Local Notes and Social News from Pella Area
Mrs H J Geelhoed visited Des Moines for a week or ten days with relatives. Ed and Thomas Hines and sister Mamie of Valley Junction spent Monday with their parents here. Coal shortages loom as heavy snows begin. G Wormhoudt and G de Hoed left for Mrs Tibbe funeral in Washington Missouri. Flour reform urged with SEAL OF MINNESOTA flour at Cole's seed store. Several Valley Junction residents and Des Moines visitors spent time with Dennie Tines in South Pella. Mr Lyon returns from Des Moines to serve as county attorney after ear treatment. Stubborn health ads tout Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea with money-back guarantee. Misses Anderson and Culbertson back to school duties after holidays. Anna Kremer, teacher at Northwestern Classical Academy in Orange City, visited home. Rev W R Yard resigns from Ed dyville Baptist, to study at Chicago University. Space limits omit some local communications and explanations.
Chautauqua plan debated for summer in city
Prominent locals back a Pellin chautauqua this summer and discuss forming an organizing committee, securing speakers and a large tent, and selling stock to raise about two thousand dollars for a ten day event. A meeting to express opinion and enlist participants is expected soon. The piece also notes Miss Meake Buwalda’s commitment to Mt. Pleasant asylum and reports a successful Sun day School Christmas concert with decorations by Joan D. Gauss and notable addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelln
Des Moines
Second Reformed Church
Joan D. Gauss
Bethlehem
Deafness Cure via Constitutional Remedies Promoted
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local treatments and must be addressed by constitutional remedies. It notes deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining, often due to catarrh, and offers a $100 reward for any case cured only by Mall's Catarrh Cure. Includes selling details and a suggestion to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
J. Cheney & Co
Yoledo
Hall
A Happy Marriage Marche at Leighton
Nettle Dykstra wed Peter De Young last Wednesday December 28 at the bride’s parents home two miles northeast of Leighton. Snow delays stretched noon to about 3 o’clock and Mendelssohn’s wedding march accompanied the ceremony performed by Rev. Kk. J. Dykema. The bride wore a light blue cheviot gown trimmed in medallions. the groom in black. The couple will settle in a new home after January 1. De Young is a prosperous young farmer and the bride is well known in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marche
Leighton
Nettle Dykstra
Peter de Young
Igh Root
Mendelssohn
Kk.j. Dykema
de Young
Itch Cure Claim From Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion
Advertisement claims itch is cured in 30 minutes by Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion. The product is marketed as a guaranteed remedy and sold by Bo P. Keables' Drug Store in Pella Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolford
Bo P. Keables
Pella
Iowa
Central College Beats Oska loosa YMCA In Hoops Thriller
Central College defeated the Oska loosa Y M C A team 27 to 22 in a Friday evening game at the college auditorium. The home eleven battled despite missing one of their best players Bill Johnson now with Highland Park college, while Nossinger Pi tenpol Van Houweling Triplet and Van Cleave started for Central. A large crowd, including many college folks, witnessed a spirited contest with good effort and a bit of luck helping the home side to victory. A substitute, Baitsell, stood ready. Also advertised 240 acre farm near Colfax for sale with thirty day sale window. contact W. H. Hogendorn, Colfax, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Central College Fellows
Oskaloosa Y. M. C. A
Johnson
Highland Park College
Nossinger
Pietenpol
van Houweling
van Cleave
Baitsell
The Country Girl in City Stores Prefers Out-Of-Town Applicants
A city employment piece notes that superintendents favor out-of-town girls over local candidates. The out-of-town applicant faces stricter scrutiny, including inquiries about boarding arrangements and personal plans, as employers assess commitment and reliability.
Salary offers reshape city girl job choices
The January Woman's Home Companion notes a supervisor will tailor pay to cover food clothing and incidentals, possibly increasing a dollar a week for an out-of-town applicant living with parents. The supervisor trusts the candidate will be frank about finances and guide prudent living.
Notice of Final Report in Marion County Iowa
To Whom it May Concern you are notified that the final report and petition for discharge of Frank Ross as executor of Samuel Mick deceased is on file in the Clerk of the District Court of Marion County Iowa. The report will be heard at nine o'clock a.m. on February 1905 and objections must be filed before the hearing or the court will approve the report and discharge the executor upon vouchers for distribution. McElroy Cox Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Marion County
District Court
Iowa
Frank Tross
Samuel Mick
Frank Ross
McElroy & Cox
No man is always wrong clock riddle reveals domestic woes
A quirky dialogue unfolds as a woman asks about her husband, the responding maid jokes that they may be in the wash, while a clock that never ticks is said to be right twice daily. The scene mixes humor with a tense home setting, hinting at missing husbands.
Monroe Miri and Mrs W Livingston Christmas at Pella
Monroe Mirror records Christmas with Monroe Miri and Mrs W Livingston at Pella. Russell Livingston sold a fine short horn bull call to G J Mack of Chariton for 160 dollars. The Livingston and Scarbrough parties joined a five o'clock dinner at H Reitveld's in Pella. Albert Vanderploeg of Otley to marry Myra Graves in Mexico New York on New Year Eve. The couple plan to reside in Alabama.
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Miri
LiVingston
Pella
Russell Livingston
G. J. Mack
Chariton
Iowa
Russel Livingston
A. J. Scarbrough
H. Reitveld
Albert Vanderploeg
Otley
Former Slave Becomes Owner of St Augusta Chronicle Estate
Isaiah Montgomery, once a slave on the Jefferson Davis plantation in Mississippi, now owns the plantation and is valued around 200000. He was educated by Davis, later purchased the property, and earned wide respect for his intelligence, restraint, and civic standing among Mississippians. He funded his son’s education abroad, though the plan faltered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Isaiah ¥. Montgomery
Joseph Davis
Mr. Davis
Davis
Tle
Europe
Isiah Montgomery
Globe Tanning Co Offers Hides and Leather Services
Jacob Bayer, with forty years tanning experience, leads the Globe Tanning Co in processing hides with fur and hair on suitable for robes and rugs, harness and leather. Bayer’s long career spans Win-Herbet Iowa 1872, Des Moines 1806, Bayer Tanning Co. past owner since 2003. promises high quality work and customer satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Bayer
Bayer
Win- Herset
Iowa
Des Moines
Bayer ‘Tanning Company
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H. J. Geelhoed
Minnesota
Cole's Seed Store
T. J. Liter
J. B. Milligan
S. Garrick
Nellie Swift
Valley Junction
Cecil Clark
Dennie Tines
South Pella
Ineh
Lallister
V. PD
Stubenrauch
Lyon
Des] Mones
Hollister
Anderson
Culbertson
Chilkoot Pass
F. D. Stubenrauch
Anna Kremer
Northwestern Classical Accademy
Orange City
Towa
Rey
W. Dls van Kersen
Cole's
W. R. Yard
Baptist Church
Eddyville
Tme
Chicago University
Yard
Central University
George J. ‘Thomassen
Keokuk
Miss Meake Buwalda
Mt. Pleasant
Miss Buwalda
St. Joseph Hospital
Ayers
Ayer
Wayer
eeStaboRs
AVN CO
Towalh
Sues
Central
Oskaloosa
Colfax
Town
Hogendorn
Lowa
M. Porter
Klein's Shoe Store
East Side of Square
Pella Town
Monroe
Coal Port
Reynold’s Bank
the Globe Tanning Co
J. A. Smith
Sides
Moines, Iowa
Coles Seed Store
Pella, Iowa
The
Pella Chronicle
the Pella Chronicle
Lis
Farmers’ Voice
Farmers’ Tribune
Middle West
Wayside Tales
Sively By
Rythy
Poultry Tribune
Green's
Horticultural Magazine of America
Greens Fruit Grower
Vick's Magazine
Farm Journal
Blooded Stock
Kansas City Star
St. Paul Dispatch
Ipibilila
Tow
Rex Hog Reimiedy
Tam Als
W. M. Kruger
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