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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1919
Page
6
In Europe American soldiers remain on duty until their mission is complete, ensuring the work is finished before they seek homebound rest. Their resolve underscores a commitment to duty, sacrifice, and completing assigned objectives despite hardship.
A sober view emerges as drunken men cease to be funny and a drought ends. Peace promises readers will access daily papers without needing an encyclopedia and an atlas.
A wartime column notes persistent business leaders joining the army and heading to Europe to survey ruins. It jokes that some men deny their wives are the best yet boast they own the best Ford. It also recalls Belgium as a toll gate that the Hun chose, while Uncle Sam steps in to collect.
A wry remark notes that former Kaiser Wilhelm would struggle with the climate in a suggested new home, implying his comfort would not improve by changing location.
The arrest of Bolshevists in this country shows they were all born across the pond, highlighting origins and implications for domestic security.
Readers note that many garden vegetables do not resemble the idealized images in seed catalogs. Growers observe real plants show varying shapes sizes and colors depending on soil climate and care.
The speaker expresses disappointment at Iowa for not having a Republican housecleaning this spring. They argue it has been needed for some time, noting how news of a son returning home gives other mothers hope that their son may be on the way soon.
The remark asserts that German forces may be attempting to develop a novel poison gas, reflecting wartime fear and suspicion of enemy chemical warfare. The claim underscores anxiety about weapons advances while urging vigilance.
The war is said to have caused a shortage in ivory, prompting a Pella resident yesterday to ask if anyone has considered seeking some of it within the United States.
A note proposes the county board of supervisors restore Pella to Marion county status or at least add one more county road, specifically the two miles of New Sharon road east of Pella, to connect with Mahaska county routes and improve access.
A reader urges reviving the Pella Leffler System as a cost effective street tram. The plan proposes laying the system alongside new East First or East Second pavement to test its viability and provide a town trolley connecting with trains, aiding Feeder Works freight and easing truck damage. The writer predicts a railroad boom for Pella.
Civic Improvement Committee faced a question about halting the Main Street paving project. The discussion centered on county road grading beyond city limits for drainage, with no county spending outside the indicated area.
Grading of a badly needed road project highlighted by Knoxville township as part of countywide requests for road improvements. The township stresses urgency and local demand for timely maintenance and resurfacing.
Our strong advocates of universal military training have cooled. The world shows less mood for armaments and large standing armies. Returning Pella soldiers oppose war talk. veterans who fought fear no beauty in war and prefer to forget it unless real need demands action.
The town of Pella greets spring as influenza fades with citizens feeling languid and planning for lawn care, gardening, and new apparel. Prominent residents are noted as affected, while flowers bloom and optimism grows for milder days ahead.
Prof Willard Breyer of Chicago public schools urges integrating newspaper reading into all subjects. He argues students should connect news with daily study and community events, not just fires, robberies, or sports, and warns that those who read newspapers poorly may be deemed undereducated.
A retrospective compares last year’s German offensives in Picardy with today’s order and victory. It notes American, British, French, Belgian, and Italian forces breaking German strength, capturing Sedan, and ending the feared Teutonic domination as the war nears its end.
At a Commercial meeting residents debated Pella publicity in Des Moines papers and the town’s need for ads to cover expenses. Remarks touch on voters, local posts, a poll tax, farmers and tradespeople, and neighbors, with humor about smoking, pools, and acquaintance easing prejudice.
In Oskaloosa Iowa the White Way Garage and Barn offers storage for over a hundred cars open day and night heated for winter. Cars kept in eight foot stalls with owners able to move vehicles themselves. Rates are twenty five cents per day and thirty five cents for overnight with location near the Post Office. Manager Mace Hagen invites visits.
Advertisement touts Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children easing colds in 24 hours and relieving feverishness, headaches, stomach troubles, teething, and worms. Claims 30 years’ use by mothers, pleasant flavor, sold by druggists with samples and address in Le Roy, New York.
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