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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1919
Page
8
A wry local quip mocks a Pella woman and congress members for adjourning without action. The joke suggests she can easily keep a husband by hinting she warned him already, reflecting small town humor about politics and marriage.
An honest Pella man vows to claim only what belongs to him and what he can persuade others to allow. The remark frames a straightforward view of rightful ownership and neighborly consent.
Observers remark that while many strive for high positions, a number of men prefer the lower ranks where sustenance and influence persist. The remark likens some to fish feeding at the bottom, suggesting practical advantage in humble stations.
The notice states that around the first day of July casualty lists will report Tom and Jerry among the missing. It hints at wartime reporting and names two individuals as unaccounted for, reflecting the era's documentation practices.
Numerous towns plan monuments inviting bricklayers and stonemasons. The demand is expected to surge for several years as communities honor veterans with durable memorials.
The piece argues that sharp looks and pointed comments do not prove sharp intellect, urging readers to judge intellect by substance rather than confrontation in community discourse.
A Pella man voices doubt that farming pays while an automobile agent continues efforts to sell him a car, illustrating a stubborn sales push amid doubt about agriculture profitability.
The piece notes a criticism that Bolshevism will create many tramps if the work or fight regulations are lifted, arguing the policy fails to address unemployed populations and social disorder.
Pella merchants who avoid advertising risk losing dollars as goods drop from war time quotations. The comment highlights the link between marketing spend and pricing shifts amid wartime market fluctuations.
A reflective piece questions whether Pella girls with hair over their ears will hear the important question a returning soldier might ask. The tone hints at small town curiosity about love and service, framed as a social musing.
A speculative note suggests the Huns could exploit sunken supply ships at the ocean floor to speed up food delivery, replacing slower overland or surface routes. The plan would repurpose bombed provisions into a submerged stockpile to relieve wartime shortages.
The Turk reportedly did not request payment for war damages at the peace conference, a detail that leads observers to believe he escaped lynching by mere luck, creating a tense, unresolved outcome in the volatile climate.
A compact social note observes that girls with refined dance skills receive more invitations, yet those who bake crisp breakfast muffins lead in placing requests for a white satin wedding gown, signaling social expectations around talent and marriage attire.
A prominent Pella figure muses on politics after prohibition. He compares the coming era to a county fair without fakirs, a circus without peanuts, and a dance without music, noting candidates will be labeled wet or dry and questioning how operas purse strings will be managed and how heelers will operate once prohibition ends.
The commentator mocks a future boozeless age questioning a floater's dollar value and a defeated politician's excuses without whiskey. The piece imagines a cleaner era where drink influences defeat, implying electoral integrity and shifting social norms.
A breezy piece celebrates the return of spring through garden seeds. It lists crops from tomatoes and peppers to cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, radishes, beets, turnips, corn, beans, squash, pumpkin, cucumber, and cantaloupe. The author endears the season, noting gardeners in Pella favor spring ahead of winter.
In Pella readers are reminded that alongside Red Cross and Y M C A the Salvation Army did crucial WWI work. Its workers handed doughnuts to over the top troops and served coffee at rest camps, earning hard won praise from returning soldiers.
Merchants aim to draw outside shoppers by boosting the town via home paper advertising. They believe aggressive local ads signal a hustling, fair market, attracting buyers and inspiring nearby communities. Chronicle want ads encouraged.
A columnist vents about Pella politics and road woes, skewering mayoral candidates Vanden Berg and Johnson while lampooning pavement failures, housing the bitcoin of local governance. The piece laments poor roads, delays in school, and calls for clearer city council proceedings and better bridge planning over the Des Moines river.
Melrose Massachusetts resident John M Currie recalls a censoring incident from World War I involving a soldier's letter praising the Y M C A huts in Calais and Ypres. A captain read the letter, questioned the boy about writing on Y material, and the soldier tore the letter before saluting and leaving.
The Daily Towan editor argues a missing Bible study in the university curriculum. He urges Bible history or Bible as literature to be added as a key elective, contending that liberal education suffers without religious influence. The piece praises small colleges for religious formation and calls students to value their college’s religious opportunities.
Claim that Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children break up colds in 24 hours relieve feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders move bowels and destroy worms. Advertises sample free with address in Le Roy New York and notes 30 years of use by mothers.
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