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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
6
A new Iowa law bans quail hunting for five years. The note praises the measure as protective for the species and mentions postmasters as expanding roles in administration. It references Billy Sunday donors, Red Cross, Y M C A, and general wartime sentiment about government actions.
Law now requires city councils and school boards to publish their proceedings and lists of bills, matching county board practices, to inform taxpayers. Fourth of July observances saw fewer calamities, but many towns abandon public celebrations due to noise and dangerous fireworks, preferring quieter or safer alternatives.
A Chronicle reply rebuts anonymous Booster criticism of talent on the program while noting their support for a local chautauqua in Pella. The letter accuses the Booster of gossip and urges direct complaints to the Chronicle, defending local efforts and value.
In this vicinity the ground in gardens is badly baked making potatoes small though many in hills. Sand added to soil would loosen heavy waxy soil and aid vegetable growth. Coal ashes, crushed, can also loosen soil and dispose of furnace ash. Caution against overdoing sand or ashes to avoid overly dry soil.
The mayor sought seven library board members at month start, but ordinance capped the board at five. A new ordinance is needed to restore the seven-member board, reversing a prior change. The article notes the move aims to revert to the former number without discussing board merits.
An Iowa city editor argues for general ordinances with simple resolutions to regulate administration, urging fewer readings and boxing in salary details. The piece warns liquor dealers will fight prohibition, urges voter turnout, and calls for open campaigns against corruption. It also critiques municipal electric rates, advocating growth of customers and lower fixture costs.
State marshals seized sixty auto loads of liquor from across the border and poured it into a hillside gully. The act followed a temperance ceremony directed by Judge Harris lasting about four hours, with two thousand pints of whiskey and twenty seven trunkfuls poured into the Raleigh sewer last Thursday.
A Pella man, Henry J. Brom city marshal of 608 Main St, testifies on March 2 1912 that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his backache. He repeats on October 29 1915 that the cure was permanent. Price 60c at dealers. Milburn Co Buffalo N Y publishes the endorsement.
Van derZyl Bros. corrects prices from six to ten dollars per hundredweight and thirteen to fourteen dollars per hundredweight. Bring your films to Puritan Drug Co for development and printing. Prompt service offered with glossy or studio paper.
The antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes or used in the foot beth. Young men in every community are using Allen's Foot-Ease in their drills for Military Preparedness. Used by the Allied French and English troops because it relieves the feet, reduces friction, and makes walking easy.
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