News of Nearby Towns notes and incidents
J C Boot of Pella visited town last Thursday. Mrs Chas Ver Huel of Newton rented the Mitchellville farm with her husband and planned possession Saturday night. A west bound freight derailed near the John Williams farm injuring coal cars and a caboose. sixty yards of track damaged, repairs finished by Sunday night. Mrs Dan Fiske and two sons visited her mother in Oskaloosa. Mrs E Bucknam went to What Cheer to see a gravely ill daughter. Alex Moore returned from Kansas wintering with his son and plans northward travel. Deaths struck the Phillips family with Merrill about 18 and Lloyd about 7 dying of pneumonia fever within three days. two other children ill and a daughter about fourteen in serious condition.
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J. C. Boot
Pella
Chas. Ver Huel
Newton
Rein Terpetra
Mitchellville
John Williams
Milt Phillips
Bethel
Here
Merrill
Lloyd
Prairie City Social Notes from Pella Visits and Work
Miss Jennie Vander Wilt returns from Pella after a visit. Mrs Harriett McDonald of Pella visits Miss Josephine Offill. M Ver Steeg from Pella doing stucco work on H H Maine's new residence near the school. Miss Viola Van de Kamp visiting her grandfather in Pella. Mrs R M Adair spends two days in Pella with her parents. Mrs W A Van Vark of Pella visits her mother, Mrs L D Warner. Mrs John Branshart and baby Catherine May return to Pella from Wagaman home. Private Lewis Vander Linden at Camp Dodge visits his parents Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Vander Wilt
Pella
Harriett McDonald
Josephine Offill
M. Ver Steeg
H. H. Maine
Viola van de Kamp
R. M. Adair
A. T. van Zante
W. A. van Vark
L. D. Warner
John Branshart
Catherine May
P. D. Wagaman
Lewis Vander Linden
Camp Dodge
A. L. Vander Linden
Local Notes From Eddyville And Nearby Towns
Short items report Robert Vanderpol improving after illness and Wilma Veenstra visiting relatives in Pella. Mrs. Fannie Cassatt returned from Des Moines visit. Lily Vanderpol and Bert Brown's visit to Kirkville to see Arthur Vanderpol. Fred Vander Zyl family visited relatives in Pella. Mrs. Pickerell of Jefferson township recovering. Mrs. E S Dennis nursing in Pella. Baston Den Hartog underwent appendicitis surgery at Mercy hospital Oskaloosa and is recovering. E J Van Rees moved to a farm near Barnes City after selling the old Worrall place. land changes involve Bootman Palmer Jones and relocation to Pleasant township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baston den Hartog
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Mr. den Hartog
E. J. van Rees
Worrall Place
Frederic
Barnes City
van Rees
Bootman
Palmer Jones
Jones
Pleasant Township
Knoxville notes on visitors and wartime efforts
Knoxville residents report weekend visitors from Tracy and Ames and townsfolk attending games. A. A. Davis notes farm challenges after draft. Orville Nye makes a large land purchase in New Mexico and can sell high. Metz recovers at home after surgery. Brown family shares pneumonia recovery. A German-born hobo applies for city lodging with numerous tools. Marion County War Work Council builds a county card index to track war support for future drives.
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the Journal
W. J. Kincaid
Tracy
Knoxville
J. H. Young
Ames
Jennie Christ
A. A. Davis
Everist
Gus
Orville T. Nye
Jasper Nye
Lincoln
Chaves
New Mexico
Nye
Arthur Metz
M. E. Hospital
Des Moines
East Main Street
Wilbur E. Brown
Fairbury
Neb
Lawrence
John W. Wright
Marion County War Work Council
Red Cross
A Bilious Attack Remedy Ad
An old advertisement extols Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for bilious attacks. It claims liver toning, stomach cleansing, and relief from constipation with quick recovery. The testimonial cites F. D. Stubenrauch and a price of a quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Stubenrauch
Seed Wheat Situation in Iowa Presses Spring Crop Rise
The 1917 winter wheat sown in Iowa stood at 65 percent of normal with the lowest condition on December 1 in key districts. To ease the shortage, spring wheat acreage must rise from about 249,452 acres for 1912–16 to around 760,000 acres, roughly triple prior levels. Farmers are urged to plant five to ten acres of spring wheat for every 160 acres farmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
U. S. Department of Agriculture and Food Administration
Local Farmers Urged to Grow Wheat for War Needs
County Agent Miner asks farmers to redirect toward wheat production to feed troops and the nation. He offers guidance on crop adjustments and practical suggestions to increase yield and support front line needs. He stresses collective effort and readiness to assist growers in adapting their fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miner
Proof of Will Notice in Marion County Iowa 1918
Public notice announces filing of a will for Albert G. Dykstra deceased in Marion County Iowa with a hearing set for April 30 1918 in Knoxville. Clerk Harold Clements records the instrument for court review and invites all interested persons to be heard. Despondency Due to Constipation ad promotes Chamberlain’s Tablets with a testimonial by F D Stubenrauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Albert G. Dykstra
Knoxville
Harold Clements
Chamberlain’s
F. D. Stubenrauch
Anuric touted for backache and kidney relief
Advert appears to promote Dr. Pierce's Anuric as a cure for rheumatism backache and kidney trouble urging exercise open air water intake and a double strength tablet regimen. Testimony from Jolly J. Ginther asserts relief and a free water testing offer is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Henne
W. M. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
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Monroe
New Sharon
Dan Fiske
B. F. Grubb
E. Bucknam
What Cheer
Alex Moore
Kansas
Prairie City
eRey
Eddyville
the Tribune
Robert Vanderpol
Wilma Veenstra
Fannie Cassatt
W. V. Sexton
Lily Vanderpol
Bert Brown
Kirkville
Arthur Vanderpol
Fred Vander Zyl
John Pickerell
Jefferson Township
E. S. Dennis
la Crosse
Seuma
Sealer Sashabon
Pella Supply Co
Voael
Anuric
Fairfield
Fletcher
Castoria
Wolf
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy, I
Vander Linden
Swift & Company Publicity
Federal Trade Commission
Swift & Company
U.S. A
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