Corn Contest Comes to Pella with Wide Prizes Listed
The Corn contest offers many prizes from Steel corn sheller to Cyclone Seeder and Anco Camera with entries from Amateurs aged 10 to 21. Awards include 32 piece silver table set, melon seeds, Cocoa, Postum, and Huskum. Entries due by Friday noon with awards Saturday at 1 pm. organizers note benefits to 4-H youth and thank sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PSEC
International Harvester Co
Pella
C. Holdsworth & Co
Sully
Iowa
Cyclone
Seeder
Cyclone Seeder Co
Urbana
Rouenducks
J. A. den Hoedt
Booster Press
Invincible Garden Cultivator
Amn, Fork & Hoe Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Corn Belt Farmer
Hoe
CG. S. Norcross & Sons
Bushnell
Harrah & Stewart Mfg
Des Moines
Pella Nat'l. Bank
Ansco
Puritan Drug Co
Rayo Lamp
Standard Oil Co
Fountain
James de Wit
Melon
Triumph Trap Co
Onlieda
N. J
Novelty Iron Works
Sterling
Ill
Ridgely Trimmer Co
Springfield
R. White
Mora
Minn
Little Polly Broom
Harrah & Stuart Mfg. Co
President Suspenders
President Suspender Co
Shirley
Mass
C. S. Norcross Sons
Bushnell Ill
Selz Shoe Co
Chicago
DD. G. Gosselink
van der Wal Bros
Quaker Oat Coj
Corona Mfg. Co
Kenton
Bruinekool & Son
The
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Hershey
Chocolate Co
Mr. Moore
May Key
Govg
Holland church plans Thursday entertainment
Peoria area notes say the Holland church youth will stage an entertainment Thursday evening. Mrs. John Zwank is seriously ill while Grandma Hunt shows gradual improvement. Miss Fern De Bruyn visited her teacher Miss Van Veen last week. The Peoria Progressive Club meets Saturday evening and ladies will entertain. John De Bruyn drove to Oskaloosa last Saturday and Hattie Van Veen visited his home. The Holland community is starting a new parsonage at the site of the former fire-destroyed building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern de Bruyn
Miss van Veen
Peoria Progressive Club
Hattie van Veen
John de Bruyn
Boy's Essay on Editors Draws Laughs from Fallbrook
A country school boy’s humorous essay on editors imagines editors as distant beings who appear after the flood and cause swearing when they err. He contrasts editors with doctors, noting editors face public fuss while doctors face silence. The piece highlights the perceived power of editors and the humor in language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fallbrook
Cal
Amer
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Pella Resident
Henry J. Brom, city marshal of Pella, recalls suffering backache in 1912 and credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief. He confirms the cure remained permanent by 1915 and reiterates the endorsement. Price is 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Henry J. Brom
S. Main St
Dean
Brom
Doan
The Strait of Messina and its Ancient Legends
The Sicilian and Italian banks along the strait attract travelers with lush lemon groves and almond scented valleys. Messina, once a bustling port before the 1908 earthquake, faced great losses as ferry routes to Reggio and Villa San Giovanni linked coastal towns and trade. Legends tied Scylla and Charybdis to the dangerous currents near Messina, with Leyla described as a multi headed sea demon lurking in a cave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strait of Messina
Mediterranean
Tyrrhenian Sea
Europe
Messina
Wich
Kingdom of
Italy
Villa San Giovani
Reggio
Scilla
Fare
Catona
Pelluro
Scallita
Galati
Homer
Leyla
Scylla and Charybdis in Myth and Legend
The National Geographic Society Bulletin recalls the ancient rock dwelling Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis and notes poets later embellished their tale. It cites Ovid who made Scylla a sea maid turned into a perilous rock and describes various poetical takes on Charybdis from a cattle eater to a ship devourer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abarybdis
Ovid
Scylla
Charybdis
Hercules
Zeus
National Geographic Society Bulletin
First Aid for Electric Shock Mentioned Techniques
The text describes resuscitation after an electric shock noting a sharp blow on the soles of the feet with shoes on and, if needed, pulling the tongue from the throat to prevent airway blockage. It mentions devices in first aid kits that grasp the tongue to keep the airway open for artificial respiration.
Rhode Island Textiles First Industry in State
The first U S cotton mill was built in Pawtucket during Washington's administration. Textiles became Rhode Island's primary industry with about 60 000 workers. The state produces roughly 60 percent of its manufactured goods, ranking fourth in cotton goods and third in woolens and worsteds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
United States
Pawtucket
Washington
Fivet
Ready to Believe It Stray Story Snippet
A brief Stray Stories dialogue about crocodiles in tears and a novice claiming to have seen whales blubber, a humorous exchange on zoological lore. The line plays on linguistic mishearing and whimsical animal behavior.
Subdub Critiqued for Patronizing Manner in Courier Journal
In a Louisville Courier Journal excerpt, Subdub is described as patronizing, mocked for a condescending tone as he handles a globe representation. The remark highlights public perception of his demeanor within a cultural or editorial context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
A Defiant Idiom and Ad Tips from Chron Chronicle
A Harvard professor defends the phrase It s me as allowable, noting limited forces to suppress dissent. A Danish proverb contrasts a glad heart with a sorrowful mouth, while the Chronicle urges readers to advertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Houston Post
Passing of the buffalo in Emerson Hough essay
The essay argues the buffalo's destruction was the fur trade tragedy and an accident of civilization. It notes railroad expansion spurred overkill, wiping the west from maps, and later irrigation terms seek to water its grave. It reflects on civilization versus wilderness and the enduring edge of loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Hough
Must Have the Chauffeur in Chilean Cars
In Chile the two seated runabout is rare and always carries a chauffeur behind the owner. Custom requires the driver to be present even if the owner handles the wheel, for tire changes or crank work must not be done by the owner alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Hard Hearted Wives and Broomstick Troubles
A quip about a wife with a hard hearted temper. Bickers is described as having a wife who broke a broomstick over his head and then sent him to the store to replace it. The exchange features Trivvet and Dicer discussing the domestic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickers
Trivvet
Dicer
Method In Hia Madness
Sandy taunts Maggie over a small loan insisting he would not go mad if she died. He jokes that she would remarry, but she rebukes him and argues he would not go mad after all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
Maggie
Diet of humans across regions in historical text
The passage notes that animal foods are scarce in the tropics where vegetables abound and animal foods decay, while plant products remain crucial. It argues temperate zones can obtain all foods and implies consistent human diets with today’s patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
College coach relishes growing squad amid strong enrollment
An athletic sophomore describes a bright outlook for the college’s athletics as the team welcomes many new recruits. He notes the newcomers weigh at least 180 pounds, signaling a robust roster for the season.
Anuric discovery touted by Dr. Pierce in Buffalo
Anuric is advertised as a breakthrough from Doctor Pierce at the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo New York. The claim says Anuric eliminates uric acid better than any other agent and helps with backache scalding urine frequent urination and urine sediment. It is offered as a 50 cent package with free sampling by mail and water analysis by the doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Invalids* Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S .Department of Agriculture
Samuel
As Crontier
Senate
America
Sherman L. Whipple
New York Stock Exchange
Prince Halim
Kaiser
Germany
Grayson
Dewey
Glasgow
Eau
Danish West Indies
Peoria News
John Zwank
Grandma Hunt
Fannie Fleming
Phoebe Dunley
John D. Bruyn
Holland Church
Mrs. Vernie
Oskaloosa
Gray
Drugeists
Chronicle
Anuric
Vander Linden
Marion County
West
Washington Street
J. H. Veenstra
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!