Sensations of 1931 headlining Marion County Fair August 18 22
The Marion County Free Fair runs August 18 to 22 with a grand stand show priced at thirty five cents admission. Eight performances feature Capt. Jack Payne in a high dive into a water tank and a fire finale, Frankenberg Juveniles, La Venia Listers, Billy Rice Trio, Bud Clyde, Gertrude's animal act, Two Collins aerial act, Ben Hassen troupe, and fifteen headline acts in total. Free gate admission and a lively midway accompany the event.
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Marion County Free Fair
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United States
la Venia Lisers
France
Billy Rice
Bud Clyde
Hollywood
Gertrude’s
Collins
Ben Hassen
Motorists urged to watch for children on streets
A grim reminder urges drivers to adapt to children on roads for their safety, arguing that harming a child is unthinkable and that parents endure lasting grief. A Minnesota father's letter describes a fatal accident and the sudden rush to home after the news.
Driver should slow for children on highway
A narrator recalls a morning incident where a child vanishes after a street corner, stressing the danger of drivers losing control near youngsters and urging absolute caution from every motorist to protect innocent lives. The reflection links personal loss to a universal appeal for vigilant driving near pedestrians.
Modernism and Fundamentalism Clash in Denomination
A Presbyterian article examines Modernism as a disputed movement within the Christian church. It outlines Modernist doubts about orthodox doctrine, emphasis on social issues, and a toward a Unitarian-influenced view of scripture and God, while contrasting with Fundamentalist stance.
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Ralph T. Nordlund
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Weit
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Troy
Cascarets promise overnight relief from constipation
A newspaper ad promotes Cascarets as a bedtime candy to empty the bowels by morning. It claims faster digestion, clearer tongue, and restored energy after two or three nights of use, noting the drug strengthens bowel muscles and that all drug stores carry the product.
Fundamentalism and Modernism in the Christian Church
The article contrasts Modernism's social salvation and universalism with Fundamentalism's strict, biblically grounded beliefs. It argues Fundamentalists defend core biblical doctrines, resist error, and engage in militant evangelism, while Modernists avoid labels and advocate a practical, non-substantive faith.
Walraven Infant Gerrit Arthur Dies at 10 Months
Mr and Mrs Harold Walraven of three miles northwest mourn their only child Gerrit Arthur Walraven aged 10 months who died Sunday morning after a few days illness with pneumonia Rev B Mulder conducted funeral services at the home Tuesday morning at 9 30 o clock Interment was in Oakwood cemetery
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Harold Walraven
Gerrit Arthur
B. Mulder
Oakwood Cemetery
Notice for Bids for Coal Sealed by Independent School District
Sealed bids for lump coal will be received by the secretary of the Independent School District of Pella Iowa. Coal delivered to the school buildings during the winter of 1981 1982. Bids due by Noon August 10 1981. The Board may reject any bids. Peter van Sittert secretary. It costs more to harvest wheat or oats with a combine for 50 acres than by old methods. for 150 or 200 acres the combine is more economical. Waiting for tomorrow is the young man s alibi and the old man s excuse. -J M Barnette.
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Independent School District
Pella
Iowa
Peter van Sittert
Doctah orders ham with mustard plaster joke
In a 1931 issue of Electric Sparks weekly, a humorous exchange features a doctor debating whether to give Doctah another mustard plaster and whether Rastus may have ham with it. The cartoonish bits touch on quirky local color and modern appliances in a small county setting.
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