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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
6
Chronicle Hires War Correspondent After Editor Enlists
Mr. Young, editor for six years and noted for fluency and duty, has enlisted in the army. H. H. Sadler will edit the Chronicle until Young’s return, continuing as staff war correspondent with dispatches from the front.
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Young
Chronicle
The
H. H. Sadler
Marion County Veterans Association Meeting Canceled
The Marion County Veterans Association meeting is canceled for this year by order of the committee in charge.
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Marion County Veterans’ Association
Pella Backs Almost Universal Liberty Bond Support
The community claims near universal representation through Liberty Bonds or War Savings Stamps and states readiness for another drive at any time. The note highlights strong local participation and collective commitment to national war financing efforts.
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Pella
Forest Fires Strain Midwest Amid Casualties and Homelessness
Minnesota fires raged across six counties but are now controlled. Across the prairies, 1200 people perished in the blazes. Red Cross reports 14,000 displaced as relief efforts commence.
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Minnesota
Iowa
Red Cross
Record Grain Boom Ends Season In Northern Plains
Pioneers across northwestern Iowa southwestern Minnesota South Dakota and northern Nebraska call this the best most profitable crop season in the territory. Crops including corn wheat oats potatoes and alfalfa have been bumper and farmers are receiving peak prices as the year closes.
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Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Roosevelt Objects To Wilsons Fourteen Points For Peace
Col Roosevelt opposes each of Wilsons fourteen points arguing for a single term unconditional surrender. He criticizes the points as vague and says using them diplomatically would secure peace on Allies terms sooner than a blunt surrender note to Germany.
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Col
Roosevelt
Wilson
Germany
German Understanding and Acceptance Doubts Implicit
A discussion notes that neither side understands the other, implying Germany may also fail to grasp the terms. The remark frames mutual comprehension as a reason to expect acceptance, suggesting cautious optimism about agreement.
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Germany
Letters Pour In From Soldiers Overseas Largest Mail Volume
The post office department reported that in the ten days before August 9, 7,000,000 letters were received from French front soldiers. Earlier, on August 2 a ship delivered 2,823,000 letters and on August 5 another brought 2,031,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
France
Newspaper Letter Urges Defeat of Harding and Vote for Porter
An Iowa Homestead writer Jim Pierce urges readers to back Claude Porter against Governor Harding. The editorial expresses mixed regret about Pierce’s displeasure and doubts Porter can win, citing Pierce among Porter’s burdens and the paper’s own past voting stance.
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Jim Pierce
Iowa Homestead
Harding
Claude Porter
Porter
Pierce
A Described Soldier You Could Call a Real Gent
An Anthon Herald item profiles a lifelong bachelor farmer who is disabled yet generous. He donated to Red Cross drives, bought and resold a pig at auction for charity, and contributed over 2000 dollars to war efforts. He and his brother then bought 10000 dollars in bonds while insisting he would sacrifice his 160 acre farm if needed for his nephew in France.
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Anthon Herald
Red Cross
France
Our Boys Dont Fight Right In Our War Spirit
A critical front page tirade mocks German expectations of civilized warfare, praising American troops as fighting with unconventional ferocity. It argues the enemy calls US troops ruthless while praising the Germans for supposed gentleness, and defends the American method as true to their character. The piece railingly supports American combat style.
Newspapers Not Really Essential Says Manson Democrat
A Manson Democrat editorial argues newspapers are non essential to merchants who do not advertise and to many readers who never subscribed or read the paper. It contends some claim the press never tells the truth and should not be trusted.
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Manson Democrat
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Africa
Arctic Circle
Mindanao
Nonessential Newspapers Declared By Critics
A hostile tirade mocks newspapers calling them non-essential. It derides readers and editors and contrasts relief with alcohol and tobacco, listing groups from Georgia to Mindanao as lacking need for papers. The piece uses provocative stereotypes to argue newspapers serve little value.
Destructive versus constructive criticism in society
The piece argues that excessive criticism wastes time and harms harmony. It urges focusing on others' good, citing Emerson on love and friendship, and warns that misunderstanding fuels hatred, brutality, and lynching. It advocates constructive criticism for truth and wisdom and encourages tolerance amid disagreement.
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Emerson
Gratitude Letter Praises Chamberlain's Remedy
Mrs. William Bell of Logansport Indiana expresses gratitude for Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhea Remedy after a severe diarrheal attack three years ago. F D Stubenrauch notes it was the only medicine that helped.
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William Bell
Logansport
Ind
F. D. Stubenrauch
Doan’s Kidney Pills Promoted In Pella Ad
An old style advertisement claims Doan’s Kidney Pills ease kidney trouble and boost energy. It cites a case from Mrs. Goematt of the Old Folks’ Home in Pella, detailing backache weakness and irregular kidneys improved by the remedy. Price six0, sold by all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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Doan
Pella
Religious Antecedents of Distinguished Me
A Homiletic Review study of 26,885 notable Americans in Who's Who finds 3,413 ministers and 1,185 ministers' sons among them, totaling 4,598 or about seventeen percent. The analysis suggests ministers' families are proportionally common compared with other families.
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America
Thenalysis
Ministers and Clergy Influence in U S Leadership
An Extract from Exchange notes that among 225 there should be 26,885 notable minister’s sons, yet 1,185. Of 416 colleges including state universities and technical schools, 222 have clergymen and 46 clergymen’s sons as presidents, 64 percent. Among 51 names in the National Hall of Fame, 12 come from ministers’ homes. Of 27 presidents, 3 were ministers’ sons, 5 married ministers’ daughters, and 1 was the son of a minister’s daughter.
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National Hall of Fame
What to Use to Prevent Appendicitis
Pella readers are advised that buckthorn bark and glycerine mixed in Adler-i-ka can clean the entire bowel to prevent appendicitis. One spoonful relieves sour stomach gas or constipation by removing foul matter. instant action surprises doctors and patients, Vander Linden Drug Store.
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Pella
Vander Linden Drug Store
Two Hundred Acres of Land at Public Auction
Estate of the late B. Ruckman offers two hundred acres in Union township for sale on Tuesday October 29 at 1 30 PM. The 120 acre block sits as a productive Marion county tract with river bottom and timber. Land to be divided into forty tracts. Auctioneer Robinson to handle sale. Full description in display advertisement November 17. W C Robinson Attorney in Fact for Heirs at Law
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B. Ruckman
Union Township
Marion County
Robinson
W. C. Robinson
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