Letta Van Maanen Visits Friend at Pella
Miss Letta Van Maanen spent Sunday with her friend Jennie Vander Ploeg at Pella. Ebenezer Reformed church dedication services set for Tuesday October 21 with afternoon and evening services. Angeline VanZante at Pela High School and Peter Van Zante at Penn College visited Herman VanZante’s home. Bertha Herney improving. Yelte DeJong bought M DeReus property for 2300. Prize winners at Mahaska Fall Festival include A E Price S S DeCook and Howard Butler. John Brack and wife visited Kanawha to meet their new grandchild.
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Letta van Maanen
Jennie Vander Ploeg
Pella
New Ebenezer Reformed Church
Angeline VanZante
Pela High School
Peter van Zante
Penn College
Herman VanZante
Bertha Herney
Yelte DeJong
M. DeReus
Mahaska
A. E. Price
8. S. DeCook
Howard Butler
Otley Births and Community Notices 1913
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Essen on Tuesday the 7th. Various neighbors and relatives mentioned visiting and local movements, including D. VanderKolk and Charlie touring Des Moines, and families moving or attending sales. A county short course and home-week events are planned in Knoxville with premiums, speakers, and exhibitions, plus safety reminders about fire and gas usage.
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Robert van Essen
VanEssen
van Essen
Jacob Hiemstra
Monroe
J. B. Vriezelaar
Ter Martha
Wm. J. Honnolds
Reasner
Honnold
Andy Elesloo
Kansas City
Ryan VanDyke
Otley
J. B. Zriezelaar
Oskaloosa
D. VanderKolk
Charlie
Des Moines
D. Fenstra
Bertha
C. Norris
Cecil
Missouri
Jerry
Eddyville
John
Mikie
Chicago
Knoxville
Frank Walker
McDuf
Livingston
Neal Huisman
Prairie City
Legal Notice Proof of Will Marion County Iowa
Notice filed in the Clerk of the District Court office Marion County Iowa that Paules Banstra deceased has a last will and testament on file. It will be heard at the December term 1918 on December 2 1918. All interested may appear. Clerk, Knoxville Iowa October 8 1913.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Paules Banstra
Public fire safety warnings to be posted in post offices
The U S government partners with civic groups to educate on handling combustibles and has modified a recent Post Office ruling banning notices in lobby areas. Warnings framed for display will soon appear in post offices nationwide, with local oversight by Mr. W P Cook.
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United States
Post Office Department
W .W .Cook
Pianos on Installment Plan Provokes Frightful Visit
A man with a pitch from a New York paper returns to a house after a curt refusal. The housewife greets him, leads him to a dim hall and a locked room where five children howl loudly. After an hour she calmly offers to listen, but the visitor leaves before she finishes.
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New York Mail
On What Happiness Depends
A reflection on how happiness hinges on how others treat you and your own conduct toward others. It argues that daily pleasure or misery comes from interactions at home, work, with friends, and through what you receive in letters and services. You largely control how much happiness your days bring.
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George
Merriam
The Beautiful Lyre Bird Sings in Australian Woods
The lyre bird, the largest and finest songbird, lives in Australia where its song echoes morning and evening with greater frequency in winter. Its tail forms an elegant lyre shape and it can imitate many sounds including saws, crowing cocks, clucking hens, barking dogs, and cat mews.
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Australia
Causes of Cancer Arising From Constant Irritation
A cancer hospital physician states that constant irritation from warts, torn edges, or unaddressed tears can initiate cancer. He adds that internal injuries or sharp tooth edges may cause cancerous growths, noting the vitality and growth power of cancer tissue. The Globe-Democrat reports a mouse carrying cancer cells from thirteen years ago in a laboratory.
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But. Louis
Yeoman Ideal Described in English Tradition
The English Yeoman argues that a true yeoman is a man who cultivates his own freehold and farms his own land. He is independent, not servile to any master, and may stand with pride beside the squire.
Opportunity to join motion picture authors association
A provocative recruitment appeal promises life changing earnings through a cooperative motion picture authors group based in Los Angeles. It touts easy, lucrative work with no employer and urges readers to request details by mail, calling for immediate action and stressing limited membership.
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Los Angeles
California
Dorset Yeoman Remembered In London Globe Lines
A Dorset yeoman praised as one of the finest men by the London Globe, noting his family’s three centuries of farming the same land and his pride in England’s title. The passage reflects deep local ties and respect for ancestral landholding.
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England
London Globe
The Boy and the Bee from London Punch
A Bee Master instructs a pupil on how bees extract stings by turning the bee, noting the sting is spirally barbed. The pupil questions the method asking which way to unscrew, while the exchange underscores practical bee-handling knowledge.
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London
Music Without Sound Echoes On Artistic Reproduction
Quote by P. Hiller contrasts the difficulty of learning musical notation with poetry, arguing that music’s need for performance reproduction hinders its wide popularity and accessibility compared to Schiller’s poems.
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Beethoven
Schiller
P. Hiller
Inclined but Declined Matrimony Tale
A brief overheard exchange cites Miss A noting Mr Homeleigh’s matrimonial incline, and Miss B remarking he has been declined eighty times yet remains undeterred, according to the Boston Transcript.
Paradoxical remark in Boston Transcript cartoon
A brief dialogue shows Willie warning about a hoisted safe down the street while Mamma jokes about safety, reflecting local humor in a Boston Transcript feature. The exchange captures a playful street scene with a parental quip on walking safely near a raised object.
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Willie
Mamma
Boston Transcript
Life Is Too Short to Dwell on Failures
A concise motivational note urges moving past setbacks to pursue new success, emphasizing persistence and forward momentum.
No. 7 House Stole Silver, Maid Confesses
A brief courtroom exchange reveals a maid admitted thieves entered a street residence last night and stole all the silver. The mistress scolds the carelessness and learns the crime occurred at No 7, the home she occupies.
Always Too Late
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune features a character blamed for a hasty investment. The other voice teases that better judgment arrives too late, after the fool is already made. The quip captures a restless investor’s remorse in compact comic form.
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Chicago Tribune
He'll Get the Time Though Funerals Mentioned in Answer
An infirm old man resents discussions of others funerals and insists he will barely manage his own. The remark appears in a London Answers snippet quoted in the source.
Odd Case of Ball Ejection Sparks Rage
A Baltimore American item reports a man ejected from the ball game reacted with intense anger, then surprised by his continued fervor after authorities subdued him. The brief notes the unusual sequence and public reaction.
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Balt
Japanese Food Boxes in US Army Reported Shortage
An officer of the United States Army laments Japanese dishes failing to satisfy American cravings. Bento boxes sold at main railroad stations cost 7% cents, with tea sets for 2 cents. Contents include prawn fish, chicken, rice, preserved ginger, Johnnycake, omelette, mushrooms, radish slices, glazed beans, pickles, tripe, chestnut, licorice. The bento is eye catching, garnished in green, and varies by locality.
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United States Army
New York Mail
Yorkminster East Window Described as World’s Finest
The Yorkminster east window is the largest in England except Gloucester cathedral, seventy five by thirty five feet, with 200 compartments depicting sacred history. Each pane is three feet square, figures two feet four inches high, and the upper tracery is rich. John Thornton of Coventry began it in 1405. he glazed all parts with his own hands and earned 4 shillings weekly for three years plus £10 on completion.
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Yorkminster
England
Gloucester
John Thornton
Coventry
London Graphic
When Photography Was New
An anecdote describes early photography with wet plates needing eight to nine minutes between cap removal and immobility. A sitter moves briefly during exposure. the photographer returns to a blank plate. The sitter laughs and says the blur happened from a brief run to shave.
Fragmentary sighting quoted in Minneapolis Journal
A brief, unclear note recalls a drunken man and a one minute window of action, then the observer sat down again, as reported in the Minneapolis Journal.
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Minneapolis Journal
Baldness Causes and Cures Cited by Dr. Guelpa
The New York World cites Dr. Guelpa of Paris saying men go bald more often than women due to heavy hats and short hair. He likens the scalp to soil and hair to vegetation, warning neglect harms roots and growth. He notes hat pressure reduces scalp blood flow and that cold weather stiffens oils that feed hair roots.
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Guelpa
Paris
New York World
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John Brack
Kanawha
Tice
Wm. A. Vrezelaar
Marie
M. van Haaften
Josh Willey
Seevers
Sunday
Flora VanderPloeg
H. O. Osborn
Denison
Osborn
G.L. Minear
Joe Wing
Breeders’ Gazette
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Hampshire Hogs
Sully
Hampshire Boars
Tice Bros
McMurray & Sons
American Association of Photoplay Authors
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