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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
14
A wartime plea urges readers to send any field glasses to Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed as First Assistant Secretary of the Navy in Washington. The message notes glasses will be returned after the war and may save thousands of lives if subs are defeated.
The Marion County War Work Council praises canvassers and chairman L F Bousquet for Savings Stamp work. The report says future bond campaigns will be more thorough and that previously dodging residents may now contribute or explain their absence.
Garden making time is at hand with favorable weather for more than a week. Plant hardy crops like lettuce and onions now and prep potato ground early. If manure is used, turn it in and let it rot for a month before planting potatoes.
The piece argues the Democratic party should not nominate a challenger to United States Senator W. S. Kenyon if he seeks renomination. It praises Kenyon for his record, support of the administration, moral stance, and endorsement of Harding’s governorship, concluding the author is willing to let him run for re election.
The Iowa Forum argues President Wilson had no proper occasion to be angry at the satire published by the Metropolitan. It claims the Forum insinuates the President and advisers lack the capacity for their duties and harms the national interest while pretending to act for the common good. The editor W. O. Payne is criticized for failed political bids.
The article notes scarce coal this winter, praises proximity to mines, and warns Pella to stockpile 200 bushels per family by September. It highlights fuel commissions addressing wagon mine extortion and warns that transport problems may worsen next winter. Localities farther from mines risk shortages.
A soldier boy’s letter to his mother, printed in a county exchange, extols serving in the draft era. He says those who dodge service will face scrutiny and that those in the camps feel a surge of patriotism behind Old Glory. The piece argues the army’s impact on postwar politics and civil life.
A Chicago meeting by Billy Sunday draws both ardent supporters and sharp critics. He is seen as a forceful evangelist who blends biblical salvation with calls for honesty and decency in daily life, though not all converts stay in the faith.
The piece argues Chicago will mirror cleaner cities, while whiskey interests fight local option votes. It predicts dry victory unlikely this spring but warns of a Sunday campaign impact and a broader push against saloons by next year. Billy Sunday leads a long battle, urging restraint for opponents.
State Food Administrator J F Deems announces a revised fifty fifty retail flour rule effective March 11 1918. Retailers must sell equal weight of substitutes with any wheat flour and follow strict limits on sales to local rural and institutional buyers. Certification is removed except in rare cases and no exemptions are allowed.
Marion County int Food Administrator H F Johnson warns dealers that wheat and wheat products must be rationed with substitutes on hand. if none exist, stock stays idle. The United States Food Administration will purchase flour excess via Frank L Carey in Minneapolis. Strict enforcement under war needs. violators lose purchasing rights and face penalties. The appeal stresses patriotic cooperation as soldiers fight in France.
The cold damp March weather favors the pneumonia germ and prompts caution. Pneumonia often follows a cold, so quicker recovery reduces danger. At first sign of a cold, use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. its value is attested by users. F. D. Stubenrauch.
The piece describes how German education was shaped after Prussia’s 1806 defeat, stressing discipline nationalization and patriotism. It cites Moltke and Bismarck on school control and William II on instilling God, Fatherland, and political ideas in students.
The passage argues that the German education system is designed to fit individuals into a caste framework, fostering loyalty to the state and monarchy. It claims schooling molds children during their plastic years into a unified, caste-bound citizenry, shaping Germany into a model yet a menace to other states and a pathfinder in social reform.
Food Administration reports adequate sugar will cover full needs for manufacturing and home canning next year. Cuba shipments rise as canners hold war stocks of corn, peas, tomatoes, beans, and salmon. excess to be released after stock reports due by March 15.
Despondency and nervousness in women often stem from constipation and are easily corrected by occasional doses of Chamberlain's Tablets. The tablets are easy to take and pleasant in effect as stated by F. D Stubenrauch.
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