Epworth League Convention Opens in Newton 1905
The Epworth League of the Oskaloosa District opened its first session at the Newton Methodist church on Wednesday June 7 1905. Leaders from Iowa Wesleyan University and various towns spoke on education devotion evangelism cabinet and tithing. Officers were elected and Brooklyn invited to host next meeting while support was pledged for a student at the Chicago Training School.
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Epworth League
Oskaloosa
Newton
J. M. McClelland
Grinnell
Iowa Wesleyan University
Edith Smith
Oskinloosa
League
Irene Buutts
Montezuma
Willits
Bryan
New Sharon
Eben Longfellow
Jacobs
Grimwell
Lillian Miller
Ideal Intermediate League
Edwin M. Randall
McClelland
A. S. Smith
Elmer Jones
Indiangla
Sheets
Mayme Koeng
F. TH. Sheets
Chicago
The
Missionary Society
Fred Tlough
Earnest Harley
Koenig
W. J. Hamilton
Barnes City
Jennie Orr
Brooklyn
R. J. Smith
Iowa
Clemma Donahey
Florence Drake
Nellie Schleiter
What Cheer
Alice Page
Ree
Dr. Cooper
Searsboro
Home and Foreign Missions
Kittie Mathews
Van Maren Offer on Wagons Mowers and Roofing
The ad from H. Van Maren promotes farm wagons and buggies with standard five and six foot mowers and machine sections. It boasts the best roofing available in the city and notes remaining bargains in cultivators and other goods. Come and see, for seeing is believing.
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van Maren
H. van Maren
Pella News Highlights Local Visits and Community Events
Local residents and visitors are noted in this period column. Miss Edna Tysseling and Gertie Butterfield from Knoxville visited Pella while Miss Julia Van Zante traveled to Monroe for a few days. Mrs. Dick Gosselink hosted the Ladies' Aid, and the Dorcas society marked Mrs. Neyenesch eightieth birthday. The Pella tennis club expanded to three courts with officers named. Canada fever prompts a Des Moines excursion with a large group including P. A. Renaud and several local residents.
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Henry Wormhoudt
George van der Zyl
Grace McKee
Nellie Maucock
Monroe
I. Neyenesch
Dorcas Society
First Reformed Church
Yula Kitching
Hartzel
Topeka
Kansas
Pella
Milestone
Des Moines
P.A. Renaud
Van:Viet
Eugene Dennis
Marion County Band Plans at State Fair
Showing at the state fair calls for a Marion county exhibit when the Bal lengee Concert Band performs as the only amateur group in the state. Directors should arrange a special display on the Des Moines day to showcase local talent and fundraising potential, inviting public attention to what Marion county can raise and the Dutch musical skill on display.
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Ballengee
Marion County
Des Moines
The
Fair Association
Buggy Sale At Brom's Livery On Saturday
Buggy dealer A T Brom announces an $865 buggy sale for $45 to the first caller before ten o'clock Saturday morning. The day will feature special sales on buggies with early arrivals urged to take advantage.
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A. T. Brom
deCook and Wheeler
Negro Celebration at Colfax Defies White Guidance
Colfax's Fourth of July plans shifted from white ministers to the local colored community after city Christians abandoned the event. Black residents now plan an independent celebration, with whites watching closely after a previous white-led display ended in a fizzle four years ago.
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Colfax
Oskaloosa Builds Local Trolley Amid Stock Surge
Oskaloosa residents rally to fund a new interurban line to Buxton with an initial $130000 raise and a plan for a 5 percent tax. Backers expect a paid up capital of $200000 and aim to finance a 20 mile route costing about $400000, boosting regional access to a 20000 population.
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Oskaloosa
Buxton
Messrs. Francis
Scullin
Oklaloosa
Ottumwa
Lacey resigns as Oskaloosa Y M C A leader for Bridgeport post
W S Lacey, secretary of the Oskaloosa Y M C A for eight years, resigns to accept the general secretaryship of the association in Bridgeport Connecticut at a greatly increased salary. He built Oskaloosa's association home and is noted for attracting young men.
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Will
Lacey
Oskaloosa Y. M. C. A
Bridgeport
Connecticut
West
Oskaloosa
No Secret About It Bucklen's Arica Salve Cures Sores
A Hope Texas reader endorses Bucklen's Arica Salve for guts burns ulcers fever sores and sore eyes. The writer from Hope reports rapid relief and recommends the product from Henry M Lang drug store for general use.
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Gregory
Hope
Tex
Henry M. Langerak
Oskaloosa Merchant Toe G Oppenheimer Dies
Oska loosa businessman Toe G Oppenheimer died at his home last Monday after years-long paresis. He was one of the town's leading merchants and was widely known in Oska loosa and surrounding areas.
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Toe G. Oppenheimer
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa to House a Distillery Project
Oskaloosa moves toward a new $100,000 distillery after forming the Oskaloosa Buxton Interurban company with $500,000 capital. Petitions circulated two weeks and more than 1,500 signatures recorded, far exceeding the needed majority. Promoter Charles Hoover, son of a longtime local distillery operator, already has capital pledged. Four large buildings will rise and about thirty workers will be employed, with a parallel cattle feeding enterprise planned.
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Oskaloosa-Buxton Interurban
Oskaloosa
Charles Hoover
Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Promises Beauty and Travel
A vintage styled verse advertises Rocky Mountain Tea by F. D. Stubenrauch, offering a pretty face and delightful air with rosy cheeks and lovely hair. It hints at a wedding trip across the sea and faith in the product.
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Sea
Rocky Mountain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Dow City newspaper editor warned over Sunday baseball
A local paper the Enterprises editor Rudd, a Mormon, is accused of using church ties to pressure support for weekday baseball. The critique notes last week’s threat about prohibiting Sunday games to defray expenses and questions his public role.
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Dow City
Town
Enterprise
Rudd
Executors Named for Marion County Estate
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned have been duly appointed by the District Court of Marion County Iowa as Executors of the estate of Abraham Legaards deceased All persons knowing themselves indebted to said deceased are requested to come forward and make payment without delay and all persons having claims against said estate will present them for allowance duly verified according to law Peter A Bogaards Wm Rheeven Executors
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District Court
Marion County
Iowa
Abraham Legaards
Peter A. Bogaards
Wm. Rheeven
Cow Long Time Reading Prompt in Sunday School
A Main Sunday school teacher asked a Chinese pupil to read and explain the phrase "an old cow" prompting the pupil to respond "Been cow long time." The exchange, noted in Lippincott's, reflects language comprehension moments in a classroom setting.
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Lippincott’s
Sollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for strength and health
A short patent medicine ad promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to improve digestion, sleep, nerves, blood, and energy. It lists 35 cents for Tea or Tablets and credits F. D. Stubenrauch. The notice also mentions a railway bridge washout near Harvey and a fiction synopsis request from the railroad heads.
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Sollister
F. D. Stubenrauch
Hollister
D. Stuben
Rauch
Very Low Rail Rates to St Paul and Minneapolis
Fares to St Paul Minneapolis and return via Chicago Great Western Railway are posted for daily sale through September 30 with final return limit October. Rates apply to Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Utah and other regions.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago Great Western Railway
Sigt
Minnesota
North Dako Sejoraaay
Utah
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