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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1919
Page
8
A string of old jokes from the Atlanta Constitution and similar papers. A young Benny mistakes a rat for a mouse, a Black pastor jokes about involuntary contributions, a corrupt voter is shortchanged, a flock talks marriage licenses with watermelons, a street car versus taxi quip, and a widow and widower exchange barbed lines.
An antique advertisement promises immediate relief for foot pain and fatigue. It touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as the superior remedy for corns bunions blisters and callouses used by American British and French soldiers to stay comfortable while walking all day.
A reader questions why history emphasizes George Washington's mother while his father is rarely discussed. The inquiry asks whether Washington's father was strict or good, and why he is neglected, implying bias in historical narratives toward maternal figures.
Britain defeated Zeppelin raids after the invention of explosive bullets. Zeppelins roamed England until then, with the first London raid in 1915. German commander Peter Strasser led raids and died aboard a Zeppelin in 1918. British air forces later climbed higher than Zeppelins, using incendiary ammunition and faster planes to break the threat.
A Tarentum grocer theft reveals a Christmas stocking used to hide receipts. A local man exposed that some dry goods merchants stash money in stockings, and a thief escaped with a real stocking containing $117 when doors were opened early.
Pittsburgh man Andy Pastor has spent ten of the last fourteen years in the workhouse for repeated chicken thefts. He appeared in court again recently, charged with chicken stealing, and was sentenced to two more years.
The Halcyon, famed like London’s Sea Wolf, vanished after clipping her anchor at Akutan in the Aleutians. Built in 1887 in San Francisco, she served the South Sea trade and the northern whaling fleet, inspiring Jack London’s Sea Wolf through Arctic voyages. No crew aboard. fate believed to be destruction.
Kane S. D. Flora, Kansas state meteorologist, claims the largest weather bureau storm photo collection outside Washington. It includes about 800 Kansas storm images with notable shots from Omaha 1913, Elmet 1917, Great Bend 1915, Coffeyville 1917, and a Garfield park tornado in 1917. The set features dramatic scenes such as a 1,200 dead sheep photograph, a blown house facade, and a destroyed church minus its steeple, plus curios like a flour sack blown 125 miles to Lincoln.
The English-Speaking Union aims to knit English speaking peoples together through visits correspondence lectures and exchanges. The first American branch is in Philadelphia with the London branch already active. The group believes shared language culture and values can strengthen democracy and prevent future misunderstandings.
London reports that the paravene, devised by Lieutenant Burnley and promoted by Admiral Hedworth Meux, rendered mines obsolete. Adopted early in 1916, it enabled British fleets to pass minefields with few sinkings, including Baltic clearances. The method cut steel wire moorings as if with scissors, baffling German experts.
The advisory war cabinet and state council of defense approve a scroll honoring California boys who died in the war. Gov. William D. Stephens and Director Charles Moore will sign, with engraving on fine parchment detailing California’s gratitude and sympathy to families.
A former Deutscher Verein estate at Lafayette house now serves as an officers rest hospital. Wounded men recuperate there with capacity for about 100, and a French officer shown in a photo displays three decorations admired by an American wounded nearby who wears his own combat medal.
In Waterville Maine the wheels of the tender from the Pioneer locomotive, first steam engine of the Bangor Oldtown Orono Veazle line built by Stephenson in England, were recovered from a junk shop. Colonel Frederick Boothby, longtime Maine Central general passenger agent, now preserves the artifact on his lawn.
Police hauled a man to the station believing intoxication, only to find him dead from a fall on an icy sidewalk striking his head on a stone step. Officer Rapp explained the incident as an accidental death due to slipping.
In Wyandot county Findlay proclaims itself a live town while cemetery records show 1857 dead bodies and only 1126 living residents. The contrast highlights a quirky local statistic about the town’s population and burial sites.
The friends of Dr. Robinson introduce him to the Pella community. He invites calls at his office above Wagner's store for osteopathy advice and to meet him personally and professionally. Dr. and Mrs. Robinson reside with Mrs. Visser on East Peace Street and welcome all who care to call socially or otherwise.
Poetic reminiscence laments the end of military life at Central Ray 8 A. T. C. and the loss of army routines. The speaker vows that former adventures and camaraderie will fade as civilian freedoms and late nights replace drill and duty.
Professor J A Fleming told a juvenile London audience that cutting an orange with a steel knife and silver fork conducts electricity through the hands. He explained the orange’s acid acts on the steel, making the fruit behave like a voltaic cell.
A remembered scene from a flower garden shows one worker refusing to dig a posey bed saying he won’t earn his victuals by making flowers. The quote reflects gendered views and work dignity in a historical context from Elisabeth Eddy Nortim in House Beautiful.
Gastro Geo J Thomassen advertises several good mortgages and notes for sale. Call at his office Saturday p m for details.
An advertorial note prompts readers with periodic headaches and accompanying stomach sickness or vomiting. It suggests sure relief by taking Chamberlain's Tablets for biliousness and following directions on each package. Sold by F. D. Stubenrauch.
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