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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
7
A fragment shows the editor in chief Harry Hasselink Logan Hendricks and sports editor Harry Kuyper with Harry Mitten, followed by the sports section slogan OUR SLOGAN, indicating staff credits for the publication.
A citizen reflection notes that the country is at war and many young men have joined the effort. Some are in camp, some in No Man's Land fighting abroad, defending democracy against the Kaiser to spare other nations from domination. Ira Van Haften.
In 1914, amid war breaking out, some Americans cared little if the war spread, but feared a food shortage at home. The piece urges all to conserve, avoid waste, and save every edible resource, likening waste to fighting in mud for the country, attributed to Marion Frush.
Mary Crew praises Pella for cleanliness and neatness, noting many churches, good laws, and strong school system. She highlights civic pride, public spirit, and patriotism through Red Cross and Liberty Bonds support, presenting a favorable portrait of the town.
Lenore Ballengee notes September frosts prompt use of sacks newspapers and boards to cover garden plants as winter nears. She argues snow purifies the air beautifies scenery and should not deter those who travel south for health. Snow is practical and beneficial despite dread.
In the Appalachian region and Iowa coal forms from decayed vegetation. The resource has grown scarce over the past year, causing suffering and school and building closures. Anna Tysselling urges saving coal to aid those in need.
A youth sets goals for the coming year to improve scholarship and daily Bible reading. He plans to pray before bed, obey his mother, and work to help his country through continued effort and duty.
A personal vow to work harder in school and at home, practice music better than last year, and to be thankful for what is had without asking for unnecessary funds. The speaker also notes a dispute about girls visiting and a reaction from a teacher.
A young student outlines aims for the new year including cheerfulness, better school effort, punctuality, bedtimes, cleanliness, daily exercise, music practice, neater handwriting, and helping others. The pledge also vows to stop drinking coffee with sugar and to buy 26 dollars worth of Thrift Stamps to aid the war effort.
LOCALS list includes Anna Tysseling Wilma Van Doorninck Lawrence Lautenbach Marion Frush Myron Bos Josie Van Nieuwenhuyzen for good attendance. Students with book reviews Sybil Terpstra Mabel Morris Wilma Van Doorninck Mary Crew Rolfes Sack Dena Ver Steeg Josie Van Nieuwenhuzen. Music trio Terpstra Frush Mitten. Miss Harriett Klyn to leave in March. Henrietta Van Den Oever returns. Mayor invites snow-clean walks. Waste basket clues to untidy room. Requests for pencil sharpener. Boys coast behind building. Andrew De Winters ahead. Mr Kimmell city assessor visits about taxes. Furnace works. saves cold. Peter Lubberden back from illness. New school flag. Waste basket warning. Hendrikus Klein absent 2–3 days unknown reason. Fewer tardy marks hoped. Organ squeaks but used. Ira Van Haaften injured eye in snowball fight. Geography moving south.
City notice reminds students to prepare for the third book review by February 1st. Aimed at the school community, it also cautions against throwing snow on walks near school property.
The sixth grade team, led by captain Andrew De Winter with Willard De Winter as assistant catcher and Harry Mitten as manager, defeated Eddyville 36 to 15 last Thursday. Only six sixth grade boys watched. skating on the pond is good though coasting near West Market lags. Trapping shows room for improvement but should improve soon.
A fragment recalls Donald's voyage in steerage and exposure to ship class distinctions. He questions the origin of an English coat as he moves toward a flat conversation about travel and arrival.
The text urges readers to support the war effort with Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps, grow food, conserve resources, assist the Red Cross and Y M C A, write to soldiers, report spies, and promote loyalty to the United States, aiming to raise morale and sustain wartime production. The message exhorts practical actions for families and communities during the war.
One day I went hunting with a neighbor boy named Arthur in Garden City. He sent me to fetch Hamburgers from Bart's Place while father worked at the feeder factory cupola. I earned a nickel for candy, helped load iron, and later Christmas day ended with a long hunting dream after supper.
Two young friends Helen and Edna plan a woods nut gathering day with lunch. They prepare with mothers permission and set out at ten, reach the walnut grove by eleven, and share a meal under a walnut tree before gathering walnuts as they fall.
Edna and Helen share baskets of nuts after a gathering with two women escorting home. They arrive, children play, supper at Edna’s, then bed. Edna dreams of shaking the walnut tree while Helen dreams of picking up the nuts. Henrietta Vanden Oever.
Two newsboys John and Clarence care for Mollie a blind girl in a bare room. Clarence funds eye treatment with earnings, Molly goes to hospital, a kind woman later helps them, and they live happily after.
Four boys Harry Logan Andrew and Robert plan a snow fort on a hill during December vacation. They build it by 10 o clock, fight until tired and go home. They return next day only to find the fort broken down and rebuild it. They resume fighting until Logan and Harry win and depart to dream of the snow fight.
A fragment tells of a poor man living in a dark wood in a log house far from the road. The tale begins with a humble setting and hints at a moral or magical gift to come.
During a severe winter days three days before Christmas, several boys decided to give a poor man gifts. They collected food clothes fuel and other items and delivered them with a horse and cart. The man gratefully invited them in and they warmed up played games and promised to visit again, signed by Andrew De Winter.
A narrator recalls a night during Christmas vacation when a neighbor’s barn near Mrs Van Heul’s house caught fire. Men toiled to save animals while women stayed inside due to the cold. The chickens and horses were saved, though a burning board narrowly struck a helper. The writer falls asleep grateful it wasn’t their barn.
On Christmas day I woke to a full stocking and planned a visit to share handmade gifts. We met Lenore Mary and I at Wilma's, learned Lenore had gone home, and everyone converged at Van Doorninck’s for gifts and refreshments. The afternoon included a phone call, a domino game, and a timely departure as Mary headed home before seven o'clock.
A short message expresses gratitude to the page editors for their work across all ages. It thanks readers for the space and wishes editorial staff prosperity and success in the near future.
A sixteen year old foster son Henry Whitcomb, later revealed as David Toorn, reappears after serving in Canada and Belgium. He proves his identity by matching kept baby items and a basket, clearing Timothy Whitcomb of murder charges and securing a large inheritance for Henry. The tale spans years of abandonment, illness, and war with a final reunion.
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