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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1911
Page
4
Peter Van Zante returns home from a measles siege for rest. Several residents travel between Linneus Missouri and Leighton. A marriage in Aberdeen SD links Lena Misa Van Zante to Dick Van Zante of Ravinia SD. Community activities include visits, sales, farm moves, and church plans with Tuberculosis Day emphasis and ministerial outreach.
Eddyville Mies Maggie Vos of Pella is expected Saturday for an over Sunday visit at the Rev F B Manson home. T C Van Loon of Leighton, brother of G Van Loon of Millers Creek, will move next week to a farm south of Bridgeport owned by Herman Verburg. Van Loon purchased the farm last fall. John Muilenburg has occupied the property.
Otley J T Kaldenberg was visiting relatives in Pella Saturday. D Vander Kolk celebrated his birthday Saturday. The gathering included Mrs Ed Horton Buxton Iowa Mrs Fred Larson Prairie City Mrs Maggie Van Torn Leighton P Vander Kolk and wife Pella Mrs Harley Scott Newton. The family enjoyed a very nice time together. M Silli and wife returned to Otley Monday after a two week visit at the C Breen home in Galenburg.
The Corn Show Editor Chronicle reports a Saturday corn contest on Feb 18 with poor road access and scarce premium lists. Judge Aga Plummer noted many ears were unsuitable and seed corn was unchanged by the prior freeze. Junior exhibitors won over $20 in prizes, including an Elgin watch and shoes, with plans for more youth engagement and a possible Scotch Collie sweepstakes prize.
John H. Ver Steeg and John Van Veen headline a tight field in the single ear race with Van Veen placing second and Ver Steeg securing a top finish. Other finishers include D Zante, Langerdk, and A C Zee as local entrants vie for honors under the local management.
A Peruvian rain tree is described as capturing atmospheric moisture to yield a continuous rain supply. It grows large, thrives in varied soils, and can produce vast daily water outputs, with plantation figures suggesting extensive, yet manageable, cultivation and distribution potential.
In Rowbotham’s Private Life of Great Composers, Mozart dies at thirty five after a life of brilliant passages and hard drudgery. Excessive late nights and damp conditions, plus temptation abroad with a dissipated Vienna crowd, are blamed for his decline as he worked on The Magic Flute.
A fragmentary discussion explains that lobsters and crabs lack teeth in their mouths. They feed by grabbing and chewing with their claws then swallow unfinished food to complete chewing in their stomachs. The piece notes these crustaceans have teeth in their stomachs to finish the process.
A food specialist promotes a simple dieting method. He claims the one dish diet can reduce weight with no meal containing more than one dish. Hee suggests stew, macaroni and cheese, roast, soup, bacon and eggs as options. The approach emphasizes eating until full but not overeating to curb appetite.
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