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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
6
As time passes we become more charitable and reassess earlier judgments. We once believed certain fellows were bluffing, but now doubt they realize their own deception.
Citizens in Winterset debate removing hitchracks around the public square. The old rails, once used for tying horses while townspeople ran errands, are recalled as a relic of earlier transport.
The Cedar Rapids Republican rumor notes W. J. Bryan on the chautauqua platform and accuses him of public duty unfaithfulness. It recalls Bryan’s 20 years ago wartime volunteer service, contrasting it with critics who stayed home.
The piece criticizes President Wilson for aiming to place friendly figures in Congress including Henry Ford as a Senate candidate at the President's request. It argues Wilson should be free to push his policies without hostile opposition, counting on supportive senators and representatives to ease his burden.
The author argues that partisanship has no place in ordinary politics but urges total American support for President Wilson in guiding the war. It contends the war will be conducted by his plan and dissent would aid the enemy, noting how German audiences favor any anti-Wilson resolutions from conventions.
The remark notes that criticizing President Wilson and his officials strengthens German morale and that official Germany will exploit such criticism to their advantage. The focus remains on the strategic impact of domestic critique during wartime.
A Knoxville haut...
The Knoxville Journal criticizes its Chronicle link to Theodore Roosevelt, arguing the Journal mirrors Roosevelt’s vanity and personal spite. It accuses Roosevelt of wrecking the Republican party years ago, a move that sidelined him from public view and worsened his standing.
A letter argues for reshaping city parks including moving the Home for the Aged from the East park and relocating a water tank from the West park. It urges leveling and improving West park, moving the tank to the hitching-spot lot behind the Chronicle, and resuming a planned chautauqua there after years of neglect. It calls for sustained yearly work by the Women’s Federated Club to restore both parks.
The Alton Democrat notes strong corn prospects of fifty bushels per acre with proper farming and predicts rents may rise. It questions landholders’ privilege and urges value increases from community effort, recalling Governor Harding’s past landholdings in Sioux county and his stance versus H. T. Mere.
A Sioux County item highlights opposition to the single tax doctrine as a gubernatorial issue. Proponents argue land value belongs to producers, while critics warn it would disrupt rent and ownership structures. A nationwide rent shift could tax all land use and reduce dependence on private landlords.
The state party conventions produced platforms largely differing in view while nominating some lukewarm candidates. Republicans rely on state seats and deride national shifts. Democrats push reform pledges like prohibition and woman suffrage. The Chronicle flags political opportunism, cautions voters to judge candidates by merit over party, and urges ballots for men who defend country over faction.
In France on June 21, 1918 a Y M C A hut is described as a sectional L shaped building with a basketball floor, reading and writing room, concert spaces, a canteen, and storage and staff rooms. It highlights two lady workers, the “hot angels,” and a busy schedule with minster shows, songs, movies, concerts, and stunt nights, plus church services each Sunday.
A wartime letter and verses describe two soldier compan ies marching through life. One side bears gay flags while the other bears furled banners. The poem urges children to adopt the Do’s pledge of helpful, worthwhile conduct and reject lazy, useless “Donts,” stressing active service and civic effort.
A Baldwinsville New York woman Mrs M R Sears recounts a six month stomach illness with gas and pain. After a druggist recommendation she used Chamberlains Tablets and felt relief after the first dose and continued until cure. The ad notes relief follows pain relief and may prevent recurrence.
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