Local News Notes from Pella and Surroundings
Edmund Mair of Davenport visited relatives in Pella this week. Various residents traveled to nearby towns, visited relatives, or attended church events. A religious campaign in Des Moines drew large crowds, with a Sunday services tally of 3100 in attendance and substantial funds raised. multiple local notices promote sales, ads, and community happenings across Marion County.
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Edmund Mair
Davenport
Pella
Betty
New Sharon
Blommer
Chris LeCoca
Kate Smorenburg
John Ewing
Des Moines
Nellie Townsend
Will Messmaker
D. O. Thomas
Friends
Leighton
H. P. VanderMeulen
Monroe
G. A. VanderMeulen
Gerrit van Wyk
Prairie City
P. J. Platt
Marion Myers
Sioux County
Hollander
Cole
Sally
Oskaloosa
Oscar Holdsworth
Herman Koostra
Congregational Church
Bertha Talbot
Kelloge
Marion
Emerson Sherman
Laurel
Henry Losquet
W. W. Smith
Carpenters
Newton
Dickie Brooksford
Pete Welle
Lynnville
Will Miller
Will
Gertrude VanderWaal
John Eldredge
Public Sale At Cordova Farm November 18 1914
Albert Colyn presides at a public sale four miles north east of Cordova, near Otley. Catalog lists 11 horses, 24 cattle, two dozen Rhode Island Red roosters, four dozen chickens, popcorn, and farm machinery. Credit terms run to November 1, 1915 with 6 percent interest, or 8 percent if overdue. cash discount of 2 percent. Auctioneers N Boland and Wm. Livingston conduct proceedings. Lunch provided on the ground.
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Cordova
Pella
Otley
Jersey
Rhode Island
October Library Report Details Issued Books and Circulation
The October library report lists issued books, days open, average daily circulation, and peak and low daily circulations. It records adult fiction share, Holland books circulated, periodicals, new readers, and books repaired.
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Holland
Keep Still and Silence as Strength in Turmoil
A reflection on restraint and patience advising to wait for calm before speaking. Emphasizes that silence can be powerful, comparing it to a regiment ordered to stand still in battle. Concludes with a note about Home and School for November.
Sunday Meetings Rally in Des Moines Campaign Grows
The revival effort led by Evangelist Sunday kicked off last Sunday in Des Moines. Strong publicity and court battles over the tabernacle site boosted awareness, with Des Moines newspapers dedicating wide coverage. The movement is expected to extend influence across the state as churches respond.
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Evangelist Sunday
Des Moines
Tabernacle
Weather Report for Week Ending November 2 1914
John H VerSteeg cooperative observer reports weekly Weather Bureau data for the period ending November 2 1914. Observations cover temperature precipitation and atmospheric conditions compiled by the U S Department of AgricultureWeather Bureau.
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John H. VerSteeg
Weather Bureau
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Dueling Prime Ministers in British History
John Wilson Croker noted in 1841 that six prime ministers fought duels in the prior century: Pulteney, Shelburne, Pitt, Fox, Canning, and the Duke of Wellington, with Peel twice challenging and Castle Reagh near a first minister. The custom has waned and the Lords now have few who have fought.
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Mii
John Wilson Croker
Pulteney
Lord Bath
Lord Shelburne
Pitt
Fox
Canning
Duke of Wellington
Peel
Castlereagh
House of Lords
London Standard
Kansas In Rime. A tribute to the state’s bounty and people
The Kansas City Republic extols Kansas fields and sunsets, praising wheat corn rye and hops, pork and steer, zephyrs and atmosphere. It lauds sermons and jokes while affirming affection for Kansas kind of folks.
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Kansas
Too Much Decoration
Mr. Smith walks with his son Bobby and Mr. Brown an architect as they critique new buildings. Bobby notices a spotted dog and scorns it saying it has too much work on it.
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Mr. Smith
Bobby
Mr. Brown
Rheumatism Shifts Location Yields Small Rest
A Philadelphia Record quip notes a rheumatism sufferer saying the pain has not disappeared but shifted to a new place, offering a small measure of relief. A German proverb about betterment accompanies the snippet.
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Philadelphia
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John Blommers
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Herman Bogaard
Central College
J. L. Warren
Lizzie Hamilton
G. Thomassen
Minnie Vanden Berg
John Vander Zyl
Paul Synhorst
W. J. Coulston
The
Baptist Church
Della
Coulston
P. Dingeman
Delta
G. A. VanZante
Roy McIntire
Iowa
Sunday
Eastman
Stubenbaugh's Drug Store
Kuppenheimer
Wormhoudt’s
J. H. Kuyper & Co
Albert Colyn
N. Boland
Wm. Livingston
the Weather Report
Mr. Edison
Puritan’ Drug Co
Heereman and Werder Linden
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