Family notes from Oskaloosa and nearby towns
Miss Bessie Brom of Oskaloosa visited the T. B. Brom home on Saturday along with friends. Arleine Lunt visited her brother Gordon in Iowa City last week and attended the Iowa Ames game, stopping in Grinnell on the way home. Miss LaMoyne VanRheenen, who visited over Thanksgiving, returned to Rippey Sunday evening. J. W. Priggs, attending his mother's funeral, left for Des Moines to visit before returning to Fort Scott Kansas. Mrs. Cole Van Korden and children spent Thanksgiving at the Johnson and Walter Lunt homes, returning to Des Moines Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Chris LeCocq and Mr. and Mrs. Chester LeCocq spent Thanksgiving in Pella with Mrs LeCocq's mother, Mrs. Bloomers, remaining until Monday afternoon.
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Arleine Lunt
Gordon
Iowa City
Grinnell
J. W. Priggs
Des Moines
Fort Scott
Kansas
Cole van Korden
The
Johnson and Walter Lunt
Chris LeCocq
Chester LeCocq
Pella
Bloomers
Eddyville Greetings and Local Social News Insider
Miss Pearl Whiteman was summoned to Stuart by her sister Mrs. Ace Odem's severe illness. Edna Dennis returned to Pella after visiting her Pickerell brothers. Wm Cornelison had an eye injury from a tree branch, hoped to save his eyesight. D A Van Zante and family visited Pella to see Dick Van Zante home from Camp Dodge. Gerrit Van Oene surprised by friends on his 22nd birthday at his parents home with music, games, and gifts.
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Pearl Whiteman
Stuart
Ace Odem
D. A. van Zante
Pella
Dick van Zante
Camp Dodge
Gerrit van Oene
H. G. van Oene
John Muilenburg
Gray’s Creek
Knoxville Notes From The Journal Report
Knoxville residents and visitors figure in a string of family visits and local business matters. Individuals include Prof W H Lucas and wife, Miss Fannie Eberhardt, Andrew Vander Meulen, Bob Blaine, Major Blaine at Camp Funston, and Uncle Ben Hill hired as a trapper boy at No 3 mine. The column also covers Mrs J S Druett, Mary Kerr funeral attendance, J C Clark seeking Mayo eye surgery, and a Missouri farming note on Andrew Kerr and Myer Way.
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Fannie Eberhardt
Knoxville
Waterloo
Cyrus Gilson
Enoch Mayer
Excelsior Springs
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Brothers
Jasper Olney
Des Moines
Norval Kerr
Kerr
Mary Kerr
J. S. Druett
Jas. W. Manhardt
Sturday
J. T. Druett
Albia
Marion
Warren County
Bob Blaine
Blaine
Frank Burnett
Car Jones
General Pershing
France
Major Blaine
Camp Funston
Kansas
William Kerr
Sturgeon
Knoxville Township
Missouri
J. C. Clark
N. H. Bittenbender
Mayo
Clark
Uncle Ben Hill
No. 3
Ben
Marion County
Ben Hill
Georgia
Uncle Bon
Prairie City Thanksgiving Social Gossip Note
Prof. H A Phillips spent Thanksgiving with his parents in Washington. Mrs A W Poe and Dorothy visited Mrs Brucklander in Pella. Mrs H A Phillips returned from Oelwein after Thanksgiving. Mrs Nelson of Pella visited Des Moines. John Schakel enlisted in the navy as apprentice seaman and left for Great Lakes. Mrs H F Fisk of Pella and Hat tle and Jennie Harrison of Otley spent Thanksgiving at D Dykstra’s. Gertrude Dykstra accompanied them to Pella and stayed.
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H. A. Phillips
Washington
A. W. Poe
Dorothy
Brucklander
Pella
Oelwein
Nelson
John Verought
Des Moines
John Schakel
Navy
Great Lakes
H. F. Fisk
Hattle
Jennie Harrison
Otley
D. Dykstra
Gertrude Dykstra
Old man works steady at mules and coal hauls
The passage praises an elderly laborer who works hauling coal with mules, risking injury from traffic or animals. He earns $2.87 per day with steady hours, and the text urges loafers to imitate his ambition for a few weeks to understand productive effort.
Monroes News and Local Happenings in Otley Area
The Mirror notes Mr. and Mrs. J A MacDonald visiting their daughter Mrs Albert Van Howelingen. Sissons safely reached India after a pleasant voyage. Mrs Brice Hendershot, visiting her son Ralph, is ill with pneumonia and improving slowly under care. Henry Kaldenberg wed Minnie Van Gorp at Otley United Presbyterian manse with Rev S F Sharpe officiating. couple to reside in Otley. Thanksgiving dinner at McCroskey schoolhouse featured baskets tables and a pupil program led by Miss Alice Garrett.
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The
Mirror
J. A. MacDonald
Albert van Howelingen
Sissons
India
Brice Hendershot
Ralph
McCroskey School
Alice Garrett
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Remedy advertised for feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. Claims to regulate bowels relieve colds in 24 hours and lists use by mothers for 3 years. Sold by druggists 26 cents sample free address Mother Gray Co LeRoy NY.
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Mother Gray
LeRoy
N. Y
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Just
Rodak
New Sharon
Bessie Brom
Oskaloosa
T. B. Brom Home
Eddy Ville
the Tribune
Edna Dennis
John Pickerell
Wm. Cornelison
Kruyper’s
Musis Sacrum
the Pella Bakery
John Vander Ploeg
Journal
W. H. Lucas
Harvey
Prairie City
Monroe
Pella City Roller Mills
New Sharon, Town
Oskaloosa and
New Sharon Road
Oskaloosa Road
North Market Street
Iowa
Mattie J. Clark
M. Reed
Geo. F. McCarty
D. G. Gosselink
Selz Shoes
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