18 Jun 1931
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
1
A fragmentary local column notes economic emphasis on autos over land and mentions a coffee supply issue with a substitute found. It references last week’s showers benefiting crops and a man staying on concrete, then introduces Francis De Geus and family living just beyond four miles crossing west of Pella for farm work angles.
The story details the De Geus and Witzenberg families on farms near Pella. It covers land size about 150 acres with corn and oats, improvements including houses and electric lights, and mentions family history tracing three generations on the property. It notes butchered cattle sale at seven dollars per hundredweight and reflects on local agrarian life and community around Liberty Corner and Holland heritage.
104 acres largely cultivated with 25 in pasture. Mr Gosselink farms about 100 hogs yearly and keeps 400 chicks while daughters 15 baby chicks aim for savings. The piece covers farm history from S Jelsma ownership to Bennink sale, housing improvements, local school and teacher ties, WWI service, family anecdotes, and a long pastor-like essay on theology and temperance.
The record documents repeated extended downturns in business mood from 1819 through 1922, with durations ranging from five to thirty months. Instances include 1837 (20 months), 1873 (30 months), 1893 (25 months), and 1921-22 (14 months). The pattern is framed as a historical rhythm preceding a hoped revival.
International Sunday School Lesson by J A Lapham discusses Romans 14 13 23 and I John 4 7 13 with focus on sincere love for a brother. It urges embracing theology as essential, balancing practical religion with study of God and eternal life through Christ.
An old advertisement claims Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin uses laxative herbs and pepsin to ease headaches biliousness and constipation. It promises quick relief for children and adults and notes wide use by over a million women with stores stocking large bottles.
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