Obituaries from Richland and surrounding townships
Death notices report Mrs. John Toom passing at Lutheran Hospital Des Moines at 63 7 12 with funeral services in Oakwood cemetery and First Reformed church. Rachel Ryan dies of breast cancer after Mahaska Hospital care. Peter Splint dies in Pella at 80 7 12 with services at home and Second Reformed church.
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John Toom
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
First Reformed Church
Oakwood
M. E. Church
Peoria
C. D. Loose
New Sharon
Splint
Peter Splint
Pella
Second Reformed Church
First Reformed
Col lege Notes and Glee Club Party Recap
The article recalls Laurant the magician drawing a crowded crowd with lively humor at a Saturday Glee Club rehearsal and annual Horizontal Stag. It notes refreshments by Bauer, Boeyink, and Prof, a red frostings cake, Nagel’s inebriation moment, Kuyper's Junior Piano recital next Tuesday at 8 pm, and a 24 to 7 football score against Yale. It mentions a college chapel event on October 24 at 8 pm and Dr Hoffman preparing for a tour in November with new lantern slides. A big game is set for Friday at 3:00 pm with high pep.
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Bauer
Boeyink
Prof
Magdelene Kuyper
Dr. Hoffman
East
Pella Protests Stealing of Great White Way
Pella residents back Oska loosa efforts to block another cross state highway from using the Great White Way name and mark. The Pella Chamber of Commerce pledges representation at a Wednesday meeting with leaders including W. H. Fowler and Y. T. Van Niewaal guiding the delegation. Other towns plan to join the campaign to preserve the Great White Way against the Chicago Omaha highway association plans.
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Pella
Oskaloosa
A. Stoddard
Chamber of Commerce
Laurant Delights Pella audience with magic and impersonations
From the Central Ray report of a College Lecture course opening, Mr. Laurant wowed the Pella audience with feats of illusion and quick fashioning of scenes on stage. The impersonations drew the sharpest applause, echoing a promising start for the year’s program. Rehearsals are set for Monday and Saturday evenings, with the club planning entirely new songs for this season.
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Laurant
Ye Foto Shop
Central College Men's Glee Club Roster and Officers
The Central College Men s Glee Club lists First Tenor Frank Brower Sheldon IA Fred Van Doorninck Pella IA Jacob Sessler Applington IA Second Tenor Ralph Vander Pal Boyden IA Floyd Nagel Preston MN Henry Boeyink Sioux Center IA Baritone Harold Bauer Clara City MN Clarenes Denekas Meekin IL Ruben De Haan Pella IA Bass Geo Filkkema Prairie City IA Lee Lautenbach Pella IA Henry Walkotten Palla IA Pianist Nicholas Gosselink Pella IA Director George Francis Sadler At a brief meeting last Saturday officers were elected President George Flikkema Sec y and Treas Ralph Vander Pol
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Frank Brower
Sheldon
Iowa
Fred van Doorninck
Pella
Jacob Sessler
Applington
Ralph Vander Pal
Boyden
Floyd Nagel
Preston
Minn
Henry Boeyink
Sioux Center
Harold Bauer
Clara City
Clarenes Denekas
Meekin
Illinois
Ruben de Haan
Geo, Filkkema
Prairie City
Lee Lautenbach
Henry Walkotten
Palla
Nicholas Gosselink
George Francis Sadler
George Flikkema
Sec'y and Treas
Ralph Vander Pol
Stomach Relief Report From Red Cloud Patient
Dora Coleman of Red Cloud Nebraska reports neuralgia linked stomach trouble improved after taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Anurio Tablets. She says she regained faith in Dr. Pierce's methods and feels much better. Free medical advice offered by Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
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Red Cloud
Nebr
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Dora Coleman
John Barleycorn Reborn In A Spearing Toast
A poem retells the old folk figure John Barleycorn as a life force who returns after death and influences drinkers. It warns against using his blood to make hooch and urges moderation, portraying the mythic drink as both alluring and dangerous.
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John Barleycorn
John
Old John
Hooch
John is Here for You and for Me
A compact verse noting John’s presence for shared needs, excluding service for coffee, tea, or whiskey, while affirming suitability for simple chicken feed situations.
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John
Near East Relief Heard At College Chapel Service
Washington officials urge aid for Near East relief as hostilities renew. Rev Dear, head of relief work, outlines urgent needs of Armenian orphans and refugees with support from Russia and the United States, urging Americans to share food and resources.
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Washington, D. C
Near East
Dear
Russia
United States
Penn College Athletics and Awards Plan Activities
Central presents gifts for a heroic people as the Women's Athletic Association outlines plans for hiking tennis rhythmic and swimming classes next year. A new awards system favors good spirit over star status. President McGrew is ill in Richmond with a typhoid-like illness but expected to improve and move to Oskaloosa by month’s end. Penn defeats Still College of Osteopathy 3 to 0. Carbon paper and second sheets advertised at the Chronicle office.
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Penn
Women’s Athletic Association
McGrew
Richmond
Indiana
Oskaloosa
Still College of Osteopathy
Millions Point Way to Health and Happiness
An advertisement extols Tanlac as the world’s most celebrated tonic medicine. It claims the drink restores health and energy, improves digestion, enhances mood, and brings robust vitality, urging readers to buy from a local druggist and start feeling better immediately.
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Tanlac
Taniac
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Simpson
Yale
Continental
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Lyceum
Central College Men’s Glee Club
Household of Faith
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Chronicle
Sora
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Star Auto CO
Ford
Lincoln
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