Dutch immigrant merchant recalls Dutch language in U S shop
J J Stursma, a Holland-born merchant now in Peoria, recalls good and bad wartime prices, language disputes over using Dutch in public and in shops, his move to the United States in 1909, and his later store ownership with the Dahm family. He describes his home, business transitions, and memories of catching birds and geese for U S markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Stursma
Peor
Gerrit Andringa, Jr
Hartley
Rufford Pethoven
Netherlands
Stursma
Peoria
Holland
Effie
Jake Dahm
Dahm Brothers
William van Dusseldorp
Rutt Kaldenberg
Kaldenberg
Sully
van Dusseldorp
Otto Ver Meer
Leighton
Dahm Boys
United States
Ella
Jeanette
Bertha
Pella
Charleston
R. T. Nordlund
Nordlund
Huntington
Ill
Indiana
Wabash
Visits With Friends in Town and Country
Francene Pearl and Mildred Joyce, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Westerkamp, are visiting in Peoria and nearby farms. The piece shares family details, farm life, and community ties, noting Peter Westerkamp’s views on farm policy, recent repairs, and poultry practices, including chick-rearing and breed choices. The narrative weaves local names, places, and travel anecdotes through a long family update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Stursma
Rufford Pothoven of
Taintor
John Pothoven
M Stursma
Bay
Andringa
Gelmer
Chronicle
Per Sterkamp
Peter Weserkamp
Herman Westerkamp
Sandridge
Nellie Hierastra
J. ¥. Hiemstra
Broadway Street
Pella
Peteral
Kly
Peter
Herman
Cupid
Peter Westerkamp
Herman Mann
Westerkamp
W J
Francene
Editor Returns From Virginia Vacation
The Goad family recounts a two week trip to Virginia starting June 23 with a Roanoke interview and a photo misfire. They visit relatives in Starkey and Lanahan, discuss railroad business, plantation life, and family reunions at Story Creek Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goad
Roanoke
Martha Washington Inn
Pella
Virginia
Abingdon
Honaker
Clinch River
C. B. Grear
University of Iowa
Kossuth County
Iowa
Illinois
Mr. Sadler
E. V. Goad
Stuart Goad
Peoria
Ill
Patsy Ruth van Ness
World News
Daily
Chronicle
Norfolk and Western K. R
Starkey
Lanhahan
Maryland
South Carolina
Story Creek Baptist Church
Lanahan
Notable Claim on City Dwellers Breathing Smoke
A city dweller is said to inhale twenty five pounds of smoke annually in a striking claim cited from the farm and urban life comparison. The assertion highlights urban air quality concerns and health implications amid city living.
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Francene Pear
Peter Wernestans
Mildred Joyce
Francere
Mildred
Plymouth Rock
Westerkamps
Leona
Clifford de Jong
Des Moines
Mary
Ruth
Nellie Gray
Nellie
Nellie Hiemstra
Hiemstra
Mabel
John Edward Terlouw
Richard
Harold
Indianapolis
Burlington
Danville
Yayher
Saint Andrea, Jr
Lambert Veenstra
Mr. Stursma
H. Westerkamp
Ni Hiemstra
J. F. Hiemstra
Columbus Steel Tank CO
Kansas City
Vandermeulen Co. Hardware
R. L. Sadler
Rev. R. T. Nordlund
Jas
Aalerive
Vander Linden
du Pont House
Lonthans
Li Floor & Deci Enamel
Kuyper Lumber Co
Mahaska
Marion
Keokuk Counties
National Farm Loan Ass
M. D. Taylor
Sec'y-Treas
Alsop’s
W. G. Maddy
Nat'l Bank
Knoxville
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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