Pella High School Hic and Courtes y in Assembly
A long feature in Pella High notes a recurring student motif labeled a hic and explores student attitudes toward teachers and courtesy. It highlights Home Economics progress with wool dresses, costume study, and a cooking class with recipes. Personal note: Minnie Van Gorp returns after five weeks away. An oral English program is described.
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Pella High School
Frush
Allus
Manuel
Cain
Minnie van Gorp
Autobiography of a Valentine and school declamation results
The article discusses Valentine Day themes and notes a school program featuring an Autobiography of a Valentine. It surveys three declamatory contest preliminaries with 29 participants across Freshman to Senior classes and hints at upcoming events and musical numbers including Italia. Eleven schools will be represented in the February 16 declamatory contest.
Terpstra John N. Dies at 53 in Galesburg Home
John N. Terpstra, unmarried, died at 1:00 p m Monday February 12, 1923 at his brother in law Charles Dick 1215 Washington Street aged 53 years 10 months and 26 days He leaves mother four brothers and three sisters Funeral services were held at the family home nine o clock and at M E church Galesburg at 11:00 a m Interment Hewitt Cemetery near Galesburg The Grotenhuis family thanks friends and relatives for sympathy and aid during illness and death of son Henry S Grotenhuis with special thanks to T Plette Gerrit Rozenboom and Central College faculty and students.
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Hewitt
Galesburg
Pella
Henry S. Grotenhuis
T. Plette
Gerrit Rozenboom
Henroommate
Central College
A. J. Grotenhuis
Sioux Center
Iowa
Motorists Will Approve Guiding Paper Says
A motorists' paper asserts approval for road work, noting the route remains a continual detour through a rough sand stretch while a smoother stretch lies just beyond a fence.
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Hell
Circus Maximus crowd size cited as 150000 in ancient Rome
A fragment notes the Circus Maximus in ancient Rome drawing about 150000 spectators, asserting it as superior to any modern stadium. The line emphasizes grandeur of the imperial era as a point of comparison for large public spectacles.
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Circus Maximus
Old
Rome
Local News Highlights From Pella Area
Illness cases rise in Pella due to weather with many infections in families but few severe bouts and only a couple of pneumonia. Mrs H Heitink visits son in Oskaloosa. H Rhynsburger visits son Harve in Oskaloosa. Dr C S Chase from Iowa City, emeritus professor, calls at Central College. Feb 18 brought a baby boy to Delos Wittenberg home and a baby girl to Luther Passmore family near Fifield.
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Pella
C. S. Chase
the State University At
Iowa City
Materica Medica
Pharmacology
Central College
Delos Wittenberg
Luther Passmore
Fifield
Want Ads and Notices from the Chronicle
Classifieds list seven room house for sale on East Washington Street with March 1 possession and contact for details. Also notices for carpet weaving prices, domestic help, cleaning and tailoring services, lost horse blanket, and poultry sale at De Cook’s Barn with dates and vendor names. Includes a brief literary clipping and random requests for housing near town.
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East Washington St
A Question of Tact on Speech Length
A test for candidates and speakers on platform length. They should speak only as long as they feel they hold audience attention. Not all speakers can gauge the mood of those addressed.
When It Is Too Late
A brief London Opinion quip on the happiness gained if a girl develops cold feet before marriage rather than after, reflecting on marriage decisions and hesitancy.
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London
America’s Greatest Industry in American Life
A historical note highlights the auto industry as a major national employer, stating that one out of every seven wage earners in the United States derives their livelihood from automobiles. It underscores the sector’s pivotal role in employment and economic growth.
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America
United States
The
Automobile Indust
Dormant Fires Quote on Women and Men
A quotation from Gertrude Atherton's Dormant Fires remarks that women possess a facial weakness for men who have lived too much, reflecting a provocative view on female perception and male experience.
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Gertrude Atherton
Thought for the Day on loving and living truth
A brief meditation asserts that loving and living the truth is superior to merely knowing the truth, urging practical integrity over academic or theoretical understanding. The line emphasizes daily authenticity, personal conduct, and sincerity as a path to genuine truth in life.
Rawhide to Be Used for Belts and Patches
A new fabric is being developed by treating rawhide to remove elasticity and covering it with a rubber frictioned cotton duck. The process is being tested for belts and fire patches.
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Exchange
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Knox
Frances D
Murray Grandin
Rolfus Sacktrap
Mr. Manuel
Valentine
Kirk
Slob Bros. & CO
L. Papma's
H. Rhynsburger
Harve
Oskaloosa
B. H. Sack
P. Buwalda
Columbus St
de Reus
F. C. Hakkers
Franklin St
Four Mile Crossing
Chronicle
de Cook
G. B. Ver Steeg
Chronicle Office
Uncle Eben
Jes
Washington Star
Gaprns
C.N. Cole
L. Popma
Oksflako
Warner
Cash Grocery
Su Corner
Advan
J. van Dusseldorp
DE Wit Bros
Ikrkseshako
Doedyns & Son
Hap Rose
Flako
Maxstrakel
Ams Fano
Ras Jane
Wseumiur
Jap Rose
Rose
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