Government power and liquor laws in wartime debate
A historical editorial comments on government powers over citizens during war and the role of liquor laws. It notes Roosevelt's reactions to being kept from Flanders, discusses the need for leaders with real front line experience, and critiques liquor law enforcement and tax policy on war bonds. The piece argues duties to soldiers and civilians alike require lawful, measured policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Flanders
Iowa
Des Moines
Notry
Lawleas
Ines
Military pay and family allowances for enlisted men
An excerpt explains allotments from an enlisted man’s pay secure a government family allowance, with a minimum $15 and up to half pay. It details dependents, disability payments, and survivor benefits, illustrating how a private with a wife and children could reach $67.50 monthly while retaining $13 for personal use. It notes disability and death benefits and comments on social dangers connected with wartime conditions and youth associations near camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
War Babies and the memory of wartime births in America
Recalling the wartime scandal of war babies born to unmarried mothers and soldiers near mobilization camps. The piece traces public reaction from horror to reluctant acceptance, noting slogans of breed before you die and discussions of polygamy as society grappled with repopulation amid war's devastation. It highlights pity, reproach, and shifting moral judgments in the press.
Warning on Youth Morals and Parental Duty
A public voice warns that looming shame and deteriorating morals among youths will threaten society. It calls for fathers and mothers to take responsibility, urges parental care, and frames the issue as a community and federal duty beyond wartime horrors.
Clergyman Recalls Parishioner Learner of Bible
A parish clergyman recalls teaching an old sailor to read in his parish. Visiting a cottage later he finds only the wife and asks about John. She replies John reads the Bible well, and adds he has long since dated the Bible and enjoyed the sporting periodical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Allen's Foot-Base for Troops Aids Allied Soldiers
The antiseptic powder is shaken into foot baths for wounded and marching men. Used by Allied and trench troops, it eases friction from shoes and makes walking easier for young soldiers in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Pella Markets Stock and Grain Prices Corrected
Van der Zyl Bros. updates list with prices in cwt and bit terms. Prices range from six to twelve dollars per cwt for stock and sixteen to seventeen dollars per cwt for grain, with per bit values noted. Ends with an ad for outdoors bugicide labeled Rough on Rats. Appears from Jersey City business listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Zyl Bros
Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Growing a Mustache From a Mysterious Bottle
A narrator and Puds Simkins discover a bottle labeled Jenkins Hare Restorer Wy Be Bald. They joke about growing a mustache, apply it to their lips, and watch for changes while discussing the odd effect and their nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puds Simkins
Jenkins Hare Restorer
Benny
Jenkin
Hare Restorer
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Sitan
Congress
John G. C. Nash
DR. Aschenbrennner
T. G. Fultz
W. H. Vander Ploeg
Farmers
Mer
Carpenter & Sybenga
Phoud
Physicians and Surgeons
H. 0
Wormhoudt
Citlens National Bank
Pella
Georgia Chalfont
Lew
Gladdice
Daily Oklahoman
Pella Markets
Vander Linden
C. & King
The
King
Burroughs
United States
Canada
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