Surprise party honors Carrie Van Roekel home Leighton
A birthday surprise awaited Carrie Van Roekel upon arriving home Friday from a week in Pella. Guests played outdoor moonlit games, enjoyed music, refreshments, and social time at the H. W. Van Roekel residence near Leighton with many neighbors and friends attending.
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H. W. van Roekel
Leighton
Carrie
Pella
Bernice Carter
Case Vis
Delores
John Peters
John Jr
Hazel Johnson
Carol Brubaker
Helen Bruere
Ina Arkema
Claris Slash
Mary Durman
Ethel Gray
Luella Ver Steeg
Adis Converse
Catherine
Willie Wanders
Isabelle
Cecil Sherman
Henry Krouse
William
Luther Trent
Dick Collins
Raymond Fergeson
Howard Cummins
Tracy
Albert
Delbert Spaur
Attica
Jennie
Gertrude
Wilbur
Gerrit Roose
Fred den Burger
M. M. de Reus
John van Zonk
Mary Lois
J. A. de Jong
Amaryllis
F. M. Frush
Grandman’s Grove
Ustermarkt
Baptist Philathea
The
Baptist Church
Fred van Vark
B. Mensch
Harold Sack
A.D. Vander Becks
Refrigerated foods sparks a canard debunked
Dr. B E Free cites an AMA Journal editorial debunking false claims about gas and electric refrigerators. He notes the air inside is not harmful, merely drying foods, with no health hazards or poisonous effects if the system remains intact.
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B. E. Free
The
American Medical Association
Medical Association
Editor's blunt advice on keeping chickens
A reader asks how to prepare for keeping chickens and the editor replies with a startling tip about buying a shotgun and practicing shooting it. The anecdote highlights a harsh tone contrasting practical poultry care with violent guidance.
Friese polka en mode oproer gesprek in huis
Fragmentarisch Friesch dialoogstuk over polka haar, kapper en mode tussen Jongfaem en MEM. Heit houdt controlerend standpunt vast als het gesprek ontspint over verschijning en sociale druk in een Friese familie setting.
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I. Z. van Grand Rapids En Ter
Plaatsing Aangeboden
Leviathan Beer Garden: A Floating German Ship Reimagined
The Leviathan, once the largest passenger ship and a major German liner, was seized by the United States in a port during World War I. It was renamed Leviathan and used to haul doughboys to France, removing lavish furnishings to maximize space. After the war its damaged parts were restored and it served as a passenger vessel for years, but recent passenger business declines have left the ship laid up.
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America
Germany
France
New York Leader Aims to Convert Liner Into Floating Amusement Center
Cobina Wright, a popular New York social leader, plans to transform the nearly abandoned liner into a floating beer garden, movie theatre, restaurant, Punch and Judy show, and beach amusement complex run by the Leviathan Amusement Corporation. She warns that without permission to operate at a New York pier she will move the ship to the Hudson River and anchor it there.
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Cobina Wright
New York
Leviathan Amusement Corporation
New York Pier
Hudson River
How Do We Say Hello Across Cultures
A compact survey notes how greetings vary among nations. It cites Greeks as businesslike friends and contrasts American and English salutations with phrases like Hello and How are you. It mentions Turkish solemn greetings, Persian blessings, French self presentation, Dutch travel, Swedes zest, and Spanish phrasing.
Retirement Sparks Fresh Hustle for Wombat Bank Boss
A retired Wombat businessman returns to work after his bankers warn that his savings are insufficient to support both him and the bank. The exchange reveals the pressure to keep the business afloat despite retirement plans.
Governor Herring Pushes Price Fix To Aid NRA
Governor Herring telegrams President Roosevelt urging price fixing to restore farmer buying power to prewar levels, arguing it is essential to NRA success. The Indianola Record agrees with caution, saying farm prices must rise with buying costs. the NRA hinges on this. Also includes a sequence of stray local quotes and a family exchange about a child’s bedtime.
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Indianola
Herring
Roosevelt
NRA
Washington
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