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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
6
The Rev. Lyn George J. Kelley says he will make his home in Red Oak. Commentary notes that rail congestion might ease if Washington departments mailed all daily communications to the Chronicle in a single evening envelope.
Local readers lament dusty fountain basins while noting high potato prices. The Des Moines Register reports Rev J J Weersing and five elders faced disloyalty charges, then leniency. The Chronicle praises Rev G G Haan and calls for stronger wartime support and temperance actions under President Wilson.
A wartime editorial urges strict loyalty from citizens and aliens alike, arguing government cannot seek unanimous opinion before war and must demand support once declared. It calls for penalties and deterrence against disloyal sentiment, praising those who back all government measures and bond campaigns.
Local debate centers on Fuel Administrator Garfield and coal price increases. Pella faces higher costs as district pricing undercuts prior offers. Operators favor a targeted raise over a flat state-wide adjustment, arguing minor rate boosts could reflect labor and material costs rather than general gouging.
The piece urges calm, nonpartisan patriotism as Iowa faces crucial elections. It calls for moral fitness, laments liquor politics and woman suffrage conflicts, and urges retirement of the current executive. It suggests replacing Kenyon with a stronger prohibitionist successor and hints at cross-party cooperation.
Local readers hear how kidney troubles bring backache headache and fatigue. Mrs Goemaat of Old Folks' Home in Pella reports Doan’s Kidney Pills strengthened her back regulated kidney action and eased worn out feelings. Price 60 cents at dealers. Doan’s Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
Louise, having saved for a summer course, must cancel plans due to lack of help and family duties. She travels all night to Freeport to repay Aunt Rachel and Uncle Charlie for past aid, feeling conflicted yet determined to face the consequences.
Louise spends a summer with Aunt Rachel and Uncle Charlie. She helps with meals and preserves and learns gardening, crafts, and village civics. Uncle Charlie hints at deeper truths as Louise grows confident, then returns home with newfound skills and a teacher-training tale.
A 19th century patent remedy hailed for feverishness teething disorders and worm relief is sold by druggists nationwide. Marketed by the Mother Gray Co at 25 cents with a sample address listed for the public. The product claims long-standing use by parents for decades and positions itself as a reliable bowel remedy.
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