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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
1
Mayor Clerk Marshall ASS SSOT Treasurer N J Gesman A C Kuyper John Buckingham G W Kimmel A N Van der Linden named to city government positions in a roster listing. The document outlines the slate of officials and their initials, reflecting a formal city administration update.
In a Christmas reminiscence from Will Irwin's Where the Heart Is the narrator recalls marching with Lee in 1864 near the Appomattox. A serendipitous half boiled ham found in the road sparks relief while the nineteen year old Second Lieutenant contemplates hunger and fate as the General's house comes into view.
A soldier recalls a year of change as a weary General wavers between hunger and dignity. The narrator, torn between duty to the Confederacy and personal deprivation, arranges a meal for the General even as he contemplates his own usefulness. A kitchen scene underscores themes of devotion and survival in war.
Citizens urge the city council to advance paving along Main Street and the square. With sewer and water mains in place, concrete cement paving is seen as economical as cement prices are falling. Delays could raise costs and delay completion until next fall. January plans aim to start preliminary work.
A northern winter issue is thawing frozen pipes. Methods include hot water, a hot iron, or a lamp, but risks exist. An electrical portable transformer provides rapid thawing by passing current through the pipe, with service from central stations for a nominal fee.
The article argues electric autos surpass gasoline cars in perfection, claiming no improvements by gasoline manufacturers can match the new electric models. It presents a bold comparison of innovation, efficiency, and overall quality as key reasons to favor electric vehicles.
The piece argues electrics suit both city and growing country use as electric service expands beyond towns. It praises simple operation, inside car control, elegant design, and absence of oil stains, odor, and the quiet running that marks well bred society.
The text notes wireless telegraphy on Turkish warships controlled from Constantinople, wireless warnings for French lighthouses during fogs, a planned Berlin style monorail in Mexico City, and an Italian electrician's phonograph used to record telephone conversations. It cites metal filament lamps maintaining brightness and Eiffel Tower to Oran wireless relays, plus GE building large Curtis turbine engines of 30,000 HP for generators.
The article argues that a sire with many offspring sways a community's horse stock more than a single mare. It stresses purity of breeding, the need for high quality sires in grading up, and how well bred sires shape field work and markets. It notes regional reputations and even laws aimed at improving breeding by discouraging scrub animals. It ends with a comic Life snippet about purchasing gowns on credit.
Gerald Mansersley, craving home, travels two days to find old club empty and a memory-haunted cottage. There he discovers Nance, waiting by a Christmas table, her fear of money fading as love and hope rekindle. He declares a new chance for happiness and unity despite past separations.
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