Wedding of Helen Adams and Joe Muilenburg at Knoxville
Miss Helen Adams and Joe Muilenburg united in marriage last Wednesday at Knoxville in an Episcopal service conducted by Rev. J. F. Robertson. The couple, both longtime county residents, will reside on a Cordova area farm after a short wedding trip. The ceremony was witnessed by the bride's relatives, Dewey Adams and Mary Adams.
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Knoxville
Helen Adams
Joe Muilenburg
Cordova
J. F. Robertson
Mary D. Adams
Minnie D. Mullenburg
Dewey M. Adams
Mary Adams
Mullenburg
East
Knoxville Express
Oostrum Brouklander Marriage at South Pella Home
On Wednesday evening March 19 Miss Tunie Oostrum daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Oostrum married John Brouklander at the home of Justice G Van Vilet with only relatives present. The groom works for Vanderzyl Brothers and the couple will reside in south Pella.
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Tunie Oostrum
Wm. Oostrum
John Brouklander
Justice G. van Vilet
Vanderzyl Brothers
South Pella
Hellinga and Bieshaar Wed at Home of Bride’s Sister
Jerien Hellinga and Ninnie Bieshaar wed Monday evening March 24 at 8 in the presence of immediate family. J E Ward officiated at the M E B church home of Mrs S Weyers. Ring ceremony followed by refreshments. They will reside in Pella.
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Jerien Hellinga
Ninnie Bieshaar
Jacob Andeweg
S. H. Weyers
J. E. Ward
M. EB. Church
Pella
Mortuary notices from Pella and Galesburg
Mrs. R. C. Payne aged 80 dies at her son Dr. H. C. Payne home in Monroe burial in Oakwood cemetery the Second Reformed church in Pella to host funeral at 11 o'clock Saturday March 29 conducted by Rev B F Brinkman Mrs John De Gooey aged widow dies west of Galesburg funeral held Wednesday at eleven with many Pella acquaintances in attendance
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R. C. Payne
Mary Ann
H. C. Payne
Monroe
Second Reformed Church
Pella
B. F. Brinkman
Oakwood Cemetery
John de Gooey
Galesburg
In Lieu of Wit and Humor Say Ain't It Awful Funny
A reflective note appears on humor and writing as solace. The speaker contrasts being funny with crafting humor and making a home through writing, conveying a personal stance on creativity and coping.
Iowa Thrift Drives War Savings Payouts Soar
Iowa War Savings committee at state headquarters estimates that more than 9.0 million will be paid to Iowa residents for thrift in 1918 if stamps sold are held to maturity. Iowa buyers purchased nearly 47 million Thrift and War Savings stamps, signaling strong savings lessons likely to boost 1919 sales beyond 10 million.
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Iowa
United States
Iowa War Savings Committee
Budget Plan Popular War Savings Drive Gains Ground
The Iowa War Savings program finds general support as both individuals and families adopt a budget system. Leading newspapers publish income based savings figures for local costs, aiding readers in shifting from spenders to savers nationwide. State HQ in Des Moines reports daily inquiries about sample budgets for incomes from 900 to 4000 dollars.
War Savings Societies Drive Thrift Across Iowa Towns
Iowa War Savings committee members cite widespread war savings societies in cities and towns as a key factor keeping the state high in thrift stamp sales. Plans call for expanding by organizing hundreds more in industrial firms to spur employee saving and cut needless costs. Schools continue strong drives to promote thrift and stamp purchases.
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Iowa
Iowa War Savings Committee
Indorse Savings Idea Instatewide Thrift Campaign
Educators bankers and businessmen across Towa engage in the 1919 thrift drive promoting a household budget in every home. Wartime savings lessons turn wasteful spenders into regular savers investing weekly in Thrift and War Savings stamps, a sure part of earnings.
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Towa
Want column style ads seek cheap items
Advertisements advertise cheap per line inserts and special handling charges for Chronicle responses. Includes requests for a go cart and a second-hand cook stove. Also offers a building lot for sale near the square, barred rock eggs for hatching, a six-year-old horse with wagon and cultivator, and contact details for T. H. Kaldenburg and a local business office.
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Jennie Linn
T. H. Kaldenburg
Main Street
State pushes thrift drive to lift savings nationwide
Government attention focuses on high interest investments and the value of savers and thrifty families to community prosperity. Leading state figures express support for a campaign to boost thrift and saving habits among residents, aiding overall economic growth.
Keeping Dollar at Work Interest Coupons Convert At Post Offices
Interest coupons on Liberty bonds of the third issue payable March 15 can be used to buy Thrift or War Savings stamps at post offices. A $100 bond coupon pays $4.25, enough for a $5 War Savings stamp with 11 cents change. Many bond owners will convert coupons to stamps to earn more interest, as post offices previously accepted only cash for these purchases.
Home Economies Push Thrifty Living in Magazine Pieces
The piece notes rising living costs drive households to cut expenses and save a percentage for investments. Ruth Wardell of Iowa State University is cited as a leading authority on frugal living and her home economics insights are being distributed through daily papers' home pages to reach thrifty housewives.
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Ruth Wardell
Towa State University
Towa
Treasure myths and coal piles linked in Lehigh field
Watching for Treasure notes a parallel between Captain Kidd legends and large culm piles in the Lehigh coal field of Pennsylvania. Washers at Drifton and Yorktown process piles claimed to hold buried chests from a nearly 50 year old theft, but only mule bones are found.
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Captain Kidd
New England
Long Island
Lehigh Field
Pennsylvania
Drifton
Yorktown
Hoax of a U boat crime sways British voters
A fabricated tale of a man with serpent tattoos alleging a German submarine order influenced UK election sentiment. Reports show the photo evidence differed across papers, revealing the hoax. Investigators note Barton Mayberry sought mercantile marine work in November, then vanished after his registration certificate was issued.
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Great Britain
Barton Mayberry
Newcastle
Marke
mid-Atlantic
Prisoners of War Committee
Mayberry
British Mercantile Marine
Making New Face For Boy After Sledge Accident
Winnipeg hospital surgeons work on a nine year old boy Edgar Forbes of Rathwell Manitoba to reconstruct his shattered face after a sleigh accident. Dentists provide an artificial palate after days of lab work while bones set to mold. He is currently blind in one eye but may regain sight. eyes themselves were not injured.
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Winnipeg Hospital
Edgar Forbes
Rathwell
Man
Corn Through Roof Grows From Garret Soot Heap
At the La Gale farm near Gaffney Falle New York a roof sprouted green growth that reached five feet. James Monton, village president H B Shotts and two others explored the abandoned house and found two six foot corn stalks with two large ears each emerging from the roof amid a heap of soot and dirt accumulated over years.
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Garret
la Gale
Gaffney Falle
N. Y
James Monton
H. B. Shotts
Wedding Ring Found On Beyfort Farm In Pennsylvania
A wedding ring lost by Mrs. Howard M. Davis about twenty years ago on a Beyfort Pennsylvania farm is located again on the same property now owned by Benjamin Krouse. Report notes the discovery by Misses Laura Krovee and Esther Hartman on the farm grounds.
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Howard M. Davis
Benjamin Krouse
Beyfort
Laura Krovee
Esther Hartman” Thay
Weil
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