Holland Wedding Unites Miss Couwenhoven and Mr Ruiter
Miss Jessie Couwenhoven and Mr Peter Ruiter wed at the bride’s parents home on Nov 23 1922. Rev P Van Dyk officiated and the couple began housekeeping on Indiana avenue. The item also notes social visits and a local football win 74 to 0 over the Crickets with player list and scoring details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Couwenhoven
Peter Ruiter
P. van Dyk
Ruiter
Indiana Avenue
John Ham
Muskegon
Mich
T. L. Vanderla
John Bosma
Roseland
Henry Rickert
Peter Santefort
South Holland
Crickets
John Speyer
R. E. Lenard Madena
R. T
Dick van der Zee
R. G. Harry P. VanMynen
Henry Huizenga
L. G. Harry Cole
Angalo Dascica
L. T
John DeYoung
L. E
Harry W. VanMynen
Herman Paarlberg
Q. B. Henry Keil
R. H. B. Gerrit Swaart
Harry M. VanderAa
F. B. Touchdowns
Gerrit Swaart
Capt
Paarlberg
Saffey
Paul van Bodengraven
John Ravesloot, Jr
Mortgate
Southolland
Illinois
Community Notes From Bernice Area
Bernice residents report visits and gatherings with friends in Roseland and Highland. Local families host guests from Racine and Holland while Ed Ooms recovers. Anna Blocker from Holland visits the Oppenhuis family for several weeks as guests plan to settle in the area. The Yonker household expects eight relatives from the Netherlands to join them this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venema
Edith
Roseland
A. Boss
D. Bergsma
Racine
Wis
Veldhuis
Oppenhuis
Bakker
Highland
Ind
Katz
Ed Ooms
Anna Blocker
Holland
Mich
Wm. Yonker
Netherlands
Local People Move and Gather for Thanksgiving
Mr Arnold Schultz moved from Bernice to a new Oak Glen cottage. Mr Max Trinosky bought a Dort sedan. Mr and Mrs Brank hosted Chicago relatives and Spring Valley parents on Thanksgiving. First Reformed church youths performed a program on Thanksgiving evening. Near East Relief collection taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Schultz
Bernice
Oak Glen
Max Trinosky
Brank
Chicago
Spring Valley
Mich
First Reformed Church
Meyer Family History Two Generations Gone
A historical sketch recounts the Meyer family pioneers of the Dolton area. It notes John Meyer and 18 children arriving in 1845 from Switzerland, two deaths en route, and the family’s role in Chicago and Dolton development. Albert H. Blewer dies 1922, ending the second generation. burial aligns with the family plot near Berger Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
D. C. Meyer
Green City
Albert H. Blewer
John Meyer
Ried
Reider
Switzerland
Harve
France
New York
Lake Erie
Ohio
Hudson River
Evie Canal
Great Lakes
Chicago
Dalton
Great City
Elizabeth Meyer
Madery
Chica
Barbarah Meyer
Henry Meyer
Mary Meyer
Lighthart
Ridge
Dolton
William Meyer
Louisa Meyer
Geselbracht
Arnold Meyer
Albert H. Meyer
Robert Meyer
Berger Cemetery
M. E
Berger School House Election Notice and PTA Change
Voters in sections 1 east portion of section 2 and south portion of section 2 plus sections 11 12 13 in 36 R 14 vote at Berger school house. Election Tuesday December 12. PTA meeting moved to Monday evening December 4 from Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger
Parent-Teachers Association
Sunday church schedule and community notices
Morning worship at 11 with speaker Ward Nelson of the Y M C A. Junior League at 210. Epworth League at 6 45. Training worship at 7 40. Weekly prayer service at the CHURCH or parsonage Wednesday eight. Sunday school board meets Friday eight. Ladies Aid Bazaar and Bakery sale in church parlors Saturday afternoon December 9 starting at three. Coffee and doughnuts served. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SENS
Ais
D. Ward Nelson
C. A. Sauvetary
Pave
Mveic
Epworth
Troning We
End of Advancement Sad Day for Uns Man
A fragmented reflective passage speaks of loss and restraint as a man faces an ending moment of action and restraint. It hints at a larger destiny beyond personal deeds and the looming barrier at the doors of a final confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peotans
Phillips Lire
Tess
Progress Through Thought Evening Lecture Title
An excerpted notice outlines a brisk daily discussion on thinking and experience. It describes an event titled Progress Through Thought and notes an informal group gathering for reflective exchange. The piece emphasizes rapid, roundtable sharing and personal insights.
Recipe for Perpetual Ignorance Admonition
A compact note warns readers to beware of forming fixed opinions and to avoid clinging to knowledge. It encourages skepticism and continual questioning rather than accepting beliefs as final. The piece reads like a short editorial reminder on intellectual humility.
Advancing by Self Reliance Not by Others’ Aid
A reflective piece argues that progress relies on one’s own past achievements rather than others’ help. It uses biblical imagery to claim that small advantages, like pebbles in David’s hand, can be decisive when properly applied by an individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goliath
David
That Matter Settled Between Freda And Fred
London Opinion reports a resolved domestic matter as Freda recalls Daddy pledging to cover all honeymoon expenses and Fred responds that they will never return, signaling a planned long journey or new start. The exchange hints at a celebratory but bittersweet departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda
Fred
London
Prefer Ice Packs Over Hot Applications in Pneumonia Care
Physicians now favor ice packs for pneumonia and other lung ailments, shifting away from hot applications that were standard two years ago. This change reflects a new clinical practice trend in treatment of pulmonary diseases.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peter Gouwens
Irene
Gordon
Wm. Gouwens
Bernice News
Lansing News
Alpert
H. Meyer
Berger News
WEES
Jersey
Tahoma
Bardwick’s Grocery
South Holland, Ill
Loch Terkneton
Leswou
Poltgsi
ELPRE
Jey
Wendy
Amveri
OLTHS
Kate Beth
Fredericka Street
Pland
147Th Street
Harvey
Uarvey
Riverdale
A. C. Reich
Telephone
Jd. Garied
Oakglen
Hungary
C. VanderHeyden
St Ceet
Delton
DeYoung
Hove
amMce
Vo Neon Farm
Insel Grest
Fency Midland
Monarch
Koch and
Ripley
Riverdale and
Hene Riverdale
Bolton
Reineema Bros
S. & H. Green
Saabeam
Pew Boy
Lighthouse
Baeufoaina
Alephone Harvey
Ray Ak
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!