Local notes flag Thanksgiving events and travel in Pella area
Local column outlines Thanksgiving travel and family visits in Pella and nearby towns, noting Dr and Mrs McAllister visiting Davenport relatives, Mrs Vander Meulen and child from Monroe at Pella festives, and Mrs Waechter family reunion in LaPorte City. Also mentions car accident near Monroe, enlistment plans, and community ads for Miss Post at Kuyper's Music House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Templeton
Pella
Monroe
W. F. Crew
Templeton
No More Charge for Delivery Ends Charges in Western Union
Beginning December 1 the Western Union Telegraph Co discontinued all charges for delivery of messages within the corporate limits. The move eliminates costs for city message deliveries, affecting local business and residents and aligning with a broader service policy change.
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Western Union Telegraph Co
Pella
Horse chestnuts scaled for munitions in England
The English government directs the harvest of horse chestnuts to replace grain used in munition production. Local committees and schools organize collection, urging fully ripe nuts only. The Boston Transcript notes the patriotic shift and humorously questions New England’s potential chestnut crop.
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Boston ‘Transcript
England
All England
New England
College Notes Chapel Recital and Community Notices
Lucile Cochrane of Monroe played two piano solos at chapel, including Mazurka by Godard and The Rose by Hunter, praised for her training with Mr. Sadler. President Hoffman spoke on gratitude after Wilson’s proclamation. War tax on artist course tickets noted. refunds available through Mrs. Jessie Sadler before Dec 16 to be given to the Pella Red Cross. Geraldine Aschenbrenner mourned as a valued teacher and helper. Eleanor Thompson sang two selections with Mrs. Hoffman on piano. Christmas Eve drama teased as a good comedy.
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Lucile Cochrane
Monroe
Chapel
Godard
Hunter
Lucile Hs
Sadler
Hoffman
Wilson
America
Jessie Sadler
Pella Red Cross Society
Alethians
Philos
Geraldine Aschenbrenner
Eleanor Thompson
Vander Linden Christmas Bazar Offers Varied Gifts
Christmas gifts in a large variety including books cut glass leather goods pictures dolls china toys and more. Vander Linden's Bazar advertises fresh candies at 10c for a fourth pound and fine chocolates at 15c for a quarter pound.
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M. Vander Linden
Vander Linden’s Bazar
Japan editor faces reader backlash over sensational double death story
Motono Eikichchiro, editor of Vorluri in Tokyo, printed a scandalous tale of a count’s daughter and her chauffeur then faced indignant letters accusing bribery. He defended the decision as public interest, admitted bold aims, and noted only a few readers approved.
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East and West
Motono Eikichchiro
Vorluri
Count Yoshikawa
Privy Council
Yoshikawa
Tokyo
Eikichehiro
Charles A. Dana
Still Owns Violet Shop in Toulouse Chamber
In the French chamber of deputies a mix of professionals serve as deputies, including lawyers doctors and a dealer in violets. One veteran deputy who once sold violets now runs a dedicated violet shop beside the Hotel de la Poste in Toulouse, continuing to sell only violets.
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Chamber of Deputies
Upper
Garonne
Hotel de la Poste
Toulouse
Feeding the Soldiers and the Army Food Supply Reform
Captain John C. Pegram, long attached to the U.S. Army cavalry, is assigned by the war department to represent the commissary at eastern and northeastern camps. He has worked in New York coordinating with hotel and restaurant men recruiting cooks for the new army to improve provisioning.
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John C. Pegram
United States Army
United States
Pegram
War Department
New York
Pankhurst Quips on Suffrage Duty and Driving Sketch
Mrs Pankhurst vows England will see her return as a free woman, stressing knowledge of use over mere vote. She recounts a taxi near miss where a driver swears a license proves he can drive, amid a muttered dispute over ownership and a pal in the army.
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England
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J. L Warren
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