Regular teachers examination set for Pella high school
The teachers examination will be held at the Pella high school building on July 28 29 and 30 1915 starting at eight o'clock each day. All teachers must appear at eight o'clock to fill out the preliminary under the board of education ruling. Admission after July 1 1915 requires a twelve week Normal Training certificate or six months teaching proof for a uniform country certificate, to be shown to the county superintendent and forwarded to the Education Board of Examiners President Mae Goldizen Co Sup't.
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Pella
Board of Education
Education Board of Examiners
Mae Goldizen, Co. Sup’t
Weinschenk Arrested for Treasonable Propaganda and Explosive Suspicions
The Federal authorities arrested X. Weinschenk, a Jesuitical correspondent, suspected of involvement in placing explosives on steamships and public buildings. He has been sending letters from The International Information Bureau claiming a Mason British plot against the US and proposing a world government near the Panama canal. It is believed he may be part of a larger pro German faction, warranting strict action to expose and punish such threats.
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X. Weinschenk
Rome
Panama Canal
Wilson
Chronicle
Weinschenk
Land Assessment Rises But Marion County Falsely Low Valued
The state executive council reviewed land assessments across counties after Marion County assessors set land at 41.86 dollars per acre, about one third the earlier state valuation, leading to cries of undervaluation and fears of unequal taxation. Other counties reported valuations near 90 dollars per acre as officials defended the need for a uniform levy.
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Marion County
Executive Council
County assessment sparks critique of elected assessor
The assessment rose to 62.79 per acre, nearly unchanged from two years ago, provoking unfavorable county advertising and suspicions of political influence. The piece urges changing the law to have property assessed by a board immune to individual pressure.
Osteopathic Office Opens Near Wormholds Store
Dr. Georgia Chalfont announces the opening of her osteopathic practice above Wormholds clothing store. She treats acute and chronic diseases with special emphasis on women's ailments. Free consultation, 9 am to 5 pm, other hours by appointment. office phone 280, residence 20.
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Wormhoudt’s
Georgia Chalfont
Neighbors Help Dick Van Omen In Oskaloosa
Ten local men and two teams, prompted by a neighbor, organized a Tuesday work session on the Van Omen farm near Evans. Ill for over a month with appendicitis, he received meals and labor to finish corn and farm chores, with Mrs. Van Omen serving coffee and lunch. Participants included North Crismon, Adam Hasselman, Jim Crismon, Herman Westerkamp, Mr. Van Hoeklen, Fred Stevens, Mr. Van Zee, and H. R. Harris, plus two teams.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Dick van Omen
Evans
van Omen
Pella
van Hoeklen
Fred Stevens
van Zee
H. R. Harris
Mother Jones to be at Albia for labor parade
The organizing committee for a unity of labor plans a July 31 event in Albia honoring Mother Jones. Walter Booth leads a monster parade. Jones will speak on her labor work in Colorado and beyond. Ex congressman Kendall and Senator Clarkson will also speak. A ball game by John Ferry and bands from Albia and Buxton will entertain all day. All organized labor members are invited.
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Mother Jones
Albia
United Labor
Walter Booth
Colorado
John D. Rockefeller
N. E. Kendall
John T. Clarkson
John Ferry
Buxton
Organized Labor
Albia Republican
Otley News A. L. Dykstra Home Visit and Local Walk Work
Mr and Mrs P Dykstra of Omaha visiting Pella were guests at the A L Dykstra home. Work has started this week on the Tew walks, an improvement Otley badly needed. Ployd Frazer is on the sick list this week.
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P. Dykstra
Omaha
Pella
A. L. Dykstra
Otley
Ployd
Frazer
Monroe gospel team holds Sunday night services
A gospel team from Monroe conducted services at the Reformed church Sunday evening. Miss Ruth Kirkwood of Des Moines visited with her parents here last week. Pella drew many Otley youths to the show. Mrs. A. T. Van Houweling and daughter Gertrude hosted the girls mission band Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Gardner left Sunday night for a visit in Oskaloosa. Mrs. Laird and her niece Bessie Perry of Prairie City are staying with her mother Mrs. Breen here this week.
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Monroe
Reformed Church
Ruth Kirkwood
Des Moines
Pella
A. T. van Houweling
Gertrude
Mission Band
F. C. Gardner
Oskaloosa
Laird
Bessie Perry
Prairie City
Breen
Wabash Train Service at Howell Station
Passenger trains No 2 60 51 and 3 stop on signal for pickups. All trains run daily and on Sundays. Howell Station lies four miles south of Pella.
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Wabash
Howell
Pella
Pasenger
Local News Notes and Community Snapshots
Seventy five wash dresses offered for one dollar cash as closeout deals this week. Local residents including Gary Vogelaar, Gertie Van Veen, Ruth Grundman, Ed Cook, and Edna Wagaman mentioned in visits and sickness notes. Doctors removed a neck growth from Dick Wickhart Jr. and Mrs Jacob Van Gorp recovers from a broken leg. Rev W J Duyker and family visiting Pella, former Leighton pastor now in Grand Rapids. Des Moines and Mitchellville trips noted along with Par ersburg and Parkersburg visits.
Fire safety measures at Ford enamel vats described
The Engineering Magazine notes enamel vats at the Ford plant are highly combustible. A 1,200 gallon enamel tank is kept on hand for fender coating. An underground tank connected by a large pipe allows rapid emptying in three minutes. A fourth floor enameling tank uses steam jets to extinguish remaining enamel within minutes.
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Ford
Homemade Fire Extinguishers from Common Solutions
An old magazine notes three inexpensive formulas to craft improvised grenades for fire suppression using mineral water bottles. Hagward grenades use calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, and water. Howen grenades mix marine salt, sal ammoniac, and water. Schwenberg Death to Fire grenades combine marine salt salvay salt and water.
Drawing Board Extension for Arc Center Access
Practical guide to building a simple two piece wood extension with a clamp to extend a drawing board. An upper twelve inch piece, slight thickness below the board, tapered edges, and a bored hole allow the clamp to slide. A pin in the extension serves as the center reference for radius lines.
Wasted Steam Reveals Hidden Plant Losses
Discussion of new steam meters and related coal and water weighers. In a large plant, these meters uncovered leaks and waste totaling over $60,000 annually, illustrating the potential for significant savings through metering and monitoring.
New Oil Can Uses Bellows for Steady Oil Flow
A novel oil can features a metal bellows as the container. The bellows are kept extended by a spring and when pressed on the bottom, they collapse and lift the can bottom, producing a strong steady stream of oil to the desired location.
Drill bit tips prevent edge grabbing during drilling
The regular slope of a drill tends to catch as it breaks through the metal on the far side. A twist drill ground flatter like a flat drill reduces grabbing as it passes through the material.
Tapping a Hole in Thread Cutting Advice
A plug tap should never be started in a hole where it is convenient to start the thread with a taper tap. The guidance emphasizes starting with the correct tap to avoid damaging the thread and ensures proper alignment and thread engagement.
Explaining Chinese place name suffixes in historical terms
The passage explains how Chinese geographic suffixes indicate place features such as fortresses mountains ports and capitals. It defines terms like yang for fortress cheng for walled city and wan for harbor and provides examples including Chefu Nanking Peking and Yangtsekiang.
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Yang
Pingyang
Cheng
Shan
Hai
Kiang
Kow
Pei
Nan
King
Anju
Peking
Nanking
The Darkness Before Dawn Observations by Denning
English meteor expert W F Denning notes a real dramatic darkness before sunrise, likened to a mantle lowering over surroundings. He observed this across thousands of nights, causing heightened nervousness from dense air even when not thinking about dawn.
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W. F. Denning
Wellington's Wounded. It is difficult to realize the calions
Battlefield dispatches describe Wellington's forces suffering heavy casualties in early skirmishes as the campaign unfolds. Reports warn of mounting losses and morale strain amid difficult terrain and supply challenges, with commanders reassessing tactics and reinforcements.
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Wellington
Wellington Reinforces Sick Soldiers in Peninsula Plot
In the peninsula Wellington faced cruel neglect of the ill as an officer found open exposure of sick troops and improper billeting. After inspecting a distant post he arranged proper housing, then uncovered further mistreatment, reinstating the ill, arresting and dismissing the responsible officers for disobedience.
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Wellington
Measuring the Cost of Modern Life Logic
A Life magazine aside ponders the summed charges for communication and transport across rivers and tunnels. It contrasts telephone, telegraph, ferry, tunnel, express, and government fees for moving words, bodies, and parcels to question the value of logic in civilization per square inch.
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Telephone
Hudson River
Hudeon River
Express Companies
The Alpaca and Its Highland Habits
A brief note explains that efforts to introduce alpacas outside their native regions have mostly failed. It is rarely seen below 5,000 feet in altitude. The animal’s wool is described as exceptionally fine in luster and quality, with occasional fleece lengths reaching six inches.
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Dewey Carprew
Cata
Otley News
Rock Island Train Service
H. D. Wormhoudt
Gary Vogelaar
Gertie van Veen
Ruth Grundman
Ed Cook
Dorothy Wormhoudt
Marie Lautenbach
Marie la Febre
State Normal Schoool
Edna Wagaman
John Braashart
Dick Wickhart Jr
Drs. Bos and
Aschenbrenner
J. S. Jelama
Mitchellville
Jacob van Gorp
G. J. Mahanke
Marie
Parkersburg
M. H. Post
W. J. Duyker
Grand Rapids, Mich
A. P. Kuyper
Mr. Duyker
Leighton
Bert Kerr
Herman Crumm
Ford Fire Protection
Chicago Daily Herald
the Farmers Review
Poultry Magazine
Corn Magazine
Pella Chronicle
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