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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1922
Page
4
A Witty Witch lecture before a tea party instructs fairies elves and brownies on pride in country parents and neighbors. She humorously covers politeness privacy and friendship while Mr Grant notes the DO word's importance and the tale ends with a cozy tea and a story about Mrs Dove and Mr Dove.
A lady of good family shows her ancestral house and proudly points to a bust of her father, telling a boy, That is your grandfather. The boy asks if that is all there was of him, in a moment quoted from the New York Times.
The United States Department of Agriculture Animal Husbandry Division launches a breeding and feeding experiment to compare aging scrub crossbred and purebred hogs. Ten crossbred sows and ten scrub sows will be used, with mating schemes to assess outcomes across generations. Results aim to resolve farmer doubts on purebred versus crossbred feeders.
Mayor H J Vanden Berg announces a special election in Pella Iowa on June 1 1922 to decide issuing bonds of 60000 for erecting and equipping a Liberty memorial building and purchasing land. Polling places listed by ward open 8 am to 7 pm with designated city locations.
A decorative daytime setee doubles as a full sized bed at night. It offers many beautiful new styles and is described as always in the best of good taste. The pattern is exceptionally handsome and finished in rich mahogany.
The City of Pella Iowa calls in $3,000 of the 1908 funding bonds Nos 3 through 8. Holders must present the bonds for payment at the City office. Interest on these bonds ceases on May 31 1922. City Clerk A C Kuyper signs the notice dated May 9 1922.
Church notes list morning and evening services in English and Holland. Sessions include 9:00 a.m. sermon on Colossians 3:15, 10:30 a.m. on Exodus 14:16, 7:30 p.m. English service, 3:00 p.m. Sunday school, 6:30 p.m. C E meeting, and 9:00 a.m. Heb 6:11 12 on perseverance. Afternoon topics cover Lord's Day 28 29 and Christ's Providing Care. 7:30 p.m. John 3:3 on regeneration.
A fitting Mother s Day service will be held next Sunday evening. The choir will consist of 35 mothers. Mr Sadler will direct and we will sing old songs mothers loved best. Miss Tillie Beerends will sing My Mother s Prayer. Prof J R Mulder of the College will preach a sermon appropriate to the day. Worship with us Sunday evening.
A brief note indicates availability of carbon paper and second sheets at the Chronicle office, suggesting a filing or transcription need.
An illustrated arrangement shows coupling an automobile to a circular saw for occasional use. The saw frame should be low for engine shaft alignment, or the car raised on a runway. Couplings use pipe with slots or a solid bar with sleeves. For temporary use, this method requires few fittings. for continued use, a larger engine shaft pin and frame hole widening may be needed. A former Boy Scout, Frank Wischer, is missing since August 1921 near Camp Grenier Lebanon Pa. The Salvation Army and Boy Scouts of America search for him, as his Hungarian mother worries.
The mother of a scout fell ill and her son canceled every engagement to stay with her. He spent much time at her side reading aloud and helping her pass a tedious illness period. Another boy years ago stopped on his way to school to cut and carry firewood for a poor woman.
Bozeman Montana reports rancher Steve O'Donnell was struck by lightning while riding a hayrack. The bolt shaved the hair on the right side of his head leaving the left side intact. He suffered minor facial burns and was stunned but not seriously harmed.
Observers note many color shades on the Moon and Mars including greens blues browns yellows and grays. A study of Earth's vegetation and seas viewed from high elevations may help interpret the splotches of color seen on Mars and the Moon.
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