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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
4
A column contrasts thrift and politics with a ragged tale of women and eating, notes G VanZante and Allen Anderson on a Nebraska ballot, and critiques Cedar Rapids liquor laws and Pella printers. The piece argues prohibition harms society by curbing liquor sales, not drinking, and urges reform through law alongside spiritual influence.
A letter from Linton Wunder of Cincinnati, city manager of the National Ale Liquor Dealers Association, encloses a reprint of an article criticizing a religious organization. The piece argues Christians historically pursued societal reform through spiritual regeneration, and notes some groups now advocate restrictive laws to use their clubs as agents for reforming sinners, a stance the article finds discordant with gospel aims.
Mrs Helly Green a Chicago millionaire rents land for ninety nine years earning 9591 yearly from a 45 by 189 foot lot valued by capitalization at 239772. The piece illustrates land value taxation arguing land value, not acreage, is taxed and contrasts city land value with farm land.
A fragment notes C. E. Gilbert associated with Rock Island Lines and references all claims. The terse line suggests a legal or financial notice seeking action related to pending claims or charges connected to the company or its operations.
The Single Tax proposes taxing the annual rental value of land to fund government, replacing all other taxes. It would shift rent from landlords to the nation and grant exemptions for small farmers on their improvements, while vacant land would pay the same tax, encouraging use and better buildings. The analysis concludes rent is a community product and should belong to the public.
A Pella resident warns of the seriousness of chronic back pain and kidney troubles. Mrs. S. Korver of 410 University St. credits Dean's Kidney Pills with strengthening her back and regulating kidney action after dull back pain and irregular urine. The remedy costs 50 cents and is sold by Puritan Drug Co. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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