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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
6
A historical note explains that twelve British national tile factories have only reached about half their total capacity. The output would fill a train one mile long, consisting of 400 trucks and pulled by eight engines.
The piece argues for food conservation by urging substitutes for white bread and fine flour while noting price gaps in whole wheat flour and corn meal. It critiques local dealers for limited availability of affordable options and suggests reducing refreshments at social meetings and events to save food staples for sustenance. The author calls for a broader patriotic stance beyond appeals to stomach virtue.
A Pella area woman once indifferent to suffrage now backs Prohibition after the defeat of the suffrage amendment. She urges her husband and sons to vote against the saloon, warning the threat to her family. The piece argues that opposition to prohibition generally rejects suffrage, hinting at moral depravity as a driving force.
A World War era exchange with Brother Johnson in the Weekblad questions wartime press translation rules and loyalty. The piece defends multilingual gospel outreach while warns that disloyalty and treason fears could push censorship, urging careful quotation and honor in debate.
A reader argues ministers can rightly participate in public matters including prohibition and other social betterment. The piece defends the minister as citizen with duties beyond pulpit, contrasts with opponents who resist church involvement, and asserts Jesus would support active leadership in social reform. It cautions against church state fusion while affirming moral civic action.
The essay argues that US food production suffers from land tenure and rent burdens. It urges taxing land at full rental value to end hoarding, open unused acres, and shift rent collection to the government, boosting farming and easing wartime shortages. It links labor scarcity on farms to rent incentives and war-driven demands.
Local painter M. A. Clarke of 415 S Main St Pella reports kidney pain backache and poor urine flow. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills sold at StuBenrauch's Drug Store for relief. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the remedy at 60 cents.
A president appeals to Americans to provide further relief for Armenian and Syrian survivors in Western Asia. He notes thousands saved last winter, warns of greater famine and exposure this winter, cites over 400 000 orphans and more than 2 000 000 destitute survivors, and directs contributions through official channels.
A fragment shows a fundraising appeal referencing the American Red Cross and relief efforts for Armenia and Syria. It notes Cleveland H. Dodge as treasurer and provides the New York address One Madison Avenue. The document closes with a signature line reading Woodrow Wilson.
A classic 19th century medical ad claims catarrh is incurable by local remedies and must be treated internally. It asserts the medicine acts through the blood to affect mucous surfaces, crediting physicians, tonics, and blood purifiers. Includes mail order offer from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Pe ev ish and constipate and cold easily. for 20 years Mother Gray's 8 Powders for Children have been a trusted remedy in many homes. They frequently break in 4 hours, move and destroy worms.
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