
Cyrus Nolin
Monroe
Iowa
Hog profit variation found in Humboldt County study
A report from Ames shows fifteen farmers profit differences in Humboldt County hogs across 1922 1924 and 1928. Breeding herd costs, mineral feeding and sow care drive losses and gains. efficient farms used better sows balanced rations and sanitary hog houses to save more pigs.
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Humboldt County
Ames
John A. Hopkins, Jr
Bulletin
Iowa State College
Word of Cheer Inspires Return to Literature and Faith
Baker, secretary of Wilson, speaks of a shift away from attacks on fundamentals toward certitudes. He predicts a decade of renewed reading of great books, study of old literatures, and opportunities to reaffirm ancient faith in the world’s highest minds.
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Baker
Wilson
Central Prof to Observe Meteors
A six point Iowa observing network will study the Perseid meteors between midnight and 2 a m on Saturday Sunday and Monday. Prof Wylie and Prof H Pietenpol at Iowa City, with observers at Cedar Rapids Des Moines Oskaloosa Gilman and Columbus Junction, will track the meteors and send findings to Iowa City. The Perseids, linked to the constellation Perseus, are particles from disintegrated comets and little is known about their paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Pietenpol
Central College
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Constellation
Perseus
Wylie
University of Iowa
D. W. Morehouse
Drake University
Iowa City
Iowa_ City
H. Pietenpol
Cedar Rapids
P. C. Daniels
Des Moines
Morehouse
Theodore Mehlin
Oskaloosa
C. C. Sherman
Gilman
Frank D. Weaver
Columbus Junction
William R. Conner
Boston MIT President links industry to science progress
In Boston at the New England industrial electric heating conference President Samuel W. Stratton of MIT stressed the close tie between the Institute and industry. He warned that firms not benefiting from science risk failing. Over 100 electrical engineers attended the event, jointly sponsored by MIT, the National Electric Light Association and the Associated Industries of Massachusetts. Discussed were electric welding for skyscrapers, electric melting replacing blast furnaces, and other transitions from coal to gas and electricity. The gathering showcased new cooperation between universities and business benefiting both industry and the public through ongoing research and applied science.
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New England
Boston
Samuel W. Stratton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Institute
Boston Tech
National Electric Light Association
Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Debunkers Target Ben Franklin Over Harmonica Claim
Debunkers scrutinize historical claims that Ben Franklin invented the harmonica, arguing the evidence is insufficient and the attribution remains disputed across sources. The controversy highlights Franklin’s broad reputation for scientific curiosity and invention.
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Ben Franklin
Rock Island Train Schedule and Freight Rules
Eastbound passenger No. 472 at 12 80 p m and No. 474 at 7 68 p m. Westbound passenger No. 476 at 9 22 a m and No. 478. Local freight No. 1015 at 1 00 a m. Des Moines to Keokuk routes. Des Moines to Eden only on trains 474 and 475. All trains daily except Sunday. Freight for local must be at the station by 5 00 p m the evening before. Both local freight trains carry passengers. Wabash timetable shows Howell Iowa. Limited 6 22 p m, Local passenger 0 45 p m, Local passenger 10 81 a m, Limited 10 82 p m. Limited does not stop at Howell. times at Harvey listed. Local freights 70 and 71 carry passengers from Howell usually on alternate days about 4 10 a m and 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Keokuk
Eden
Wabash
Howell
Iowa
Harvey
City Water Safety Draws State Responsibility
During September and October 1928 Olean New York saw 230 typhoid cases and 22 deaths traced to polluted public water. Governor signed a bill allowing $350000 in bonds to cover damages, with taxation over 10 years. The State Department of Health urges cross connection elimination, frequent inspections, and state aid for cleaner supplies. Postponing duties delays promotion.
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Olean
N. Y
State Department of Health
New York
City
Orlean
U. S
Iowa
Division of Sanitary Engineering
Household hints from a pantry guide and tips
Cook peas soon after harvesting and avoid rapid boiling. Rinse and wring out beans before processing to keep quality high. If can lids won’t turn by hand, use a square or sandpaper to loosen. Place a mirror at child height to encourage clean faces and hands. Beef encasserole with vegetables, baking powder biscuits, cucumber salad and strawberry shortcake form a good meal. Sprinkle talcum powder generously.
Leavenworth Times Item From Early Era Noted
A fragment from Seanon Leavenworth Times refers to an item about entering a section or instrument, indicating a historical note from the era of old newspapers. The readable text is limited and unclear but preserves a sense of archival interest.
Prohibition Does Not Worsen Conditions, Terre Haute Writer Says
Lloyd Adamson of Terre Haute presents a strong rebuttal of the theory that conditions worsen under prohibition. He argues that while the number of offenders cited has declined from 100 to 150 previously to a smaller desent now, the overall situation has improved rather than deteriorated.
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Lloyd “Adamson
Terre Haut
Lees
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