Pella Pioneer Remembers Tulip Time and Pella Roots
C M Moore recalls Pella history and Tulip Time as he praises The Pella Chronicle and reflects on Hollanders in Iowa. He notes family ties, early printing days, Buffalo Bill’s grave photos, and the 1847 Dutch settlement in Marion County, tying Tulip Time to a global identity for Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Good
Nor. Keubles Scholte
K James
Avis Talbot
Keubles
B. F
Sara Scholte Keables
Nor’ Scholte
Kate
Beard
William Talbot
Isabel
Marrith William Talbot
James Keables
Bear
Los Angele
Henry Talbot
Des Moines
W. W. Talbot
Pella
California
Hazel
W. Talbot
William Jr
M Town
Iowa
Seth
Centerville
Kansas
James
Avis Keables
William
Marcus
Specife
Pella Chronicle
Chronicle
Keokuk
Dex Moines Valley Railroad
Rock Island
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Nora Scholte
The
Buffalo Bill
Lookout Mountain
America
Marion County
Macedonia
Elma
Grays Harbor
Washington
Poem Fragile Faith and Peace in a Simple Life
A short verse reflects on growing from a girlhood to quiet maturity. It speaks of peace, the love given by God, and readiness to answer the Master’s call at life’s end, ending with the name Moore as signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloe
Moore
Social Security Account Numbers Mediation Policy
The Town unemployment compensation commission urges all workers to mediate social security account numbers at local post offices. Workers under 65 may apply through a labor union or employer. The act allows openings under provisions of the unemployment insurance act and estimates 258000 Iowa workers to file. Quarterly payments of 2 percent payroll tax have been collected, with May 15 as a key deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town
Iowa
Hollanders in Marion County Provide Good Schools
A speech on Tulip Time School Day honors Dutch settlers led by Rev. Scholte and Rev. Post. The talk praises public schools, the 3 R's, and discipline, noting Marion County’s rural schools’ progress, teacher training, and infrastructure improvements while citing Pella, Central College, and local heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollanders
Marion County
Dent
Schow Ky
New
Holland
Baltimore
Maryland
St. Louis
Dominic Scholte
M. J. Post
Iowa
Messenger of God
United States
Fairfield
Towa
Scholte
Post
Des Moines
Skunk
Pella
Thessalonians
Central College
Presa
Henry P. Scholle
Uni
Mtr
Great Soap Company Keeps Step With Rising Washer Sales
Sales data show 1,729,135 washing machines sold last year, up nearly 300,000 from the year prior. Rinso touts a new formula promising 25 to 60 percent more suds and whiter, safer clothes, endorsed by experts and washer manufacturers aiming to drive continued demand in a market expected to top two million units this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Soap Company
Rinso
Ringo
Makera
Spread from Marion County Northeast Reaches Wider Area
A report notes initial emergence in the northeastern part of Marion County and gradual spread to adjoining regions. The timeline and specific locations beyond the county line are not provided in the available text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Reading Roundup of 1920s Books and Tales in Review
Field Museum collaboration with Malvina Hoffman is noted alongside summaries of several novels. Heads and Tales by Hoffman explores global expeditions and fame while The Lost Wagon Trail by Zane Grey recounts a brigand era and a doomed wagon train. Other titles include Live Alone and Like It by Tillis, Wippoorwill, and Love Beware by Knevels, with plot glimpses of romance, social constraints, and family struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvina Hoffman
Field Museum of Chicago
Hall of Man
M. Hoffman
Tal
Grace Livingston Hill
Zane Grey
Missouri
Stephen Latch
Tillis
Ty Amy
Hot Hatch
Jane Morton
Finmy Hadyard
Beause
Jimmy
Lane
Dane
Jaime
Knevels
Sally Hamilton
Two Keys to a Cabin and Other Tales
A selection of era fiction featuring Gabriella Graham and Todd Janeway in a charming romance, plus a suspenseful tale around Shirley Dale and a perilous plot. Buckaroo presents a bold cattle-ranger showdown, while Horse and Buggy blends humor with 1890s social flutter as Lettie Bronson stirs a small town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larrimore
Gabriella Graham
Todd Janeway
John Houghton
Gabriella
Wentworth
Tim
Shirley Dale
Anthony Leigh
Shiri
Anthony
Cunningham
Stett
Culebra
Tandy
Texas Rangers
Partridge
Lettie Bronson
Lettie
Ben Robert Brewster
Laura
Brisas
FALLOW GROUND Portrait of Janice Penfield in War Time
Reed presents Janice Penfield a country girl who dreams of college music and travel. Her kindly doctor father struggles with payment while Janice balances home duties and love for Brent Dorian the sculptor. War and illness test their hope, but happiness endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Janice Penfield
Janice
Brent Dorian
Brent
Tulip Time Aftermath and the Sure Cure For Wooden Shoes
Martin Paardekooper coins a Dutch English blend during Tulip Time, presenting a display of balms and cures from blisters to callouses. The article notes varied aging, with some growing old gracefully and others disgracefully, in a period voice suitable to a local feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Pardekooper
Paardekooper
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Robert St. Clair
Igh School
Heerema
Peive
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Library Notes
George Francis Sadler
Broadway
John W
Vander Linden
Chronicle Motion Picture Cooking School
Penneys
Ninely
Heerema Drug Co
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