Local People Move, Visit, and Work in Pella Area
A roundup of neighborhood news: A. T. Vander Beek makes a business trip to Newton. Simon Van Dusseldrop and family visit relatives in Pella. Mrs. Sam Wilson named Swan postmistress. the De Haan children suffer whooping cough. B. A. Roorda operated on for a back growth. Sen. Luke Lugers visits from Holland, Michigan. numerous locals attend courses at Ames Agricultural College. publishing changes at Lynnville Star. and community events including a farewell sale by J. V. Mathes and a piano of civic activities in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gezel
Pella
Agricultural College
Ames
H. Rhynsburger
C. F. Ashhenbrenner
Mable van Donselaar
Clarence Vander Linden
Newton
J. W. Bailey
Central College
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Holland
Mich
George Sterrenburg
Otley
Joe Muilenburg
William Schreiner
Clarence Pope
W. Vander Linden
Henry Tolenaar
Washington
Semester Events At Central School This Week
The week notes a new semester starting Monday with music instruction contact at studio 10. No Chapel exercises due to exams. A Semester social is planned Friday night. Mrs. Haskell will read at the auditorium Tuesday evening, and Miss Hazel White presents her senior piano recital on February 20 at the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadler
Hazel White
Gardeners Seek Guidance as Interest in Home Gardens Grows
Iowa State college extension truck crops men report record interest in home gardening due to high food costs and diet science. They offer advice on what to plant and how to care for crops, predicting thousands of youth and many adults will garden under their guidance this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Schwab’s Chalkboard Tactic Spurs Mill Gains
Charles M. Schwab recounts how chalk marks on the factory floor sparked competition between day and night shifts. A simple “6” was replaced by a “7” then a “10,” elevating effort and output until the mill became the top producer. The anecdote illustrates leadership driving efficiency through visible incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Schwab
Américan
Tie
Jvant
Sting of the Honeybee Most Effective Infernal Machine
A Popular Science Monthly excerpt extols the honeybee sting as an impressive micro weapon. It notes the tiny shaft, three-part sting with two barbed lancets, and a hollow tube for venom, driven by a poison sac. Two sensitive projections help detect contact with a stingable object.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Allen's Foot-Hase Antiseptic Powder Advertisement
When rubbers pinch or shoes hurt use Allen's Foot-Hase to shake into shoes and sprinkle in foot-bath. It gives relief and comfort to tired swollen feet. Sold everywhere 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Hadley Defended by Mysterious Stranger in 1675 Raid
Old Hadley faced a violent Indian assault on September 1, 1675 while at worship. An elderly unknown man arrived, assumed command, and led the defense, driving the attackers away. He was later identified as General William Goffe, a surviving regicide of Charles I, who found refuge with Pastor John Russel and remained there until his death about five years later. A scenic Connecticut Valley road now marks the site of this historic defense.
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Old Hadley
New England
Connecticut River
Springfield
Mass
Ing. Philip
0. Hadley
Hadley
William Goffe
Charles I
John Russel
Russel
Connecticut Valley
Goffe
Disc and Plow Work Missouri February 20 1917
Henry Gezel announces a Disc and Plow work event on February 20 1917. The notice states the activity will take place at an unspecified location and invites participation from interested farmers and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gezel
For Bilious Attack Take Three Cham berlain's Tablets
A medical note describing bilious attack symptoms such as severe headache coated tongue food loathing constipation torpid liver and vomiting then bile. It advises relief by taking three Cham berlain's Tablets and notes availability from F. D. Stubenrauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
The Neighborly Man
A reflective piece on the ideal neighbor who chooses quiet service over fame. The speaker values helping weary travelers, sharing simple meals, and offering a steady presence by the roadside, rather than seeking news or headlines. It emphasizes practical kindness, generosity, and humility.
Putter with Life s Odds and Ends in Quiet Corner
A reflective verse from the Detroit Free Press contemplates a simple life devoted to small tasks and comforting passers by. It contrasts a lack of brilliance with a wish to ease weary people through daily acts of service. An accompanying ad promotes Allen s Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tired feet and shoe comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Detroit Free Press
Rubbing It In Bob-Perhaps we had better forget one another
A short exchange from a humorous panel shows two persons, Bob and Bess, bantering over ending their relationship. Bess insists she cannot forget him because she has few things to laugh about, highlighting a light, witty tone.
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Bob
Bess
Puck
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A. T. Vander Beek
Simon van Dusseldrop
Prairie City
Sam Wilson
S. F. Dickey
Swan
William Vogelaer and
Childdren
Montrose, Colo
William van Steenbergen
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Mrs. C. van Arkel
Harry de Haan
de Haan
B. A. Roorda
Luke Lugers
Holland, Mich
B. F. Brinkman
Lugers
Killduff
George Heneveld
Gary Vogelaar
John Vander Linden
Mrs
Gradus Vander Linden
Lynnville Star
James R. Rhodes
Bessie Barringer
Anna, Ik
Co. N. Bos
L. N. Vander Linden
Simon de Haan
K. Hakkert
Ringgold County
M. Vander Linden
W. M. Livingston
Monroe
H.F. Fisk
W. E. Houck
Jennie and
Hattie Harrison
J. T. Forrest
Bellingham,Wash
T. J. Edmand
John Ter Louw
Hi Roéfel
Little Son
Jim Koopmans
la Grippe
Dirk de Hali
Perry
Neal den Hartog
Hilda
Peoria
Pella Produce Co. Adv
Lane Rus
New York
Billy Sun
G. B. Ver Steeg
Express
Poland
G. B
Sioux City
Catlin
J. F. Catlin
Paulina
Iowa
Geo. F. Sadler
Omaha
Martha Firth
Grand Island
Nebr
J. Ls. Barton
The
Baptist Church
Stromsburg
C. P Dykstra
Des. Moines
L. A. Garrison
Caldwell
Idaho
Mr. Garris
Knoxville
Miles City
Mont
Henry Wormhoudt
G. H. Wormhoudt
Helen
Lois Brooks
Oskaloosa
Frank Stubenrauch
Hach
Stubenrauch
J. V. Mathes
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Givin
Mr. Mathes
Vander Linden
Oskaloosa Herald
Workwen
PELLA PLUMBING @ HEATING CO
Wiace
H. van Maren
P. H. Spoelstra
Fifield
China
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