Pella Eyes School Board Race With No Candidacy Placed
Nar Pella notes an upcoming school election but reports no candidates for the directorships yet. The writer suggests residents may seek volunteers for the spirited civic post.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1919
Page
6
Reconstruction Debate For Pella Commercial Club
The Pella Commercial Club considers reconstruction as the chief topic for discussion. The note highlights several areas in the community that could benefit from rebuilding work and improvement efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Conscientious objectors spared soldiers held at Camp Dodge
The speaker laments army policy that frees conscientious objectors while keeps several Pella men detained at Camp Dodge for months, questioning the justice of the regulations governing military exemption and local drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
No Beer No Work Buttons Could Shift Over Food Rule
The saying suggests people tolerate bans on beer while resisting restrictions on eating. It notes that the average man can endure beer deprivation more easily than hunger, implying food access remains a stronger motivator than alcohol availability.
Pella Seeks Road Funds for Knoxvilles Route
Community appeal urges directing county road funds to the Pella to Knoxville corridor, with emphasis on Lake Prairie township improvements to boost local fraternal ties and regional connectivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Knoxville
Pella-Knoxville
Lake Prairie Township
It May Be a New Theology Ad Monishes Good Roads
The Burlington Hawkeye questions if championing good roads is a divine cause, arguing that promoted roads on earth may foster better behavior and manners. The piece uses a religious tone to link infrastructure with moral improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Hawkeye
Notorious dis loyalist Schumann jailed for three months
A sentence of three months in jail was imposed on Rev. Schumann of Pomeroy, noted as a dis loyalist. A military court meanwhile sentenced a boy to forty years for refusing to surrender cigarettes to a shavetail, prompting commentary on the contrast and current public reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schumann
Pomeroy
Brick paving for heavy traffic urged in city note
City officials are urged to choose durable brick paving over current materials as heavy truck use increases. Advocates argue grinding pavement to powder shows inadequacy and insist the next project must be built to withstand higher traffic with a long lasting brick solution.
Soldier Letter Critiques YMCA Role in France
A clipped soldier’s letter to his family in Pella analyzes YMCA activities in France, arguing the organization has become more theatre than a moral and spiritual support, and that soldiers trained in sound doctrine feel uneasy with its current purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Pella
Rhody Feailly Burday Choir Master Mentioned
The remark notes Rhody Feailly Burday as choir master, praising his appearance and comparing his army demeanor to a pleasant fact. It mentions a canteen and selling small articles as items in the army setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhody Feailly Burday
Government operation not government ownership of railroads
The Chariton Leader argues current government control of railroads is not ownership and stresses that the move is for war transport needs, not a transfer of ownership. It cautions readers to distinguish operation from ownership and to think carefully before conclusions.
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Chariton
Knoxville Express Defends Pella Ties to Knoxville
The Express praises Pella papers for friendly attitude toward Knoxville and Marion county. It notes mutual interest in Knoxville securing a state normal school and rebukes an unwise statement about institutions for the blind and feeble minded, recalling past debates over a county poor farm sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Knoxville Express
the Express
Pella
Knoxville
Casey
Marion County
Easter Date Shifts With Late Spring This Year
Easter falls on April 20 this year, three weeks later than year ago, as the first Sunday after the full moon following March 21. By counting backward forty days excluding Sundays, Ash Wednesday marks Lent’s opening.
Engineers to Face Knowledge Exam Questioned
More than 30 million dollars a year is spent by Iowa taxpayers on public improvements. Incompetent pretenders pose as engineers and cause costly design failures and safety risks. A bill proposes exams to test engineers before practice to protect lives and funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Pomeroy preacher spared harsher penalty after assault verdict
Judge Hutchinson leniently sentences Bill Schumann in Greene county district court after a change of venue from Calhoun county. Schumann found guilty of assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm. He receives three months in jail with costs charged to his crowd back in Pomeroy. The preacher’s supporters clamor they could not obtain justice.
Schumann Entrusted With Broad Authority By Allies
Maneon Democrat asserts Schumann will rule with full backing from his friends, extending his harsh regime over children, teaching their Sunday school lessons in the Duetscher schule and punishing any English speech, echoing early war days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schumann
Duetscher Schule
Maneon Democrat
Soldier memorials and the call for better tribute forms
The piece warns against amateur soldier memorial sculpture and argues for alternatives like grove monuments. It contends many statues offend aesthetics and public sentiment, urging Washington to promote trees over traditional squat figures and to consider lasting, meaningful remembrance beyond flawed art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Industrial unrest and the path to universal comfort
An Oskaloosa Glove editorial argues that wages rises alone raise costs, urging education and training, efficiency, and capital access. It calls for labor saving machinery and thrift to reduce hard labor, improve productivity, and lift living standards across civilized lands.
Indigestion Relief Ad by Chamberlain's Tablets
An advertisement urges indigestion sufferers to take Chamberlain's Tablets as directed and soon forget stomach troubles. The notice notes F. D. Stubenrauch as the seller for those seeking relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Pella residents boast on town growth and charity
The letter talks of past street improvements at the depot, mud now lingering at crossings, and a whiskey bottle linked to uncollected stock. It notes town pride, efficiency praise, declining church attendance, and a nurse aiding a Red Cross case. Local notices joke about post office moves, auctioneer Phil Olivier, and a humorous poem about auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Red Cross
C. D
Fourth Ward
Frank Rederus
Rock Island
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Warned
Many children suffer sickness and a product called Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children is advertised as curing colds in 24 hours and relieving feverishness headaches and stomach troubles. The ad claims teething relief bowel regulation and worm destruction with pleasant taste and gifts for addresses in Le Roy New York.
Stay in School Campaign Urges Continued Education
The Children's Bureau reports only in the central northwestern states do three of four children aged 6 to 18 attend school, while the South Atlantic states see one in three out of school. The Stay in School campaign stresses each year of schooling adds value in earnings and health, urging parents to send and keep children in school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Svithin
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Northwestern States
United States
South Atlantic
Schol
Council of National Defense
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Pella Resident
Mrs S Korver of 410 University Street Pella reports weak kidneys and dull back pain improved by Doan's Kidney Pills. She bought them from Puritan Drug Co and found her back strengthened and kidney action regulated. Price 60 cents at dealers. Doan's Kidney Pills are from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Korver
University St
Pella
Doan
Puritan Drug Co
War era changes women role says Bigelow
The February Good Housekeeping piece argues the war liberated women from sex thraldom. It claims women proved men largely unnecessary in many tasks and shifted from play to purposeful work. It notes women freed from frivolity, found happiness as a state of mind, and kept America intact through critical efforts.
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William Frederick Bigelow
Good Housekeeping
America
Silent Pride Across Time in Ancestral Echoes
A concise pondering on two forms of pride, one rooted in a dark past and the other in a trivial lineage, challenging ordinary people to grasp the emotions tied to noble ancestors.
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Mickie
Asto Schumann
Marshal Walls
Pete
Commercial Club
Ed. Chronicle
van Synpost
Otley
Gerrit Askum
Phil Olivier
al Clark
Phil
Dean
Dorothy Phillips
Heart OF
Humanity
Paris
Marion
Mahaska
Central College
Vander Linden’s Bazar
Přes Orkoggist
W. W. Cook & Son
Steve Heey Og
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