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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
7
Pella residents urged to donate sewing machines to Red Cross workers as war patriotism and mercy drive aid. The paper notes ground glass in flour causing injuries, a larceny charge settled by payment, and other local happenings including visits, meetings, and warnings on hoarding staples during the food drive.
Friday of next week marks Washington birthday with a student assembly in the high school room. Every high school student is in the Junior Red Cross and the school reports low illness this winter. Prof C E Clarke, former principal, now Hedrick superintendent, may join aviation service soon. A petition seeks to provide school books at cost. vote planned at the March 11 election. The coal shortage eases as schools borrow from banks and the city plant. A memorial program is being prepared by Lincoln building pupils. Mr Hinton passed his military exam, likely to be drafted in May. The high school will cover about $50 of county Boys and Girls club expenses, with seed corn testing proposed as a fund-raiser led by Mr Robbins.
Morning Holy Communion with Sanctus anthem and Behold the Master Passeth By solo by Mrs M J Hoffman. Evening sermon on The Fine Arts and My Sins Are Forgiven. Services 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m. Bible School 9 30 a m Junior Union 3 p m Senior B Y P U 6 30 p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m. Pastor Robert Carroll extends cordial welcome.
The piece argues the quarter holds value similar to a treaty for prosperity and victory. It promotes War Savings stamps to teach Americans the worth of small investments, countering scoffs that a single quarter is too little to bother with. It frames thrift as a civic duty in wartime.
A call to thrift urges Americans to invest in War Savings and Thrift Stamps. The message compares billions to minutes since Christ and stresses small weekly costs from each of 100 million people to raise 2 billion dollars in a year. It frames the war as worth every penny if it teaches thrift.
The dairy department at Iowa State College advises rinsing all separator parts with cold water and submerging them in a lime solution or thin milk of lime. This keeps the equipment from evening until the next morning when proper cleaning is delayed.
M. Vander Linden announces a price increase for tailored men's suits made to order from 15.00 to 16.50 and for pants from 5.50 to 6.00, due to wartime conditions. All goods remain strictly all wool.
Dairy workers find it hard to have hot water in the evening for cleaning. Using time, the separator can stay in good condition until morning. A cleaning mix uses three to four gallons of water with a small amount of slacked lime.
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