Domestic science course may aid home life in town
The piece urges attendance at a domestic science short course brought by Central College Ladies Auxiliary. It argues the program offers practical home management lessons amid rising prices and winter costs, praising the Iowa State College Ames study method and inviting all women of Pella to register. It notes government aims in wartime, debates on liquor ads, and exemptions for dependents as context for civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Central College
Heartfest
Chronicle
Pella
State of Iowa
State College
Ames
Americans Prefer Freedom Over German Restrictions
The piece rebuts claims that Germany offers greater personal freedom, noting citizens must carry passports and register in every city. It argues U S liberty suits Americans and mocks rum sellers and their backers who prefer Germany’s system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumseliers
Germany
United States
Thoose
Empire
Nation gears up for war as citizens rally to duty
The article argues the federal government is slowly building toward war, overcoming public reluctance and tax resistance. It commends Food Commissioner Hoover and coal operators for moving swiftly, notes the push to raise a national army of a million men, and urges citizens to recognize the government’s primacy in this emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hoover
Republic
Foreign language papers spurred debate on loyalty and Americanization
A Pella Weekblad editor faces criticism from a Chronicle editor over foreign language papers in wartime America. The piece argues foreigners deserve rights, but questions loyalty if papers push anti American sentiment. It notes German language papers as a focal point and urges English reading to safeguard national safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Johnson
Pella
Weekblad
The
Chronicle
America
Germany
Nieuwablad
Johnson
Varenkamp
Dean's Kidney Pills Promise Pella Relief
Pella residents report back ache and tiredness eased by Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs. L Wielaard of 119 Marion St. praises the medicine, saying it strengthened her back and regulated kidney function after irregular activity. Buffalo based Foster Milburn Co. markets the product at 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Dean
Mrs. L. Wielaard
Marion Bt
Doan
The Little Fear Bound Nations and German Agression
A historical columnist warns that small nations Norway Sweden Denmark Holland and Switzerland fear German aggression and urges Norwegians Swedes Swiss Danes and Dutch in America to support America against the central power, arguing they owe loyalty to their mother countries while Germany shows contempt for sovereign nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Switzerland
Europe
Iles
America
Central power and the burden of disloyalty in nations
A fragment argues that a dominant power exploits weaker nations and labels a disloyal American descendant of any of five minor nations as doubly disloyal to both country and manhood, framing patriotism as a test of allegiance and character.
Hunch confirms caution on land grant scam ad
A small town newspaper recalls receiving an advertisement from a Pacific coast firm promoting the Oregon and California Railroad Grant Law. After asking for prepaid fees, the paper avoided sending funds and later saw a Washington Department of Interior warning about Western lands and land sharks posing as locators. The Chronicle refused to publish further and warned readers to beware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Oregon
California
Washington
Department of the Interior
California and
United States
Chronicle
Local testimony on Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy
F D Stubenrauch of Scottsville New York reports a severe summer complaint attack eased by one dose of Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says other family members have seen similar relief from the medicine kept at hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scottsville
N. Y
Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
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Red Cross
Post Office Department
Iawa
Minneapolis Journal
Haarman Vinegar & Pickle CO
Reva Ona Tin
Srmers Taye
BUICK
Kissel Kar
Sally Farm Lighting
White Way Auto CO
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