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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
7
Senior high will stage a cantata The Polished Pebbles prepared by Miss McQuilken and a school play by Miss Glenere Grundman. Pupils raise funds for Belgium relief and many students may work on farms this summer, earning pay to support crops while contributing to the community through garden clubs and city beautification efforts.
A writer urges support for a Children's Garden Club and a community garden as a patriotic wartime effort. He notes past doubts about youth work but argues that raising fifty extra bushels of potatoes could aid soldiers and allies, shorten the war, and reduce casualties. Everyone should do their bit now.
In a passage from A Book-Lover's Holiday in the Open Col Theodore Roosevelt recounts a perilous hunting journey in Quebec where a large bull moose pursued him and companion Arthur for over an hour. Facing repeated charges the narrator shoots the animal at close range to prevent loss of life, deeming there was no alternative.
A reflective piece argues that no one is free from ailments luck or weakness. It contrasts imperfect humanity with the ideal of constant health and virtue, noting everyone faces doubts guilt and misgivings at times.
A Kansas City Star note describes a welfare board loan where a woman outside the raid victim's home seeks a loan on a diamond ring. Claiming the ring belongs to a friend who was robbed and needs clothes, she asks the clerk for the loan in the friend’s name. The loan is approved.
A fragmentary poem attributed to John Boyle O'Reilly in Youth's World explores effort versus freedom, urging patient disassembly of entanglements to rebuild independently. It contrasts labor, restraint, and progress with the cost of previous gains while cautioning about the role of money in advertising as an investment.
Advertisements offer 5 cents per insertion with a 10 cent minimum. Lost plain gold band ring. return to office. Chick feed promotion from Roorda. Wanted girl for general house work by B. H. Van Spanckeren. Five more men wanted for Consolidated Oil Company state staple line. Eggs for hatching Barred Rock from R. R. Sadler. contact 407 Main or phone 128 Blue. tt
Citizens of Pella may list unused land or garden patches at the Chronicle office to be rented or donated for public use. The newspaper will publish notices free of charge. The notice urges landowners to allow cultivation by others, stressing the matter’s importance.
Domestic Supply Co. of Binghamton offers to buy old false teeth in any condition for up to five dollars per set based on value. Mail them for an offer, and if not satisfactory, teeth will be returned.
If you suffer from chronic or muscular rheumatism try Chamberlain's Liniment. The relief from pain is worth many times its cost. For sale by F. D. Stubenrauch.
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