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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
6
The column offers practical camping tips for scouts including extra shoe changes, a tent fashioned from table cloth, blasting powder to break hardtack, sewing machine oil as lard for frying, a railroad iron spoon, and dehydrated water in a canteen. A treasure hunt led by Scoutmaster Brunia honors a nine oclock meetup at Puritan Drug Store with a sharp knife as the prize.
Dr Aschenbrenner spoke on the working class in America and Europe and warned that deals must be fully understood to be fair. He warned of world fakery and shared a plum pudding tale as a metaphor. Ex Scout Executive Pierce visited Clinton scouts and praised their progress. Scouts plan fund-raising by mats and wood cutting with local help. Four boys passed tests in trailing and running. A final poem urges living up to a mother's belief in one’s character.
The Central Bay notes a revised rule for awarding football letters. Authority now rests with the coach and an official of the Athletic Association to designate recipients. Recipients named include Albert Van Diost De Vries Aber Klaaren Worp Borgman Isaac Vander Meld e Hajo Ralph Ver Ploeg George Fisk J.B. Van Hemert Bart Vanderdeg Fred Van Doorninck Gerald Moknia Henry Van Hettinga Ivan Roek.
Freddie learns from Sir Galahad that knighthood lies in kindness bravery and constant effort. A boy observes the knight aid a drowning girl lift a heavy basket help an old man and protect others showing true chivalry over a day long journey. His mother confirms the lesson on goodness.
Mason City Iowa is proud as the state university of Iowa declares Bob and Betty Newcomb born to a county mother 100 percent perfect. The mother former Miss Pegr Anderson resided near Donnellson. The twins were judged perfect both mentally and physically by examining physicians and psychologists.
A Mondamin man reports long lasting neck pain described as neuritis lasting over a year and a half. He tried multiple doctors and finally used Dr. Pierce's remedy for several weeks with continued use referenced.
Two children Betty four and Bob two were sent to Chicago to represent Tow section in the Pageant of Progress baby contest. Bob won a blue ribbon at the North Iowa Fair this year. They travel with their 18 month old brother Don and sister Rachel. Mother is Polly Anderson formerly of Central College. Mr Newcomb. from Jesup now Co Supervisor of School in Cerro Gordo County.
A filing with the District Court of Iowa Marion County announces a written instrument claimed as the last will and testament of Anna Maria Neyenesch deceased. Hearing set for the November 1921 term on December 12 at the court in Knoxville, with notice to interested persons. Clerk Walter Kester issues the notice dated November 12 1921.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Second Reformed church gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. A. N. Vander Linden’s home. Mrs. H. M. Bruins reported on a recent meeting she attended in New York City, highlighting the event.
Lesson outlines Paul and companions surviving shipwreck on Melita, sharing the gospel among natives, and continuing to Rome. It notes Melita’s geography, three months ashore, Paul’s simple message, and his influence on Julius, the Jews, and Caesar’s household. Questions invite reflection on gospel impact and Pauline letters written from Rome.
An OCR fragment presents a Browning quotation about fatal days and fibrous years, noting emotional imagery and quivering tops when dust is stirred. The readable portion centers on poetic reflections rather than a direct news item.
A historical or devotional excerpt presents Saint Augustine’s line about traveling not by ship, chariot, or foot but by the will to go. The item frames arrival as a function of intention rather than movement. The tone is reflective and didactic.
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