Death notices from Pella area in February 1917
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Bert Durham near Durham, Mrs A Vander Kraan on East Franklin street, and Mrs B Vander Rovaart on East First street with details of ages, causes, and funeral plans. Louverine Weyerse aged 87 near Pella with la grippe and bronchitis, and Gertrude Ver Steeg aged 81 at Huber street with la grippe, with listed survivors and funeral arrangements at local churches.
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Pella
Durham
Bert Durham
Henry van Oostrum
Obituary of Cornelia Muller West Sayville Clergy Wife
Cornelia Marie Muller wife of Pastor Cornelius Muller of West Sayville died after a sinking spell last Friday night at age 34 years 11 months 24 days. Born in Pella Iowa she taught in Coon Rapids and was principal at Charden High School before marrying in 1912. She moved to West Sayville in 1913 and was active in church work. funeral held January 29 with ministers Mower Bothyl and Trade delivering services.
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Cornelia Marie Muller
Cornelius Muller
First Reformed Church
West Sayville
Muller
Pella
Iowa
Stephen tDe Cook
H. H. Mower
M. E. Church
Sayville
M. Bothyl
Christian Reformed Church of
Sayville Congregational Church Service and Funeral Details
The Sayville Congregational Church noted offerings by Rev. Dr. Daniel H. Overton and scripture read by Rev. H. H. Mower. Floral tributes from friends and church groups were reported as beautiful. Pastor Muller and family members escorted the remains to Pella Iowa for funeral services at the First Reformed Church and interment. Surviving include the husband, her father, two sisters, and four brothers.
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Sayville
First Reformed
Muller
News
Evolution of a Senator from Baby to Congress
A Harper's Weekly style satire traces a future U S senator from meek beginnings to power. The piece notes campaign wheeling dealing moral shifts and a growing sense of self importance as he prepares bills like irrigation for Sagebrush valley while dodging favors from colleagues.
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Congress
United States
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hall of Congress
Sagebrush
United States Senate
Harper’s Weekly
Grand Canyon Rocks Revealed in Ancient Crust
The text describes the Grand Canyon’s oldest rocks, mainly granite gneiss and schist, formed from sands and muds, lava, and intrusions. These rocks were lifted, crumpled into mountains, eroded by rain and rivers, then submerged again to form new sedimentary layers. The cycle repeated at least twice in the Grand Canyon region.
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Grand Canyon
Canyon
Polite Doubt About a Child's Age Humor
A fond mother tells Oliver Herford that her three year old Lena is bright. Herford jokes that children sometimes misstate their age, remarking with humor on a child’s awareness of age in McClure's Magazine.
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Oliver Herford
Herford
Lena
McClure
Wood Pulp Silk Use in California Timber Industry
Artificial silk from wood pulp drives vast output in the United States with about 7 billion pounds produced annually. The material is chiefly used for millinery, sweaters, and hosiery, drawing on several kinds of California timber as source stock.
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California
Two Women Eloped and Deserted in One Day
A comic from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes a pair of women who married, deserted their husbands, and eloped all within a single day highlighting rapid, unexpected unions.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Overslayed His Market Quote and Aphorisms
A compact note presents a quotation about fortune and misdirection from the Boston Transcript, followed by a Landor adage on kindness as honey that blunts unkindness in others. The fragmentary snippet reflects a literary clipping style.
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Fortune
Boston Transcript
Landor
Design for a President’s House Wins Prize
The White House story notes a $560 prize for the best design for a president’s residence in Washington. James Hoban, an Irish immigrant from South Carolina, won with a plan featuring many wings and colonnades, prompting public dismay and removing ornate decorations. The two story White House was finalized after Washington’s death, with the corner stone laid in 1792 and completion in 1790.
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White House
Washington
James Hoban
South Carolina
Liberty and Equality Quotes from Historic Thinkers
A compact collection of remarks on liberty and equality from Mirabeau and Turgot. The quotes emphasize liberty arising from everyday experience and facts, while equality is aspired to but difficult to attain.
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Mirabeau
Broken Promise Ends in Tragedy at Meadowland Grave
Walter Crane confronts Miss Isabel Wallace about a supposed pattern of romantic ruin. Stanley proves a harsh claim with a letter from a victim’s sister, then Crane vows to end the relation. A week later Crane dies by suicide near the grave, as the fiancé reveals a hidden romance.
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Walter
Miss Wallace
Hirst
Walter Crane
Stanley
Crane
Isabel Wallace
Meadowland Cemetery
Arthur Stanton
Secretaries of War and their limited military credentials
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch analysis traces the lineage of U S secretaries of war from Henry Knox born in Boston in 1750 through Pickering McHenry Dexter Dearborn Eustis Armstrong Monroe Crawford to note most held legal or civilian backgrounds. It cites Grant and Sherman as rare late military holders and argues lawyers have dominated the post.
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United States
Henry Knox
Boston
Knox
Washington
Timothy Pickering
James McHenry
William T. Sherman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Penny Girl's Face On the Cent by Longacre Daughter
The 1885 government prize for a new cent design led James Barton Longacre to submit his daughter Sarah Longacre as the likeness. An Indian chief visited the Philadelphia mint, Sarah wore a war bonnet for a sketch, and officials accepted the portrait for the coin. The face reportedly circulated widely across homes and shops.
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Sarah Longacre
United States
Philadelphia
Mint
James Barton Longacre
Sarah
Longacre
Pittsburgh
Duel of Disraeli and Gladstone Recalled by Irish Author
Mr Shaw Leslie recalls his grandfather witnessing a duel era scene when Disraeli and Gladstone argued. Gladstone’s rapid speech toppled pens, Disraeli calmly realigned them, ending the clash. He also notes Dickens and Thackeray meeting comically outside the Athenaeum when each grabbed the same hat and then shook hands.
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Disraeli
Gladstone
Shaw Leslie
Dickens
Thackeray
Mr. Leslie
Athenaeum
Gas Sterilized Eggs Preserve Freshness Indefinitely
In France new laid eggs packed in tins of 1000 are placed in an autoclave where air is exhausted. Carbonic acid gas and nitrogen are introduced in liquid form and the tins sealed. The process kills decay germs and reportedly leaves flavor unchanged.
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France
Canals of Venice and its island network
Venice sits on 118 small islands in the Adriatic gulf. The islets connect by hundreds of bridges, forming a labyrinthine cityscape shaped by water and stone.
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Venice
Adriatic Sea
Gulf of Venice
City’s canals form highways due to geography
The text notes that nearly two hundred canals are laid out to function as streets, not by deliberate planning but by the city’s natural setting. This explains why canals, rather than paved roads, serve as the main pathways.
Who Is That Gentleman Listening To Ragtime
A short quip from the Spokane Review notes a man identified as Mr Duffersby enjoying a ragtime band. It adds his wife and daughters are musical, joking they would clap and pretend to suffer if present.
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Duffersby
Spokane Review
The Departed Warm Letters Go Up In Smoke
A Spokane Review remark features a scene where a character discovers a bundle of old love letters and contemplates burning them. The exchange hints at past passion and a plan to ignite the notes with a match, underscoring a theme of letting go.
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Spokane Review
That Held Him He I Shall Not Marry
Fragmentary quote set contrasts opinions on marriage and memory. Johnson citation appears with lines about attention and memory. The readable text centers on a dialogue regarding ideal partners and the nature of memory as focus. No clear event or entities beyond Life magazine and Johnson are established.
In a Sense Lodger Pun Tells Quick Joke
A Boston Transcript quip notes a lodger asking about room and board and receiving the reply that he has a room but is frequently bored by the other lodgers, delivering a brief humorous exchange.
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Boston Transcript
The Day of the Carver in Sixteenth Century Feasts
Goethe’s Apology frames a London Standard reflection on historic table manners. It describes professional carvers shaping meals by guest rank, slicing fish and meat to fit precedence, and choosing bread age and portions, illustrating ritualized dining etiquette.
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London Standard
Two Boys Plan In Backward Entrance Of Field
Two youths stand before a football field gate with no money and brainstorm schemes to gain entry. The older boy proposes walking in backward so the gatekeeper will think they are leaving, hoping to see the game.
Not Catching. Mrs Nouveau Riche-Willie Scolds Dog Player
A quarrel quoted from the New York Globe has Mrs. Nouveau Riche-Willie forbidding Willie Ditto to play with Slings by Smythe s dog again. She cites the dog as pedigreed and unpredictable, prompting the warning.
Stingy Bench Warmer Quip Echoes in Banter
A clipped exchange mocks thrift with a backhanded joke about saving money and arch wit. The quip playfully imagines Blank being so stingy he would want a stone back after killing two birds with it.
Frohman's Safe Advertising Prank by Feigned Treasurer
Charles Frohman, while treasurer of Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels, devised a publicity stunt using a three foot high iron safe marked Treasurer Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels. He staged public entrances, placed $200 in it, then retrieved the money after crowds dispersed, proving a clever marketing ploy.
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Frohman
Charles Frohman
Haverly
Minstrels
Mastodon Minstrels
Durable records slogan promises longevity in music
A New York World quote describes an advertising man debating a slogan for phonograph records. He considers a line promising that their dance records will outlast the finest hardwood floors, embodying a pledge of lasting durability as he puffs a cigarette and contemplates the idea.
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New York World
Raw Food Must Be Washed Says Medical Journal
The New York Medical Journal warns that grit between the teeth indicates improper cleaning of vegetables and fruits. It states that washing often fails and raw produce may not be safe to eat in such cases.
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The
New York Medical Journal
Wife exchanges goods for a meer schaum pipe joke
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes a wife once tried returning an unwanted purchase. The joke highlights a silk dress swapped for a meer schaum pipe, illustrating a humorous domestic exchange anecdote from the era.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Scared Him Into It A Widow And A Proposal
A brief exchange cited from the Boston Transcript describes a young widow asking if there was trouble getting Jack to propose. A friend replies that she claimed the widow was pressing Jack, prompting the proposal.
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Jack
Boston Transcript
Rough on Rats comic ad headlines world use
An old advertisement fragment promotes a rodenticide titled Rough on Rats with claims of outdoor effectiveness and government use. It touts an unbeatable exterminator product sold in economy sizes, listed at 15c or 250 units, and invites readers to mail for a free comic picture. The notice mentions Wells in Jersey City New Jersey and references drug and country stores.
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U. S
Sure Thing Chamberlains Tablets Endorsement
I. B. Wixon of Farmers Millis New York praises Chamberlains Tablets for years of relief from stomach and liver disorders. He calls them the best he has ever used. Sold by F. D. Stubenrauch.
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I. B. Wixon
Millis
N. Y
F. D. Stubenrauch
Vander Linden's Bazaar Wall Papers Sale Broad Appeal
An old advertisement from Vander Linden's Bazaar promotes a wall paper sale with a broad choice from cheapest to best. The copy emphasizes visual appeal and invites customers to supply their needs.
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Vander Linden
BAZAR
Victor line of ladies suitings featured by Vander Linden
Local shop promotes the Victor line of ladies suitings offering a sharp up-to-date selection. Customers are invited to get measured by M. Vander Linden for a proper fit and style guidance.
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M. Vander Linden
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