Pella News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Mrs Nellie Poe and her daughter visited relatives in Pella while Rev Albert Vander Ploeg attended to business in Chicago. Ed, in Pensacola, Fla., receives the Chronicle via domestic postage. Many local residents are noted for travels, visits, and community roles including Camp Dodge connections, football plans, and civic engagements in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Poe
Pella
Albert Vander Ploeg
Chicago
H. Gezel
Chronicle
Pensacola
Fla
Jack Mudgett
Monroe
Fred Koder
Reminiscences Spark Meeting in the Office
Weekend surprise visitor Cornelius Spruit of Old Mission, near Traverse City, rekindled long‑forgotten memories for the writer and old schoolmates. The visit coincided with relatives from Chicago and Grand Rapids, prompting vivid tales of Pella Iowa days and early schooling. Spruit, a veteran teacher at Jacksonville State School for the Deaf, has spent over three decades in deaf education, beginning his career in 1881 at Council Bluffs Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. de Vos
Coopersville
Mich
Observer
Grand Rapids Evening Press
Spruit
Cornelius Spruit
Pella
Traverse City
Waldo C. Spruit
Traverse City High School
Jacksonville
Ill
Old Mission
Nebraska
Costa Rica
United Fruit Company
Cooperville Observer
Iowa
Isaak
Chicago
Anna
C. EB. Deming
Grand Rapids
Council Blutts
Why Iowa Votes on Prohibition
Iowa leans for constitutional prohibition with a special October vote to enshrine the dry program as permanent policy. The history traces 19th century attempts, Mulct law, and Civil War issues, noting past failures and recent enforcement success as motive for the October election. Also mentions Allen's Foot-Ease as foot comfort product used by troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Drys
Senate
Supreme Court of the State
Parlor Kisses and Wry Warnings from Old Texts
A collage of old clippings shows humorous exchanges about health rules and social quirks. It includes a reformist church quip on restrictions and a playful backbiting between girls over a parlor kiss. Also features a school moment about avoiding deceit and a rustic scene with a shotgun and a field's owner.
Foot-Kase Drill Sparks Military Preparedness Craze
A travel fast pace anecdote opens with an itinerant dealer pressed for old bottles and rags before shifting to a promotion for Allen's Foot-Kase. The ad touts use by Allied troops to rest feet and reduce shoe friction, claiming benefits for walking comfort during drills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
High Opinion of Chamberlain’s Tablets Shared
Mrs C A Barnes of Charleston Illinois says she has a high opinion of Chamberlain’s Tablets for biliousness and as a laxative noting they are mild and pleasant to use. She adds her brother has also used these tablets with satisfactory results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
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Inez Gadd
Helen Phelps
Knoxville
Martin Paardekooper
Camp Dodge
Robert McIntire
Spratt
Bloomington
Samuel Upton
K. L. Klatt
East
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Atlantic City
Frances
Cecil Sheehy
Des Moines
J. M. Cox
Art Delcino
John Liter
New England Granite Works
Marbie and Mantle Co
Ernest Cornelius
Muskogee
Okla
Minnesota
Ernest
Lake Itasca
Burlington
Art Delano
Oskaloosa
Albia
Red Cross Society
Cramer & Hollingshead
Foster
J. G. C. Nash
Dr. Nash
John Kortleeve
L. J. Carpenter
Newton
Jasper County
Misa Nellie Vriezelaar
John van Gorp
Otley
J. van Dusseldorp
M. J. Hoffman
Hoffman
Central College
West Indies
R. Given
Lynden, Wash
H. ‘A. Bauman
Pella City
H. F. Johnson
Bastian Stavast
Mercy Hospital
R. R. Sadler
Walker
Lenox
S. Oak
Grace Chapel
W. J. Fowler
Harry de Haan
H. J. Vander Wan
Orange City
Mr. Vander Wan
Roy Nowell
Garden City Feeder Co
Ohio
John Cross
Douds
Pete van Haalen
Catherine Gatewood
Sylvan Grove
Kan
G. B. Clark
Herman Moschel
Ottumwa
Mrs. M. Krammer
John Todd
del Norte, Colo
Kate Clark
Hayfield, Minn
J. W. Todd
Ray van Maren
Anna Henderson
Danville,il
J. W. Tood
John de Cook
Wm. Vorhies
Alva
Oklo
H. F. Fisk
Easter Parsons
Durham
Mr. Vorhies
Elite ‘Theatre
Dustin Farnum
The
Indiana
Lonesome Luke
Tin Can Alley
Mary Pickford
General Film Co
Fox Comedy
Pearl White
Pella National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
U. 8
R. Beard
Henry. Nollen
Mr. Groucher
Reformed Church
Jack
Besale
Mamma
Ebila
Rastus
Ansco
Ansco Veat Pocket
Puritan Drug CO
Elite Theatre
Greater Vitagraph
J. Stuart Blackton
Alice Joyce
Harry Morey
Vitagraph
D. BOLAND @ CO
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