School Begins Sept. 10th in Pella and area
Local notes show school opening upcoming, families visiting relatives in Fairmount Albia Valley Junction and Des Moines. Numerous residents travel, shop notices at Van Nie naal, and a record of births, visits, and trains to the state fair. Ice plant issues persist amid water shortages and calls for a water works system.
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Vrthwest
Union Depot
Des Moines
Iowa
Hereford
Texas
Lena van Gorkum
Valley Junction
Stoddard
Notable Figures and Odd Facts From Early 1900s News
A European beard giant from Ornavasse near Novara reportedly spans six feet. Andrew Carnegie, in youth, memorized business addresses while a messenger. Horace Ward, Nelson’s grandson, arrives in America for mining ventures, resembling his famed grandfather. Ernest Thompson Seton campaigns in Chicago against cab horses, seeking to chloroform unfit ones. John Jacob Astor owns autos worth about 120000 dollars. Otto Bell inherits his brother’s fortune. his wife is Miss Lillian Carter of Louisiana. An Italian court awards Mascagni damages against the Rossini Lyceum over a 1902 US tour dispute. Thomas Power O’Connor, “T. P.,” rises in journalism after London arrival. Holton James leaves law for dairy life near Seattle. Professor H A Ross of Nebraska joins the Institute Internationale de Ecologie, whose meetings occur every three years with a 100-member cap, though semi-membership nears seventy.
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Joseph Ronchett
Ornavasse
Novara
Europe
Andrew Carnegie
Nelson
Horace Ward
America
Ernest Thompson Seton
Chicago
John Jacob Astor
Chey
Otto Bell
Diamond
Dng
London
Lillian Carter
Louisiana
Mascagni
Rossini Lyceum
Musical Conservatory
Pesaro
Lyceum
United States
Thomas Power O'Connor
Mr. O'Connor
T. P
Holton James
Henry James
William James
Harvard
Seattle
Wash
University of Nebraska
Institute Internationale de Ecciologie
Tts
Tormmiet Eer
Government tightens opium imports to Philippines
After March 1 1908 only the government may import opium into the Philippines. The items note a wartime prohibition and public health stance. The text also mentions unrelated notes on tobacco plants in Camden Maine and brass fraud pending a new law.
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Philippines
Mexico
Cuba
Venezuela
Colombia
Guba
Oregon State Fisheries Department
Traskiver
Tillamook Bay
W. C. Benson
Camden
Fashion notes on neckties yokes jabots and chokers
Model of the moment highlights mother of pearl necklaces matching buckles and shirt waist sets. It notes drooping sash loops, long ends, and vintage neck finishes returning to vogue with ornate chokers, veats, and jabots. Greens dominate the fall winter palette including emerald and prairie greens.
Hints on Photographs for Natural Expressions
Practical advice on posing and attire for portraits. Avoid new dresses that crease badly. Driving to the photographer is worthwhile for better results. A feather boa or lace fichu softens facial features and helps achieve a natural look. Forget surroundings to capture genuine expression.
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J. S. Gladstone
Pella
Christine Wickhart
Fairmount
Peter van Gorp
New Sharon
John Visser
Albia
M. Rhynsburger
Orange City
Mrs. J. van Workum
Lynnville
John Kuyper
Chas. Chandler
Missouri
Todd Home
Mrs. O. B. Elliott
Mrs. Ed. Sparks
Christine Jaffer
Kate Todd
Marion Porter
Walters Porter
Sigourney
van Niewaal’s
Dr. Goodall
D. 8. Huber
van Niewaal
Franklin Street
Vander Veen
Edward
Mania Kimmell
Chas. Porter
Oregon
Dr. Kimmell
United States Census Bureau
Bell
Rock Island
Obid Temple
Osceola
Alice Fenema
Monroe
Madga Fenema
R. Sadler
Luther and
Herndon
B. P. DeReus
Ruth ‘Porter
A. Clark
John Firth
A. L. Grand
J. H. Beard
John Barton
W. A. Young
Mrs. Dennis
Minnie Vanden Berg
Louilla
Oskaloosa
Kennedy
Langerak
Ane
Kansas City
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J. M. Cox
Pella, Iowa
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