Lady Carlisle Elected World Woman's Christian Temperance Union President
The New Idea Womans Magazine for March profiles Lady Henby Somerset as Countess of Carlisle, newly chosen head of the World's Women's Christian Temperance Union. The piece notes her family prestige, support from Lord Carlisle and Geoffrey Howard, her democratic leanings, and readiness to employ women in posts traditionally held by men, foreseeing global cooperation and equality in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countess of Carlisle
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
New Idea Womans Magazine
March
Frances Willard
Henry Somerset
Earl of Carlisle
Geoffrey Howard
House of Commons
Lady Carlisle
Countess of
Aberdeen
Countess of Garlisle
Ert
Britain
Back Home for Filling College Ha’ a Logistical Tale
A fragment describes students and congregations involved in weekend trips and supplies. The note mentions a pastor, Rook Ip, and references routine outreach activities amid a college setting. The text is fragmented but hints at logistical efforts and community engagement.
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Tral ‘College
Ha’ A
Ithou
Bes Anon
Rook Ip
Vanderpols Show New Spring Styles and Local Notes
Local notices describe Vanderpols new waist cloths and Crispelene fabrics while detailing visits, illnesses, and events in Pella. The Cleveland Ladies Orchestra performs tonight at the Auditorium. residents attend lectures, parties, and family gatherings across town as new moves and sales reshape the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderpol’s
J. Plender
la Grippe
Cleveland Ladies’ Orchestra
Auditorium
P. Bruinekool
James Cochrane
Monroe
Pella
Melvin van Houweling
Will Waechter
Baby
Knoxville
Cleveland
Joseph
John Kelley
Omaha
J. B. Smith
Webster City
Vanderpol
Anna Poole
Los Angeles
Calif
A. P. Vin Houweling
F. Kaldenberg
Colfax
Geo, Heeren
Otley
Heeren
Paris
Frank de Reus
Franklin Street
Opera House
Rose van Maren
Albia
Bessie Scholte
Alice MacDonald
Monroe Mirror
Cleveland Ladies Orchestra
You Cant Move Central and Local Snippets
Notes of interest to students include an untitled poem by Rev J E Beard and various local notices. Dykstra and van der Ploeg visits, sickness in the area, a sixtieth anniversary dinner, and a Chicago Chronicle critique of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw accompany anecdotes about Canon City and a Beethoven room tale with Paderewski.
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Central College
Central
J. E. Beard
The
Chronicle
Ray
D, Dykstra
Des Moines
T. Ver Dugt
Dunreath
J. L. Barton
W. P.creger
Des, Moines
Jennie de Jong
Pella
H. Rozenburg
D. Dykstra
D. van der Ploeg
J. D. Rietveld
Chicago Chronicle
Evelyn Nesbit
When the Disease Let Go
An elderly patient nears recovery after surgery and overhears a doctor's remark about giving medicine. He regales the room with a joke about a Newfoundland dog and a wife selling the pet, mentioning a windfall and a new hat, then the doctor smiles and they hope for recovery.
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Doc
Anton
P. S
Sacred Monkeys of India in Living Animals of the World
In a Living Animals of the World tale the entellus monkey is described as sacred in India. The story recounts devotees deporting hundreds of holy monkeys in carts, only for the clever animals to return. The city then planned to kill them, but a subsequent city sued over killing their deceased ancestors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Tue
Jeaye
Ways of the Flying Fish and Related Sequences
Observations describe flying fish shoals ranging from a dozen to over a hundred. They leap from water and glide for long distances, then dive again, while dolphins pursue with leaps and quick catches. At times seabirds join, though not always successful in catching flying fish.
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Pete
Atoll
Secret Nest Egg Reveals Father’s Sacrifice for Son
A German immigrant couple Hans and Katrina Croaker Becker faced poverty on a western farm. Their son Peter falls in love with Gretchen, while Hans keeps a hidden secret. At a wedding supper Hans reveals a buried stash of coins saved for Peter’s future, enough to buy land, a house, and a farm, changing their fortunes.
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Hersele
Peter
Gretchen Becker
George Becker
Hans
Katrina
Gretchen
Huva
Becker
Katina
Shipwrecked German Girl Found Aboard Silent Vessel
A drifting ship recovers a sixteen year old German girl, found wandering the deck with no memory or identifying papers. She spoke broken German and sang, while crew members tried many methods to awaken recollection, learning she had been alone at sea for days with little water and no clear story of origin.
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Beethoven
Bonn
Paderewski
C'Syright
Liverpool
Sydney
Cape Town
Australia
Wne
Germany
South Africa
Pacific
Carl
Wen
Saptelii
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Ayer
Jowelly
NOBBY
Longley
Plete Line
Clarence A. Landreth
Lady Henby Somerset
Vanderpol's
P.H. Stubenrauch
Iug
Pella Horse Auction Co
Nieuwenhuizen
van Lissell
E. ‘Billiu
Corporation
Billin
Shilbring
Elgin
Y. T. van Niewaal
Iowa
Peoples’ Trust
Saxony
Wilton
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