Influence of Holland Settlers in America Highlighted
The Pella Library Association met at the Nollen home with large attendance. A feature was C Rhynsburger's article on Dutch influence in America, detailing Hudson's voyage, Fort Orange, and the 1618 conference with the five nations, and arguing Dutch origins of civil and religious liberty in contrast to Louis XIV. The program also noted local ads for De Witts Witch Hazel Salve and medical services by Dr Luella Shaw Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Rhynsburger
America
Rhynsburger
Pella Library Association
Holland
New York
Atlantic
Canada
Louisiana
France
Mississippi
Ohio Company
Five Nations
Hendrik Hudson
Manhattan Island
Fort Orange
Albany
Jacob Elkins
Louis XIV
John Fisk
Central College hires Prof Jay A Lapham as principal
Osage Iowa educator Prof Jay A Lapham with sixteen years teaching experience and former county superintendent of Chickasaw and Mitchell counties becomes principal of Central College Normal and Commercial departments. Ex State Superintendent Barrett calls him one of Iowa's finest normal teachers and a great addition to southern Iowa education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Jay A. Lapham
Osage
Iowa
Lapham
Chickasaw
Mitchell
Barrett
Entertaining Made Easy and Related Booklets Offer Guidance
An advertisement promotes Entertaining Made Easy with decorations games and 33 guessing selections plus What to Serve and How to Prepare It featuring 198 recipes for sandwiches salads cakes drinks and toasts. Also offers free paper flower booklet on request from Home Entertainment Bureau Chicago with pricing 2 50 and postal details. A Chicago Life and Health note quotes Gen Miles on meat adulteration highlighting public concern about food safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Entertainment Bureau
N. Trumbull Avenue
Chicago
Rotten eggs used in biscuits and embalmed fish sold
A speaker discusses the practice of deodorizing rotten eggs for biscuit production and notes embalmed fish are widely sold in cities. He cites Gen Miles and the beef trust, urges widespread readership of Our Dumb Animals from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the American Humane Society, recommending a specimen copy from 19 Milk Street, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Beef Trust
Geo. T. Angell
Massachussetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
The
American Humane Society
American Band of Mercy
Ita
Milk Street
Boston
Thanksgiving Day Closures by City Business People 1906
The undersigned business community of Palla pledge to close all establishments on Thanksgiving Day November 20, 1906. Signatories include Slob Bros. & Co., Ver Steeg Bros., Sybenga, DaBrugo & Bro., Vander Ploeg firms, Van Spanckeren's Store, Ig, F. Cole, De Vries, Vanderzee, Sterrenburg, Cole families, and numerous local merchants and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palla
Slob Bros. & Co
Steeg Bros
Sybenga
A. W. DaBrugo & Bro
John Vander Ploeg van Spanckeren
F. Cole M. de Vries
A. Vanderzee J. Sterrenburg
B. M. Cole
Prima
Hall's Catarrh Cure testimony from 1886 affidavit
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co., swore that the Toledo firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The advertisement claims the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available and a 750 price shown, followed by generic pill recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonxupo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Hall
A. D
Smat
Novary
Pyah
Kricheney:& Co
Swiss guest Miss Page at John Nollen home in Pella
Miss Myra Page of Zurich is visiting Pella as a guest at Prof. John Nollen's home following his Barrington Rhode Island wedding. She toured the east with the Nollen family, praising American scenery but declaring Switzerland's landscapes more picturesque than Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Page
Zurich
Switzerland
America
John Nollen
Barrington
Rhode Island
Miss Page
Nollen
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Boston
White Mountains
Niagara Falls
Pella
Made Happy for Life in St Albans Boy Wins Relief
SC Blair, superintendent, joyfully reports his daughter healed from St Vitus Dance after failing therapies. Three bottles of Electric Bitters at Langerak's drug store cure nervous ailments, debility, female weaknesses, malarial weakness, and impoverished blood. Price five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SC Blair
St Albans
W. Va
Langerak’s
Administrator's Sale of Samter & Son Goods in Knoxville Iowa
Court ordered sale in Knoxville Marion county Iowa following the death of George Samter senior. Clothing caps gloves and mittens will be sold at cost or less to settle the estate with cash one price. Sale starts Tuesday November 27 at 9 a m on the west side of the square under a large sign. Gabriel H Samter administrator requests all debts to be settled by January 1 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Samter
Samter
Knoxville
Ba.m. Weat Aide
Square
Gabriel H. Santer
Samter & Son
Gabriel H. Samter
Harvey From the News Red Lewis Visits Pella Friday
A fragmentary note reports Red Lewis visiting Pella on Friday while Mr. Stewart drove there on Saturday. Eva Dennis from Knoxville appears in the stream of brief items alongside mentions of Andrew Morgan packing his effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lewis
Pella
Mr. Stewart
Eva Dennis
Knoxville
Hotel Lacey staffer moves to new Arizona farm
In Oskaloosa, J. M. Elerick sold his drug stock to Mr. Graves and closed operations on Tuesday. Elerick and his daughters Georgia and Hazel plan to move to Phoenix to a farm in Arizona irrigated district. The family, well liked by many, leaves with warm wishes. Graves arrives in Harvey from Ottumwa and is welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Elerick
Graves
Mr. Elerick
Georgia
Hazel
Phoenix
Arizona
Harvey
Ottumwa
Digestive Aid Kodol Promises Fast Relief
The ad promotes resting the stomach and using Kodol to digest food, claiming a teaspoonful can digest 3,000 grains. It says the product relieves indigestion, sour stomach, flatulence, heart palpitations, and dyspepsia, made under the Pure Food and Drug Law and sold by H. M. Langerak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Langerak
Pleasing to Beth Porter in the portor car
A fussy lady requests a window be opened while another unveils a cold, snappy debate aboard the car. The porter stands between two opposing voices as tensions rise over comfort and safety in the confined space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Portor
John P White Declines Reelection as UMW of Iowa Leader
John P White, ten-year president of the United Mine Workers of Iowa, announces he will not seek another term. His decision is met with regret among union members who praise his effective leadership during his incumbency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. White
United Mine Workers of Iowa
White
Elderly man in Durham breaks leg after ice slip
Henry Armstrong, about 60, living near Durham, fell Tuesday evening while returning from the post office. He broke his right leg, was alone at the time, and a neighbor found him shortly after and helped him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Armstrong
Durham
Mr. Armstrng
Farmer Waldo Hill reports strong corn yield per acre
Waldo Hill, a Poweshiek county farmer, reports about 4 bushels per acre on 17 acres of old blue grass sod. He measured and weighed the corn, showing 90 bushels and 15 pounds per acre. The New Sharon Star notes this as a pretty good record and invites other local farmers near Pella to share their yields as corn picking winds down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New Sharon Star
Waldo Hill
Poweshiek County
Pella
Ottumwa capitalists transfer Oskaloosa plant to railroad board
In Oskaloosa last Thursday Ottumwa businessmen transferred the Oskaloosa Light Heat Power and Traction Co plant to the board of directors of the Oska loosa and Buxton Railroad Co. The stockholders are Oskaloosa business men organized to build the interurban. Ottumwa delegates were Calvin Manning Major Mahon J W Garner and J B Sax. The payment was completed and receipts passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa Light, Heat, Power & Traction Co
Oskaloosa & Buxton Railroad
Oskaloosa & Buxton
Calvin Manning
Major Mahon
J. W. ‘Garner
J.B. Sax
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Lane
Bank Pella
McGibbon
de Witt
DeWitt's
H.M. Langerak
National Bank
Pella National Bank T
U.S
Pella City
Cates
Legal Tender
U. S
Stan
Peaneenseoe
State of
Marion
H. P. Scholte
H. P, Scholte
John Nollen P
Bousquet R
Beard
J. H. van Viiet
Nelson A.’ Miles
United States
Ass Pee H. Kuyper & Son
Vanden Osver & Vanden Berg
A. P. de Reus
Frank DaReus
John Hollebrands
G. A. Vandermeulen & Co
Faassen & den Adel Co
L. Stegeman
A. N. Vander Linden
Boat J. P. Klein & Co
Donaldson & Brimmer Jno, D. Gaass
D. Vanderpol
M. Vander Linden
EF. D. Stubenrauch Langerak
Keables
Boorda J. Ten Hagen G
Thomassen GL. Wielaard H. D. Wormhoudt F
I. LeCosq
O. N. Cole
B. Gant, U
Express
Wm. M. Kruger
DeWitt
Administrator's Sale
Andrew
Morgan
Hotel Lacey
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