Central College Gymnasium Dedication Delayed Recovery
The new gym at Central College, funded by a Pella chamber effort and war-time constraints, faced pledge collection issues until a June appeal by President Hoffman revived support. Donations from churches, the Domestic Missions board, and a New York donor enabled resumed construction, with the gym and bathrooms in use and the chapel and music spaces pending final completion.
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Central
Chamber of Commerce
Hoffman
Pella
General Synod of the Reformed Church
Board of Domestic Missions
Finley J. Shepard
New York City
Handbags of Long Ago in Byzantium Court
Byzantines in Constantinople carried accessories closest to modern handbags during a flourishing era under eastern emperors. A thriving trade with Asiatic merchants fed lavish court fashion with Persia India and China brocades and embroideries used in extravagant dress.
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Constantinople
Persia
India
China
Library Receives Valuable Gifts From Central Bay
Mrs George Davis donated several volumes to Central College library in memory of her minister husband. Pulpit Commentary Poole's Annotations Grace Before Meals Calvary to Pentecost The Immigrant Resurrection of the Dead Also Miss Katherine Van Nest treasurer of Woman's Board of Foreign Missions gave missionary books and other volumes for Mission shelves in tribute to Central's Ramipet India project. Books include Dictionary of the Bible Evolution of the Japanese Hastings Gulick.
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George Davis
Central College
Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions
Central
Ramipet
India
Once A Scout Always A Scout Boy Scouts Chronicle Tale
The article extols scouting as a broad civic and adventurous path from frontier guardians to modern youth programs. It notes the troop’s new charter, gear acquisitions, hike plans, and recruitment for Troop No 1 with Wm Brunia as scoutmaster. It urges boys aged 12 or older with parental permission to join.
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Boy Scouts of America
Wm. Brunia
Notable Works on Missions and Religion in India and China
A catalog of missionary and religious titles including works by Edersheim Speer Brown Mor gan Farquhar and Demming, covering topics from Christian missions in India and China to the education and social aspects of foreign missions. Includes Ecumenical Conference volumes and analyses of missionary movements, with numerous authors and multiple volumes.
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India
Farquhar
China
Margaret Burton
Carey
Barnes
Brown
States
Canada
Britton
Margaret Demming
Cowan
France
Christ
Jones
Johnny Appleseed’s Quiet Defense of Ohio’s Frontiers
The life of John Chapman known as Johnny Appleseed contrasts with Indian fighter Lewis Wetzel. Chapman never killed anyone but helped settlers survive by planting apple orchards and teaching humility. He traveled Ohio from 1806, warned settlers during the War of 1812, and died in 1847 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Lewis Wetzel
John Chapman
Johnny Appleseed
Chapman
Wetzel
Ohio Frontier
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Johnny
Ohio Country
Fort Wayne
Ind
Home Made Fruit Bowl Decoration Tips
A thrift magazine advises decorating an old wooden bowl with dark shellac and a paint coat to create an attractive fruit bowl. After the paint dries, apply shellac and add floral borders if skilled in painting, enhancing the bowl’s appearance.
Bock Island Train Service Notes Passenger and Freight Rules
Westbound and local freight trains listed with numbers 474 475 473 4171. Freight for shipment on locals must beat the station by 5 00 p m the evening before. Both local freights carry passengers.
Temporary pastures best for sheep
United States Department of Agriculture guidance favors one acre per 25 sheep as the most practical size for temporary pastures. Rotating to new ground every 10 to 12 days reduces parasite risk, minimizes labor, and adapts well to different flock sizes with movable or fixed fencing as appropriate.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Standardize Shipping Containers Bill in Congress
Three common shipping containers the hamper round stave basket and market basket lack uniformity in capacity shape and strength. The USDA bureau of markets outlines standards in bill H R 4900 before Congress. Adoption would reduce dozens of existing styles to five sizes of splint baskets five sizes of round stave baskets and six sizes of hampers.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Congress
Kill Green Cabbage Worms and Garden Pests
An arsenate of lead spray mixed with laundry soap will kill the green cabbage worm and cabbage looper. Nicotine sulphate or kerosene emulsion with soap treats the harlequin cabbage bug and aphids. A Pottsville report notes a buried gold discovery when a choirmaster unearthed an $800 bag from his yard.
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Pottsville
Gottlesbein
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Alethians Award Prizes For Yell Contest At Penn-Central
A campus meeting after chapel announced by the athletic association president offering home made candy prizes for the best football game yell. Three pound and one pound boxes awarded to first and second place, with judges to select the best entries.
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The
Athletic Association
Central Girls
Penn-Central
Penn
Wayside Tales Quote on Respect and Gender Speech
The line poses a social question about a woman calling a man dear and the man feeling demeaned. It reflects old fashioned views on gender and politeness in conversation and hints at power dynamics in everyday speech.
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America
New England
Jam Town
New York
Alleghenies
Rockies
Boy Scouts
the Chronicle
Chronicle
Brunia
Marion County Teachers Convention
Jesus the Messiah
Edershein
Speer
Sun Yai-Sen
Conttie
Sullivan
Burrell
Compton
Gan
W Western Newspaper Union
Bock Island Train Service
Alethians Award
KODAK
Ideal Pharmacy
Lucky Ah
Renee
Mose
Castorria
Kanes Sun
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