Vacation time amid war and flood far from home
A writer travels from Pella to Knoxville Lovilla and Ottumwa reporting flood damage along the Des Moines river and how wartime duties shape local life. The Iowa grand lodge of Masons gathering draws hundreds despite washouts with speeches by Senator Young and Sergeant Harold Baldwin.
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Pella
Knoxville
Pella- Knoxville
Evans
Lovilla
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Iowa
Senator Young
Young
Harding
Harold Baldwin
Canada
Salvation Army
N. E. Kendall
Albia
Kendall
Baldwin
Leroy Dunn
Grand Lodge
England
France
Masons Discuss War Service and Ottumwa Visit
The Ottumwa grand lodge gathering featured talks on Masonry’s role for soldiers, plus two changes to state Masonry code sparked by the war. Delegates toured Morrell’s meat packing plant, noted its scale and humane work, and reflected on impressions of Ottumwa before returning home after a delayed train ride.
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Ottumwa
Pella
Iowa
Waterloo
Morrell Packing House
Morrel
Chicago
Morrell's
Morrell
Mr. Parker
Q. H. Flaccus
Vergil
Main Street Methodist Church
Government
Washington
Baltimore
New Orleans
Oberman Brothers
Ike
Mike
Oskaloosa
Oska
Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhea Remedy Praised
Cholera Morbus seen as painful and dangerous with deaths in many neighborhoods. An Indiana mother reports immediate relief for two sick children after using Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhea Remedy. Street name F. D. Stubenrauch noted.
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Chamberlain
Charles Engéart
Huntington
Ind
F. D. Stubenrauch
The Blessings of Life Depths Beyond Outward Things
A compact philosophical reflection cites John White Chadwick on true blessings. The text asserts mercy and satisfaction come from deeper sources of life and happiness rather than possessions or deficits.
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John White Chadwick
What You Make Them Moral Tale From a Moving Wagon
A farmer chats with a moving family traveling from Johnstown to Jamestown. He warns them they will meet the same, unkind, and indifferent neighbors they endured before, offering a caution about choosing where to live based on character.
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Farmer Jones
Johnstown
Jamestown
Iowa
Woman's statement will help Pella
I hated cooking and felt sour stomach and bloating. I drank hot water and olive oil by the gallon. Nothing helped until I tried buckthorn bark glycerine and Adler-i"ka. It flushes the bowel completely relieves sour stomach gas or constipation and prevents appendicitis. Instant action is surprising. Vander Linden's Drug Store.
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Adler-i_ka
Vander Linden
The Common Way Poem: Daily Faith and Shared Stride
A reflective poem contrasts the sacred hour for angelic speech with the common way of daily life. It speaks of marching through dust with a trusted comrade, lifting eyes to the hopeful skies, and blessing the road as ordinary people pursue a divine, slow, shared journey. The common way is the path God walks with us each day.
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