A Preacher's Son Who Didn't Turn Out So Bad
The reminiscence follows Rev. Lawrence Dykstra family moves from Cincinnati to Pella in 1899. Education at Central University State University 1903. Multiple city roles in civic groups, and noted positions in Los Angeles and Cincinnati. Married twice with two children Elizabeth in 1911 and Franz. current age forty eight and participated in the opening game between St Louis and Cincinnati.
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Pella
Lawrence Dyktra
Central University
State University
Edith
W. E. Hartley
Dorothy
Chas. Cooper
Los Angeles
Cali Edward
Chicago
Sylvester
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Pensacola
Fla
Ohio State University
University of Kansas
University of California
Civic League of Cleveland
City Club of Chicago
City Club, of
Water and Power
City of
Building & Loan Association
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ada Hartley
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lillian Rickaby
Riverside
Calif
Elizabeth
Franz
Dykstra
St. Louis
Old Town Echoes in Pella Reminiscence Poem
Marion Gosselink reflects on life in Pella and early education from Park School to Pella High. The verse remembers wooden sidewalks, dirt roads, band concerts, and local landmarks, then contrasts then and now with affection for a town that remains at heart the same.
Thomassens Move to the Bloody Fourth Revealed
A historical note records the Thomassens relocating to the Bloody Fourth region during a key wartime shift. The entry notes the family's move amid combat front lines and civilian displacement, reflecting broader home front changes.
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Thomassens
Recollection of Pella Life and Family Ties in Bloomington
A narrator recalls early Pella childhood near Blommers Mill, adventures with a billy goat, moving to South Pella, and local mischief. He recounts school days, essays, teachers, senior year, and graduation in 1889, plus社 family pride in Pella and Bloomington, Illinois, and admiration for the American Passion Play and local culture.
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Pella
Blommers Mill
Billy
Old Timer Recounts Simpler Times and Community Ties
An elder recalls a bygone era marked by barbershop singing, household ritual tools, and simpler social customs. He notes moments of pride and risk, such as daredevils riding bicycles with hands off the handlebars to impress a sweetheart, and emphasizes family time when everyone could gather at home.
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South Pella
Pella
Rock Island
R. R
Erin
North
Thad
John
Ed Wormhoudt
Benny Gardner
John Wormhoudt
Old Benny
Uncle Benny
Benny
Groceries and Hardware Sold At Cash Prices in 1853 Pella Gazette
James Muntingh advertises a large stock of groceries provisions hardware and related items for cash or ready payment. Includes salt tar ink spirits turpentine logwood zinc boards candles tobacco tea sugar molasses whiskey coffee rice soap nails crockery paints and more with delivery aimed at customer satisfaction in the 1853 Pella Gazette.
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James Muntingh
Reminiscences of Lincoln and Douglas Campaign Echoes
The recollections span Civil War days in Pella with a dog that snarled at Douglas cheers, the Lincoln assassination aftermath, and a family flag vigil. Vivid sketches cover scarce money in circulation, wartime store tickets, and postwar greenbacks. Iowa ties, California migration, and Iowa picnics abroad appear, alongside quotes and wry maxims.
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Pella
Lincoln
Douglas
Sam Hutch
Willie
California
Iowa
Los Angeles
The Pella Band Remembered By A Former Guide
A longtime resident reflects on Pella Iowa and Central College, recalling people, places, and music from earlier days. She mentions Dr Ira Joy Stoddard, Prof Martha Firth, the First Reformed church, Henry Cox, and the Pella band, plus memories of Walter Fowler, old sidewalks, and the family at the millinery shop near the park. Now living near Twin Falls, she invites former Pella friends to visit.
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Pella
Central
Ira Joy Stoddard
Martha Firth
Sarah Stuart
Ruth Stoddard
Nora Culley
Mollie Douglas
Mrs. Hurt
Ada
Central College
Walter Fowler
First Reformed Church
Arie Kuyper
Cox
Orrin Fuller
Henry Cox
Baptist Choir
Lillian Viersen
Clark
William Kruger
Twin Falls
Coal Ridge
Iowa
Pic
Growth in Pella Brimming with Modern Builds and Churches
A visitor notes robust growth in Pella with new streets, modern buildings, several churches, and many college structures. The writing highlights improved avenues and attractive homes, expressing pleasure in reporting the town’s development.
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Tures
Pella
When the groom buys a sewing machine and cow instead
A quirky Chronicle item reflects on bygone times with comic contrasts a groom choosing a sewing machine and cow over modern gear, panhandlers on corners, a wife wielding a rolling pin, horse antics, leftovers as feed, and youths guided back on track.
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P. H. Bousquet
John Nollen
RR. Beard
HP. Sc
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
Henrietta Plasman
Holland, Mich
Pellaloway
East Market Square
Bill Bryan
Hawkeye
Ronige
Pola
J. J. Thomassen
Bloomington, Ill
Edith Stallard
Lois Martin
Carrie Buerkens
Shakey Andrews
Bessie Kennedy
Lizzie Kempkes
Monroe
Knoxville
Hancock
Carrie Buer- Kens
Caesar
Dena Vander Pal
Cory
Bert
Elzie Wheeler
Will Rhynsburger
Arther Steeg
Cory Still
Ed Wheeler
Frank Woodard
John Vander Ploeg
Anna Lankelma
Oskaloosa
Mother
Wheeler Boys
Henry Wormhoudt
Marshall Field & Co
G. G. Thomassen
Bloomington
United States
Chronicle
Union
Canada
Unity Building
Ill
Ottumwa
Burlington
Peoria
Cecile
Special Chronicle
The
John van Sittert
State St
Long Beach
Thomas C. Haliburton
Golden Rule
J. C. Penney
Samson
Princess
Cretonnes Gay
J.C. Penney Co. Department
Stoqovu
Franklin Street
Pella, Iowa
F. W. Snow
Main Ave. N
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