Local notes and visits from Pella and Des Moines
A stream of hometown visitors and social trips unfolds in Pella with Des Moines and Ottumwa, Des Moines, Tama, and other Iowa towns cited. Individuals include G A Visser, Jake V. D. Rovaart, Miss Leona Vander Linden, Miss Marie VanderWaal, and many relatives visiting kin in Otley, Des Moines, and Melvin. A pumpkin seed program is offered by a local factory. A newspaper editor riffs on primary voting ethics and women’s suffrage in a Cedar Rapids note.
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Gambell
Ora Brown
Dexter
GG. ‘Gaass
Des ‘Moines
G. T. Hy Klein
Otley
Dan Hoogenaker
G. A. Visser
Bussey
Jake V. D. Rovaart
Des Moines
Pella
Ross Schakel
Omaha
F. M. Frush
Capital’ City
C. H. Sisson
Tama
Iowa
Central College
J. H. DeVries
H. J. Boland
South Dakota
Gladys Crisman
Frances Grundmann
H. D. Wormhoudt
A. J. Kuyper
W. H. VanderPloeg
Capital City
W. B. LaForce
Ottumwa
B. H. Langerak
Christina, Brom
Ritchie
Walter van Peursum
Melvin
J. M. Cox
Gilman
James Wylie
Frank Keables
Canning Company
Leona Vander Linden
China
S. F. Prouty
J. L. Warren
Milk versus whiskey fuss over a penny per quart
A Chicago debate flares over pricing a penny higher for a quart of milk while beer and whiskey costs draw no such protests. The piece notes Chicagoans routinely drink strong drinks cheaply and dilute with water, revealing attitudes toward beverage pricing.
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Chicago
Mothers Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children Remedy
Pleasing powder for feverishness teething and stomach disorders that regulate bowels. Used by mothers for 28 years andTrusted by druggists. Sample free by addressing Mother Gray Co Leroy N Y.
Tainted Dollar Finds Way to Church Offering
A grimy worn dollar passes through many hands from a poultry rancher to a fishmonger and bar tender. In a church sermon it is welcomed as a repentant token, symbolizing how sinners may seek grace. The speaker urges the ushers to accept it in good standing and fellowship.
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Grace and Mercy
Christ
all-Father
Isreal
Havilah
Whooping Cough Relief Story From Ohio Reader
Mrs Grimes of Crooksville Ohio recalls severe whooping cough in her daughter with lung hemorrhage. She praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as providing immediate relief and full recovery after two bottles. Available at Stubenrauchs Drug Store.
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Chamberlain
Grimes
Crooksville
Ohio
Stubenrauch
Robert's Apple Lesson Confused Interaction
A fragment shows a child named Bobby arguing about playing with Bill Jones, a cautious father, as he asks to try making him better. The text suggests family tension and a plea to allow social play amid uncertainty.
Apples and boys tied to bad company cautionary tale
A father hides a speckled apple among four good ones to teach his son a lesson about evil companions. After two weeks the plate again shows the bad center apple and a moral about how one bad influence can ruin several good ones. Bobby accepts the message and vows not to play with Bill Jones.
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Bobby
Robert
Bill Jones
Mr. Baker
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J. H. Kuyper & CO
Vander Linden’s
Pella Plumbing & Heating Co
Sherman Hedrick
Knoxville
Marie VanderWaal
R. VanderPloeg
W. C. Stonaker
Dennis
Sam Wilson
Httler
Swan
H. Dickey
The
Rolfe Arrow
Ioan
Cedar. Rapids
Republican
Penn May
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Tilly Koenen
Thuel Burnham
Hugo Kortschack
Charles W. Clark
Central Book Store
May Queen
Susie Edwards
Cardinal
Alfred Chener
Louis.f. Burnett
Gray’s Sweet
Bob Burdette
Jerry
Bee
Rube Brand
Joe Boyd
Lloyd Roach
Beneift OF
Athletic Assn
M. Vander Linden
Orient
Linden
Puritan Drug CO
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