Dry weather hits Greeley area with scarce water
In Greeley the drought persists as water becomes scarce. Charley Vos hauls hay to Oskaloosa at 18 dollars per ton. Verna Moody visits Knoxville to see aunt Jennie Clark. J W Binns and son Wesley stop by Oskaloosa. John Van Maanen also visits. Wesley, Vera Binns, and Viola Moody join a woodman picnic near Bellefountain bridge. Local men reshingling the Greeley schoolhouse: J W Binns, John Moody, Neil Heemstra, John Van Maanen, and Andrew Renselaar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Vos
Oskaloosa
Verna Moody
Knoxville
Jennie Clark
J. W. Binns
Wesley
John van Maanen
Vera Binns
Viola Moody
Bellefountain Bridge
John Moody
Neil Heemstra
Andrew Renselaar
Greeley
Visit Recaps From Local Families To Oskaloosa
Mr and Mrs Art Uitermarkt and their family visited with his brother Andrew Uitermarkt and family Friday. Mr and Mrs John Moody and daughter Emily were Oskaloosa callers Saturday. A large group from the vicinity traveled to Oskaloosa Saturday to hear William J Bryan. Mr and Mrs Will Van der Horst and family visited the Andrew Uitermarkt family Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Uitermarkt
Andrew Uitermarkt
John Moody
Emily
Oskaloosa
William J. Bryan
Will van der Horst
Andrew Ustermarkt
Sunday-school Rally At Oskaloosa Boosts Local Class Banner
Leighton reports large turnout at the Sunday-school Rally in Oskaloosa with J C De Bruin's Ebenezer Ref class winning a banner for largest parade membership. Mrs J C Redman and children prepare to move to Altoona while Mr Redman stays briefly. Anna Meppelink visited Pella. Lena Versteeg from Pella called on Leighton before heading to Oskaloosa to hear Bryan. School board at Center District upgrades building with new floor and cloak room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskalooosa
J. C. de Bruin
Ebenezer
J. C. Redman
Altoona
Redman
Anna Meppelink
Pella
Bert Baron
Sam Var Vnet
Dielis van Zante
Albert van Duren
Lena Versteeg
Leighton
Oskaloosa
Bryan
Julia van Duren
Letta van Maanen
Center School
Red Brush News Brief From Oskaloosa Chautauqua
Fred Wilson wife and John De Geest and mother attended the Chautauqua in Oskaloosa on Monday. Mrs Charles Van Zante and Miss Anna Roorda with sister Mrs P Herney also visited. Fred De Cook baled straw last week. Mis P DeHamer and daughters Lena and Mary visited relatives at Eveland. Miss Vania Sytsma is sick. The Red Bridh and Harvey base ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wilson
John de Geest
Oskaloosa
Charles van Zante
Anna Roorda
P. Herney
Fred de Cook
Mis.p. de Hamer
Lena
Mary
Eveland
Vania Sytsma
Local Team Defeats Opponents in Close 29 24 Win
Sunday afternoon game saw our team edge the rivals 29 to 24 at home. Families and local residents, including Alex De Geest, Alex De Cook, Ollie Milledge, J J Nossaman, attended visits and gatherings. A large group of youths joined the Eveland Grove picnic and most attended a Pella band concert Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex de Geest
Alex de Cook
Olivet
Ollie Milledge
J. Milledge
J. J. Top
J.c. Nossaman
Eveland Grove
Pella
Local visitors and house guests in Sandridge area
Bertha Beyers spent an over Sunday with the J Vos home. C Vischer and Beacon visitors stayed with J Vischer last Wednesday and Thursday. Rozendaal from Sully visited the M Terlouw, and Tom Zwank and family called on the Eysink family last Friday. Walter and Edgar Van der Hart from Prairie City are visiting grandparents for a week. Hoxbergen from Pella joined the Van Haaften family, and they visited the Van Wyk family at Sully. A Haze from Omaha Nebraska had dinner with Geo Van Vark and wife. Ella JaBaai of Pella stayed with the A A Klyn home. Maggie Vos was an over Sunday visitor with her parents. Nettie Zwank visited Lydia Terlouw Sunday afternoon. Anna Rhynsburger visited Otley Monroe friends last week and returned with Mr. and Mrs. Aikens who spent the day at P Van den Baard, with A Vos from Sioux Co and J Terlouw from Pella and G Terlouw from Kilduff visiting J Terfouws last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Beyers
J. Vos
C. Vischer
Beacon
J. Vischer
Mrs. Rozendaal
Sully
J. Terlouws
Tom Zwank
Eysink
Walter
Edgar van der Hart
Prairie City
Mrs. Hoxbergen
Pella
M. van
Anna Rhynsburger
Otley
Monroe
Mrs. Aikens
P. van den Baard
Novel Poultry Display Promises Colorful Eggs at Ames Fair
The state college at Ames plans a poultry exhibit with hens dyed cardinal and gold to color eggs for visitors during the state fair. W A Lippincott and assistants at the Ames Experiment Station will feed these hens dyes to tint eggs, with hopes to color hatchlings too. The display will include poultry dressing demonstrations, bone removal for cleaner meat, and a variety of exhibits on incubators diseases egg preservation and line breeding, plus model houses and educational talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Department
State College
Ames
Ames Experiment Station
W. A. Lippincott
Lippincott
State Fair
Greater
Iowa
Important Farmers Meeting at State Fair Grounds
A major meeting will be held at the Agricultural College Building on Wednesday August 30 at 1 pm to discuss increasing Farmers Clubs across the state. All clubs should send representatives and those planning future clubs are urged to attend. Send names and addresses of club presidents or secretaries to the Extension Department Ames Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural College
Extension Department
Ames
Iowa
Fine Building Lots For Sale In Good Location
Two excellent building lots 45 by 100 feet offered for sale. Located about 34 blocks from the Square in a nice area. Enquiries should be addressed to H. H. Sadler.
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H. H
Jowan Tells The Truth On Dakota Crop Conditions
A Newton Iowa reader letters South Dakota crop conditions, praising corn and pastures after a heavy rain, noting Dakota’s better yields than Iowa and debunking rumors of exodus. He cites seasoned locals and long-time settlers, describing drought effects, stray fires, and large grain stocks in Dakota bins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Iowa
Daily News
South Dakota
Jowan
Missouri River
Dakota
Towa
The Indian Woman's Son and the Cherokee Matriarch
A Cherokee mother, great grandmother of Queen Quasts, influences her son Owen toward a U.S. Senate career. Educated, cultured, she kept ties to her people, taught in Cherokee schools, supported his law path, and visited May ranch life with Cherokee notables. Remarkable mothers shape remarkable men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hernando de Soto
Owen
Longhaira
Queen Quasts
Virginia
Muskogee
United States
Owens
Washington
Remarkable Women Shape Remarkable Men Across Histories
A Times-Republican tribute extols the power of mothers like Mrs Owens and Nancy Hanks. It emphasizes courage, faith, hard work, and self denial as the keys to shaping sons who achieve historic impact. The piece honors Indian, pioneer, and all mothers who raise notable men regardless of race, class, or appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens
Nancy Hanks
Times
Republican
The Harmless Consumptive
Des Moines August 15 1911. Iowa learns the educated consumptive can be harmless with sputum cups antioptic solutions and proper precautions. Public cooperation reduces mortality and promotes control relief and eradication of tuberculosis. The community recognizes its obligation to protect health by strict measures and open air good food and rest for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
The Right Time and Place for Consuming Health Measures
The text advocates consuming health measures at the proper time and in the proper manner to combat the dread white plague and improve conditions that contribute to it, stressing timely, right actions for recovery.
For Trade Offer of 46 Acre Improvement for 80 100 Acre Farm
Classified item seeks swap of a highly improved 46 acre tract four miles from a town for an 80 to 100 acre farm. See the editor for full particulars and terms.
Gowns and Omens Superstitions in Dressmaking
A New York Sun inspired piece notes dressmakers warn of superstition in the shop. Women who wear fine dresses fear mishaps, such as scissors dropped near fittings predicting mourning, or blood on wedding gowns signaling death. Green thread is avoided for fear of alterations.
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New York Sun
A Hospital Nurse's Hands
London Chronicle notes the nurse's hands appear soft in fiction but are work hardened from twelve to thirteen hour shifts. The piece describes rough, chapped skin from frequent disinfectant exposure and a tendency to wear larger gloves, with a photo hint of hands kept behind her back.
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London Chronicle
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Chas. Boland
Neil de Hoog
Henry Vander Werf
Blakesburg
Robert McIntire
Greely
Sherwin-Williams
Langerak’s Drug Store
Mitchellville
J. W. McCurnin
A. Vos
Sioux Co
J. Terlouw
G. Terlouw
Kilduff
J. Terfouws
Cole’s Drug Store
Vienna
Klyn & DeWinter
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