Ver Meer Farm and Nearby Homes Feature Renovations and Livestock
A Chronicle tour visits the Ver Meer farm on 116 acres noting the Indian name Muchakineck on the barn and a 52 bushel per acre oat yield. It sketches 50 acres corn 30 hay 17 small grain, modernized home, water system, and livestock. The Den Hartog, Tysseling, and Van Donselaar properties receive brief portraits, highlighting family ties, improvements, and livestock herds as autos and farming shift away from horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Ver Meer
Adrian Roovart Place
Henry
Henry Ver Meer
Meindert van Dyke
Home For
Ver Meer
Henry Jansen
A. G. ‘Tysseling
J. G. den Hartog
Gerrit Gosselink
Highway 63
Mr. Gosselink
Gerard
Memories of Pella and the Pella Chronicle Reflections
A long reminiscence by M. Moore recounts memories of Pella Iowa, friendships with editor Uncle Billy Young and Rev. Moses A. Clarke, plus a late 19th to early 20th century life arc. He recalls writing for the Chronicle, 75th anniversary events, and longing to return to old kitchens and sites. He notes family ties, migration to Idaho Springs and Portland, and offers observations on life and faith from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Pella Chronicle
Chronicle
Moore
Uncle Billy
Billy
California
Goad
Elma
Washington
Golden West
Idaho Springs
Colorado
Gordon B. Clarke
Portland
Oregon
Gordon
Moses A. Clarke
James H. Betzer
Pella Blade
Pioneer Days
Iowa
Blade
Betzer
Rocky Mountains
Georgetown
Fletcher’s Custoria Sold In Drug Stores
Children cry for it. The genuine Custoria bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher and is sold in every drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Fletcher
International Sunday School Lesson By J A Lapham
International Sunday School Lesson by J A Lapham discusses Acts 8 26 40 and Matthew 19 with the key verse They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word Do you know that in all our business life the multiplication table has a foundation place The text touches missionary labs and the practical use of numbers in daily commerce
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Philip
God
Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
G.T. Stokes
Amos Fe. Wells
George Milligan
Bristol
England
Clean Safe Milk From Healthy Cows Essentials
Dr. William J. Scholes explains that milk must come from healthy cows and be kept clean cooled and properly handled. He notes milk can harbor harmless bacteria to disease causing germs, some linked to typhoid scarlet fever diphtheria and tuberculosis. Certified Milk meets Medical Milk Commission sanitation standards and is safe to drink raw. Much milk is pasteurized by heating to a high temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Scholes
Medical Milk Commissions
Hairy Vetch Promoted as Valuable Winter Legume
Hairy vetch is recommended as a winter legume for eastern areas where red and crimson clovers fail, with note on available seed price. It yields hay and pasture, tolerates spring grazing, and serves as a cover crop if sown early, but should not be grown in wheat regions due to seed separation issues. Best sowing times vary by region. Chronicle want ads bring results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl van Donselaar
A. B
A. B. van Donselaar
Henry Ver Meer
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ver Meer Place
den Hartog
Tysseling
van Denselaar
Gerrit den Hartog
Holland
Mr. den Hartog
Gosselink
A. G. Tysseling
Pete Tysseling
Jacob Vogelaar
Albert
Gysbert van Zante
Ruth Lucile
Tusseling
A. B. van Donselaar Home
Mr. van Donselaar
Mace van Donselaar
C. M. Moore
Elma, Washington
Gabriel
Pell
Henry P. Scholte
Edwin H.grant
Scholte
America
Nora Scholte
Mr. Moore
The
Polla Chronicle
Arger Bologna
Tom
Gordon Clarke
Mary
Alameda
M. Moore
Jesus Christ
David James Burrell
Eugene Bersier
Jerusalem
Messiah
Horatio Hackett
Palestine
Samaria
Gaza
Phiip
Castoria
Standard Oil
Franklin and
Broadway
Neal Schuring
Franklin Street
J. A. Lapham
Cai Canoy
SaaSealtha
Charlie
John W
Vander Linden
Marion County
Court House
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!