Local Family Notes from Bethel and Pella Area
Sunday activities include Wyngarden and family dining with Fritz at home. Wyngarden attends Knoxville League convention as Bethel League delegate. Versteegh cousins and Miss Hazel Renaud visit with Carrie Lena and Cora. Oliver Smith owns a new Ford bought from Frank Sherman of Sully. Mrs Dunséldor mourns the death of a brother-in-law. Versteegh visitors from Pella stay overnight. Cora extends indefinite stay. Perry and Paul Renaud travel to Pella. Yngarden called to Pella for Ben Renaud’s family gathering. Hasselman and Jonas Versteegh attend camp meeting at University Park, Oskaloosa. Al Vander Camp and E J Ren aud guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Lena Versteegh
Cora 'Versteegh
Hazel Renaud
Oliver Smith
Ford Auto
Frank Sherman
Sully
Gertie Huyser
Beir
Satan Dunséldorm
Ane Versteegh
Cora
Dinah
Pella
Jonas Versteegh
Perry
Paul Renaud
Yngarden
Leighton Mre Tinis Brom Ill at This Writing
Willing Workers society met at John Else home Tuesday with many girls attending for a pleasant time. Mr and Mrs Blake and daughter Erma Harris left for their new Michigan home on Tuesday. A farewell party was given at L S Walker home for granddaughter Erma Harris with about fifteen friends present. Mrs Baron of Pella vacationed at H Mep pelink home. Center school taught by Miss Henta Brunia closed with program and picnic Friday. Misses Letitia and Sarah Brunia of Pella attended the picnic. Lewis Van Roekel had supper with Gerrit Van Zante Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willing Workers Society
John Else
Center School
Henta Brunia
Letitia
Sarah Brunia
Pella
Lewis van Roekel
Gerrit van Zante
Local farm and family visits in Knoxville area
John Roorda and wife of Pella visited Friday with son Epp. Albert Roorda, Mable and Emory Mitchell spent Wednesday evening with Gerrit Roorda. Robert Van der Waal of Pella stays with grandparents John and Rietveld. T. J. Neiswanger of Harvey Brick & Tile moves family back to Harvey. John C. Nossaman and F. M. Nossaman hosted relatives Sunday. Isaac Roorda and wife shopped in Knoxville. G. W. Harvey of Tracy sheared sheep on his farm. Nate Herrington distributed wool sacks after buying wool with Mr Underhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roorda
Pella
Epp
Albert Roorda
Mable
Emory Mitchell
Gerrit Roorda
Robert van der Waal
John’ Rietveld
T. J. Neiswanger
Harvey Brick & Tile Plant
Harvey
Wil
Mr. Neiswanger
Washington
John C. Nossaman
F. M. Nossaman
Isaac Roorda
Knoxville
G. W. Harvey
Tracy
Nate Herrington
Mr. Underhill
News Tribune
Fine Weather Yet Longing for Rain in Leighton Sand Delivery
Local report notes pleasant conditions while residents hope for rainfall. Pete Burgraff is unloading a car of sand this week at Leighton for use in local construction projects.
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Pete Burgraff
Leighton
Local farm notes and social visits across Leighton area
Yalte De Young of Leigh and Gerrit Uitermarkt helped. Andrew Uitermarkt put up hay last Wednesday. Dry weather has cut the hay crop. not as large as usual. John Moody delivered a wheat load to the mill at Pella last Thursday. John Van Maarten transacted business in Oskaloosa last Thursday. Misses Viola and Emily attended the picnic at Center School west of Leighton last week. Olivet Grange had a call meeting last week. L. S. Walker is putting up. Mr. Binnis and family were Oskaloosa callers one day last week. Mrs J W Binnis and daughters visited at Mrs. Tom Johnson’s home last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yalte de Young
Leigh
Gerrit Uitermarkt
Andrew Uitermarkt
John Moody
Pella
John van Maarten
Oskaloosa
Viola
Emily
Center School
Leighton
Olivet
Birth of a daughter in the Sytsma family shines at home
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs John Sytsma on Sunday June 18. A rain and electric storm caused damage to a telephone line in the sea lot vicinity Friday night. John Van De Veer visited Henry De Geest’s home Sunday morning. J J Reed from Dows Iowa called on Henry De Geest Monday. Eliza Vania Sytsma and Sarah McCombs visited the Sytsma home Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John‘Sytsma
Alex de Geest
Cora Noasaman
Olivet
John van de Veer
Henry de Geest
J. J. Reed
Dows
Iowa
Eliza
Vania Sytsma
Sarah McCombs
J .Sytsma
Local residents bid for Academy, honor guests attend
Orange City residents travel to Sioux City for expo. G L Van de Steeg plans Buffalo trip for Woodmen encampment. Thomassen visit Struble relatives. G J Slob attends bankers convention in Mason City. A barn south of town burned after a lightning strike, horse and colt fatal. Insurance partly covers loss. Academy site still unsettled and talks of a Northwestern Classical Academy union. A De Bey home musical honors Dr John D Bey before his wedding plans. De Bey family orchestra and local soloists entertained about thirty guests with out of town attendees listed.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Geo. Thomassen
Struble
G. Reinders
New Academy
Northwestern Classical Academy
Union Academy
A. de Bey
John D. Bey
de Bey
Misses Hinds
Hospers
Milo. Gibbs
Mrs. Gibbs
Misses Jackson
Kessler Hinds
Milo Gibbs
Chan Pitts
Herald
Setting an Example and Hotel Etiquette Remarks
A gray headed man recalls a hotel proprietor who publicly upholds his sincere convictions, whether hero or slave in his domain. He met the proprietor near the hotel and they lunched in the dining room. The proprietor tipped the waiter and the attending boy, claiming he always tips in his own house, noting it is as much trouble to wait on him as on others.
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New York Sun
Our Country and Our Nation as Monument to Liberty
This quotation from Daniel Webster proclaims devotion to the United States and envisions the country becoming a vast monument to wisdom peace and liberty through God’s blessing. It frames national pride as a guiding ideal for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Punctuation After the Word Cash in Ledger Note
The dialogue notes that after the word cash a dash is commonly used in ledgers. It states the punctuation is immaterial, though some prefer a dash after enah, reflecting a dated ledger style from a New York Times snippet.
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New York Times
Jealousy and Love Speak in Philadelphia Record Extract
An old Philadelphia Record snippet shows Nell confronting jealousy as she swears the beloved was the only man she ever loved, while Belle dismisses amateurs. The fragment highlights personal drama and social slang of the period.
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Nell
Belle
Philadelphia Record
Gunpowder Work: Peril and Superstition Among Men
The Chicago News reports on gunpowder plant workers who face constant peril and strict self preservation rules. Men are highly superstitious, well paid, and individual workers dominate safety decisions. Entry is tightly controlled, with metal free checks, shoe removal, and careful scrutiny, while women are deemed bad luck and barred from the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gnandal
Kew
Utvois
Chicazu
Fragmented literary fragment with scattered imagery
A fragmented text sketches longing and resilience through stark, desolate images. It invokes life’s frailty and a faint hope for recognition as a starving figure guards a dying ember in an isolated setting.
Polk County Pioneer Endorses Dr D A Young’s Treatment
A Polk County testimonial from 1910 praises Dr. D A Young of Des Moines for curing a lump and gallstones, claiming outstanding care and a wide patient base. The letter notes his modern offices at 209 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, with free examination and advice offered to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Towa
John Burton
O. A. Young
State of
Iowa
Sixth Avenue
Watrous Block
Union Station
Des Moines
Seeing and Seizing Quote Sparks Police Decorum
A Christian Register quote contrasts police perception and action, noting a policeman may identify a rogue yet fail to seize him. The exchange highlights tension between recognition and arrest in law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Register
Fragmented OCR notes on freshwater mussel fisheries history
The text references freshwater mussels and their abundance in English and Welsh streams, noting authentic Scottish records of pearl bearing rivers. It mentions historical values and a 1805 German syndicate of fishers acquiring stores worth thousands, with vague remarks on translucency and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centur
Altone
Lundon Standare
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Twinkie
The
Star
Wyngarden
Tak Ulrich
Edna‘Cline
Fritz
Mins Wyngarden
Knoxvillé
Bethel League
Ben Renaud
Edd
Messrs
A. L. Hasselman
University Park
Mrs
al Vander Camp
E. J. Renaud
Jersey
Tabley
Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin - Williams
Langerak’s’ Drug Store
Tinis Brom
Greely
Western Farm Department of
the Home Insurance Co
New York
Home Insurance Company of New York
Wm. van Houten
W. W. Cook & Son
Davis
Wm. van Houren
Orange City
Ino. van de Steeg
C. Hospers
P. J. de Kruif
J. T. Klein
Sioux City
G. J. Slob
Mason City
Alan
POLK
Pioneer
Young
F. D. Stubenrauch
H.C. Ver Ploeg
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