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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1919
Page
6
A reader quotes a question about informing unemployed ex kings regarding opportunities offered by the American Chautauqua program. The note implies interest in public lectures and outreach for former royalty seeking work in cultural events.
Other towns plan receptions for returning soldiers and sailors. In Pella, no plans are evident and the Federated club may handle any such efforts, leaving locals to defer to this existing group.
Public concern rises over lack of playground equipment at Lincoln and Webster schools. Residents argue city improvements should prioritize children’s needs, warning that neglecting play facilities may dampen student interest and engagement.
A census estimate shows travel within Iowa roads accounted for six percent of last year's traffic. Forty six percent was between towns and forty seven percent between farm and town. The data highlight farm to town trips as the main tourist flow, with minimal tourist burden per local highway user.
The New Sharon Star notes Groundhog Day passed with the sun shining briefly, and a six week winter forecast hinges on shadow sightings. It reports New Sharon, Iowa did not observe the day as city authorities overlooked the celebration.
The speaker questions county supervisors spending heavily on a good west of Knoxville road and leaving the river bottom road south of Howell station nearly impassable year round. They note a new hill road on the river’s south side while the old road was fine, arguing the river bottom neglect is more urgent though improvements may be worthwhile.
The Anamosa Eureka notes sentiment in the legislature to raise teachers salaries rather than fund pensions. It argues pensions lack stimulus and would force teachers to endure poor wages now for meager future rewards.
A political discourse notes a speaker arguing that without addressing teacher pay, efforts to sustain education are futile and morale declines. The comment frames fair wages as essential to attract and retain qualified educators and sustain the school system.
The Burlington Gazette reports thirty six states ratified the prohibition amendment, placing it into the federal constitution with a one-year enactment before it takes effect. It declares any dalliance with alcohol a criminal act, while many still brew beer at home. The piece questions the fairness of the law for the resident of Gannet.
A Cedar Rapids Republic n article notes contrasts between tenant farming and ownership with one man arguing slavery in tenancy and another preferring to rent while investing elsewhere. It cites Iowa land owners who say land values have doubled or quadrupled in 20 years, boosting incomes via rising land prices and reinvested gains. A reader proclaims liberty bonds as a good investment, yet the prevailing view is that Iowa land has yielded higher, safer returns.
A Knoxville editor criticizes the city’s treatment of state institutions including the blind asylum and the inebriate hospital. The piece argues Knoxville seeks profit from services and should welcome a normal school, noting Des Moines as the distant seat of state decisions. It defends existing institutions and urges better civic spirit.
An Iowa lecture notes Americanization as a living, gradual process. A journalist warns the public to retain memory of World War experiences, propaganda, and German plotting while embracing American ideals. It stresses voluntary assimilation through free schools and libraries and cites Governor Whitman on schools as unifying centers.
The piece argues for thorough Americanization of newcomers and natives alike. It cites education, immigration work, and patriotism as essential, noting diverse state approaches and contrasting loyal foreign-born citizens with resistant native-borns. It urges sustained effort to convert stand-patters and deepen civic loyalty.
Old duck hunters in Iowa face no spring shooting due to a U S federal game law tied to a Canada United States treaty. The Supreme Court previously ruled the first law unsound but treaty law superseded it, keeping spring shooting objectionable to U S marshals across Iowa. Gulf coast closures ended January 31.
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills for back and kidney pain with endorsements from readers. A testimonial by F. M. Rederus of Main Street claims relief from back and neck pain, headaches, and kidney issues, noting continued satisfaction five years later. Price 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY.
The article argues that current immigration policy is too permissive and proposes future admissions should require a sound body and genuine desire to become American, not use the country to aid an alien government.
James R. Rhodes, publisher of the Newton Daily News, assumes control of the Newton Record and will publish it from the News plant. W. B. Johnson, Record publisher, retires due to ill health. Record plant to close.
The acting Secretary of State announced that Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the National Prohibition Amendment and that it would become operative one year after ratification on January 16, 1920. Taft criticized opponents, calling the amendment a supreme expression of the people’s will in a democratic government and warning against bolshevik-style opposition.
John Worth is informed that the north 2 acres of the east 5 acres in Lake Prairie township Marion Iowa Section 11 Town 75 Range 18 were sold for 1914 taxes on December 6 1915 to D P Van Zante for 51 100 dollars. Redemption expires one hundred ninety days from service of this notice and a treasurer's deed will be issued if not redeemed. Dated January 21 1919. D P Van Zante owner of certificate.
It your feet ache and burn and make you tired all over ask any druggist for Allen's Foot-Kase the antiseptic powder shake it in your shoes and walk all day in comfort. It has no equal for corns bunions bilatera or callouses. Used by American British and French soldiers.
At a meeting in New York, Mrs Ellen O Grady deputy commissioner of police said the league will work with the US government venereal disease division. She warned that crime among very young girls is rising with 13 and 14 year olds straying from virtue. Mrs Jane D Rippen blamed demobilization and waning wartime tension for moral laxity. Lieutenant William A Wilson of the Public Health Service called for a 3 million dollar fund to run an adequate New York campaign.
A jumble of humorous classroom quips about kids misusing words and outdated jokes appears alongside an 1886 patent remedy swindle notice for Hall's Catarrh Medicine, with a later testimonial praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and a Marysville child’s cough cure anecdote.
A scene in a shop unfolds with the Flower Maiden and a stalwart friend debating peace and scripture. A drunken attack erupts, the friend strikes, and four nations’ colors are pressed as a call to enlist, reflecting on conscience and the urge to join.
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