Local land sales and personal notices from Knoxville area's week
Earl Shaw sold 80 acres to Sam VanVilet of Pella at 400 dollars per acre. Gerrit Hocksbergen’s 160 acre farm bought by Simon Van Dusseldorp at 252 per acre. Jacob Heemstra’s 72 1/2 acre farm southeast of town sold to Albert Van Houweling at 400 per acre. Oiling streets underway. rains delay work. Notices recall heavy rains flooding railroad tracks near Knoxville. Frank Maddy shipped a 3 year old hog weighing 825 pounds for 20.25. Orvel VanHenthuysen, son of Jack VanBenthuysen, killed in a Brest truck accident while with Wyoming National Guards. he had served in France with a field artillery unit. Mrs Lucy Erb visiting Knoxville. aged 93, grandmother of Mrs. Walter Bane. Activites of W B Foshier in real estate near the river.
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Earl Shaw
Sam VanVilet
Pella
Tommy Livingston
Baby
Des Moines
W. M. Livingston
Simon van Dusseldorp
Gerrit Hocksbergen
Albert van Houweling
Jacob Heemstra
Frank Maddy
St. Louis
Nate Rockafellow
Frank Clark
Lucy Erb
Indianola
Knoxville
Clark
Walter Bane
Forrest Snyder
Erb
Pleasant Grove Township
Ben Erb
W. B. Foshier
Marysville
Bussey
Omaha
Hogate
Foshier
Marion County
Gulf Coset
Alabama
U. S
Jack VanBenthuysen
Orvel VanHenthuysen
Brest
States
Orvel
Wyoming National Guards
United States
France
Prairie City Social Notes Highlight Friends and Birthday
In Prairie City, Miss Mable McFadden visits Pella with Mrs. John Roorda while Miss Cornelia Kleinendorst spends days with friends in Pella. John Van Pilsum returns from Cedar Rapids after attending the Masonic Grand Lodge, and Beulah Ramsey visits Pella with her brother and sister-in-law. Herman L. VanDallen, missionary for several counties, attends Center Sunday school events. Jacob Schut marks his sixty-fifth birthday with about fifty neighbors, Edison music, ice cream, and cake. guests include multiple local families and friends.
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Pella
Herman L. VanDallen
American Sunday School Union
Jasper
Powshiek
Marion Mahaska
Wapello
Center
Jacob Schut
Eddyville social notes and business changes in town
In Eddyville Tribune items W H May of Lyle Minnesota visited the Harry May home on Sunday. A family reunion in Pella drew Mr and Mrs Tunis Klein and son William. Mrs Wm Slycard with Gertie and Dorothy visited Ottumwa, and Louise Ed wards returned home with them for a weeks visit. A deal transferred Dave Evans share in Evans Brothers Coal Company to Fred Vanderzyl. Gwylim Evans keeps his stake and will join Vanderzyl in the firm handling feed, coal and ice. Art DeWild hosted a picnic for relatives and friends near Gate lybridge with G W Barnett family, Firm Smith’s, J R Barnett, Irene Morrow, Wilda Chapman, Garret De Wild, and Lessie Nye. a splendid dinner followed.
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the Tribune
W. H. May
Lyle, Minn
Harry May
Dave Evans
Evans Brothers Coal Company
Gwylim Evans
Vanderzyl
Art DeWild
Gatelybridge
G. W. Barnett
Ruth
Erma
Firm Smith and Baby
J. R. Barnett
Irene Morrow
Wilda Chapman
Garret de Wild
Lessie Nye
Freeken Family Visit and D.A.R. Work Update
Mr and Mrs Dirk Freeken and baby from Otley visited Knoxville Sunday with Mr and Mrs F E Stuff and Mr and Mrs Ralph Amos. Mrs Dixie Cornel Gebhardt left for State Center Iowa to engage in D A R work with Miss Amy Gilbert as assistant. W O Price traveled to Ames to report to the Iowa State Highway Commission HQs and announce a new project to begin soon.
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Journal
Dirk Freeken
Otley
F. EF. Stuff
Ralph Amos
Dixie Cornel Gebhardt
State Center
Iowa
Amy Gilbert
W. O. Price
Ames
Iowa State Highway Commission
Death Notices and Social News from Leighton Area
Funeral services were held in Oskaloosa for Mrs. J Mendenhall. Ayers home hosted medical updates after an appendectomy. Miss Nelle DePringer hosted the Willing Workers. Local women Dybhof Groenendyke Brower VanHaaften Van Maanen Vroom Visser noted in visits and travel updates.
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J. Mendenhall
Oskaloosa
M. Cruzen
Dybhof
Ayers
Nelle DePringer
Nellie VanHaaften
Bessie
Bertha Groenendyke
Christene Brower
Lane Dack Memorandum Promote Liniment Use
A fragment advises Lane Dack to apply Chamberlain Liniment twice daily to manage a lame back. The note suggests the back muscles be treated thoroughly, though the text is garbled and names and duties are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Dack
Chamberlain
Grand Banquet by S A T C Veterans Celebrate At American House
A grand banquet by the 8 S A T C unit, organized through Y M C A funds, was held at the American House for veterans. Mr Cox furnished the meal with help from Misses Eshalman, Leona Smith, and Harrie Wylie, who provided waiting service. The event featured a royal style setting, three course supper, and numerous toasts thanking all contributors and supporters.
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M C. A
Central College
Cox
Peila
White House
Eshalman
Leona Smith
Harrie Wylie
A Rhyming Defence Of Old Folks In War Time
A poem from Goldfield Iowa pleads for older citizens not to be shot or hung for serving their communities. It praises elders as caregivers, workers, and supporters of war relief efforts. The speaker urges respect for aging talents and urges intergenerational help as life wanes.
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Red Cross
Goldfield
Iowa
Allen's Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder Advertisement
If your feet ache and burn and make you tired use Allen's Foot-Ease powder in your shoes. It promises comfort all day and claims to treat corns bunions and calluses. It notes use by American British and French soldiers. A fragment follows with a flirty dialogue between Ethel and Jack ending abruptly.
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Allen
Dialogues and Drollery From A Sunday Scene
A collection of light snippets features a pastor addressing a grieving parishioner, a Mrs Podgers joking about rheumatism, a couple asking about the League of Nations and freedom of the seas, and a witty exchange about a minister meeting a stranger. A British admiral humorously credits health to exercise and blames doctors for the rest.
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Charley
Marble Mischief Sunday Question
A child recounts asking his mother about playing marbles on Sunday. He replies with the line Get thee behind me, Satan and walks away, framing the moment as a triumphant, humorous retort.
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Mother
Chronic Constipation Advice From Diet and Exercise
The article notes constipation results from low moisture in stool. It recommends drinking plenty of water, eating raw fruit, and engaging in outdoor exercise to improve bowel movements.
Chamberlains tablets praised as mild laxative option
Advertisement extols Chamberlains tablets for mild effective relief, noting they are gentle to take and better than harsh cathartics which dry the system. Recommends trial and states availability from all dealers.
Farm For Sale Near Monroe On White Pole Road
For sale is a half mile from Monroe on the White Pole road a nice level road to town. Contact John Bench Monroe Ia for details.
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Monroe
White Pole
John Bench
Monroe, Ia
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