Memories of Pella Reminiscences and Vaccination Doubts
A nostalgic Pella Chronicle column recounts early memories of local life from the 19th and early 20th centuries, including the Betzer printer days, barefoot mischief, and school adventures. The writer recalls neighbors the Rudds and Sextons, tales of Olive Rudd, and reflections on vaccination, smallpox, and black leg, ending with hopes for a homecoming and a fond farewell to Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Moore
Pella
Fisher Building
James H. Betzer
Pella Blade
Chronicle
Olympia
Washington
Mr. Sexton
Sextons
Gerrit Tysseling
Mr. Tysseling
William Olney
Pella Chronicle
America Resurgent Anthem of Freedom and Defiance
Poetic declaration celebrating renewed liberty. The speaker proclaims America as freed, calling for arms and vigilance. It uses martial imagery and references to tyrants, walls tumbling, and the west anew with stars. The piece embodies a wartime morale boost and national resolve.
The Child That Lags
Miriam Finn Scott argues in Good Housekeeping that delayed children deserve individualized support rather than labels or rigid tests. Focus on analytic constructive work, avoiding standard tests, to build positive habits and reintegrate the child into normal life through tailored practice and patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Finn Scott
Good Housekeeping
Scouts Offer Roles to Guide Boys in Nation Service
Mass crime rise among boys nears 65 percent in a year with Detroit Newark and Toledo seeing similar surges amid war excitement. Scoutleaders Reserve Corps seeks men of high ideals to lead boyhood, serving as commissioners scoutmasters assistants and instructors. Also a rural notice seeks a steady respectable young man to tend a garden care a cow and sing in the choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Detroit
Newark
Toledo
Scoutleaders Reserve Corps
New England
Christian Register
Straw Matting Sale and Carpet Offer at Cost Markup
Local retailer promotes straw mattings as A-1 value and urges customers to buy here. Advertising carpet and rug stock at ten percent above cost, claiming savings for shoppers.
Banner crop zealot editor quips on planting acres
A playful exchange from American Boy quotes an editor cracking on farming zeal with the line Plant every acre, no matter how small. The dialogue then shifts to a humorous miscommunication about mining, featuring a character named Rastus answering about his trade in kalsomining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudd
M. B. Church
Old Satan
Kaiser
Rudds
Olive
New York
Pella
Africa
Vander Linden’s Bazar paints suit home colors
Interior and exterior paints offered in a high or dull gloss finish with a large range of colors for every room and purpose. Ideal for new homes and spring cleaning, Vander Linden's Bazar markets options for all needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Linden
BAZAR
Also Mentioned on This Page
Heaven's Gate
Betzer
Mary
Chicago
Golly
Benable Croll
Blade
Mary Vermeulen
de Vos
S. Schwackenberg
Villa Grove
Colo
Joe Kean
Pella Grove
McClatchey’s Mill
Jasper Olney
Knoxville
Olive Rudd
Young
Portland
America
Sons of Light
Puritan Drug CO
Heerema Bros
Rastus
Schiffmann
West Side
White Way Auto CO
Star Auto CO
Auto Service CO
Ever Ready Auto CO
Dieleman Auto CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!