Miss Alice Fennema Leaves for Des Moines Looming Career
News from nearby towns notes Miss Alice Fennema departing last Thursday for Des Moines to take a linen department saleslady position at Wilkins store. The item covers local real estate transfers, business moves, and Red Cross fundraising efforts with social gatherings and military service updates.
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the Mirror
Alice Fennema
Des Moines
Wilkins
James Hertzog
John Vanderpol
R. P. Tool
Hollingsworth Bros
White Way
Otley
Woman's Club
Percy
Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Miss LaMoyne Van Rheenen Returns to Summer at New Sharon
Miss LaMoyne Van Rheenen comes home from Des Moines to spend the summer and takes a position at Lacey Consolidated School. Mrs. Dan Fiske and son Albert visit Mt. Ayr. Harvey seen at Pella with their grandfather. New Sharon banks close all day Thursday. bankers Branson and Wagon attend State Bankers Convention in Dubuque. County Council of Defense contemplates parochial Peoria school closure and urges sending children to American schools, predicting overall community benefit.
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the Star
LaMoyne van Rheenen
Des Moines
Lacey Consolidated School
Dan Fiske
Albert
Mt. Ayr
Marin Bainbridge
Harvey
Pella
New Sharon
Messrs. Branson and Wagon
Dub
Eddyville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Affected Crops
Mrs. John Wynberg and children returned home from Leighton after a relative visit. Dorothy Slycord is ill. John Muilenberg shows off a new Ford. Wil Cornelissen and Katie Den Hartog visited at the Aalbers home. Pella visitors Mrs. Vanderzyl, Mrs. Randall, and Miss Van Gorp stayed with Mrs. Cassatt. Albert DeWild and son Albert Jr. visited Davenport while he recovers from a fall. Anna Cornelissen returned home from Pleasant township after visiting her sister Gertie. Art DeWild’s wife was called to Des Moines. Albert DeWild of Davenport joined. Connie Slycord from Newton visits. D Van Genderen Jr. reports his brother-in-law E J Van Rees lost a crop to a hail storm affecting 160 acres. Relatives joined in the note on the storm’s impact.
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the Tribune
John Wynberg
Leighton
Dorothy
Wm. Slycord
John Muilenberg
Grays Creek
Wil Cornelissen
Katie den Hartog
Wil Aalbers
Simon Vanderzyl
Bess Randall
Bess van Gorp
Pella
Fannie Cassatt
Albert DeWild
Davenport
Albert DeWild, Jr
Anna Cornelissen
Pleasant Township
Gertie Cornelissen
Art DeWild
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Art
Iowa
Connie Slycord
Newton
Will Slycord
Prairie City Social Roundup Includes Visits to Pella
Prairie City residents and visitors share a busy week visiting relatives in Pella. Lloyd Warner and Mrs. Warner of Pella spent Monday night with his mother Mrs. L D Warner. Edna Wagaman traveled to Pella to visit relatives through Monday. H J Bruinekool of Pella visited Alex Van Vark. Families including Steenhoek and De Reus attended Gysbert Steenhoek Sr.'s funeral in Pella. George Ramsey and son Verautoed stopped en route to Lake Okoboji with Ida Ramsey and Mrs. C D Kiser visiting. B Hagen reported son Peter improving after Camp Cody. Red Cross praised for care. Elmer Williams and three children visited W Springer in Oskaloosa. Saturday night joined by husband. Sunday guests included Percy Conley and family, L D Warner and Bert Van Vark and wife.
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Lloyd Warner
Pella
L. D. Warner
Edna Wagaman
John Braashart
H. J. Bruinekool
Alex van Vark
Anne Steenhoek
Gysbert
Henry de Reus
Hugo Steenhoek
Gysbert Steenhoek
Geo. Ramsey
E. J. Ramsey
B. Hagen
Camp Cody
New Mexico
Peter
Red Cross
Elmer Williams
W. R. Springer
Oskaloosa
Percy Conley
Bert van Vark
Springer
Knoxville notes and travel hints from readers
Knoxville society items recount visits in Des Moines Omaha and Indiana. Ed Anspach, former Marion county horseman, visited with relatives in Knoxville. Mrs. Mandelia Harsin plans summer in Minnesota after Kansas City visit. Mrs. John Stuart traveled from Monon to attend J. S. Clarkson funeral. Allen Evans leaves for Canton to harvest wheat, likely ten weeks. Zella Harding becomes Knoxville’s first aeroplane mail recipient from a New York Philadelphia Washington route starter.
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Lucile Tysseling
Roy King
Des Moines
E. W
Eb) Anspach
Omaha
Marion County
Bussey
Mandelia Harsin
Kansas City
Montivideo
Minn
John Stuart
Monon
Ind
Misa Lou Donley
Des Moines Register
Indiana
Clarkson
Allen Evans
Canton
Kansas
Northwest
Nebraska
Dakotas
Canada
Mr. Evans
Zella Harding
I. B. Dawson
Marion Street
Knoxville
Air Mail Service
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Memorial Day observances, services and a ministerial move
Flag Day was observed by the W R C with graves decorated for 40 deceased members and a memorial service at the K P hall featuring a ritual service, a solo by Mrs. Torbet, and a sermon by Rev Paul Becker. Comrade J F Stone of Wichita attended as guest of honor. Rev T H Boggess will conclude his Knoxville ministry next Sunday and relocate to Kansas City Missouri with his family, joining Bethany church after previously turning down Red Oak Iowa. The Boggesses move to a growing section of Kansas City where opportunities abound. The family arrived three years ago from Carthage Illinois, where Baptists led in building a $25,000 church.
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Ian
K. of P. Hall
Torbet
Paul Becker
Christian Church
Auld’s Park
J. F. Stone
Wichita
Kansas
40Th
Iowa
Marion County
T. H. Boggess
Knoxville
Kansas City
Boggess
Bethany Church
Red Oak
Metropolis
Watch Your Kidneys With Doan's Pills
Inhaling turpentine fumes and lead can weaken kidneys and cause back pain. Painter M A Clarke of 415 S Main St testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache and kidney trouble after exposure. Price 60 cents at dealers. request Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Dean
Pella
M. A. Clarke
S. Main St
Doan
Stubenrauch
Mr. Clarke
Foster-Milburn Co. Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Village Laughs And Timely Gags From A Simple Town
A collection of quips and short sketches from village life including two boys debating who weighs more, Uncle Lige's clock saga with a 102 strike, a senator's grand claim about age and need, and a cheeky tale of a man with a large family followed by a puzzled policeman.
Indigestion Advice From F D Stubenrauch
A hometown note advises mild indigestion remedies and dietary tips. Eat slowly, chew thoroughly, eat little meat, avoid heavy meals at night, and consider Chamberlain's Tablets if sour stomach persists.
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Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Pinks and Vander Linden Bazaar Urge July 4 Celebrations
In a February 20, 1918 letter, Pinks wiLedways says he would be sorry to see the Fourth of July celebrations omitted this year. Vander Linden's Bazar promotes festivities, claiming they have the goods to celebrate.
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Vander Linden
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Monroe
Gerrit Vanderpol
Vanderpol
Art Vanderpol
Chillicothe
Henry DeBruyn
Henry
Will DeBruyn
Bert Brown
Tommy Vanderpol
Henry Vanderpol
Officers’ Training School
Eddyville
Prairie City
the Journal
Rodney
Bill Perkins
Lige
Cynthy
Senate
M. Vander Linden
D. G. Gosselink
Selz Shoes
United States
Star Auto Company
Pella Motor Company
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