Chronicle Notes on War Times and Civic Duty in Pella
A 1918 era Chronicle page discusses post office notices, wartime morale, and homefront policies. It laments disloyalty claims, praises camp letters from soldiers, critiques proceedings at forums, and highlights a Evanston Illinois school program linking arithmetic to food economy as civic instruction. It includes comments on coal use, philanthropy, and public figures while urging continued patriotism and informed support for government efforts.
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Evanston
Ill
Evanston plan for schools promotes home focused learning
Editorial argues textbooks and teachers overemphasize abstract puzzles, urging adoption of the Evanston plan to connect arithmetic and other subjects to home life. It contends practical lessons in food conservation and daily skills build better citizens and real intelligence beyond culture.
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Evanston
The Manson Democrat on Prohibition and German Huns
The Manson Democrat editor scorns prohibitionists amid political contests and urges caution toward German nationals in the US during World War I. It compares German actions to the Huns and cites U.S. wartime fear, urging loyalty checks on naturalized citizens and vigilance against German influence.
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Manson Democrat
Kenyon
Town
Harding-Meredith
Iowa
Jack Dalton
Harding
Chronicle
China
Wilhelm
Attila
United States
Princeton University
University of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota
Germany
America
Europe
Belgium
Landa
Public Auction for U G Deck Property in Oskaloosa Iowa
Public sale scheduled for December 22 1917 at 2 PM to the highest bidder. The U G Deck property at 1409 South Lith Street comprises 10 acres with an 8 room furnace heated house, basement, well, barn, chicken house and fruit trees. Land is well tiled and sale to occur in the front yard. terms to be announced. Jerome B Wood I M Reed auctioneers referee.
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U. G. Deck
South Lith Street
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Jerome B
Wood
I. M. Reed
What PelIa Wants to Know on Kidney Pills Endorsement
What PelIa Wants to Know presents Henry J. Brom, city marshal of Pella, recounting his relief from backache after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He first endorsed in 1912 and reaffirmed in 1915, claiming a permanent cure and urging others with kidney complaints to try the product. Price listed as 60 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
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Pella
Henry J. Brom
S. Main St
Dean
Mr. Brom
Bermanen Price
Foster-Milburn Co
Props
Buffalo
N.Y
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Deep River Record
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Deep River
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Theodore Roosevelt
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