Local note rich with early week visits and travel
A cascade of social visits fills the week as Mrs. C. R. Sargent and daughter Theda, Mrs. J. Vande Voort, Mrs. J. Meyer, and others travel to Des Moines Vet ter Ia Omaha and Ott ley while relatives host gatherings in Pella. Families from Bloomington, Farmers C IL, Shenandoah IA, and Des Moines mingle, with health and wartime reclassifications echoed by a county military board and local church events. A heavy Monday rain drenches Pella, aiding crops despite minor damage to some fields and farm tasks.
Mortuary notices for DeReus DeZwarte and Brunia near Leighton
Three obituaries from Leighton area dated June 1918 report deaths of Mrs A M DeReus at 42, Mrs M DeZwarte at 60, and Cornelius Brunia after a strangulated hernia. Details note illness duration, ages, survivors, funeral arrangements at local churches, and Oakwood cemetery interments.
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DeReus
A. M. DeReus
Leighton
Leighton Reformed Church
J. Ossewearde
Rozendaal
Oakwood Cemetery
Pella
DeZwarte
M. DeZwarte
West First Street
First Christian Reformed Church
Brunia
Cornelius Brunia
Remembering Picardy and Flanders in the heat
The Marshalltown Times-Republican contrasts peaceful Iowa heat with the horrors of war in Piacenza and Flanders. It urges readers to forget local discomforts and recall the sun, stench, and danger endured by soldiers on distant fronts.
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Iowa
Picardy
Flanders
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Winter Wheat Seed urged to save for next season
Iowa farm officials warn farmers to reserve seed stock as one quarter or more of the winter wheat crop may be diverted to harvest rather than seed. Authorities urge threshed, high grade seed and prompt notification to county agents to ensure adequate seed supply and government cooperation.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Grasshoppers Threaten Iowa Crops Warn Farmers
Reports to the state entomologist at Iowa State College Ames indicate large grasshopper swarms in several Iowa counties. Entomologists urge farmers to prepare protective measures as the pests have already damaged small grains in some sections and could cause extensive damage without action. A hopperdozer may be used with.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
Pasture Hopper Control Using Bran and Fruit Mix
The article describes a past years method to control abundant young hoppers in pastures. A horse drawn pan spreads a moist mash of bran, fruit, molasses, and water to attract and poison the insects. State entomologist R L Webster endorses it, noting dew helps maintain moisture and recommends spreading in late afternoon or early morning with poultry kept away.
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R. L. Webster
Instant Adler-ika Promises Quick Bowel Relief
In Pella readers are jaw dropped by Adler-Ika a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture that supposedly flushes the entire bowel in moments relieving sour stomach gas or constipation and claims to prevent appendicitis Vander Linden's Drug Store touts the instant pleasant action noted by doctors and patients alike.
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Vander Linden
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L. Popma’s
Herman Thomassen
John Thomassen
Bloomington, Jr
J. S. Hammer
Farmer Cil
G. G. Thomassen
J. Vande Voort
J. Meyer
John Dekker
Vetter
Jay Hesselink
Omaha
Jake Roovaart
Hesselink
C. Aschenbrenner
Ft.Leavenworth, Kans
Rermain
Captain Aschenbrenner
L. A. Bickford
Washington, Io
Waterloo
H. Grundman
Camp Dodge
Ralph
Camp
Geo. F. Sadler
Carl Byers
Carl
D. G. Gosselink
Holland, Mich
Marion
A. N. Vander Linden
Gosselink
P. W. van Gorp
Military Registration Board
M. J. Kennedy
Bessie Brooks
Helen
Lois Brooks
Oskaloosa
Carrie Halbert
Verna
A. T. van Houweling
Otley
J. E. Otis
Earlham
Lizzie Vander Syde
Des Moines
Puritan Drug Co
H. H. Vanden Berg
Eddyville
Rev. L. Colyn
Presbyterian Church At
State Center
T. H. Klein
Humboldt
Cc. C. Forsyth
P. A. Edmand
Henry
H. J. Vanden Berg
Minnie
C. W. Kemper
Mr. Vanden Berg
Central College
J. H. den Berger
James DeWit
Mr. DeWit
Mrs. D. Hines
Keokuk
Clark Richardson
Fairbank
W. J. Clark
G. M. Gosselink
Clara Waechter
Battle Creek, Mich
John Vander Linden
Simon Stineman
Pearl Whiteman
Anna Beinteman
Henry Brom
P. J. van Gorp
Mercy Hospital
Gertrude Klein
Newton
Josie Benitema
Globe Plumbing Co
John Ver Steeg
Dave Verought
Wormhoudt
Main Street
Bie
Oakland
Buick
J. E. Cornelius
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