Dutch St Nicholas Celebration At Local Club
Observed by a Dutch club in Amsterdam themed party marks St Nicholas Eve with pure Dutch speech enforced, a program of talks, a quartet, and sketches. A social hour featured Dutch games and an old fashioned lunch of chocolate milk, St Nicholas cakes, and oliebollen before lights out at ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinter Klaas
Goed Heilig Man
Amsterdam
Van
St. Nicholas
Sth
Ellerbroek
Prof. van Beek
Fikse
Kuiken
Alleenspraak
Marion Kuiken Verklapper
Henry Rozndaal
Joe Stientjes
Dora Eringa
Elsa Petterson
Henry Fikse
Rich Rozeboom
The Thrift Test of Two Johns at Sixty
A reflective piece contrasts John G and John B tracing paths from a rural school to retirement. It argues thrift and saving build security, urging readers to save a portion of wages for future solidity and to avoid penniless old age.
Allen's Foot-Hase Antiseptic Powder Shake in Shoes
If your feet ache and burn, ask your druggist for Allen's Foot-Hase powder to shake in your shoes. It relieves tired feet and bunions, promising comfort for long walking. The ad targets soldiers and general foot fatigue with a product claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Usl
Welcome Grandmother Apples Surprise from Milton
Mil ton eagerly plans a grand welcome for grandma to visit in two months. Old John the gardener suggests apples, but Milton frowns until a surprise idea forms. Grandmother arrives to find a semi circle of red apples on the table, each green letter spelling Welcome Dear Grandma, a gift Milton vows to reuse next visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Grandma
Mother
Minton
John
Gardner
Old John
Closing Out Sale at White Way Farm Near Leighton
A public auction on Friday January 2 1920 offers 31 head of stock 10 horses 20 head of cattle hogs 15 dozen chickens 6 7 stands of bees 15 tons clover hay 700 bushels corn plus farm machinery and household items. Terms cash for sums under 19 with credit 12 months on other notes drawing 6 percent interest. Lunch provided by Willing Workers Society. Sale 10 am. G Ul Gosselink owner. Worth Van Zante auditors H W Vander Linden clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton
White Way
Smooth
Harrow PY. & CO
Oliver
Jennie Lind
Concord
Quarter for a bite sparks a daily payback
A brief Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls a beggar’s plea for a quarter and a reply that the same man had given yesterday. The exchange hints at recurring charity and social attitudes in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Leader
Tanlac credited with restoring Cedar Rapids man after two years idle
Robert M. Sexton of 504 C Avenue East Cedar Rapids Iowa says Tanlac cured his long illness and nervous breakdown after twelve years of indigestion gas and heart palpitations. He claims within a few doses he could work again and sleep normally. He praises Tanlac as the grandest medicine and lists local retailers selling it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Sexton
C. Avenue
East
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Saxton
Mr. Saxton
Taniac
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Ellerbroek
John G. and
John B
John G
Little Red School
Alway
G Ul. Gosselink
Pella
Ideal Pharmacy
Pleasantville
Pleasantville Drug Co
Swan
John E. Howell
Bussey
Fred L. Mick
Knoxville
E. A. Osborn
Galesburg
Sully
Rock Island
R. H. Elwood
Suet Ni
Geta
Selz Shoes
James de Wit
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!