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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1918
Page
2
Community briefs from Pella Iowa recount military calls, hospital updates, and local visits. Notables include Mrs T L Ketman minor injuries from a Chicago post office blast, Ben Kuyk off to Camp Dodge, and Rev W H Dillon returning from Bloomfield Conference. Bank consolidation and sorghum licensing affect local business.
The article explains tomato vinegar as a lactic acid product not true vinegar. Juice is allowed to ferment warm, becomes sour, then filtered and bottled corked tight. It spoils quickly after opening and requires cold storage. It notes Austria uses similar products as vinegar substitutes in salads and meat dressings.
Market prices corrected by Van der Zyl Bros Cattle show cattle at 6.00 to 11.00 per cwt hogs 17.50 to 19.00 per cwt corn 1.00 to 1.40 per bu wheat 1.75 to 2.05 per bu oats 0.45 to 0.62 per bu produce by Pella Produce Co candles eggs 0.33 packing stock butter 0.28 hens 0.20 springs 0.22 old roosters 0.12 ducks 0.12 cream 0.21 to 0.22 per unit.
Reports from county fairs show excellent attendance and a popular urge to take a day off for relaxation. The piece invites readers to enjoy the midway, thrill shows, animal pens, and grandstand events, noting nervous strain and the value of leisure. It mixes humorous asides with vivid fair descriptions and local color.
The fair features an auto exhibit with the latest models on display and wheels turning in the machinery section. Many faces return while younger ones shine with optimism as attendees meet the crowd and see what's new.
A fragment from the Marshalltown Times Republican reflects on missing loved ones at a fair while they harvest liberty and safety. It imagines soldiers in camp cantonments and trenches telling each other of returning home after making the world safe, ending with a hopeful note.
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