Memories of Pella Chronicle Visits and Railroad Reminiscences
A diarist recalls his 1920s Pella hometown visit tracing childhood landmarks. He remembers the Lacy house, a lame girl Sadie, and encounters with editors. Vivid scenes recount crossing the Des Moines river on a ferry, ice floes, and a mule team rescue. He notes early rail history, Pella’s first newspaper, and 19th century rail twists in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Altor
Pel
Pélla
Prof. Lacy
Brey
Goad
Lacy
Sadie
Sadie Lacy
the Chronicle
J. P. Durham
Mr. Good
Durham
Ford
Ferry
Des Moines
Elma
San Francisco
Charlotte
Charlie
Pella
Colorado
Francis Olney
Maria
McAllister Street
William Olney
Iowa
Washington
Henry
Knoxville
Amsterdam
Durham’s Ferry
Jack
Jennie
Gospel Teams Served Abl y During Year
Gospel teams provided widespread outreach through student volunteers who perform all roles except leading dorm parlor sessions. Despite bad weather, teams went out weekly, with 48 boys and 38 girls serving across seven stations including Asbury Bethel Fairview Greenwood Porterville Red Rock Washington.
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Frank Snuttjer
Dena Saaiyenga
Asbury
Bethel
Fairview
Greenwood
Porterville
Red Rock
Washington
Pelia
Pella Visit 1884 and Depot Agent Mention
The writer recalls a brief stay in Pella on April 3–4, 1884, noting uncertainty over the first depot agent with perhaps Gebhardt or Murray x. They describe a $2 bill at the American House featuring a meal of roast and boiled beef, and mention the Dutch innkeeper’s rosy description of boilt beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
California
Elma
Rock Island
Jane Slob
William Slob
G. F. Stegeman
Zwanthe Stegeman
Keokuk
Des Moines
Otley
Leighton
Morgan Farm
Morgan Place
Henry P. Scholter
Edwin H. Grant
Scholte
Holland
Pelle
Macedonia
Macenodia
Alexander the Great
Paulus Aenilius
India cannot accept Christianity but accepts Jesus and his way
The lecturer Chandra Dharma Sena Gonneratne spoke plainly on delicate topics in India. He argued the cow’s sacred status and a mother’s milk binds humans and animals, criticized Miss Mayo’s Mother India, and praised Indian-facing missionaries like C F Andrews and E Stanley Jones. He asserted India’s mind accepts Jesus as native, while Western Christianity clashes with local belief.
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Chandra Dharma Sena Gonneratne
Wesselink
India
Miss Mayo
America
Sham
C. F. Andrews
Jesus
Mahatma Gandhi
E. Stanley Jones
Galilee
Evolution Simplified versus Genesis 1 1 by Spencer
A brief contrast notes Evolution as an interaction and dissipation of motion transforming matter from undefined homogeneity, while Genesis 1 1 presents a creation event. The excerpt authenticates Spencer’s view of matter and motion driving gradual change rather than a divine ordered sequence.
Evolution in Herbert Spencer Style Posed by Reader
A reader letter from Howard M. Green of Hornell New York offers a free translation of Herbert Spencer’s definition. It reframes evolution as a shift from an inexpressible sameness to a talkable resemblance through continuous changes and binding processes.
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Herbert Spencer
Howard M. Green
Hornell
N. Y
The Perfect Crime and the Lindbergh Kidnapping Debate
A reflective piece argues the Lindbergh kidnapping represents a potential perfect crime. It condemns gangsters, Hollywood sensationalism, and press sensationalism, urging stronger laws and enforcement. It hopes the Lindbergh child is restored and America awakens to crime and moral responsibility.
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Cain
Abel
Lindbergh
Jehovah
Lindberghs
Col. Lindbergh
Underworld
United States
Daily Press
Hollywood
Iowa
America
Lindbergs
Rule of the Gangsters Fair Name Mentioned
A reference to the era of organized crime notes the phrase fair name used for a gang controlled regime. The brief entry emphasizes the nickname associated with dominance and lawlessness in the period.
Word Is the Seed of the Kingdom Sermon Tale
A Wichita Kansas meeting led by Dr. Geo W Truett inspired a woman's class to fund Bible distribution. An Indianapolis hotel scene saw a class member share a tale of Christ and gift Bibles to four young women. A dangerous moment with a drunken man ended when prayer and faith halted his plan. The Wichita mother later learned of the story’s impact through airmail.
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First
Wichita
Kan
Geo. W. Truett
Los Angeles
Cal
Christ
Fragmented Recipe and Sermon Fragments From OCR Text
The readable lines mix religious phrases about women and salvation with culinary notes on making dressings. It mentions Verity Word as a seed of kingdoms and massing it on others as a privilege. A brief cooking hint suggests adding chili sauce, lemon juice, and mayonnaise to tomato products.
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Verity
Mayor Walker Applauds Gypsy Band in City Resort
During a visit by Mayor James J. Walker to a Hungarian resort, a Gypsy band played The Sidewalks of New York in a somber dirge impression. The mayor graciously acknowledged the performance despite its unusual rendition.
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James J. Walker
New York
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By C. M. Moore
Tom
Tam
Skiff
Mother
Bos
Wynberg
George van Vark
Lima
J. van Dusseldorp
Spencer
Kirk
H. E. Bagley
C. G. Wright
Ames Church
Mayor Naise
Pella Theatre
Will Rogers
Geo. O’brien
Linda Watkins
Gay Caballaro
Helen Hays Lewis Stone
Madelon Claudet
Jack Holt
Fay Wray
Dirigible
John
Vander Linden
Nemo
Heerema’s Drug Store
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