This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1933
Page
8
Mrs A Verrips of 906 Peace street recalls her 1900s voyage from Holland to America at age 12, stormy Atlantic crossing, settling near the college field, and preference for new life over old class differences. Dirk De Bruin's farm life and family ties, old relics, and community conversations are also featured.
International Sunday School Lesson examines intemperance defined and classified, with focus on intoxicants. It notes broader forms like overeating talking too much and idleness, then details the liquor habit’s harms including woe sorrow and contention as verses from Proverbs illustrate.
Chronicle summarizes Louis Agassiz's maxim and explains the Schick test to gauge diphtheria susceptibility. It notes high childhood susceptibility, recommends immunization without prior Schick testing, and advises timing of tests after preventive treatment. 1933 Iowa disease report lists cases by county and state totals.
On M. M. Miller farm near Nashville, a patch of sudan grass left uncut provides winter home for ten pheasants and a covey of quail. Miller scatters grain, keeping birds healthy. Archie Tubbs north of Maquoketa feeds about twenty pheasants and forty quail, shielding them from cold winds and offering shelter. If nesting cover appears in spring, numbers may grow in future winters.
The Men's Brotherhood of the Baptist church, in its regular meeting, urged the state to use all powers to prevent any modification or repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. A resolution was adopted for publication to Des Moines papers and to local lawmakers. Ray De Haan and Rev. R. T. Nordlund will draft and carry out the resolution.
Mrs Cornelia De Joode died Saturday at 1:00 AM at her Clark Street home in Pella at age 74 years 10 months 19 days born June 30 1857 pneumonia listed as direct cause Funeral services held Monday at 1:00 PM at Pella Burial Association Funeral Home officiated by Rev R T Nordlund and Oakwood Cemetery interment She is survived by three sons Albert Dick of Pella Art of Oregon and four brothers Frank Jake Leendert and Art Weyers
George Bingham Cornelius died Friday at 6 PM at his brother Jakes Cornelius home on Oskaloosa Street after a recent illness. Born May 31 1862 in Newark Indiana he was of Holland lineage and a Baptist lay. Survived by a son H A Cornelius of Clayton Illinois and siblings W S Smith Tulsa F W Snow Twin Falls T H McKinley Huston Clarence L Cornelius East Free Town Ira Ernest Cornelius Lawton and J E Cornelius Pella aged mother Mrs E A Cornilus 87. Remains to Camp Point Illinois for burial after service conducted by Grace Banks Des Moines.
The Grundy College Choral Society of thirty voices will broadcast from Waterloo on WMT radio Saturday evening March 18 at 8 30. The faculty male quartet Mr J Primus Dr Wm Rutgers Mr J Kinema and Mr C Brockway will sing. Directed by Mr J Primus the choir has performed in Grundy Center areas. Members include Gerrit Boerelyn Lena Den Nooy Helen Vos and Anna Memmelarr.
The exchange jokes about preferring novels over psychology works. It notes a contrast between reading about misbehavior and behavior in fiction.
A professor urged students to add personal touch to themes and one paper concludes with a direct address asking about the wife and children and a request for five dollars, illustrating informal tone and social pressure in academic work.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.