Wood hauling active as local teams work toward Pella
Correspondence reports about twenty teams hauling wood to Pella and farmers visiting the town. It notes potato yields averaging twenty bushels per acre, a rental of the Carpenter farm by van der Marten of Bussey, and local movement including visits to Pella and Kellogg. Also mentions Wabash railroad survey work, sales of farms at fifty dollars per acre, and plans to attend a Christian Endeavor Convention in Galesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
van der Marten
Bussey
Fifield
C. de Waal
Wifield
Arie de Raad
Wabash Railroad
Harry Stevenson
S. van Hemert
Stevenson
Knoxville
Corr
Funeral notices and local updates in a Dutch town
The report notes Mrs. Jacob Sterrenberg at tending their nephew's funeral last Thursday. Rev J van der Mey attended the Classis of the Dutch Reformed church in Orange City on Monday. Macy Bros. of Lynnville bought the Sherman Elevator in town. they plan to start a new business. Al Sparks travels to Keokuk and St Louis for cancer treatment. The three month old son of Mr and Mrs Peter van Domselaar died of brain fever. services were held at Isaac Dunnick’s home and burial at Bethany cemetery. Local candy at the up to date drug store. A Canadian report about Gladstone’s handshake recall includes a Midlothian tour anecdote with a policeman helper and a humorous remark about the Prime Minister’s nails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. George
Kelloge
Walter Porter
Zeph Hafferty
Dice
Huigen
Gerrit Johnson
Warren Talbot
Pella
Neal Verheu
Newton
Colfax
David Sparks
Kansas
Geo Renaud
James Olrien
Galesburg
Christian Endeavor
W. J. Bryan
Macy Bros
Lynnville
Sherman
al Sparks
Keokuk
St. Louis
Goxk
Peter van Domselaar
Isaac Dunnick
Bethany
Canada
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
Mr. Gladstone
Midlothian
London Chronicle
Open Letter to Senator Wellington from Barranquilla Readers
American citizens in Barranquilla Colombia decry quotes attributed to Senator Wellington on the McKinley shooting. The open letter denounces the sentiment reported in the New York Sun and calls for accountability amid accusations of venom and malice from the Maryland senator. The signers include KE Pellet C Hoyer J H Duncan C P Yeatman John Bidlake Walter Scott Lee Alexander Sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Barranquilla
Columbia
Maryland
Czolgosz
McKinley
Senator Wellington
United States
South America
New York
Cumberland, Md
George L. ‘Wellington
Tornight
Welllington
KE. P. Pellet
C. Hoyer
J. H. Dunstan
C. P. Yeatman
John Bidlake
Walter Scott Lee
Alexander Sharp
Blood and Spirit Define Our Existence as We Thrive
The speaker asserts life centers on blood as the source of strength and identity, linking wealth of blood to vitality and decline to poverty. They emphasize that being and thriving depend on the blood’s richness, with no other measure of existence.
Fresh Health Boost From Cod Liver Oil Emulsion
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as the remedy to revive blood and energy. It claims to restore vigor in men, women, and children, promising a free sample and noting a price of one dollar at all druggists. The pitch highlights nutrition behind healthy blood and urges readers to request a sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Forree
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Resolutions Adorn McKinley Death at U S Citizens Meeting
At a Sept 22 United States citizens meeting presided by G W Calvig United States consul, resolutions expressed profound sorrow at President McKinley’s untimely death and extolled his public services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Freund
T. ‘Tl. Lovelace
FF. A. Lopez
Luis G. Pochet
H. L. Cobb
J.B. Dougherty
O. J. Dunning
United States
G. W. Calvig
McKinley
Superstition Trail Opens Halloween Issue of The Saturday Evening Post
A Halloween number issue features Owen Wister's powerful western tale Superstition Trail with illustrations by Remington, plus The Love Affairs of Patricia episode and a Holman F. Day poem The Night of the White Review. Day's ballad describes a Gloucester fishermen’s current weird tale and Kipling style influences are noted. Also reports a fierce Wrake University class fight leaving three injured as freshmen outnumber sophomores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe’en Magazine
Owen Wister
Remington
Hallowe’en
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
Patricia
Holman F. Day
Mr. Day
White Review
Gloucester
Mr. Kipling
General De Wet Reported Dead In Natal Dispatch
A Durban report notes military leaders fear General De Wet is dead or incapacitated from illness or wounds as letters from Pretoria recount harsh Boer conditions and a shell wound later worsened by dirty dressings. Prisoners claim varied death reports, while Piet de Villiers, captured near the Orang River colony, says he breakfasted with De Wet on the morning of his capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewet
Durban
Natal
de Wet
Pretoria
Piet de Villiers
Carnet
Orang River
The Moral of the Donkey and the Fox Tale
A donkey falls into a deep hole and refuses to call for help, believing the elephant should rescue him. Starving, he dies while the fox later remarks that animal souls may transmigrate into humans who cannot afford to advertise.
California Hop The Through Tourist Car Service
The Through Tourist car for California runs every Thursday via Chicago Great Western Railway on Santa Fe Route to Los Angeles. New Wide Vestibuled Tourist Cars are furnished and are personally conducted west of Kansas City. For rates and berth reservations apply to J. P. Etmer G. P. A. Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Chicago Great Western Railway
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Kansas City
J. P. Etmer
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake
Ft. Worth
el Paso
San Francisco
Earl Russell Freed From Jail After Bigamy Conviction
Earl Russell, convicted of bigamy for marrying Mollie Somerville in America and jailed three months in Holloway, was released this morning. He smoked his first cigar in three months. Countess Russell’s bid to make their divorce decree absolute will be heard on October 28, with a possible marriage to Mrs. Somerville several days afterward if granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Russell
America
Mollie Somerville
Holloway
London
Countess Russell
Earl
Young Hollander farmer sought to run 320 acre Buena Vista farm
A farm seeking a young Hollander preferred to manage 320 acres in Buena Vista county six miles from Storm Lake and near the new Milwaukee line station. The land is described as excellent. For info contact C. N. Cole in Pella or write Cyrenus Cole in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollander
Buena Vista County
Storm Lake
New Station
Milwaukee
Spencer
Iowa
C. N. Cole
Pella
Cyrenus Cole
Cedar Rapids
Cattle disease spares Henry county while South education rises
A serious hoof and mouth disease outbreak worries stock raisers as it spreads through Henry county and beyond. Meanwhile Southern education progress shines with large gifts to teachers and colleges, noting Peabody funds, Slater gifts, and major university endowments across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry County
England
New York State
South
Peabody Fund
Mississippi
Florida
John F. Slater
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Tulane
New Orleans
University of Texas
Washington and Lee
Virginia
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Sally
Bert Howell
War
Jacob Sterrenberg
J. van der Mey
Orange City
Scoville Heubinger
Cap
Gladstone
Wrake University
William Peck
Charles McVey
Charles Coffman
Eureka Harness Oil
Standard Oil CO
Pella Drain-Tile and Rick Co
VIA
Rock Island
John Sebastian
Linois
Iowa Central Railway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Mason City
Marshalltown
Grinnell
Oskaloosa
Albia
Moravia
Peoria
Centerville Pass
Centerville
K. C
Peoria Mail
Tizaa
Batty
G. P
T. A
Earl Russel
Vander Zyl Bros
Pella, Iowa
Elgin and Waltham
Boss
Fahy
A. Vanderzee, Watchmaker
Marion County
Chronicle
Pella Printing Company
A. H. Weber
Ooulist and
Aurist
Keables Dry Store
Gesman Bros
Bargain Coi
Monroe
Peoples Savings
Pella, Lowa
Tos. W. Cox
Propeies
C. & H. Reitveld
DR. N.A. Slo
South Side
East Market Square
Robes de la
Oneteenth St. New
Best
Couil
Angeles
Chicag
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