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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
6
Officially the first day of summer passes as the warship Arizona is christened twice, with champagne and dam water from Roosevelt Dam. The piece notes clashes with Catholics and Free Masons and defends President against calls to abandon neutrality amid war, praising honor of the nation and society.
The piece warns that rainy conditions favor mosquito breeding in water-filled pools and containers. It emphasizes disease risk and discomfort from bites, urges emptying standing water and draining or oiling pools, and questions why the city health department does not take action to prevent malaria.
A historical critique argues that land value rises from public investments and shared knowledge, not landowners. It condemns speculative land hoarding and urges the state to preserve land for the highest use, noting land as a natural monopoly and urging reform to curb uneconomic land uses. The piece links Jesuit and Freemason charges to broader wartime propaganda and stresses economic realism in public policy.
Advocates of the single tax argue tenure would end land hoarding and boost overall welfare. Vacant lots in prime areas would fill with business, reducing sprawl and speculation. People would build nearer to commerce, improving urban efficiency and benefiting the public.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. promises one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It states the medicine is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Toled o firm sells Hall's Catarrh Cure for 75 cents and advertises testimonials.
A wartime style suggestion encourages Boy Scouts to channel zeal into pest control by hunting rats in granaries and warehouses. Clearing villages of rats would be a creditable service and help prevent disease spread in port cities.
Answers:-Tar, rat, mad, dam, time, emit, made, Edam, part, trap, bard, drab.
The article notes that about 50,000 boys had camp experience last summer due to the leadership of the boy scout movement. It highlights the widespread reach of scouting and its impact on youth outdoor programs.
A child laments letter shapes in a playful verse about learning to read and spell. The nurse counts twenty six letters, noting S G and O as amusing shapes, wondering why the alphabet has so many letters and peculiar forms.
An Iowa testimonial promotes Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney troubles. Mrs. D B Gill of Grinnell cites backache headaches and loins pains as relieved after two boxes. The ad claims nationwide endorsement and urges purchase at 50 cents, noting Foster Milburn Co as makers in Buffalo New York.
Heinie Wagner, second baseman for the Boston club, is regarded as one of the most brainy players in the league. After two uneven years due to an arm injury, he has regained his 1912 form, contributing as a shortstop to past championships. Friends say he may pursue a managerial role with a big league club in the future.
A North Yakima fishing party reports unprecedented salmon hauls in upper Yakima river and its tributaries this spring. After an hour forty two minutes of effort they landed a Chinook weighing 24 pounds and 40.25 inches long, along with nine smaller salmon, the smallest weighing nine pounds. The fishermen attribute the surge to Celilo locks completion.
An English inventor has created an optical instrument for golfers worn like spectacles. The device concentrates sight on the ball through a small adjustable aperture, using opaque blinkers to restrict view and force focus on the ball, improving accuracy.
A new golf club features a head designed for easy interchangeability of striking faces. Each head piece carries two faces usable in play, and multiple head forms can be attached to the club. The system lets one loose head replace two standard clubs, reducing the need to carry many clubs.
A portrait of Charlie White as a knockout specialist who dominates from heavyweight to bantam, winning most bouts by short left hook to the jaw and stopping eight of ten opponents. Also notes Ted Meredith named penn track captain for 1915 16 and Zimmerman’s quip on umpires calling games.
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