Pella Chronicle notes holiday plans and local visits
The column lists numerous Pella residents visiting relatives and traveling to Des Moines Ottley and Monroe for Christmas. It mentions Rob Ver Steeg and Anna Brassfield among visitors, updates on college affairs at Central College, and plans for a pipe organ concert at the 2nd Reformed church with free admission and a silver collection. Local weather notes include an especially cold December morning and sidewalk concerns.
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The
Chronicle
Central College
Henry W. Pietenpol
Pella
J. W. Bailey
State Board of Classification of Colleges
Mason Slade
Alexander Guilmant
Paris
Chicago
2Nd Reformed Church
Deaths and Funerals in Pella Iowa 1916
Local notices report multiple deaths including Jacob Klein Mrs Jacob Snellers Henry Fisk and John Verhey. Details cover hospital stays causes, surviving relatives, and planned services with Oakwood and First Reformed Church interments.
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Leonard Kaldenberg
Leighton
Pella
Fisk
Henry M.fisk
Florida
Will Clutter
South Dakota
Charles Havens
Wyoming
Frank Amburn
10Th
Iowa Infantry
John Verhey
K. Verhey
Verhey
New Sharon
Oskaldosa
Lost Gold Thimble Reward At Chronicle Office
Lost gold thimble dated around November 14 or 15. Reward offered for its return to the Chronicle office. Also notices for a house near the college with furnace heat and roomers, and a seven room house with bath and city water for sale or rent listed by N F Whiting at 1101 West 2nd Street.
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Chronicle
College
Carrie Halbert
N. F. Whiting
W. 2Nd St
Allen's Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder Ad
When rubbers pinch use Allen's Foot-Ease to shake into shoes and foot baths. Ideal for breaking in new shoes, it gives rest and comfort to tired swollen feet. Sold everywhere for 25c.
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Allen
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Dave Ver Dught
Martin. Paardekooper
Des. Moines
C. Vander Zyl
Otley
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H. J. Brouwer
Michigan
Fred Thomassen
van Meter
Platteville
Wis
Pella Produce Co. Adv
Meyer Langerak
Willard
Fairbury
Nebr
A. van Houweling
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James Hamilton
Oskaloosa Street
Mr. Hamilton
Des ‘Moines
Martha Firth
Grand Island
Grand Island College
Ovivander Melde
Oskaloosa
Ohn Roorda
Anna Brassfield
Monroe
Bessie “Brooke
Helen
Oskalooga
George Ries
Miss Garrie
van York
Lucy King
Des Moines
Mrs. W. F. Crew
F. Cole
Mildred
Keota
May Cole
Cedar Falls
Rube Brand
Oskaphone
Sherman Hedrick
Knoxville
H. de Leeuw
Prairie City
C. E. Marlowe
Sutherland
Iowa
Rev. F. N. Byram
H. J. Rhynsburger
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John Kersbergen
J. M. Cox
W. G. Vander Ploeg
Peter Ver Steeg
Walter Porter
Lethridge, Can
Pella High School
Penn Academy
G. G. Kamerick
Route 4
Anne Kool
Dan Dieleman
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Yule
Klein
Jacob Klein
Mr. Klein
John C. Verhey
Jesus
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