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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
12
A rustic verse recounts a long running dispute between Doc Magruder and Joel Tabor over which came first the egg or chickens. The poem frames a small town debate as a mock senate scene with humor about theology science and daily life. The narrator notes the men are dead yet their argument lingers in memory.
In hushed Easter quiet, friends reflect on the grain that dies to bear fruit. The scene echoes scripture as the group, once desolate, voices rising faith and joy at the dawn of the empty tomb. They grasp the spirit's fruit from death, a transforming insight.
The article discusses legends about the wood of the cross. It cites olive trees as the traditional source and explains pale olive leaves echo the Transfiguration on Olivet. It mentions the poplar as another claimed wood and notes French villagers avoiding cut poplar trees due to sacred associations.
A farm note recommends using corn cobs to make charcoal to aid hog digestion. Build a pit 10 by 8 by 8 feet, fill with cobs, cover with sheet iron and earth, then wait two to three days. Open, cool, and feed hogs the cooled charcoal dusted with salt, lime, and copperas.
Daily exercise for the sow before farrowing and light feeding for 24 hours after. Reduce corn and increase tankage, avoid rich rations to prevent mill fever. Ensure constant water, provide exercise for piglets to prevent thumps, and use bulls around pens to keep the sow from lying on them. If colony houses are used, hang a lighted lantern inside on very cold nights.
Essay urges beef producers to select a proven baby beef sire from four key breeds Shorthorn Hereford Aberdeen Angus and Galloway. It argues that these breeds consistently produce meaty blocky beeves and recommends owning a bull if there are ten or more cows.
The passage urges buying from reliable breeders and choosing cattle from disease-free herds. It emphasizes selecting animals better than any in your own herd and, when introducing a new sire, obtaining one superior to the last to ensure improvement.
During winter when ground is frozen it is advised to provide swine with a mineral mix for logs in a box. The mixture of charcoal slaked lime and a small amount of salt helps pigs. Soft coal dust can replace charcoal at lower cost and seems to work as well.
Cowpeas baked into bread offer a wholesome nutritious substitute for wheat flour with a delicate green color and mild flavor. The recipe uses mashed cowpeas salt sugar yeast and flour, with two rising stages, then baking to yield loaf textures suitable for sandwiches and meals.
The Red Cross organized over a thousand refreshment units to aid soldiers, serving coffee and sandwiches at rail stations, stamping mail, and telegrams. In an Iowa town of under 15,000, volunteers provided treats to 3,500 men in two weeks, with cookies and apples donated for a single city. One day, 1,142 soldiers received warm apple pie, each getting a quarter slice.
A historical note traces the Union Flag of Great Britain and Ireland from early heraldry. It explains Englands red cross on white and Scotts white saltire on blue, the 1606 first union by overlaying crosses with a narrow border, and hints at later 1707 developments and color considerations.
Mathematics, beyond being a mental discipline or whetstone, is a vital force in material and economic advancement. S. L. Wid of Colorado Agricultural College notes that much of mathematics arose from practical needs and that accurate measurement drives industry. The piece stresses expressing measurements in builder friendly units for bids and contracts, highlighting mathematics as a powerful factor in progress.
The text argues that true development comes from within and requires persistent self improvement. It cautions against exposing weaknesses to others and urges individuals to continue working, digging, and polishing despite slow visible progress. If one pays the price of effort, they can rise to great heights and gain mastery.
London Tit-Bits notes that government secrets are rarely committed to paper. Cabinets decide on policy with ciphered messages sent abroad, using trusted officials who receive 500 to 700 pounds for each code.
The Toyama Bay hosts two regular natural phenomena. The lightning cuttlefish, a tiny species, glows brilliantly when disturbed and migrates along the coast in April and May as fishermen pursue it with nets. The Shinkero mirage appears along the shore as mist, then expands into a vivid panorama of forests, castles, bridges, and marching figures.
The Thrice-A-Week World promotes its 1918 edition as a daily-like paper at a weekly price. It highlights extensive World War reporting from France and a year subscription of $1.00 for 156 papers, with a combined offer for two papers at $2.15 per year.
A terse dialogue toys with time, claiming confusion between yesterday today and tomorrow. The speakers argue about sequence, asserting that today can be yesterday or tomorrow in paradoxical fashion, reflecting a philosophical time puzzle.
An Iowa appeal urges every woman to aid in bandages and kits for soldiers while noting many cannot sustain household duties. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as strength builder and remedy for women’s ailments, with testimonials from Mrs. Yes and Mrs. Be Owess about restored health and vitality.
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