Pe WA Will Celebrate Independence Day Fund Drive
A local committee raised nearly $300 toward a July celebration with hopes to reach $500. The town plans a large parade, fireworks, music, speeches, and evening events. Committees and names listed include Wormhoudt, Stegeman, Van Marion Porter, Van Sitteret, and De Bruyn, with refreshments and lanterns planned.
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Orks
Bootsma
H. de Gooyer
Coll
P. van Sitteret
Tate Ten Hager
Chas. Ries
Arie Vander Meyden
Ira van Cleve
Brinkhoff
Renaud Bros
Harry Viersen
Bas de Bruyn
Beek de Bruyn
Pella Stacker Company expands into band cutters and feeders
The Pella Stacker Company, noted for stackers and farm machinery, plans to broaden its offerings with band cutters and feeders for threshing. A.C. Van Houweling and P. H. van Gorp received patent allowances for these devices from attorneys Orwig & Lane of Des Moines. This move is expected to boost town business and signaling strong regional growth.
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Pella Stacker Company
West
A.C. van Houweling
P. H. van Gorp
Pella
Merry Hampton Draft Stallion At Samuel Nelson Farm
Merry Hampton No 9615 a 1900 pound dark brown Clydesdale stallion will stand 1902 at Leighton Samuel Nelson farm. Terms twelve dollars to insure more in foal. Care not responsible for accidents. Local notice dated 7 81.
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Scotland
Merry Hampton
Leighton
Samuel Nelson
Sunday School Convention at Second Reformed Church
The 37th Annual Sunday School Convention of Marion County met at the Second Reformed Church in Pella on June 3 4 despite warm weather with strong discussion of program topics. Lectures by Rev J W C Cox and Rev G Niemeyer drew praise while Mrs Mary Barnes Mitchel State Sunday School Secretary participated actively. Resolutions thanking local hosts and music contributors were adopted. Officers elected include S L Collins president Walter Elliott secretary and S Breckenridge treasurer with a long list of vice presidents and alternates. The event anticipates a state convention in Sioux City with continued involvement from many local leaders.
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Marion County
Second Reformed
J. W. C. Cox
G. Niemeyer
Mary Barnes Mitchel
Iowa
Pella
Second Reformed Church
A. P. Kuyper
S. L. Collins
Walter Elliott
S. Breckenridge
Convention Draws Wide Interest In Knoxville
Much interest filled the convention as visitors departed with details of a forthcoming exterys event to be held in Knoxville for local citizens and attendees.
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Knoxville
Kodol touted as relief for long standing digestion issues
A bragging testimonial from W T Sturdevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina credits Kodol with rapid relief from dyspepsia and poor digestion after years of ineffective remedies. The text also recalls a Kalamazoo Michigan scene where women crusaders confront a liquor store owner and offer a lengthy prayer sermon against wine and extravagance.
De Witts Little Early Risers Sale Claim
Spring fever described as biliousness with torpid liver and inactive bowels. DeWitts Little Early Risers advertised as safe pills that stimulate the system and remove danger from such symptoms. Endorsement from R. M. Everly of Moundsville West Virginia cites long use and great benefit.
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de Witt
DeWitt
R. M. Everly
Moundsville
W. Va
Cole & Langerak
Crop Bulletin Reports Heavy Rainfall and Wide Crop Damage
Des Moines reports the past week was warmer with rainfall in all districts except the northwest. Heavy downpours caused extensive floods. Clarinda saw 6.60 inches, Bedford 5.55, Villisca 3.45, Albia 3.32, Chariton 3.18, Council Bluffs 2.92, Carroll 4.65, Mt. Vernon 4.95, Jefferson 4.10, Grinnell 4.01, Newton 3.01, Elkader 4.93. At Clarinda six inches fell in about 90 minutes. Damage to crops on slopes and in submerged districts is likely extensive. full extent unknown. Northwest rain is still needed while oats bulk up and grass prospers. Horticultural Society Secretary Green sums fruit reports: apples 65%, American plums 31, cherries 46, currants 70, grapes 70, red raspberries 42, black raspberries 57, blackberries 47, strawberries 63 percent.
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Des Moines
Clarinda
Bedford
Villisca
Albia
Chariton
Council Bluffs
Carrol
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson
Grinnell
Newton
Elkader
Green
The
Horticultural Society
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promised Piles Cure
S R Meredith of Willow Grove Delaware reports ready to yield to DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for piles. The notice claims the salve cures piles and skin diseases, wounds, and warns to accept no counterfeits from Cole and Lan.
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DeWitt
S. R. Meredith
Willow Grove
Del
Cole & Langerak
Thought He Was A Woman Impersonator Hyja At Police Station
Hyja a man who resembles a woman appeared at the police station seeking Bil Skinner. He was told Bil Skinner was gone and was recalled for a thorough sex examination by Detective Walsh. Hyja, who grows hair long to impersonate a woman, says he has been arrested many times for being mistaken as a woman in disguise.
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Kalamazoo Michigan
Noah
Cana
Jesus Christ
Martin Luther
Hyja
Bil Skinner
Bil
Walsh
Hyla
Pellat High School Commencement Program
The program for Pellat High School commencement includes music, an invocation, a Baby Chorus, Boatman's Song, Baby's Questions, Prof. Ed Amherst Ott Sour Grapes, awarding of diplomas to graduates Jeanette I. Gosselink Herman W. Van der Linden Mary E. Varenkamp David S. Kruidenier Elizabeth M. Gezel, and benediction. Class colors purple and gold, flower pansy. Cosmos pictures promotion by Keables Drug store.
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Boatman
Baby
Amherst Ott
Jeanette I. Gosselink
Herman W. van der Linden
Mary E. Varenkamp
David S. Kruidenier
Elizabeth M. Gezel
Fine Grand Square Piano For Sale
A grand square piano in fine condition offered at a very low price. For further particulars inquire at this office.
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Parents and Doctor
D Scott Currin of Loganton Pa hails One Minute Cough Cure as the best remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. The product is advertised as safe and rapid acting with praise from mothers and claims of immediate relief even when doctors arrive late. Children and adults reportedly find it pleasant to take and effective against grip and bronchitis coughs.
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D. Scott Currin
Loganton
Cole & Langerak
Good Farm For Sale Near Shipping Point in Marion County
First-class 310 acre farm near shipping point and three miles from good town. Has solid improvements and is a bargain. For particulars, contact this office.
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Marion County
Shipping Point
Good Town
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Kalamazoo
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Crop Bulletin
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Cosmos Pictures
Cosmos
Keables Drug Store
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