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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
6
A historical editorial discusses the salaries of congressmen, wartime costs, and the large human and financial toll of war. It questions the effectiveness of lawmakers earning modest private incomes while managing national affairs and highlights efforts to support troops and wartime morale.
A cartoonish discussion argues for a single tax as a fair share of national earnings. Critics fear its impact on landlords and speculators who shape land use. It cites Ft Riley as evidence of the inequities of taxing workers while landowners profit from misfortune.
A strong editorial argues the United States must join World War I to halt German brutality and protect democracy. It describes German invasion plans, atrocities in Belgium and France, and asserts opponents of war sacrifice national duty and constitutionalism.
A Pella reader reports using Doan's Kidney Pills to ease constant backaches and nighttime discomfort from kidney trouble. She describes prior doctoring with no results, notes relief from backache and other symptoms, and mentions the 60 cent price and Buffalo company as the producer.
Now is the time to buy a bottle of this remedy to be prepared for a family colic or diarrhoea attack in summer. It is worth a hundred times its cost according to F. D. Stubenrauch.
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