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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
5
The piece explains Gettysburg casualty risk, U S Guards recruitment, and pay with allotments for dependents, plus government allowances and officer duties. It warns service flags should honor immediate family or employees and not non-serving tenants or civilians.
Iowa will card and publicize each resident's patri otism and bond purchases as a conceded duty in the liberty loan drive. Charles H. McNider of Mason City outlined a county wide index showing name occupation residence and more to identify slackers. A Des Moines office will operate with paid organizers for each district after a Chicago meeting of 500 delegates on March 8.
County Auditor announces a Marion County Iowa convention of school presidents to elect a county superintendent of schools. The meeting is set for April 2, 1918 at 1:30 p.m. at the county courthouse. Presidents or alternates must be present from each school district as per Chapter 107 of the Thirty fifth General Assembly.
The notice from Mayor H. J. VandenBerg lists rules including prohibition on free roaming fowls from April 1 to November 1, mandatory house numbering, a trainish speed limit, ban on exhaust cutouts, and riding bicycles on sidewalks is unlawful.
The article surveys Easter celebrations in Spain highlighting Fontarabia near France and Seville’s famed processions. It notes how war and religion shape ancient streets, with cherished images of Saint Anne Mary Magdalene and Christ central to the pageantry, while comparing European Easter customs from Rome to Poland and the practice of blessing Easter foods in Slavic homes.
The text urges merging personal life with the world, leaving isolation and privilege to endure suffering as the path to triumph. It links power to pain, invoking Calvary and the saying he who loseth his life shall find it as the path to a renewed crown.
A brief meditation traces humanitys enduring hope of immortality across cultures and eras. It notes that belief in an afterlife is a universal aspiration rather than a modern invention, with diverse views shaping peoples expectations of what lies beyond life.
Curious Florence Easter rite features a huge flower garlanded carro drawn by white oxen to the Duomo. A rope and perch hold a white plaster dove that, at midnight Mass, lights a fuse and travels the fiery line, igniting squibs and ending on a pole as Mass proceeds. Peasants read the dove’s flight for weather omen.
The text contrasts Easter with a celebration of triumph over malevolent forces. It frames Easter as marking a supreme victory of good over evil, tempered by resurrection which itself implies the ascent of death, and emphasizes its sacred and unresolved nature rather than pure merriment.
Common Easter beliefs hold that wearing new clothes on Easter brings luck. Seeing a lamb at Easter morning is a good omen, especially if its head points toward the house, and meeting a lamb is lucky because the devil cannot take the lamb’s form.
Eastbound trains list passenger numbers and times for Nos 470 472 474 and 470 472 474 with a local freight at 4 00 a m and westbound Nos 475 473 471 and local freight 81 at 6 40 a m Freight for shipment on locals must be at the station by 5 00 p m the evening before Both local freights carry passengers.
Eastbound Passenger No. 2 departs 7 40 a m. Passenger No. 60 at 6 31 p m. Passenger No. 61 at 9 16 p m. Westbound No. 8 at 7 40 p m. Nos 2 and 3 stop only on signal. All trains run daily including Sundays.
J L Easley of Macon Illinois praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a long trusted cold and lung remedy. He notes his sister has used it for fifteen years and he has relied on it for quick relief when ill. D Stubenrauck and Mrs VanHouten are mentioned in travel context involving Cedar Falls and State Teachers College.
The order designates a field director to lead Red Cross work at division headquarters and sets uniform, privileges, and censorship rules. Red Cross officials assigned to the military must wear regulation gear, and cantonment leaders may provide offices, warehouses, lighting, and communications to support the Red Cross mission.
Rube Brand installs an electric hair cutter in his barber shop. A small motor on a wire above the customer powers clippers that sing as hairs fall away. Inventor Sam Coffman of Kansas City claims the device works perfectly and eases barber labor. Rube invites friends to view the machine.
Central Minnesota land sale advertisement promoting diversified farming and stock raising opportunities. Highlights include dairy, grains, vegetables, and small fruits with lands in Northern Minnesota. Claims low prices and easy terms from Renton County Real Estate Co at 12-19 Sauk Rapids.
London Times correspondent reports growing mutual admiration between American and British troops in France. He notes Americans now perceive British forces as highly professional and formidable, while Britons view Americans as brave and well informed. The piece highlights shared values and a new, rising unity between the two nations in arms.
A brief tip explains that placing sand in the lantern base stabilizes the candle, preventing tipping and reducing fire risk by adding weight and keeping the flame steady.
A compact quotation on boldness and power, stating they are inseparable and perish together once divided, attributed to Henry Venn.
A playful verse about Mary driving a new car and speeding through town. Rick taunts her and fires a gun at her tires, only to discover the tires are Armstrong Retreads. Mary remains unfazed and the tale promotes puncture proof tires as a moral.
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