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Pella and Osksaboosa letters mix with wind wisdom visit notes
A lengthy, fragmentary mix from Pella and Osksaloosa area letters and visits lists several names and towns. It notes Mrs. G B Ver Steeg visiting relatives Monday and many neighbors from Des Moines to Des Moines trips, plus farm and home details. The passage ends with a reader’s line about wind, seeds, and practical knowledge, promoting Vander Linden's Bazar.
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Oskaloost
Iowa
Dick van Zante
Chicago
G. B. Ver Steeg
Movnes
Alexis
da, Vries
Jene John Weyers
J. Hel
M. Bottort
Hedrick
Ed Vander Linden
Marshalltown
John'Dunn
Little Son
Central Cuty
Pella
Monroe
Hendershott
Dunn
James Doedyas
Omahs
San Juan
Texas
Doedyns
G.hospers
John Heerema
Leighton
John Ewing
Tom Oriot
Des Moines
T. Smorenburg
Hol Piette
Nancy Pippel
Oskaloosa
Grant Green
Sun
Joe Helt
I. J. Beerends
A. Ty: Klein
Z. H. Klein
Bonnie
Osksboss