Local social notes from Oska loosa area events recap
Mr and Mrs J Brower and daughter visited relatives at Sioux Center. L Weber of Minnesota and Hazel Stegner of Oskaloosa visited the R Vroom home. Mr and Mrs M Stewie returned from Grundy Center. Rena Meppeling returned to work in Oskaloosa after vacation. Kuyper couple visited W Hudler. Born to Mr and Mrs F Brake a son on August 31. Letta Van Maanen of Oska loosa visiting with her folks. Benitema family visited relatives at Pella. A humorousMichigan joke and a quip about courting and honking reflect small town chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Weber
Minnesota
Hazel Stegner
Oskaloosa
R. Vroom
Evacuation of Kiev by Polish Army Described in Washington
Washington receives Warsaw dispatches detailing the Polish army’s withdrawal from Kiev led by General Rydz Smigly. Col Gaskill and Mr Moffat report refugees in box cars, severities of Red Army attacks, and the drastic scenes as trains depart with families and mutilated Polish soldiers along the routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kiev
Warsaw
Gaskill
Jay P. Moffat
Kley
Rydz Smigley
Geskill
Kilev
Mr. Moffat
Jitomiercz
Budenny
Kevel
Colonel Gaskill
Gaskill Fied
Pilgudski
Shipping Dead Men’s Bones in Columbus Links Chinese Custom
In Columbus over 300 boxes of bones from deceased Chinese residents are being shipped to China as part of a 25 year disinterment custom. Lee Lock of Cleveland, leader of the local Chinese tong, directed grave openings. Hong Ye, a Pittsburgh tea merchant, prepared the bones for overseas shipment by removing flesh and sealing them in zinc boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
China
United States
Lee Lock
Cleveland
Chinese Tong
Hong Ye
Pittsburgh
New Pension Check Ruling Cuts Witnesses Needed
Washington reports a pension bureau change: future checks need no witnesses except when pensioners sign by mark. About 700,000 current beneficiaries on government rolls will benefit as only signers or the interior department officers confirm endorsements. The change aims to ease bank cashing and pensioner trouble following Secretary Payne’s decision after a Pension Bureau meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pension Bureau
Payne
Interior Department
Healthiest Community Claim Sparks Cranmore Debate
In Cranmore a boast of being the United States healthiest community taints a long quiet tale. The cemetery has remained decorative since 1868 and in 57 years no spades have turned soil locally, while residents die away from home, prompting questions about local life and traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranmore
Cran- Gutter County
United States
Tanlac Use Cures Iowa Woman’s Stomach Ailments
Mrs. Mary Taylor of Marion Iowa reports four Tanlac bottles restored her appetite and sleep after four years of stomach trouble and weakness. She gained ten pounds, no longer suffers headaches or dizzy spells, and now handles housework with renewed strength. The Ideal Pharmacy in Pella sells Tanlac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Taylor
Marion
Iowa
Taniac
Tanlac
Pella
The Girl Who Traveled in Her Own Village
A fragment from a story or memoir describes a daughter longing to travel west to see Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, while her father explains he cannot afford the trip this summer and worries about staying with his wife after the girls leave. The tone hints at change and disappointment within a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Jane
Yellowstone
Rockies
Anne
New England
Miss Wells
Wilsons
West
Grand Canyon
Mother Gray’s Powders Claim Quick Relief for Children
Advertising copy asserts Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders cure colds in 24 hours and ease feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. Sold by Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York with over 30 years of use and a pleasant taste said to appeal to children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N.Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Brower
Sioux Center
Mrs. P. Kuyper
W. Hudler
F. Brake
Miss Letta van Maanen
Benitema
Michigan
W. C.verploeg
Ames
Farmer's Produce Building
DE Reus & van Zante
Chamber of Commerce
DR. C. I. Fox
Main and Liberty Sts
J. J. Sybenga
J. A. Pos
A. J. Visser
Franklin St
Aschenbrenner
Geeshoed
A. P
Fankhauser
W. F. Crew
North Side Square
T. G. Fultz
F. Carpenter
Reda
Emory
Emory Titman
Titman
Hygenia Pool
Orient
Rock Island
Wabash
Howell
Stewart
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