Local items and notices from the Mirror
Pete Ver Duft and family left for Sheldon Iowa to visit Mrs Ver Duft's father. Dirk Weyers and Leonard Verwers of Pella were in town for a pleasant visit. Walter Mathing said goodbye to Carl Van Steenbergen of Newton who joined the U S Army at Ft Logan. Ben Troup of Hammelsburg, former manager of the Chicago Furniture Store here, drowned Sunday. Mrs Oakley Hagan showed a record hen egg 84% inches around and 7% inches. contained a smaller egg. Grandma Woody finished her ninth quilt since March 1 1917 for nine grandsons. The quilts honor the carpenter grandfather. Mrs Herman Orcutt and Mrs Taylor brought Amy Townsend and Minta Ingham from Des Moines. Catherine Taylor to Duluth for an extended visit. June 15 marked the 29th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs H Dop with a family dinner. The Woman's Club Market Day succeeded. proceeds benefited the walk fund with thanks to donor Jesse Rinemuth. Worth Hetherington, 34, died in Monroe from appendicitis after prior illness. survived by widow and two daughters Martha and Madeline, parents, three brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements pending.
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the. Mirror
Pete Ver Duft
Sheldon
Iowa
Ver Duft
Dirk Weyers
Leonard Verwers
Pella
Mirror
Walter Mathing
Des Moines
Carl van Steenbergen
Newton
Carl
Ft. Logan
U. S. Army
Woody
Herman Orcutt
Taylor
Lewis Johnson
Woman’s Club
Jesse Rinemuth
Worth Hetherington
Monroe
Martha
Madeline
W. H. Hetherington
Charles
William
Omaha
Dewey
Ralph Gloyd
Flanders and visitors noted amid local events in Knoxville
Mr and Mrs M D Flanders attended Iowa State University graduation in Iowa City where their son Mark J Flanders earned a BA. Cedar Creek was reported high, while residents and visitors such as Gus Davis and the Crawford family were seen around Knoxville. Police fined nine speed demons and local teachers and students returned home for summer leave as school repairs continued. A derrick accident damaged a wall at the new school, costing about 200 dollars. Farmers faced crop seed decisions and wood salvage thefts, while a mining mule was electrocuted and farm thieves prompted strong local vigilance.
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M. D. Flanders
Iowa City
Mark J. Flanders
Iowa State University
A. A. Davis
Gus
Everist
Knoxville
Davis
Cedar Creek
Osborn Johnson
Bussey
Annis Sedrel
Lydia Johnson
Haxtun
Colo
J. B. Crawford
Frank Crawford
Herman Rietveld
Frances Rietveld
Fairfield
Iowa
Harry Avery
Frances
Herman
Gamble
Main Street
Savage
Lucile Tysnelling
Avo
Mlises A Tyneeling
Coeer ‘Rapids
Wiley Amos
Polk Township
Chas. Williams
Attica
Des Moines
Waunita Tucker
Hayfield
Minn
Indiana Township
Willams
Lelia Tucker
Forrest Merriman
Canada
J. W. Merriman
Winnipeg
Mr. Merriman
U. S
Merriman
No. 3
Anamosa Reformatory
Prairie City Social Notes Show Local Visits and Travel
Mrs Marie Van Zante and Miss Edna Crum visited in Alberta and Al Toona midweek. Pella resident P Van Donselaar spent time with John Van Donselgar. Miss Geslena Van Pileum and Miss Overing of Nebraska called on in Pella. Mary Price from Leighton arrived to help at John Van Dusseldorp’s home. Mr and Mrs John Sedrel of Leighton attended a Des Moines funeral and stayed with Genus Int Veldt. Mrs A L Hall and J A Quick traveled to Des Moines to fetch Doctor Hall. Cadet Anes Raps OS mentioned in fragment.
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Marie van Zante
Edna Crum
Altoona
P. van Donselaar
Pella
John van Donselgar
Geslena van Pileum
Miss Overing
Nebraska
Mary Price
Leighton
John van Dusseldorp
John Sedrel
Des Moines
Prairie City
Genus
A. L. Hall
J. A. Quick
Hall
van Halften
Ira
Dena
Oesphise
Petigya RB
Pgpa
Cadet Anes Raps
Crop reports from Ray North Dakota noted by niece
Mrs. Ryan received a letter Tuesday from her niece Miss Mabel Rinehart of Ray North Dakota. She reports a discouraging crop situation due to weather, with spring cold and now excessive heat and a lack of rain. Ray, about sixty miles from the Canadian border, has had good crops for years.
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George Kane
Ryan
Mabel’ Rinehart
Ray, N. Dak
Ray
Canadian
EDDY WILEE: Pella Job, Church Plans, River Trip News
Miss Fern McNeese took a position at the American Hotel in Pella. Various town residents visit, with news of a new Hayden Chapel church building costing about 2000 dollars, riverboat excursion offered to Epworth League visitors, and a near-fatal fire that destroyed the Rustan home though Mrs. Rustan escaped with help.
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the Tribune
Fern McNeese
Pella
American Hotel
E. Hutbregtse
New Sharon
D. A. van Zante
John Denning
Oskaloosa
Fred Vander Zyl
Russell Shahan
James
Dave van Loon
C. van Gorkum
van Gorkum
Bessie
Louise Mozelle van Gorkum
Hayden Chapel
W. S. Keller
Epworth League
Northwestern Bridge
G. E. Stephenson
What the flag says by A T Brower
The flag vow speaks of liberty equality and justice defending against graft and insults while demanding fair dealing. It honors peace yet accepts war when needed and frames patriotism as supreme, noting nationality should not bar heroism for public welfare.
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A. T. Brower
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Adclaims Cure and Reward
A vintage advertisement promises a one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It touts thirty five years of use and claims the remedy works through the blood to heal mucous surfaces by expelling poison. The copy ends with garbled lines from the ad.
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Hall
Willard
Willard Fei Ee
Comic Bistro and Scholar Quips in Elusive Sketches
A collage of elements with a First Artist boasting a commission from a millionaire for his children, a Greek versed professor mocked by a caddie about golf, Aunt Tildy’s wild phonograph alarm, and a bric-abrac dealer hiring an applicant who promises to repair a broken vase only to be sure a wealthy customer will knock it over again. The pieces mix humor and regional flavor with rapid dialogue and caricature.
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Gowff
Indigestion Relief Claim For Chamberlain Tablets
A reader testimonial from Mia C. E. Riley of Nicon New York praises Chamberlain's Tablets for six months of relief from indigestion. The ad notes Chamberlain's Panel available for sale by F. D. Stubenrauch.
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Chamberlain
Mia
C. EB. Riley
Nicon
N. Y. Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Poetic reflection and obituary note on Jake Cornelius
A verse praising faith and new birth opens with spiritual imagery before reporting that Jake Cornelius was a business visitor at Des Moines Thursday afternoon. The fragment blends religious-like recitation with a brief local note.
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Jake Cornelius
Des Moines
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