Marion county notes on soldiers and local incidents
John Hastie, a Marion County patient who escaped Mt Pleasant hospital for the insane, was captured near Otley and returned to Mt Pleasant. The M A Barnes farm silage cutter caused a shafting accident injuring no one. Jacob Hammond, an early settler, is in a Moberly hospital with kidney disease after visiting his sons near Sturgeon. Local men Lewia Woodruff and Watson Vander Ploeg train at Camp Pike. Vander Ploeg’s legislature bid unresolved. Geo J Dennis bids farewell to Marion soldiers bound for Camp Dodge. Alva Anderson injured in Hammond Indiana car shops. E L Mark and Bert Fast tour Missouri land markets. Fast buys 240 acres near Centralia. George Hodges praises Minnesota crops. Obituary: Mrs Olile Maddy, 36, Attica, mother of six, funeral at M P church. Vander Ploeg leaves for Camp Pike to join officers training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hastie
Marion County
Mt. Pleasant
Otley
Conrey
M. A. Barnes Farm
Joseph ‘Johnson
Des Moines
Vander Ploeg & Johnson
Camp Pike
Lewia Woodruff
Watson Vander Filoeg
Pella
W. G. Vander Ploeg
Vander Ploeg
Republican Central Committee
Knoxville
van der Ploeg
Geo. J. Dennis
Harvey
Camp Dodge
Dennis
George
France
Mr. Dennis
Jacob Bayless
Alva Anderson
Myr
Allen Anderson
Hammond
Indiana
E. L. Mark
Bert Fast
Missouri
Mr. Fast
Centralia
Mark
Rankin Estate
Chariton County
George Hodges
Nathan
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Hodges
St. Paul
Attica
Olile Maddy
James
Milile Robuck
Frank Maddy
Attica M. P. Church
Maddy
M. P
Gray
Witzsimmons
Guilion Cemetery
W.G. van der Ploeg
Marion County War Work Council
Arkansas
Vander Foes
Eddyville News Briefs From The Tribune
Eddyville notes show Wynberg Produce Co. proprietor John Wynberg visiting Pella on business. Local families from Leighton and Pella attended a funeral at Wynberg’s. The Klein family moved to East Eddyville as they plan a garden friendly home. Cummings family from Pella moved to Steinhoff property near the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
John Wynberg
Wynberg Produce Co
Pella
Harman van Zante
Ira DeCook
Leighton
Dieles van Zante
John
Conrad DeCook
van Zante
Slings
DeWolf
Ravenhout
C. Witboard
Wynberg
Tennis Klein and Sons
Fredric
Klein
J. P. McDonough
East Eddyville
France
George Cummings
van Loons
Steinhoff
W. W. Deong
Cumming i
Death of Gysbert Van Woorkum in New Sharon
Gysbert Van Woorkum died at his son in law John Goemaat’s home on Monday of last week at age 78. He came from Holland about 28 years ago and was born in Heerewaarden. His remains were taken to Bully for funeral services and burial after a union church service where one minister began a sermon and another finished it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
J. G. Ryan
Hollebrands
Des Moines
Chris LeCacq
Pella
John Blommers
Gysbert van Woerkum
John Goemaat
Holland
Heerewaarden
Bully
Goemast
Reformed Church
Huibregiee
Hartsuck
Hever ‘Genevusion
Renee
War work of the YWCA in wartime housing and clubs
The YWCA organized hostess houses for soldiers and families, with ninety-one in operation including ten for colored troops. It established club centers, interpreters for non English speakers, and rest and recreation spaces in munition camps and base hospitals. Foyers in France mirror the program, aiding American Signal Corps girls and Red Cross nurses on leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Washington, D. C
American Signal Corps
Red Cross
Mammoth Tomato Vine Grows Tall in Forest City Garden
W R Prewitt of Forest City shares Jasper Thompson’s tomato experiment from early spring. A coal cinder hole filled with water and soil supported a tomato plant that quickly climbed a four foot frame, then required three additions to reach ten feet. Ripened fruit has been gathered for two weeks with vines still thriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Prewitt
Forest City
Jasper Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Towa
Good for Biliousness Tablet Testimony
Two years ago I suffered from frequent stomach trouble and biliousness. I saw Chamberlain's Tablets advertised and decided to try them. I improved rapidly. Emma Verbryke, Lima, Ohio. F. D. Stubenrauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mias
Emma
Verbryke
Lima
Ohio
F. D. Stubenrauch
Two Classes of People After the War Say Soldier Writes
A trench letter from France argues there will be two classes after the war the men who fought and those who did not. It contrasts fighters with supporters and condemns slackers while urging citizens to decide whether to contribute or withhold funds, noting all share in the nation’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
What to Use to Prevent Appendicitis
A vintage advertisement claims buckthorn bark glycerine and Adler i ka flush the entire bowel to prevent appendicitis. One spoonful Adler i ka supposedly relieves sour stomach gas or constipation by removing foul matter that clogs and poisons the system. Instant action surprises doctors and patients according to Vander Linden Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Vander Linden Drug Store
A Pound of Honey Works Behind Each Spoonful
A Presbyterian note explains that making one pound of honey from clover requires bees to visit about twenty seven and a half lakh blossoms twice, totaling two million seven hundred fifty thousand nectar trips. It highlights how far bees travel from hive to fields, often one or two miles, to produce honey for consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Proof of Will Notice in Marion County Court
Notice is given that in Marion County Iowa the last will and testament of John Den Burger is on file with the Clerk of the District Court Hearings set for October 7 1918 at the court in Knoxville Iowa The clerk Harold Clemene issues the notice dated September 11 1918 with publication dates September 12 19 26
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
John den Burger
Knoxville
Harold Clemene
Rural Combatant Note and Health Claim Ad
A rural note humorously contrasts farm life with household fatigue and cites Cham berlain's Tablets as offering relief for weak stomach and digestion. The quotation, attributed to F D tubenrauch, extols permanent health restoration in many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. D. Tubenrauch
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the Journal
Jacob Hammond
Moberly
Herman
O. O. Hammond
Sturgeon
Eddyville
New Sharon
Poland
China
Washington
Gazette Herald
Vane der Zyl Bros
Pella Produce Co
G. Gosselink
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