Weekly Chats On The Farm From Peoria Visit
Mrs. Vander Hart reflects on home life and public schooling while listing farm visits in Peoria. Everett and Marinus Vander Hart discuss land values and Dutch heritage, with views on NRA, English use, and community schooling. Jacob Dunwoody emigrant memories and public school advocacy are noted alongside Fred Vander Schaaf's garage business and local social ties.
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Peoria
Everett Vander Hart
Marinus Vander Hart
Jake Dunwoody
Fred Vander Schaaf
Dahm Brothers
Louise
Vander Hart
Godert Vander Hart
Koen Stursma
Askaloosa
van der Hart
Holland
Sacob
Arnold
Jacob
Pella
Des Moines
W. H. Fowler
Scarshoro
Jacob Dunwoody
Blommers Il
America
Dunwoody
H. P. Klein
Robert de Wit
Glenn
Vander Schaaf
Jacob Stursma
Stursma
Shirley Maxine
Carl Edwin
Americanism and Drive Safety Highlight Highway Toll
A Washington leader column condemns reckless driving and the rise in highway deaths. It cites passing on curves, ignored signals, and high speeds as driving ills. compares toll to a Roman holiday death toll, urging motorists to accept responsibility and heed safety warnings. A light joke about a church hat follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lind
Washington
Saul in Damascus Lesson Paraphrase
International Sunday School Lesson presents Saul of Tarsus’ conversion on the road to Damascus with themes of breathing and living, journeying and stopping, inquiring and learning, sight and faith. It contrasts worldly life with true living, notes Saul’s encounter with Christ, and outlines how inquiry leads to revelation and spiritual sight.
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Saul
Damascus
Ruth Snyder
New York
Nebuchednezzar
Saul of
Tarsus
God
Heaven
Jesus
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Lord
Ananias
Saul Prayed and Found the Higher Life in Faith
A sermon sketch compares Saul’s spiritual awakening to modern prayer, noting his journey from prayer to sight, baptism, and healing. The speaker urges personal pursuit of the higher life through ongoing prayer and self-discipline.
Nearly 100 Men At Work On Lake Dam
The Oskaloosa Herald describes a busy Lake Dam project with 93 men operating a drag line, 15 dump wagons drawn by 45 horses, multiple trucks hauling dirt and sand from the Des Moines River, plus caterpillar machines with a gooseneck blade and a plow actively digging trenches.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Des Moines
Dam project near Oskaloosa builds Lake Keomah
The text describes work on a dam four miles east of Oskaloosa for Lake Keomah. Dirt flows from a seal pit to north storage piles as foundation work begins for a substantial artificial hill dam. Wells are being dug and cleaned to supply water for horses and later workers. A preacher’s remark on a cornet player in the church choir ends with a cautious heaven question.
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Oskalogsa
Keomah Lake
Seal Pit
Keomah
Keota
Iowa
Conrad
David Fisher
Pete Hubbs
Ellis Romine
David Winegardner
Wm. Nelson
Alva Heisdorffer
Frank Flanders
Roy White
Frank Stoutner
Security Bank
Alex Miller
H. H. Crenshaw
Andy Peterson
Washington
al Hayes
Fred Neuhart
Frank Vich
Route One
Patterson
Wellman
Ernest Crawford
Geo. Breitenbach
E. Marion Peterson
Monmouth
Illinois
Col
Faye L. Houtchens
Breitenbach & Dayton
Neighbor’s Mystery Hint Sparks Suspicion in Quiet Street
A fragment suggests neighbors question a man who lives nearby and worry about potential danger or wrongdoing. Local residents discuss rumors and seek clarity on the neighbor’s behavior while authorities monitor information.
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Roosevelt
Sea
Blue Sea
Monroe Theatre
Monroe, Iowa
Edgar Wallace
Merian C. Cooper
W. Bruce Cabot
Rob T. Armstrong
Faywray
RKO
David
Selznick
Ameutive
Aan
United Paint and Body Co
John
Wynberg
E. V. Good
Judas
RADIO
Buwalda Radio Shop
South Side Square
Jno
J. van Dyke
Vander Linden
Keokuk County
Washington, Iowa
Commercial Club
Kanotex
Star Dilco
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