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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
6
In a Chicago Tribune cartoon, K D Briggs satirizes travelers by showing a grouchy passenger. The drawn figure resembles Arthur Sears Henning, a known Tribune cartoonist, hinting the paper mocks the idea that restricting trips will ease congestion.
A Marshalltown Times-Republican note highlights this winter’s coat trend. The long khaki overcoat stands out as the eye catching style, and the article suggests any young man can obtain one after completing a few minor preliminaries.
The suggestion proposes encouraging backyard Belgian hare raising to boost food supply. Pella once had many hares, but none are noticed recently. Hares are easy to raise and said to be as good to eat as poultry.
One Pella schoolhouse closed for days last week because of missing coal. The writer questions the coal supply situation in a coal belt town, noting high prices and urging cheaper local access rather than rail shipment.
A new income tax law requires men with income up to 1000 dollars to report earnings and expenses. The rule stresses keeping a personal account book to track receipts and expenditures, with strict penalties for false statements. It urges boys and girls who earn or spend money to maintain records to encourage economy.
The new year sparks garden planning in Pella with a note of rising ground devoted to vegetable plots. Families report success in growing and canning, reducing grocery costs and ensuring no ground remains idle in the coming season.
Prof P G Holden urges Iowans to plant a few sugar beets at home. One fair sized beet soaked twenty minutes and boiled yields a cup of thick syrup for cooking. He notes commercial beet raising faltered due to labor shortages, but home use requires little labor and could cut sugar bills substantially.
The article praises patriotic youth accepting government draft regulations. Hundreds fill classification blanks and express willingness to serve where needed. They emphasize duty over desire to fight for liberty, signaling resilient American resolve against enemies of freedom.
The piece urges sorghum cane for sugar substitute, noting syrup mills operate regionally and that sorghum blades and seed aid livestock. It recalls past farming practices, rising Pella sorghum prices, and argues wood fuel and tree planting, especially soft maples, offer future energy and shade as forests regrow.
The article argues war taxes will not derail the single tax idea as lawmakers face rising revenue schemes. It notes politicians follow public thought and voters will push for farming relief with many young men abroad. Citizens see idle land and demand efficient use to sustain agriculture during wartime.
The writer argues that land reform through the single tax would free land from private landlordship, boost usage and cultivation, and fund government expenses via land rent. It claims veterans and politicians misjudge the idea, asserting war may help inoculate support for communal land value taxation and end personal property taxation.
A Atlantic era editorial urges readers to conserve meat and wheat for European allies and defend democracy. It stresses national security, calls disloyal residents traitors, and urges reporting defiance to the council of defense to ensure voluntary compliance and broader support for the war.
Mrs. Q D Croll of 610 Independence St Pella says kidney trouble and back pain kept her from housework. After trying other medicines with no relief three or four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills bought from Stubenrauch's drug store relieved all symptoms. Price 60c. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A compact reflection on how a man channels vitality and resolve into his work, Carlyle’s line emphasizes energy and inner strength shaping achievement across endeavors. The quotation captures the creed that diligence and force of will drive meaningful output and lasting impact.
The piece advises prospective builders to thoroughly evaluate location and construction aspects before excavations. It stresses inviting all family members to share ideas on architecture and materials, and to consider transportation access and school proximity when selecting a site.
The Manufacturers' Record notes Bradford England uses sewage grease from wool-washing and scouring to profit. In 1916 greases sales reached 380000 dollars at 122 dollars per ton, with additional manure from sludge. 1917 is expected to be self supporting due to by-product revenue.
A historical note reports several cities in 1909 using garbage feeding for pigs, noting about 10 percent of urban waste handling this way. Colorado restricts pork fed on untreated garbage, and health boards warn that among 1,060 hogs fed garbage, 33 percent had tuberculosis. The described practice is deemed disgusting and potentially harmful.
Hainault Forest near London will have its golf courses closed for the rest of the war. The name Haln ult or Lineholt traces to Saxon hean-holt meaning worth less wood. Anciently this area formed part of the royal forest near Colchester within the Waltham forest complex.
Employers expand housing for workers as manufacturing grows. Corporations plan modest homes for employees to stabilize labor amid rising wartime demands and tightening labor conditions. The trend may spread as the war progresses and labor stringency increases.
A Popular Mechanics idea argues shifting Mississippi flood control to the Atchafalaya outlet to the Gulf. It claims faster sediment discharge would lower high-water marks, reduce flood risk toward Memphis, and keep New Orleans inland while allowing a constant navigable channel with dredging.
An exchange centers on a much loved cow described as a remarkable provider of milk. The speakers praise her character and generosity while admitting they have no precise yield data. They agree she is a first class animal whose milk will be given if she has any.
In France during the war Paddy, soaked and tired, guards a communication trench up to his chest in water. A Tommy asks for directions to A Company in the First Blankshires, and Paddy, irritable, retorts that he is no harbor master.
French soldier police veterans of the Marne Yser and Verdun appear in Paris streets. Decorated with war crosses and medals they show they can perform peacekeeping duties. Their ribbons and chevrons exert a calming influence on turbulent crowds.
A wartime thrift message urges buys of War Saving Stamps and Thrift Stamps to fund the government and oppose waste. Secretary McAdoo emphasizes self denial and saving as national duty, noting pennies saved become dollars and help win the war alongside allied forces.
Dr Harker discusses prohibition effects in Phoenix with figures on jail costs, police force, and prosecutions. He cites bread and meat shortages after saloons closed, reduced prison costs, and a 90 percent drop in mine accidents. He recalls a Phoenix drunkard freed by abolition and a Bisbee mother praising better finances. The Indian Leader quotes them.
A report notes strong perfumes can intoxicate and numb workers in perfume laboratories, with cases occasionally severe enough to require medical aid.
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