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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
1
A petition circulates in Iowa county to secure a county agent for farmers. Salem churches plan a single union service to save fuel. Local crime, deaths, accidents, and wartime notes fill a brisk statewide roundup with figures on auto registrations and draft boards.
Wayne and his friend meet Uncle Harry a legislative figure visiting the family farm. Under the old tree he shares life stories and a pivotal moment when he, once labeled mollycoddle, defended birds and admits his fault after harming a robin. Wayne forms a Bird Club with Porter as president and Uncle Harry donates a bird book.
The text champions garden cities like Letchworth and Hampstead where a company buys land and lays out the town with public buildings parks and civic centers. It praises the planned layout for comfort beauty and health and contrasts it with unplanned towns where personal interest overruns communal needs.
Concrete and iron lamp posts built for Alhambra Cal carry a copyrighted design. City emblem features a crescent and star hinting at Moorish Spain. Posts bear the emblem on bases and arms to support two lights each with a mission bell above the base. One bell doubles as a fuse box access.
A playground expert argues for near universal play equipment in parks or nearby official playgrounds. He warns that integrating juvenile play into small parks invites spoilage unless contained within defined areas protected by hedges or walls. The piece calls for early park planning to include child friendly play space.
A gardening expert suggests keeping planting close to the house gentle and simple. Use palms and architectural plants to harmonize with the home while placing bolder garden features farther out for balance and emphasis.
A dialogue underscores how one person's counsel to avoid worry clashes with another’s fear of anxiety. The exchange shows the circular tension where advice to stay calm triggers deeper concern about distressing thoughts.
A reflection on how war drives people to faith as soldiers and nurses report prayer-filled moments from battle fronts. It argues prayer is the natural response when facing unseen powers and cites a vivid Irish bugler letter from Flanders as proof of belief that faith sustains amidst flying shells and brutality.
Notice is given that the Clerk of the District Court of Iowa in Marion County has on file a will purporting to be the last will and testament of Louise Renaud deceased. The will will be heard in the February term 1918 on February 6 in Knoxville at which time all interested persons may be heard. December 29, 1917. Harold Clements Clerk District Court.
The Christian Science Monitor notes that the peak of Teneriffe on the largest Canary Island casts a shadow so vast it extends about 60 miles across the sea, overlapping nearby islands.
A young probationer ends his sermon with silent prayer, surprising the inland village congregation. The deacon consoles him with a cheerful remark urging him to not take it to heart and to try better next time, in broad Scots.
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