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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
8
Toxic smoke candles, described by L I Shaw, promise extensive future wartime use. British and American work produced smoke candles that create a heavy, zinc chloride smoke to obscure movements, with potential toxic variants using diphenylchlorarsine to penetrate gas masks.
Budapest reports say cats and dogs have regressed due to war. Professor Balkanyi notes town cats refuse milk, lack of dairy during conflict, and domestic animals revert to untamed habits. He warns of hydrophobia and rising nervous diseases and calls for overseas stock replenishment.
A New Orleans pickpocket demonstrated his skill by stealing a gold tooth from Adrien A. Chazulle of 1030 St Philip Street. The tooth was in a purse carried by Chazulle aboard a Louisiana Avenue streetcar, and the thief seized the purse during the ride.
In Decatur Alabama Mrs Ellen Carey blames a slow clock in a railroad station for missing the train carrying her dead son's body. The incident underscores the disruption and financial loss caused by equipment failure. Authorities assess the delay and potential remedies as the case draws attention to station punctuality.
Jack learns Madge wrote the scenario behind a rival letter to another man. He leaves for work but returns to find Madge in the theater. Seeing her, he recalls their love, forgives, and agrees to marry tomorrow, as she says she will be his forever.
A fragment quotes Senator Sorghum noting political speeches aim to avoid shifting minds rather than winning votes. The remark emphasizes restraint and the risk of alienating potential supporters.
A tactful wife engages with the wives of her husband's business friends, aiming to convey genuine care and strengthen social bonds within the circle. The approach emphasizes tact, empathy, and thoughtful social rituals to foster harmony.
Psychology department at the University of Wisconsin conducts ability tests for machine shop work and journalism among freshmen in the College of Engineering and School of Journalism. Vocational psychology students compute results to guide employment management training. Early tests show weak correlation with scholastic records.
Washington columnist Hudson Hawley, formerly of the American expeditionary force, wore an Arizona wildcat fur coat with a mara bou collar. While at the French embassy for passport vises, he drew the collar up as a tourist wagon announced the French ambassador leaving the official residence.
Fred Rhodes woke at his rural Flora Indiana home to blocked roads from snow. He cleared a path and rode to Elkhart, but his train had left and he arrived nine hours late to Vera Gardner's home where she still waited for him.
A large doe chased by dogs wandered the main street of Beavertown Pennsylvania and leaped into Fulmer's hotel garden. After a few minutes she jumped the fence and trotted through the yard before heading back into the woods.
A narrator describes Dr. Bentley's past as Nortonville’s warily admired physician, his failed engagement to Edith Somers, and a daring midnight ride to Carters to save a life. The tale ends with the doctor and the newly appointed principal sharing a public kiss, shocking onlookers.
An eastern retail concern displays on counters signs that show how many pounds equal a peck in order to help customers buy by weight or measure. The signs read that a quarter peck equals three and a half pounds and a half peck equals seven pounds, easing ordering and avoiding embarrassment.
Dresden will establish an institute to develop the science of color and study its adaptation for industrial use. The project aims to research color theory and apply findings to practical manufacturing applications.
A churchman urges that the entire duty of the church is to spread the full gospel to all people. The quotation emphasizes total commitment to mission and world outreach.
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