Flowers, prices, and veterans in a drifting county digest
A fragmented column notes porch flowers picked by passers-by and the legal claim of owners, urges respect for property, and mentions a library fund drive in Marion County to aid soldiers in training camps. It reports potato price volatility amid price controls and market speculation, and recalls a Knoxville veterans reunion with the Thirty third Iowa Volunteer Infantry, praising their duty and future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Pella
Brary
H. F. Fisk
Thirty Third Iowa Volunteer Infantry
The
Chronicle
Knoxville
Thirty- Third
New
National Army
Pella Chronicle Defends Dutch Assimilation in War Draft
The Pella Chronicle argues Dutch Americans are fully assimilated and loyal to the United States. It cautions against accusing exemption-board decisions of favoritism, urges patience until returns are complete, and stresses duty over shirking in the war effort.
CITY EDITORS VERSUS COUNTRY EDITORS NEW SHARON STAR
A discussion on whether country editors should restrict editorials to local topics while city editors handle national issues. The Washington Iowa Democrat retorts that country editors can speak with passion and insight, arguing they reflect local concerns and heart with less pay but stronger purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Sharon Star
Democrat
Washington
Iowa
Moses
Wilson
New York
Hughes
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Dark Days Turn Brighter for Some Pella Residents
An Iowa reader report touts Doan's Kidney Pills as effective for kidney ailments. Mrs Goematt of the Old Folks' Home in Pella recounts back pain and fatigue eased by the medicine, urging others to “get Doan's Kidney Pills.” Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y, sells them for 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buai‘esa
Chicago
Pella
Rioxville
Chronicle
Pel-la Chronicle
Holland
Pel-la
America
Marion County
England
Dean
Doan
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Sadler Bros. & CO
Badler i & Young
Lows
Marion
County
Navy
Dewey Cox
Villa
Brother Johnson
Weekblad
District Board
Security Bank
Haarman Vinegar & Pickle CO
L. Braam
Colorado
Rock Island Line
Tte
C. F. Dykstra
Ray
Des Moines
Rock Island
Willard Service
J. E. Cornelius & CO
South Pella
Willard
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