WORMHOUDT CARPET STORE AND LOCAL NOTES
Long list of local visits and moves in Pella Oskaloosa Monroe and Des Moines includes Misses Verna Rysdam Zelma De Gooyer and Madge Fenema visiting, Mrs G Goulooze calling, Dr Payne renting second floor for office, and plans for Isle Royal trip. Also notes on fishing, sales inquiries, and upcoming Carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina de Gooyer
Madge Fenema
Monroe
John van Niewenhuizen
Capital City
James van Vark
Lucy de Bruin
Mesdames B. Grant
J. Buckingham
Oskaloosa
Gerrit Koopman Jr
B. H. Langerak
Mexico
Harry Keables
R. R. Beard
Des Moines
Edith Porter
Mark Shaw
J. H. de Vries
J. S. Wilson
G. G. van der Zyl
Marshalltown
Jennie de Gooyer
A. S. Hepass
Elsie Westmoreland
New Sharon
Verna Rysdam
Madge Bates
Artie Smorenburg
Lena Lentz
Doll's Restaurant
Hazelle ‘Urday
Zelma
Frank de Reus
Wm. Johnson
OUT CAMPING NEIGHBORHOOD CAMPERS LEAVE TOWN
On Monday morning the drayman loaded camp supplies for Jas Vander Pal and family. Jim Burgraff and wife Jas Burgraff depart with niece Miss Bessie Wagaman to camp on the Skunk River northwest of town. Jim vows not to return to the store for three weeks. reports say they dine on carp and biscuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drayman
Jas
Vander Pal
Jim
Sam Burgraff
Neice
Bessie Wagaman
Skunk
A Week of Accidents Reveals Hazards in City
A series of mishaps spans the city from a power plant rescue on a 60 foot stack to a park playground injury. Engineer Chessley, stranded by gas dizziness, was saved by Geo Clark who steadied the scene then lowered him. A boy, Roy LeCocq, aged ten, suffered a deep eye wound in a park accident, while Lewis Dennis, eleven, escaped injury when struck by an automobile after briefly joining a fire crew. Police and witnesses report heightened caution for playground and street safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chessley
Wynna
Geo. Clark
Geo
Mr. Chessley
Roy LeCocq
John LeCoca
Garden Square
Boy Critical After Car Strikes In Front of Vehicle
A car struck a boy who jumped in front of it while he was about ten miles from home. The driver braked but could not stop in time and the hind wheel passed over the boy just below the stomach. Dr. Aschenbrenner assisted, taking the boy home. External injuries were not found and the child was resting comfortably yesterday. authorities expect no serious complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Dennis
Chas
Dennis
Pella National Bank
Roorda
Lewis
A. C. van Houweling
van Houweling
Aschenbrenner
Weeding Them Out From The Knoxville Journal
The saloon interests face a rough road in Iowa as temperance sentiment grows. From 3000 saloons in 1905 to about 650 remain, with only twelve of Iowa's ninety nine counties still wet. Major cities like Ottumwa and Marshalltown are dry, while Des Moines Oskaloosa Creston Waterloo and Cedar Rapids face possible loss of saloons. Temperance forces appeal to higher courts. the saloon is seen as an economic evil undermining business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Journal
Iowa
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Creston
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Gentle Hint Quip From Baltimore American
A brief Baltimore American quip shows a playful exchange about a dog named Rome and a boy, highlighting a humorous clash over behavior and perception in a domestic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Baltimore
Massachusetts Prohibited Tobacco Use in 1640
The article notes that in the year 1640 Massachusetts banned tobacco in any form. It highlights early colonial public health concerns and strict puritanical moral codes shaping daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts and
Tobacco
Massachusetts
Why the Quail Quailed From Fear of Woodpecker
A brief exchange humorously explains that the quail shrieked or quailed because she feared the woodpecker would peck her. The witticism plays on repeated quail and peck motifs.
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. D. Wormhoudt
Pella
Ute
Tennis Bieshaar
Leighton
Rev. Byram
Otley
E. Parker
W. Koopmans
Harry Awtry
Baby
Lucy Koopmans
Will van Reese
Mahaska’s
Zelma Rysdam
Sharon
Pete Dingeman
Rose de Roush
W. H. Bailey
Colfax
M. Langerak
South Main St
Cora van der Kolk
Brother Charles
Newton
John Kersbergen
Percy
John Scheffers
J. E. Cornelius
Eddyville
L. D. Sehakel
Will Robertus
Emma Hamilton
E. Dicks
Alta Richardson
Kirksville
Charles
Harve van Gorp
H. G. Hayes
Ohio
Jennie Hayes
James Jelsma
Arie
L. D
Harry Schakel
H. J. Shutts
Bradgate
H.C. Payne
Keokuk
Leah
W. H. Kalbach
W. L. Campbell
Martin Visser
Pella-Knoxville
Monny
Theodore van Loon
E. F. Bickford
Jake Cornelius
G. Meyers
Prairie City
Brom
J. D. Gaass
Corydon
Bernie Vander Linden
Bernie
Mahaska
D. Fleck
al Clark
Atty. Geo. Thomassen
EM F
Gleo Ruskin
Pasadena
Cal
Cling Green
Whattakre
Dave Renaud
Jacob van Gorp
Edward
Harry Sheetz
Superior
Nebraska
C. H. Brimmer
Clarence
Marion County
Liberal Commission
Sinclair Tea & Coffee Co
Clarance van Gorp
Francis van Gorp
A. Hoogenakker
Charley Sipes
Minnesota
Charley
Thomas Casady
Crandall’s Lodge
Spirit Lake
J. M. Emery
Irwin Philips Co
Emery
J. B. Vriezelaar
Frank Stubenrauch
Michigan
Mr. Lankelma
Fairfield
Mrs. Wheeler
Chicago
Charlotte Boyd
Will Vander Ploeg
A. N. Vander Linden
Vander Linden
Embert Carson
Wm. Fowler
Knoxville
Dave Thomas
Evans
J. W. Bailey
Indiana
Bailey
First Baptist Church of
Indianapolis
Austin Church
Judson B. Thomas
Velvet
Langerak’s Drug Store
Stevenson
Sousa
Victor
Pryor
U.S. Marine Band
Royal Marine Band of
Italy
F. D. Stubenrauch
Vienna
Klyn & DeWinter
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