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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
4
Nick Gesman, candidate for state representative in Marion County, tours the county with speakers and county candidates. The report says he made a strong impression, endorsed by women voters, and supporters claim he will bring integrity and public-spirited leadership to the state house if elected.
Gertrude Van Houweling directs the Girls Glee Club. Prof Woodford played violin solos in chapel last Thursday. Dr W R Strickland of Omaha attended Sunnyside Friday. Adelphian and Philo societies hosted new students with programs, meetings, and meals at Sunnyside and Plette homes. Miss Magdelene Kuyper gave a Junior piano recital. Mendelssohn, Chapin, and others featured. The Gospel Quartette, with college students, sang at First church. The bower bird of Australia builds a decorated bungalow nest and defends it from intruders.
John Droppers died at the home of Joe Vander Heuvel in the northwest part of town at 7:00 a m Monday October 23 1922 aged 85 years 6 months 23 days death due to old age. He leaves no relatives in this vicinity. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the home at 1 o'clock and at the Second Reformed church at 1 80 p m interment was at Oakwood cemetery.
Mrs. Tennis Bieshaar, aged 70, died at home 604 Main Street at 10 p m Sunday October 22 1922 after heart failure following illness. A widow who moved to Pella from Leighton three years ago she leaves several children. Funeral services were held at 1 pm at home and 130 pm at Third Reformed Church with interment in Oadwood Cemetery.
Mrs Kryn Versteeg died Friday at 6:00 a.m. at her Washington Street home aged 85 years 11 months 10 days. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the home. The remains were laid to rest at Oakwood.
The Inquisitive Person asks about Emersonian compensation and the Cynical Philosopher defines it as the doctrine that things are never as bad as they seem due to mitigating circumstances, noting compensation as the principle that even in misfortune you may receive a hospital ride from the ambulance that caused the accident.
Rock impressions of palm leaves were uncovered near Florissant Colorado along with the stem of an exogenous tree mined in a coal chunk at Leyden. Petrified tree stumps were found in the streets of Denver.
A Washington Star quote humorously critiques adults by saying they’d all be fine if grown ups were as truthful, kind, and polite as they expect children to be. The remark, spoken by Uncle BHben, highlights expectations placed on youth versus adult behavior.
Hubert Van der Broeck supervising pastry chef at the Hotel Statler in Buffalo shares a bran cookie recipe. Ingredients include brown sugar butter cinnamon raisins walnuts bran flour baking soda baking powder egg water. Mix cream sugar and butter add egg water soda and flour, fold in other ingredients, drop by teaspoonfuls and bake until done. Yield insufficient for thirty cookies.
Napoleon lauds Corneille not for the poetry but for good sense and deep knowledge of the human heart, calling him a model of profound policy and a potential prime minister in his era.
A newly erected automatic lighthouse along the English coast uses daylight to regulate its lamp. The lamp lights at evening as its fading light erodes and extinguishes at dawn by chemical action, marking a novel daytime operation.
First Christian Reformed Church outlines Lord's Day services with verses from Holland publishers and English notes on faith works. Second Reformed Church reports morning choir anthem Comes at Times a Stillness and a sermon Holy Ground with Simon Peter Restoration in the evening, plus Junior and Senior choirs and a Christian Endeavor topic A Saloonless World led by Lee Lautenbach.
The Baptist church announces that Professor J R Mulder will preach at both the morning and evening services, inviting the congregation to attend.
W Cole reports a large turnout for the weekly meeting led by Miss Graham. The talk on Responsiveness Initiative and Conviction from Acts 26 27 29 urged listeners to first listen then act, stressing taking the initial step toward the life they seek.
Conviction urges choosing the altogther step in all walks of life as Miss Graham wraps up her talk Irene Haan performs two solos My Task and Come Ye Blessed inviting girls to attend Monday afternoon meetings with promises of worthwhile content for attendees
Uncle Eben voices caution on self employment arguing that a man who becomes his own boss may end up treating himself rough as business and pleasure intertwine in his quest for independence.
A quoted passage discusses transforming ideals into tangible actions and inspirations for others, emphasizing that ideas must move from thought to practical use to be worthwhile. The excerpt reflects a motivational sentiment about making concepts real and shareable.
Parcel post service offered with prepaid return and guaranteed work. Special attention to ladies work. Contact Lon Fritch at 125 North Market Street, Oskaloosa Iowa.
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