Leighton and Pella residents listed in local notices
A long string of local names visited, traveled, or conducted business in Pella Leighton Oska loosa and nearby towns. Residents include Gerritsen Grandia Synhorst Overbergen De Gooyer Ver Steeg Klein Roovaart De Braak Van Pilsum Cunninghan and Ver Steeg. A box supper at Black Oak No.6, a parsonage fund update, and bank cashier changes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Ver Steeg
Pella
Ver Steeg
Martin Klein
Adams
Nebr
J. H. Roovaart
Leighton Bank
Mr. Flaglar
Des Moines
Cornelius de Jong
Sully
Sully Bank
Mrs Fletcher Returns From Bloomfield Visit
Mrs. Fletcher has returned home from a week long visit at Bloomfield. G. W. Carpenter was a passenger for Des Moines Tuesday morning. P. Van Den Berg went to Des Moines last Thursday on business. Miss Jen Gardener spent the weekend with her parents at Knoxville. Mr. and Mrs. G. Carver visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vans Oene. Mrs. Frank Baltimore and children of Minto have been visiting her parents, the Tom Karrs, for two weeks. Harlie Carpenter, Lena Carpenter, and Kate Verwers spent Sunday with Lola Carpenter at Runnells. Mrs. Carver entertained friends and relatives last Saturday afternoon for her grandma's 78th birthday. Refreshments served and many gifts given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerritsen
Pella
Lane Grandia
Besse Synhorst
Henry Overbergen
Albert
Steeg
Tysseling
Garret de Witt Sr
Leighton
Henry Tysseling
Wm. Tysseling
Rose Hill
Oskaloosa
Albert Tysse- Jing
G. W. Carpenter
Des Moines
P. van den Berg
Jen Gardener
Knoxville
G. Carver
Henry Vans Oene
Frank Baltimore
Minto
Tom Karr
Harlie Carpenter
Lena
Kate Verwers
Lola Carpenter
Runnells
The Task That Needed God In the February Circle
James Oppenheim portrays Lincoln the night before the Emancipation Proclamation signing. He sensed a vast Power of Love at work in America liberating humanity’s toilers. Old Abe, the rail splitter, the common man, smiled grimly, aware his role was small yet pivotal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Jealer
Joker
Napoleon
Confederacy
United States
Circle
James Oppenheim
Lincoln
America
Kentucky
General Grant Early Days Refutes Poverty Legend
Mrs Emma Dent Casey recalls General Grant in the February Circle writing on his youth and debunking myths. She notes Grant and his men cut wood for families of Mr Blow and Mr Bernard, and tells of a Christmas when he hauled wood himself with white horses after a helper fell ill. He meets General Harney during a wood-hauling trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Harney
General Harney
Planters
Captain Rundown
Emma Dent Casey
General Grant
Captain Grant
Blow
Mr. Bernard
John
St. Louis
Home remedy promises cure for rheumatism with common drugs
An advertisement claims a simple home treatment for rheumatism using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla mixed in a bottle. It asserts the kidneys fail to filter uric acid, causing rheumatic symptoms, and promises rapid relief for bladder, urinary troubles, and backache.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tysseling Ghton
Iowa
Tige
All Children’s
Derwear
A. H. van Houweling
Hattie Veenstra
Lena Ver Steeg
John P. Vroom
South Dakota
Jennie de Gooyer
Giesena
Bessie van Pilsum
Ruth Cunninghan
Gertrude Ver Steeg
G. Stouwie
Black Oak School
Ebinezar
John de Braak
Orange City
Wm. Veldhuizen
God
Erie
Evry
Evry Whra
Pha
Ake
Toren Hamid
Gillett Light CO
Halsted St
Chicago
Buerkens Wagons
BuerKens
Buerhens Mfg. CO
Fifield
Mrs. Fletcher
Bloomfield
Corrysbonsienge
Frew A. Tucker
Barry
Golden State Limited
Rock Island Lines
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Francisco
Coast
Colorado
el Paso
California
Bre
J. M. Cox
AlUrin Co
Flas
S. 12
Enay
Plainview
Hale County
Texas
Arie van Howeling
Texan
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