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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
16
Washington reports broad concern over destructive fires across states. A biological survey warns burning removes food and shelter, lowering wild animal numbers such as partridges, deer, raccoons, woodcock, pheasant and turkey. Ground cover fires also reduce stream flow and fish supply.
Mr and Mrs George C Hawley of Albany donate twenty acres on Lake Kinderhook to the Albany Scouts with 5000 for improvements The plan includes a mess shack kitchen storeroom lavatory pump house boat house two wells a diving tower iron fence and a granite memorial gate Work to begin at once the camp to operate six weeks with 75 boys per week and be open weekends year round for Albany council members
About 100 Yakima scouts pledged as deputy forest rangers at a forest preservation rally. George Griffith, government forest chief, swore them in and handed them to local rangers for district forest protection. The oath calls for careful campfires, reporting dangerous blazes, and extinguishing smoldering fires left by others. Pig Yard Free From Mud aims to keep pig yards mud free.
Waterford Connecticut reports Mrs John Phil Ups of Hartford leapt from a moving auto after threatening to drive. Her husband refused and she jumped breaking her skull. The note also mentions pig feed guidance for sows to improve body condition before farrowing.
The article recounts Judson later known as Ned Buntline, a Civil War era scout and writer, and Ed Buntline who popularized Western figures Buffalo Bill and Texan Jack. It notes Judson’s naval beginnings, frontier travels, and role in spreading Wild West lore through dime novels and melodramas.
The Adobe Walls stockade near the Texas Panhandle frontier faced a fierce assault by a Comanche Kiowa and Cheyenne war party led by Chief Quannah. Buffalo hunters repelled repeated charges with sharps rifles as hunter Thurston fell from wounds and old scout Richards braved heavy fire to fetch water for him, pumping for two minutes under fire.
A poem urging fairness in disputes with friends. It stresses giving the accused a hearing, allowing them to defend their case, and resisting the urge to listen to others' gossip. Prompt resolution can restore friendship.
The author argues that while science and industry grant vast power and comforts, the victory lies in moral fitness. Individuals must improve themselves and instill honesty, responsibility, and conscience in daily life to prevent catastrophe. He urges readers to evaluate their own actions, urging better behavior for themselves and future generations.
Freshmen girls wore blue and yellow bows as Alethians initiation week began. The process continued through Friday and culminated Saturday at Jordan Hall where the new members were blindfolded and led to a secret ceremony. Brandings included Grace Bird, Ruth Bird, Judith De Jong, Mildred Overman, Mathilda Karver, Olive Fox, Illa Fox, and Ger.
The Y M C A gathering on November 28 featured Floyd Nagel discussing Home Missions and the joy of finding lost souls. The talk urged local outreach and campus involvement, stressing opportunities to bless others and win souls in the community and on campus. Thomas Boom led the discussion on Barriers that Bless, noting obstacles strengthen rather than defeat, and praising strong male attendance.
The red admiral butterfly avoids foul odors yet seeks honey from blossoms. A literary aside notes a century of worry cannot buy debt, quoting Victor Hugo on money and worry.
A quirky note frames a proverb about savings and generosity, suggesting that wealth diminishes when kept. It likens the idea to a purse shedding contents to keep a community spirit alive, echoing a playful cultural saying.
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