Local notes from Pella and surrounding towns
Pella items report P. H. Kuyper in Canada to manage real estate interests while Laurene Gosselink visits from Monroe via Taintor. News covers weddings planned for Miss Nellie Den Hartog’s party for Miss Nannie Dillon and Arlo Van Haaften, and obituaries. Also notes on visitors, remodeling, and regional travel.
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Laurene Gosselink
Monroe
Pella
Taintor
Nellie den Hartog
Main Street
Nannie Dillon
Arlo van Haaften
Joyous Life Aboard British Grand Fleet Amid Happy Crew
A New York Sun reporter details the Grand Fleet’s morale aboard battle cruisers. Wardrooms boast comforts, theatre ships entertain, midshipmen bring youthful energy, and daily routines mix exercise with sport and music, highlighting a healthy, contented war home.
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Grand Fleet
New York Sun
Midshipmen
Petain Shows Modesty In Brief Autobiography
General Petain, famed commander on the western front, replies to a request for notes with a laconic line stating his rank and birth date, then a dash for death. In a separate disclosure, Secretary Lane approves a plant to use Frederick A. Kormann’s invention to reportedly increase U S gasoline output twelvefold.
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General Petain
France
Petain
Lane
Frederick A. Kormann
San Francisco
United States
Caterpillars Cause Rash Warns of Poisonous Hairs
The Salt Lake Tribune reports four blood poisoning and rash cases from a virulent caterpillar. Mrs. Daynes of 876 South West Temple found a yellow caterpillar in her baby’s clothing and sought medical advice. Doctors warn caterpillar stings are caused by venomous hairs and advise keeping infants off lawns. George Williams of 537 South West Temple was bitten in bed. a rapid spread and body rash followed, treated at the emergency hospital.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Dean R. Daynes
South West Temple Street
Webster
Salt Lake
George Williams
South West Temple
Death by Overwork in Secret Code Obsession
In London Captain Basil Willett Charles Hood, 53, a former Prince of Wales West Yorkshire officer and British author, died after exhaustive cryptogram labor linked to Shakespeare works. The inquest heard he spent months crafting coded writings from Hamlet and others, neglecting nourishment and resting little, exhausting his nervous system.
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Basil Willett
Charles Hood
Shakespeare
London
Prince of Wales’ West Yorkshire Regiment
London ‘Times
Captain Hood
Hay
Soldiers Chance of Life in France Compared to New York
Roger W Babson, cited by Popular Science Monthly, argues that life in France seems as safe as New York streets for drafted men. He claims heavy field artillery staff face similar fatality risk as railroad workers, but officers like lieutenants and sergeants show much higher death rates. Mortality is also higher in many volunteer units than among drafted men, with about sixty per thousand now.
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France
New York
Roger W. Babson
Popular Science Monthly
Classified Ads Policy Adverts 5 Cents Each Insertion
Advertisements in this column cost five cents per insertion with a minimum ten cents charge. An extra ten cent fee applies. The Chronicle office will handle MW replies and aims to deliver results just as it does for others.
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Chronicle Office
One Year To Travel 25 Miles In Arctic Expedition
Rudolph Manderson reports from Stefensson arctic expedition that explorers in the Southern party, including three missionaries, faced severe losses after their small boat exploded. After a year at sea they advanced only 25 miles along the coast due to extreme conditions and dwindling supplies. The letter from H Girling describes high casualties and the perilous journey toward Blond Eskimos.
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Rudolph Manderson
Stefensson
Pay for Harmful Butterflies in German Cities
Western Germany Solingen and Dusseldorf offered a premium of one pfennig per harmful butterfly caught to curb a caterpillar plague. Schoolchildren have turned catching into a serious business, delivering 50,000 butterflies at Solingen and 160,000 at Düsseldorf.
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Solingen
Dusseldorf
Germany
Vella Beats Prairie City in Final Home Game
The Pella high school team closed the season at home Friday by beating Prairie City 88 to 17. After a slow start the first half ended 13 to 12 in favor of Pella. In the second half Pella added 20 points to 5 for Prairie City as Coach Robbins' squad secured the win on their home floor.
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Pella
Prairie City
Pella Voys
Robbins
Monroe
Team Drops Two Road Games to End Season
The squad, playing away, lost in each Place and faced a strange floor and crowd that hindered their goal. They have two more games scheduled away from home to finish their season.
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Oskaloosa
Service Flag Presented by Alethia Society at Central Chapel
The Alethia Literary Society led a chapel service at Central to present a service flag honoring fourteen Central students in or preparing for Civil War era service. Junella Thomasson read scripture, Mrs. Byram led prayer, Eleanor Thompson sang, and Wilhelmina Koelman recalled alumni who left for service. After remarks by Pres. Hoffman, the flag was unveiled. Blue stars represent Coach McWilliams, Worp Borgman, Otto Pethoven, Alvin Jansma, John Boterman, Carl Byers, Kenneth Byram, Robert Scholte, Harold Closz, B. C. Hunter, Robert Hites, Dick Van Zante, Harry De Cook, and Gerard Vogelaar.
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Alethia Literary Society
Junella Thomasson
Pres. Hoffman
Chapel
Coach McWilliams
Worp Borgman
Otto Pethoven
Alvin Jansma
John Boterman
Carl Byers
Kenneth Byram
Robert Scholte
Harold Cl
Vander Linden's Bazar Promotes School Books and Supplies
Local listing advertises SCHOOL BOOKS for grades and high schools for city and rural schools, includes Mahaska county schools materials, and highlights a complete line of school supplies offered by Vander Linden's Bazar.
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Mahaska County
Vander Linden
BAZAR
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P. H. van Gorp
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Jessie Dunn
Central City
Central College
Neal van Hemert
A. W. den Adel
Rene Schuttinga
Schuttinga
South Carolina
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Pella Produce Co
Kryn Wielaard
George Davis
Alexis, ML
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Josephine van Pearsum
Otley
Rebecca de Cook
S. de Cook
Harry
England
A. B. van Houweling
Ray Bousquet
Butte Miner
Butte
Mont
Ray
West
Nonpartisan League
Iowa
McIntire
Sait Lake City
the Chronicle
Iowa Packing Company
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Vande Goor-Quickbaum
Domestic Supply Co
Binghampton
VELLA
Sharpes
Andrew VanderWal
VanderWal Bros
Red Pella
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