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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
6
A Des Moines paper notes four policemen refused to subscribe to the Red Cross fund. The text wonders if other towns have men on the payroll opposing the government. A dispatch says Roosevelt plans a Washington visit to consult with certain senators, a notion the author mocks.
Governor Harding contemplates abandoning plans to call the legislature into an extraordinary session. He fears potential approval of the national prohibition amendment, which would embarrass him with allies and supporters.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes critics refuse to subscribe to Red Cross or Y M C A arguing they help in other ways. The paper quotes the line Nobody can talk a dollar's worth on a street corner and contends the only way a dollar talks is when it is working.
A preacher and another man in Audubon Iowa faced mob violence after opposing the Liberty Loan. The minister was rescued by the sheriff, while the other man narrowly escaped lynching. The article criticizes war administration bust and newspaper blame by men unused to rooster fighting.
The article argues for establishing a canning plant in Pella to process corn into lye hominy as a substitute for scarce wheat. It notes the local corn supply and a ready existing cannery that could be adapted with minimal cost, linking the idea to regional self sufficiency and charity efforts for Armenia.
A 1917 year summary notes voluntary Red Cross and Y M C A giving versus government funded war work. It praises emancipation of soldiers and home fund efforts while condemning German brutality toward Russian POWs per Red Cross Magazine. It urges readers to support patriotic causes and view holdouts as enemies.
A Des Moines Register critique denounces Theodore Roosevelt as a destructive critic of the war, accusing him of personal vanity and endangering national welfare. It claims he values self aggrandizement over country and suggests he aids the German cause with reckless and bombastic utterances.
Citizens in Pella and nearby areas are urged to cooperate with government food rules by observing regulations more carefully. A local baker noted the public’s preference for white bread over wheat bread during Wheat Day, while a restaurant patron and a farmer discussed ongoing compliance issues amid confusion.
A local report reflects on wheatless days during wartime, noting mixed observance in homes versus restaurants. It urges public sentiment to boost substitution of wheat with corn bread rye and other foods, and promotes plans to involve neighbors in conserving food for the government. It includes light humor and community quotes.
President Wilson praises the Boy Scouts of America as the largest youth organization in the first two Liberty Loan drives. With 284,542 registered boys in 13,298 troops, the Scouts can mobilize quickly to support national war finance efforts when a new issue is announced.
Thirteen Eddyville merchants switch from credit to cash based on a Tribune page, arguing the shift benefits the public. Two more Pella stores plan to follow, with others nationwide adopting cash sales to lower prices and reduce bad debts. The move advocates equal pricing and avoids banker involvement, urging communities to imitate the initiative for market fairness and lower costs.
Local residents report kidney relief from Doan's Kidney Pills as a trusted remedy. L A Beerends cites cold settling in his kidneys, backache, and irregular action, saying Doan's soon restored order after purchasing at Puritan Drug Co. Price 60c. Foster Milburn Co. markets the product.
Two Boy Scouts in uniform near the 300 acre Scout farm in Potomac Park met a touring car. Its occupant greeted them with a smile and praised their spirit saying that’s the kind of spirit, Scouts. He spoke to the boys before the car drove away.
The Forester's annual report shows fiscal 1917 timber sales more than doubling 1916 levels, surpassing two billion board feet and valued above $3.716 million. About 727 million feet were cut and removed with $1.507 million paid to the federal treasury. Oregon led with roughly 688 million board feet sold.
Catarrhal deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be fixed by local applications. The remedy claims to act constitutionally through the blood, promising a hundred dollar payout for any uncured case, with circulars and 75 cent price from Hall's Catarrh Medicine, F J Cheney & Co Toledo.
A humorous Philadelphia scene features doctor talk on high living costs. An Irishman breaks a shop window with a ladder, is chased, and admits stealing the money to pay for the damage, insisting he ran home to get the funds.
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