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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
6
A civic argument contrasts the harms of alcohol with the aims of prohibition. It argues immense food waste and labor loss from drinkers, labels church attendance as a consequence unwanted by drinkers, and urges voters to support the amendment as a moral and physical uplift, asking readers to forget personal appetite and vote October 15.
The Ames and Marshalltown papers discuss voting for an October 15 amendment and absent soldier ballots. The Chronicle urges citizen contributions to food conservation, seed corn guidance by Victor Fel, and reader letters from soldiers. War finance and Liberty Loan details are included, along with a cautious note on prohibition debate and rural life changes in Iowa.
The conference committee agrees on a wartime tax bill with steep increases including a three cent postage rate and a stamp tax on checks. Roosevelt is in sharp opposition as Iowa votes on a constitutional prohibition measure within weeks, arguing for fiscal unity and warning of renewed saloon politics.
A plea urged Iowa voters to support a constitutional prohibition amendment to prevent repeal by the legislature. The argument warns that statutory prohibition is weak and can be overturned, urging voters to protect the state during wartime by voting on October 16th to defend homes, sons, daughters, and honor.
Local endorsements from F M Rederus of Pella praise Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney and back trouble. Rederus first endorsed in 1910 and reaffirmed in 1915, claiming relief and improved kidney function. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A letter quoted from the October Woman's Home Companion criticizes mothers for lamenting over sons in war. Anna Steele Richardson notes many mothers distract themselves or fear for their children, arguing sorrow worsens the impact of conflict and asking readers to reconsider their reactions.
A reader’s Funeral voice recounted the sorrow over young men at the front and the grim rumor that soldiers take coffins to France. A woman described her father’s Civil War departure with harrowing detail, reflecting ongoing wartime grief.
A reader recalls a prayer meeting that ended with a sorrowful hymn, leaving her overwhelmed and vowing not to return. The Winterset Madisonian quote expresses a deep sense of melancholy and weariness from the service.
An old style classifieds pitch urges readers to work from home, claiming easy pleasant profitable opportunities for men and women. It promises no risk and steady profit, asking for name address and one reference to L Brown at 66 Murray Bt New York City.
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