Second Choir Enjo ys Banquet at 2nd Reform Church
The Ladies Aid of the 2nd church hosted a banquet for about sixty attendees including choir members and spouses in the Sunday school room with varied entertainment. Highlights included speeches, songs, a humorous reading, mind reading demonstrations, and a vote of thanks to organizers before attending the Central Tiger game.
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2Nd Reformed Church
Ardean
Ladies Aid
2Nd Church
Ethel
Eulala
Abel
Edna
Irene
Ladies’ Aid
Paul Bruins
Lavinsky
Paul
Albert van Houweling
Bert Baron
Pelmell
The Cure Relies On Wealth to Deter Relatives
A terse prescription appears advising spending money as received to avoid pestered relatives. The note frames financial behavior as a deterrent and reflects a skeptical view of family requests for support. It cites no named individuals or organizations.
Favorite Prescription Proclaimed for Middle Life Women
A Davenport reader extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women approaching or in middle life. She credits nine bottles with alleviating persistent right side pain and notes relief from heat flashes and dizziness. Mrs. Alice Van Arnam invites others to seek free medical advice or a trial package.
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Davenport
Iowa
Dr. Pierce
Alice ‘van Arnam
Fourth St
Invalld
Samson Price Drop Benefits the Farmers
Gary Pt Vogelaars farm equipment dealer in Pella Iowa reports Samson Tractor Company cuts Model M price to 445 dollars, bringing total with platform and parts to 655 dollars. The move aims to ease farmers costs, boost profits, and stabilize industry during postwar readjustment.
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Samson Tractor Company
Samgon Tractor Company
Gary PT. Vogelaar
Pella, Towa
Night at Second Church Highlights Christian Endeavor
The Second Reformed church hosts a Sunday evening service led by the Christian Endeavor Society in honor of Christian Endeavor Day on February 5. The program features a society history talk, a talk on growth of C E in the church, a discussion of aims and ideals, and music by C E members including a quartette of early members. Members since 1888 occupy center sections. all invited.
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Second Reformed Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Christian Endeavor
C. H
United Society of C. E
C. E
Chriatien
Love's Tragic Path
A sixteen year old recalls meeting a boy two years older and falling in love. On her birthday she opens a mysterious package with onion and a card saying Now cry, triggering tears from heartbreak. The note ends with a reflective, bittersweet memory of love and sorrow.
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Tala
Central Glee Club Sings at Leighton
The Central Glee club visited Leighton for a concert at the Reformed church led by Rev. Ossewaarde. Despite wintery travel with multiple flat tires the group performed on schedule at 7:30 p.m. The voices showed wear from a basketball game but the concert pleased the audience and boosted confidence for upcoming eastern trips. Local friends attended, including Mr. and Mrs. Gosslink and Mr. and Mrs. Bogaard.
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Central Glee Club
Leighton
The
Reformed Church
Ossewaarde
Pella
G. Gosslink
N. Bogaard
Abolition of steel jaw traps urged in humane appeal
A reader condemns the trapping industry and its steel jaw traps as cruel to fur bearing animals. The letter praises the American SPCA prize for a humane trap and urges legal bans and humane methods in northern trapping.
The Fallen Idol Falls From Grace in Scandal
The Galveston News notes a public figure once praised for virtue has failed, revealing feet of clay and a striking fall from grace that sparks anger and debate over trusted leaders.
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Galveston News
The Bear and the Indian Scout Israel Putnam Tale
In 1758 near Fort Edward during the French and Indian War a lone scout faced a bear outside a post. He fired, killed the bear, and found a giant Indian beneath the skin. Putnam later endured torture by Indians until a French officer freed him for exchange. He survived to become a future Revolutionary general.
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General Lyman
Fort Edward
N. X
Lyman
Israel Putnam
Major Rogers
Rangers
Putnam
Dar
Montreal
Montcalm
Canada
Blind student Peter Kuiken shines at UI law path
The Des Moines Register notes University of Iowa pride in Peter Kuiken, a totally blind sophomore who is excelling in higher education. He is an alternate on the college debating team and plans to study law, with a memory praised against sighted peers.
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Des Moines Register
University of Michigan
U. I
Peter Kuiken
Peter
Dance Name Behind Tarantula Shocks Readers
The American Forestry Magazine explains the tarantula name derives from a dance called the tarantella. The playful note ties a fearsome spider to a lively regional dance, revealing how such an unlikely origin became widely known.
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American Forestry Magazine
Summit School District invites bids for new building
Notice to bidders for a school building in Summit Town Township Marion County Iowa bids due February 11 1922 at 12 noon. Plans available at Farmers National Bank Pella Iowa or State Savings Bank Monroe Iowa. Send bids to Katie Vriezelaar Secretary Summit School District R F D 4 Monroe Iowa. Publication dates January 19 26 February 2 9.
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Independent
Summit
Summit Town Township
Marion County
Iowa
Farmers National Bank
Pella
State Savings Bank
Monroe
Katie Vriezelaar
Cause of Farsightedness
Farsightedness is caused by an ab normal flatness of the lens of the eye or a defect of the eyeball that increases the focal length of the lens and causes parallel rays from a distant object to come to a focus beyond the retina.
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Popular Science Monthly
Book Island Train Service Wabash Time Table Howell Iowa
The timetable lists train times and services for the Wabash line serving Howell Iowa with departures arrivals and schedule notes for Book Island operations. Details include station stops platform hints and potential service changes reflected in local passenger timetable records.
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Howell
Iowa
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L. F. van Zelm
Western Newspaper Union
Second Church
Rev. Ossewaarde
Joseph R. Schadel
Central
Book Island Train Service
McGregor’s
Whittall Rugs
Whittall
Royal Worcester
McGregor
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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