22 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
1
John G. Farmer, General Agent of the Passenger Department, urges Iowa readers to use round trip fares at one and a half from Iowa points to Des Moines for the state fair August 21 to 30. He notes military troop movements may limit equipment and warns drivers to heed flagman signals at crossings to prevent delays.
In a statement to the public Director General of Railroads W G McAdoo explains overcrowded trains and scarce equipment due to troop movements and war logistics. He urges citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to free locomotives and cars for military needs while supporting liberty bonds.
The nation discusses sugar as a near fair balance with Britain France and Italy. With limited shipping the best near equality comes from a two pounds per person per month household ration matching England. The plan notes diet needs and energy demands amid wartime hardship.
Market notes from Pella show Black and Grain corrected by Van dex Zyl Bros cattle at 86.00 to 11.00 per unit. Hog prices range 17.00 to 18.25 per hundredweight. New corn quoted 1.00 to 1.40 per bushel with 60 to 62 cents per bushel for other grain.
The article credits Indigenous peoples with introducing snowshoes moccasins birch bark canoes conical tipis and hunter clothing. It notes sugar making from maples and Indian corn as precursors to many foods, with maize processing hominy and succotash shown as Indigenous origins. Indian women cultivate maize and prepare it for food. Pemmican is described as a mixed dried meat fruit and fat preparation.
A wartime prohibition discussion cites Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln’s last words, praising national liquor bans. Figures like David R. Forgan and Frank A. Vanderlip advocate prohibition for efficiency and national morale, while opponents warn of revenue loss. Debates reference British plebiscites, studies on beer’s social harms, and calls for moral reform amid war.
The piece cites Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche as a critic of Christianity, labeling it a parasite and a curse. It questions the impact of his views on modern Germans and cites bloodshed in occupied France and Belgium and Lusitania victims as implied consequences of Nietzschean influence.
An advertisement describes a bilious attack as liver dysfunction with constipation and nausea. It urges taking three Cham berlain’s Tablets to tone the liver and cleanse the stomach, claiming the user will quickly feel well again. The wording mirrors period health ad rhetoric and includes spelled errors.
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