Contract Let for Oskaloosa and Bescon Interurban Grading
The Oskaloosa and Buxton Interurban Railway directors awarded the contract for grading the line between Oskaloosa and Bescon to Cook Construction Co of Minneapolis. Frank Cook will direct local operations with about fifty thousand square yards of dirt to be moved. Work should start within ten days, by July 24, and six weeks are planned for this phase. The line is targeted to Beacon by December 1, with the first steel shipment soon and ties awaiting final decisions.
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Oskaloosa & Buxton’ ‘Interurban Railway
Oskaloosa
Bescon
Cook Construction Co
Minneapolia
Frank Cook
Iowa ‘Central
Iowa
Beacon
Texas trip notes from LeGrand on Panhandle tour
John W. LeGrand Sr accompanied Senator Warren on a Panhandle tour through Texas and returned home last week. He is a lead rockman and practical farmer noted for observant remarks on land and conditions, though not finding significant new findings.
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John W. LeGrand
Senator Warren
Pel- Te
Pan Hand
Texas
Mr. LeGrand
United States
Bete
Treat Lust as a foe, ignore its rising threats
A Chicago News verse warns that lust defeats by recognition and grows with attention. Do not brood on it or indulge its lure. Run from it and refuse to entertain its ugly presence, for acknowledging it multiplies its power.
American Fourth Celebrations in London and Local Tram Crash
EF W Brinkhoeff reports on joyous Fourth of July greetings from London and a major tramway wreck near Archway Tavern. The runaway car killed three and injured twenty, with Brinkhoeff and wife narrowly escaping. He notes gloom from a Salisbury catastrophe affecting tourists and mentions expected meetings with American dignitaries at the Ambassador's residence.
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London
England
Pella Chronicle
Stars and Stripes
Longworths
Archway Tavern
Best roofing and paint offer from H Van Maren
A local ad touts Rubberaid as superior roofing material and promotes No 1 house paint at 1.30 per gallon with a five year warranty. The seller, H Van Maren, invites customers to inspect the roof on his house. Dated 10 26.
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H. van Maren
Renounced Dowieism Pastor Farr Returns to Baptist Ministry
The Rev. Gilbert Hiijab Farr, once a Dowieism advocate at Zion City, renounces that movement and, after serving as pastor of the Baptist church of Pella from 1894 to 1897, returns to Iowa and hopes to reenter the Baptist ministry. Other items note a local visit by Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Klein, sugar soap bargain, and upcoming church services with Rev. Jas. Hollebrands preaching at Third Reformed Church.
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Gilbert Hiijab Farr
Zion City
Farr
Baptist Church of
Pella
Wes
Jas. Hollebrands
Third. Reformed Church
Fihis
City
Bethel Church
Noted Local Notices and Personal Mentions Chronicle
A collage of brief items includes community updates from Pella and surrounding areas, announcements of visits by residents, baptism plans, and a vendor fountain event at Keables. It also recounts a soldier’s Civil War era tale, with relatives traveling and a mix of medical and promotional notices.
Manchest ers Dues To Duel For Desperate Vows
Winslow Manchester faces a fatal duel after a plot driven by a manipulated romance. Akept adversary Wirt Dixey pursues revenge as Manchester seeks to protect a friend from scandal through a forced marriage to a notorious woman. The staged wedding leads toward a high stakes confrontation.
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Abe
Winslow Manchester
Wirt Dixey
Manchester
Hell
Heaven
Dixey
Winston Manchester
Tama
Mystery Theater Tease Ends In Unforgettable Mistake
In a New York parish box a man recalls meeting a young woman who studied him through a lorgnette. After plotting to learn her name he writes notes claiming to recall a past, only to learn the memory belongs to another man. A sister hints at playful torment until a final confrontation reveals a true link to Dolly Farleigh and a schoolgirl past.
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New York
Madison Avenue
Royal Pritchard
Ne —— Theater
Pritchard
Joan
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Chicago News
A. T. Klein
Luella
Orange City
Mr. Klein
South Dakota
John van Rheenen
New Sharon
John Sybenga
Boorda
John Bootsma
Jno. Carson
Oakalooga
From
Colorado
Ketman
Severn
Central College
DeWitt
W. K
Wagaman Land
Cora
Lynnville
Baptist
Keables Drug Store
Keables
James Lankelma
Might
Wall Lake
Edmund Mair
Grime
Kennedy
Drs. Payne & French
Martha Ver Heul
Charley Burnham
Rider Willits
Ed. Wheeler
Fairfield
H. H. Geelheed
N. B. Truth
St Paul
Mississippi
Hollister
F. D. Stubenrauch
van Spanckeren
A. Vanderzee
O. Rhynsburger
J. P. Klein & Co
L. Stegeman Vanden Oever & Vanden Berg
M. de Vrias
Silas Oldham
Monroe
Fairmount
Reasoner
Sty
Loula
St. Louis
Sheridan
Cedar Creek
Mr. Delaney
Delaney
Bartlett Luce
Luce
Mesa
Leutenant Luce
Faber
Farleigh
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