Education notes from Central College and school life
Supt Frush hosts a grade exhibit highlighting map drawing and biography work. Students excel in arithmetic problems and spelling with strong penmanship. Evening classes at Central College draw a large audience with cake and socializing. Dean Severn showcases Germany evening, while Prof Cox delivers a Chapel talk urging “Live and help to live.” Plans include summer school June 17 to July 26 and efforts to secure $100,000 for Central College.
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Frush
Baitsell
Central Glee Club
Iowa
Central College
Central Building
Cox
Navy
Shaw
Shattered Dream Boiled Egg Song Spoiled Romance Tale
A Central area tale follows a young preacher visiting a farmer’s home where the daughter captivates him with religious work and song. The parson’s hopes of marriage clash with a sibling’s sly humor about a boiled egg song during dinner, ending in a humorous misunderstanding.
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Central
The Grim Reaper's Harvest Death notices workhoven family
Mrs Workhoven died Monday at ten o clock after two years of consumption and heart disease. A pioneer settler, she was born in 186? and married A Workhoven in 1864 at Pella. Survived by twelve children, ten living in places including Dalton South Dakota Omaha Nebraska Greenville Texas Rock Valley Iowa and the old home here. Funeral held Thursday afternoon at the First Reformed Church conducted by Rev Stapelkamp and Rev Winters.
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Workhoven
Pella
Iowa
A. Workhoven
Mitchell l
Dalton
South Dakota
Rutherford
Munger
Jim Workhoven
Omaha
Nebraska
Nelson
Greenville
Texas
Jesle Workhoven
Rock Valley
Arnold
Harry
John
Cornelia Workhoven
First Reformed Church
Stapelkamp
Winters
Orange City Herald
Dutch migrant Berkenbosch dies after long illness
Martin Berkenbosch of the Monroe area died May 1907 after months of poor health. Born May 26, 1831 in the Netherlands, he emigrated to the United States arriving at Pella on July 4, 1855. He married Paulina van der School on December 14, 1864, and they had eleven children, two of whom died in infancy. He joined the Reformed Church as a young man and remained faithful. Funeral services were held Thursday at his residence at two o'clock, led by Rev. F. Mansen of Pelia.
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Martin Berkenbosch
Monroe
Netherlands
Pella
Paulina T van der School
Reformed Church
God's Word
F,. B. ,Mansen
Pelia
Mrs Dieleman Dies at Home Near Bright in 50th Year
Mrs Dieleman died Saturday morning at her home south of Bright. Born in Holland, she was about fifty years old. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Mra
M. Dieleman
Bright 5
Distase
Dieleman
Wes
Bornt
Holland
Indicted Knoxville Man Wrote Threat Postcard
Orrea Wilson of Knoxville was indicted by a federal grand jury for threatening debt collection by mail. He faces arraignment after writing a postal card stating if the debt was not stopped he would shoot. A Knoxville farmer, Wilson’s case opens a set of trials noted in Des Moines Capital briefs and court dockets.
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Orrea Wilson
Knoxville
I. Frank
Wilson
McPherson
C. Mortrud
Milwaukee
Mortrud
Cook
Mason
Guy Carson
Carson
Annie Stanwood
I. M.wishard
Des Moines Savings Bank
Des Moines
Floral Circus Trouble Prompts Flower World Gossip
A Washington Herald humorous piece describes a playful floral circus with talking blooms and personified plants like tiger lilies foxglove and parrot feather parodies. It ends with an ad for DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills sold at Langerak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar.
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Washington Herald
DeWitt
Langerak
Vander Linden
De Witts Little Early Risers Sold At Local Stores
De Witts Little Early Risers faded into local shop shelves at Langerak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar. The safe powerful pills are advertised as famous but appear in common daily commerce.
Des Moines Druggist Night Run To Monroe
A Des Moines druggist made a rapid overnight trip to Monroe to deliver medicine for Chet Orcutt. He departed Des Moines on the Interurban to Colfax at 11 60 p.m., then used a livery team to Prairie City. A fresh team met him at Fairmount and he arrived at 3 a.m. The night was very dark.
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Des Moines
Monroe
Chet Orcutt
Colfax
Prairie City
Fairmount
Mike O' Conner
Monrge
Cough Syrup Ad Claims Opiate Free Relief
An old advertisement touts a cough syrup labeled as non opiate and gentle on the system. It promotes natural relief without opiate components and mentions a national health standard. The text emphasizes purity and safety for users seeking a mild remedy.
Romance from the Ellis Island Emigrant Ship
Florence Gilbert recounts a quiet, enduring romance born on a voyage and tested by crisis at Ellis Island. Herman Gurlich, a widower farmer, meets Martha Leeser, a Berlin widow seeking her son in America. After disappointments in New York, an act of unlikely union saves both, leading to a shared future on Gurlich’s farm.
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Herman Guriich
America
Bis
Prussia
Martha Leeser
Berlin
Heinrich Gurlich
Gurlich
United States
Herman Gurlich
Gur- Nch
Leager
Martha
Germany
Hiltsaland
Atory
Teller
Tere
Leeser
Das
Florence Gilbert
When the Disease Let Go
An elderly patient awakens from surgery and jokes with a nurse about dosing. He recounts a tale of selling a Newfoundland dog for $25 and buying two puppies with the proceeds. The doctor smiles as the patient improves, and the judge notes his recovery.
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Doc
Sacred Indian Monkeys Return After Deportation
In Living Animals of the World the entellus monkey is labeled sacred in India. A nuisance city shipped hundreds away in carts, but the clever monkeys returned hitching a ride back to the city. One city killed the monkeys, then another sued claiming they killed their deceased ancestors.
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India
Ways of the Flying Fish Flight Patterns at Sea
Flying fish form shoals from a dozen to over a hundred. They leap from water for long distances then descend and rise again. Dolphins chase, birds catch them in the air, and the use of fins as wings is debated while flight lasts only as long as fins are buoyant.
New Plan Didn't Work Britt Tribune
A humorous reminiscence of failed romantic efforts and domestic chores contrasts modern newspaper hype with a husband’s awkward home attempt. The narrator recalls a home scene where affection meets blunt practicality as requests for cleaning and coal delivery overshadow romance.
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Dean Severn
THE
Berkenbosch
Hollister
F. D
Stubenrauch
Ellis Island
Officers
Hon
Sid Ward
Anonenes H
F. Johnson
Macerenese
Wabepenena
Esenee Eaeaeee
Wet
E. M. Cole
H. Kuyper
C. N. Cole
F. M. Frush
H. Rietveld
H. J. Vanden Berg
Peter van Sittert
J. S.rhynsburger
Post Office Directory
Overland Mail
Durham
B. F. Keari
Tay
L. A. Carrison
Hi, J. VandenBerg
W. A. Young
Meeta
Castle Hall
Opera House
WM. Kruger.c. C
F. Pefla
Theis
Wekonte
T. Vander Myden
W. Kimmell
See
R. M. Pahaska Tribe
Brothe Ara We. A
M. W
Weeden
Opera Block
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F&a
Viersen‘s
Kaldecburg
Welch
Church Directory
Second Reformed Church
Christian Endeavor
Ing
Fsree First Christian Reformed Church
Third Reformed Church
Second Christian Reformed
Riddle
Prching
T.j.edmond
Epworth League “Davotional
Apis
Egular
Suny School
Elvices
Wedness
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