Social notes from Pella area visitors and travels
Harold Rozenberg plans a California trip after a Sunday visit at Gordon Inn. Omaha visitors Mr. and Mrs. G. R. McCoy stay with Ira N. Curtis and R. L. Curtis at Hotel Pella. Local people journey to Des Moines Chicago Monroe Prairie City Knoxville and Oskaloosa for family events business and sickness updates.
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Harold M. Rozenberg
Rock Island
Gordon Inn
Henry Rozenberg
Harold
California
G. R. McCoy
Omaha
Nebr
Ira N. Curtis
R. L. Curtis
Pella
van Zante Bros
J. Hellinga
Monroe
Jack Andeweg
Minnie Gerel
John Gerel
Prairie City
T. F. le Cocq
Clarence Roenhorat
Des Moines
Ford
Star Auto Co
J. G. Lankelma
Chicago
Awtrey and Lankelma
Ed van Gorp
Pella Motor. Co
J. M. Cox
Balth MacArthur
Cox
W. J. Vander Ploeg
Knoxville
Kate F. Beard
Harry 8. Keables
D. Leggett
Wanted and For Sale Notices From Local Auto and Stove Ads
On farm by experienced man seeking work. Married with small family. Inquire this office. Universal rag en amel cook stove for sale nearly new. Asking 71 dollars if lightly used. Trade possible for good automobile for city lot. Contact Wm. Van Hemert. For sale Superfex Perfection Oil Stove nearly new, 8 burners, price 20 dollars. Seen at 801 East Washington Street. Phone 143 Blue. Used cars for sale include 1926 Hudson Sedan, 1924 Bodge Coupe, 1926 Studebaker Phaeton, 7 pass, 1925 Dodge Special Coupe, 1925 Ford 4 door Sedan, 1928 Dodge Coupe, 1922 Buick Touring, 1928 Studebaker Touring, 1928 Whippet 6 Coach, 1926 1/2 Ton Graham Truck. Van Houweling Auto Co. For sale cistern pump. La 7 2. Good used cars list includes 1925 Ford Coupe, 1928 Ford Coupe, Ford Roadster Touring in good shape, 1028 Pontiac Coach. Pella Motor Co.
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Jason
East
Washington Street
Studebaker
van Houweling Auto CO
Ford Coune
Pella Motor CO
Van Zante Bros. Advertise Goods and Local Notes
Local shoppers are urged to inspect Van Zante Bros offerings including Woodrow and Dexter machines at bargain prices, Sanico ranges, and tank heaters. Notices mention moves, funerals for Frans Van Gorp, and visits by residents to Des Moines and Mitchellville. The column lists teachers, sales, and community events with multiple residents and businesses featured.
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Motion Vander Linden
Leighton Sanday
P. A. Dunnink
Cordova
Brunia
Amsterdam Newsbriefs Describe Flu Hit West Amsterdam
John Vink visits his mother in critical condition as flu sweeps the community. C T Van Lint family among latest victims. Snow disrupts farm roads. Bernice Taylor Miss Fern Rietveld miss school. several children with severe colds. Flora Bogaards ill while Flora’s aunt roorda cared for her. West Amsterdam church held service Jan 13 due to Rev Gordon’s absence. John Vander Camp family also under the weather.
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Bernice Taylor
West Amsterdam
Fern ‘Rietveld
Gordon
John Vander
Kid Chester Wins Chaotic Slugfest In Chicago Bout
The match between Kid Chester and Olie Kiester ends with Kid Chester awarded the win after referee Butts raises his arm. Des Moines hopes for a Chester bout with a local boxer.
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Fifa
Olie
Kid Chester
Kid
Keneth Fox
Olie Kiester
Refeeree Butts
Chicago
Des Moines
Butts
Red Foxes Abound In Marion Co Timber
George A. Underhill reports many red fox pelts sent in from Marion County over the past two months. With heavy snow, trappers — aided by dogs and guns — are active, yielding more fine specimens for sale to him.
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Knoxville
Marion County
Geo. A. Underhill
Shippi
Knoxville Youth Is Famous As Artist
Mrs. Woodruff of Washington D C wife of a former Knoxville man visited relatives in town Sunday. Her son Richard Porter Wood a famous Paris artist earning over 25000 dollars yearly drawing for Vogue recently returned from Paris and is now in the east. Woodruff plans a trip to California soon with her son to join later.
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Knoxville
E. 0
Woodruff
Washington, D. C
Albia
Richard Porter
Paris
Vogue
U. S
California
Knoxville Veteran Arthur B Brobst Dies at 85
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the M E church for Arthur B Brobst 85 a veteran who died suddenly from heart trouble Saturday morning The Brobst diary begun in 1855 by Christian G Brobst and continued by A B Brobst his son is said to be the county s most complete record spanning nearly 75 years
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Knoxville
Arthur B. Brobst
M. E
Brobst
Christian G. Brobst
A. B. Brobst
Injured Lady Once Lived In Pella
Mrs F M Roberts left for Iola Kansas last Friday evening to assist ill brother Dr W A Crew. Dr Crew suffered a severe mental illness while Mrs Crew, injured in an auto crash two weeks earlier, faced possible hand amputation. Both formerly resided here where the doctor practiced medicine.
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Knoxville
F. M. Roberts
Iola
Kan
W. A. Crew
Crew
Penere
Rtnd
Weather notes and submarine-sized misfit costs
For the period January 14 to January 19, mostly fair in the southwest with two or three periods of precipitation in the east and north, frequent but generally below normal temperatures in the northeast. Also mentions the Fiseet submarine, 400 feet long, costing about $8,000,000.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Fiseet
Rent a Typewriter for Semester Grades Edge
The Book Shop advertises semester typewriter rentals with a special rate for high school and college students promising better grades through improved study efficiency.
Correction on radio tax assessment by county board
The Chronicle reports via Peter Tysseling that the county board did not assess radio owners $40 each. He says assessment values are set by the local assessor and the previous figure was erroneous. Also notes a new calculating machine aids algebra geometry and trigonometry.
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the Chronicle
Peter Tysseling
County Board of Supervisors
Tosseling
The Word Made Plain at First Christian Reformed Church
A church notice lists J De Haan as pastor with scripture references from Romans Galatians and Hebrews. It mentions morning and evening services and notes the theme of salvation and mercies as central to the readings.
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J. de Haan
Holland
Apostle
Gtraden
A.m
De Koning Family Notices Support in Time of Loss
Community members extend condolences to the De Koning family on the illness and death of their mother and sister Elizabeth Batierine De Koning VanderSyde Jacob Poandersyde.
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Henry de Koni
Batierine DE Koning
Elizabeth Vandersyde Jacob Poandersyde
Snappy Stuff Highlights Odd Global Scandals and Fates
A string of brief notes reports John Poellet of Pierce Nebraska recovering money and $9 interest after demanding owed wages in Chicago. Others cover Theodore Fortune of Boston jailed for peeping through hotel doors, a London will leaving $2 million to an adopted son, Dublin twins celebrating a birthday, a shoplifting exile in London, bread and water sentences for a Glasgow pauper, Eloise Dannier in Marseille failing a previous disfigurement, Robert Acheson paying installments on a debt, Mrs. Mary Lester advised to strike, Alfred Chick facing a $7500 penalty after a revolver incident, Marie Devas of Paris marrying during a jewel case inquiry, Judge Vernon Gatti resigning from a divorce case, and Melar 90-year-old Benjamin Dolin marrying Elizabeth Fuller.
Mixed snippets reveal a panoply of 19th century misdeeds and honors
The item catalogues varied events from a graduate with high honors to marital unions and a magistrate entering ministry. It notes a prison sentence for arson, a royal medal for a gardener after 44 years, a golf injury compensation, a man jailed after discarding letters, an assault with acid, a court ordered debt payment, a fire caused by sunlit glass, and a Paris divorce case involving abduction of children.
Vermillion girl rescues seven children from burning home
Rosetta Annetts, a 9-year-old farm girl from Vermillion Ontario, saved seven children from a blaze in her home. She sustained severe burns but survived, while Byron Gillespie, a club boy from Earle, is noted in connection with the incident.
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Rosetta Annetts
Vermillion, Ont
Byron Gillespie
Earle
Contested State Meet At Springfield Stakes Nineteen Tens
A fragmented notice from an early Springfield event reveals a contest at the state level featuring a participant named Rath and an entrant from Kewranbe. The sparse readable text indicates a 59 score or entry number in a local or regional competition setting.
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Springfield
What did I learn today you ask
The line offers a reflective prompt about daily learning and curiosity. It suggests evaluating insights gained and questions raised, inviting self inquiry and ongoing growth through learning moments encountered today.
Alpaca Rings Advertised With Low Prices and Garment Deals
An informal ad-styled notice lists Alpaca rings labeled Nu-Art with no extra charge and mentions sealing bargains on spring merchandise. It also markets 8 piece-suits and quotes prices such as $21.75 and $25.75 for ensembles. The name M. Vander Linden appears as a seller or contact.
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Searantard
M. Vander Linden
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Oskaloosa, Is
S. H. Douwstra
A. Rhynas
West Second Sty
Ottumwa
Towa
Sali Universal
Call Chronicle
Hanna & Eveland
Lacy, Iowa
Wm. van Hemert
Danberget, Aténghte Monuayanes Eben Eeing Business
Tunis van Dyk Otley
Frans van Gorp
Jlay
van Howe Autore
Sadie Batten
James Wren
Edward Schreiner
Gerald Paarde
Helen Vander Pal
Lincoln School
L. van Rees
Martin Paardekooper
Jean Mullinex
Gertrude Bruinekool
A’ and Lankelma
Mr. Lankelma
C. H. Wormhoudt
Des Moinse
Hardware Men
David Dykstra
Mitchelville
Hattie
Jennie Harrison
Evelyn Crum
Pella High School
Amsterdam
John Vink
Ippeling
Mrs. Ippel
C. T. van Lint and
P. A. Bogaards
Anne Roorda
Flora
Marion Co
Weather Outlook
J. Platen
John Poellet
Pierce
Neb
Aew
Renee
Theodore Fortune
Boston
Ert C. Channing
London
J. W. Leigh
Mrs. Leveson Grover
Dublin
Margaret, Danton
James Wilder
Glasgow
Mile
Eloise Dannier
Marseilles
Robert Acheson
New York
Mary Lester
Cardiff
Luke
Robert Hoskins
Belfast
Alfred Chick
Philadelphia
Albert Cogan
Cogan
Mlle
Marie Devas
Vernon Gatti
Benjamin Dolin
Melar
Elizabeth Fuller
Patie
al Sete
Tendon
Tate
Mary Long
H.W. Randall
Ies Dora Reeves
R. G. Shelton
Not, S Eng
Ellen Wilson
W. H. Osbron
King George
Helen Tripler
Liverpool
John Marivnot
Bristol
Eng
Charles Lawrence
Detroit
George Raymond
F. E. Thompson
Jeanette Delvey
England
Iowa
Hoot Gibson
PiNaere
Iven
Central States Electric Company
Graw Peri
Justois Company
Securities Department
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Lowe
Pella, Lowa
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