Letters From Pella Soldiers Describe France Tour and Front Plans
Cornelius Kool of the Med. Dept. 404 Telegraph Bn. A.E.F. recalls bicycle pursuit of a Cadillac, chateau visits with Prof. Emerson of Kansas Agricultural College, billeted in a city of 19 600 years, tours of ancient castles, and plans to head to the front this winter. Tracey Beyers in the unit received a Booster.
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Prof. Emerson
Kansas Agricultural College
France
Pella
Paris
Tracey Beyers
Perry man Harry Dugan for District Judge on ballot
Harry H. Dugan of Perry Dallas County is a candidate for District Judge listed on the Nonpartisan Judicial Ticket. The senior partner of Dugan and Dugan carried Dallas County by a large majority in the primary and is among the top three. Three judges are to be elected with voting set for October 23 to 30.
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Dugan & Dugan
Dallas County
Just for Fun Navy Salute and Film Farm Banter
A newly commissioned ensign makes a jackie salute fifty times for neglecting to salute, then an old navy officer plans to return the salutes. A film department photographer meets a farmer and they joke about life and war news, with casual banter about Mike Brady and General Persting amid light gossip.
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Jackie
Jad
Mike
Sare
Obituary notices from Pella area 1918 Spanish influenza deaths
John Groenewoud 35 dies at south Pella home October 18 1918 from influenza and pneumonia amid family illness. He was unmarried, quiet, hard worker. Brother Casey perished on the 14th. Oakwood cemetery burial. Van Rees. Little Nellie May Van Rees dies at 3 years 4 months near Barnes City Indiana from influenza. Parents Mr and Mrs Ed Van Rees and siblings mourn. Funeral was held with pastor E Rhodes leading. burial Barnes City cemetery. Community offers condolences. flowers sent.
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van Rees
Nellie May
Ed van Rees
Barnes City
Bermon
Rhodes
Armstrong
Deaths in 1918 influenza era near Pella and Camp Dodge
Gilber t Van Maanen 24 of Leighton died of Spanish influenza at Camp Dodge on Oct 18 1918. His body was shipped to Pella for burial at Van Damselaar cemetery with services by Rev J Vande Kieft. Herman Van Lint 29 died at Camp Riley Kansas on Oct 20 of Spanish influenza. buried in Pella after funeral at his parents home. The Tysseling family extends thanks for support, flowers, and tribute.
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Gilbert van Maanen
B. van Maanen
Leighton
Camp Dodge
Pella
van Damselaar
J. Vande Kieft
Card of Thanks for kindness after bereavement
Mr and Mrs Groenewoud and children express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness sympathy and flowers following a recent bereavement.
Buwalda Family Thanks Neighbors for Sympathy and Flowers
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buwalda and children express gratitude to neighbors and friends for assistance and expressions of sympathy during their recent bereavement and especially for floral gifts.
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Henry
Arie Tysseling
Peter Buwalda
Prices Soar in London Whisky and Vermouth Costs Rise
London prices for whisky and spirits push saloon profits down as wine costs spike. A glass of port climbs from cents to 24 cents, vermouth ranges up to 24 cents or 86 cents in West End spots, and vermouth per litre jumps from 40 cents to 1.80 dollars. Inferior French vermouth reaches 2 dollars per bottle, with other wines doubling or tripling prewar levels. A fragmented report notes a minister's wife warning him before a funeral about standing with a bare head.
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London
Mystery- Cleared By Pauline D. D. Edwards iCo
Frank Moore pursues a marriage against his father, only to learn Ruth Gordon is Mary Poole, daughter of the late George Poole. A car crash and a hospital scare expose the truth, leading to a family reconciliation and consent to marriage once the real heir is revealed.
If I Were a Girl Again Reflects Women’s Regrets and Hopes
A sewing circle shares candid reflections on what each woman would change if she could be a girl again. Topics range from mothering, self support, Sunday school, studying, writing letters, sewing, chastity, and friendships, revealing desires for discipline, faith, and personal growth.
If I could be a girl again I would read the best books
A sequence of voices speaks on growing up and learning life. A distant speaker wishes to read and study the Bible more while another young woman pleads to stay fresh and unaged, blooming as God gave sunshine and rain. The fragment also notes John Billings claiming honesty because jail life did not agree with him.
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Cornelius Kool
Med
Telegraph
A. E. FP
Harry
Dugan
Perry
Iowa
Bragg
Bob
Gordion
E. Rhodes
R. Groenewoud
Raluy
John
iCo
Pauline D. D. Edwards
Talem
Frank
Frank Golding
George Moore
Brookline
Ruth Gordon
Miss Gordon
Mary Poole
Mr. Poole
Mr. Moore
Boston
Sero
Ruth
Mary
Poole
Gordon
John Billings
Pella Produce CO
West Side Square
Poland
China
Farrow
Mark. Shaw
Monroe, Iowa
Wolf
Soc
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy, DL
Vander Linden
Marion County
Des Moines
Evening Tribune
Alwo
New York World
Tribune
Des Molo
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