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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1917
Page
7
Work is about to start on the extension of the water work galleries in the city of Pella near Howell station. A number of workmen are needed. apply to Wm. Schreiner, superintendent, Pella, Iowa.
The Thrice-a-Week World offers a twice weekly edition at a low price. It promises prompt, accurate war news from France and Europe with 166 pages per year. A combined subscription with The Chronicle totals $2.15 for one year, lower than the usual $2.50.
Local notes report Mrs H P Vander Meulen and her mother visiting Rochester Minnesota while Mrs Martin Vander Velde returned home to Emmettsburg after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs A Vos. Ed Hamilton hosted Mr and Mrs Mark Todd of Pagosa Springs Colorado and Mrs Tony Haldebrands of New Sharon on Monday. Food Administration outlines goals to assure fair hog prices, limit packer profits, reduce speculation and stabilize 100 pounds of hogs priced against corn. Mrs H F Fisk visited Otley Friday, Tice returned from a visit with her son in Oskaloosa, and Mrs Robert Carroll with Minnie Vanden Berg attended a B Y P A meeting in Ottumwa. A train of soldiers en route from Camp Dodge to Little Rock Arkansas paused at Pella, locals served coffee and cakes. troops were cheered with apples and kind words. Roorda’s Buckwheat Flour advertised. Troop trains bringing colored men from Alabama to Camp Dodge reportedly full, many soldiers invited by trains and offered $30 per month by the government. Mrs Anna Quiner of Lancaster Minnesota visited Pella friends, left for Osceola where she had lived before moving to Minnesota. John T Klein and family from Orange City visited Pella, left Saturday. Zelma Rysdam returned from Minneapolis where she worked for Garden City Feeder Co. M E church held a surprise party for Rev W H Dillon and wife as revival services began. Mr and Mrs P H Stubenrauch returned from a visit to Arkansas City Arkansas.
Railroads explain passenger services were eliminated to save equipment manpower and track space needed for a sharp rise in wartime freight. The public is urged to conserve resources, avoid nonessential rail usage, and support freight car reductions to improve transport for troops munitions food and fuel domestically and among Allies.
A Christian Herald writer argues that Buenos Aires reflects wealth and false cosmopolitanism, while Argentina slowly forges a distinct national spirit. The piece notes vast agricultural lands, immigration shaping a uniform, prolific resource base larger than many nations, and a future unique from the United States or Europe.
Dr. Truman Abbe of Washington argues in the Medical Record that humans may be evolving toward club-foot. He compares the human leg bones and toes to the horse’s design, noting gradual toe reduction and suggesting CNS development limits drive a post-axial digit drop over time.
A New York Herald item about a clever executor who sought legal opinion on a will provision for a monument described as a "stone to his memory." The executor showed a $500 blue white diamond he had purchased as the memorial, prompting questions about the legality of the arrangement. The tale highlights quirks in wills and probate practices familiar to lawyers in the city.
Sir Joseph Lyons, founder who transformed London catering by creating the modern coffee house, is dead. He left painting for business and helped provide lunch options beyond bars and hotels, aiding workers and women with accessible tea shops. In later years he spent time in Brighton and wore an honorary Territorial Force colonel uniform.
A Birmingham Age-Herald item notes a distressed observation of society, mentioning a man with a weakness for Kelly pool escorting his wife to a high brow lecture under computation. The fragment hints at social commentary on behavior and public events.
A newspaper ad extols photographs as the perfect sentimental gift for men going abroad. It promotes Persian Volumet Folders with exquisite mountings, suggesting they suit wartime holiday gifting and urging readers to make appointments now.
Joe Faassen and family and Fred Faassen from Clarinda visit their parents. Fred assists with installing the new organ at the First Reformed church.
A historical excerpt argues a beer saloon succeeds because patrons can drink freely without getting drunk whereas a whiskey saloon fails. The Brewer and Malster notes practical drinking experience and socializing during evenings.
A fragment quoting Mida’s Criterion praising distillers claims beer drinkers are the mushiest and sloppiest, comparing beer to whiskey in terms of intoxication. The remark labels beer as the least desirable form of drunkenness by distillers.
Lofty trees once grew in Greenland and left fossil remains across northern lands. The same species that grow today existed in climates now so harsh that trees barely reach inches high.
A historical note explains cloud heights with ranges from 800 to 2000 feet for certain clouds and depths of storms from two to five miles. It adds cumulus clouds lie between 2000 and 6000 feet above the earth, noting distance perception can be deceptive during storms.
A reflective quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson encourages finishing each day with resolve and letting go of worry and fear. It urges embracing what is good and fair tomorrow. The message emphasizes resilience, care, and a calm mindset for daily life.
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