Be Allie or German Yet Let America First in Debate
Opinion notes warn against intoxicated rulers and urges constitutional restraint. The piece critiques war enthusiasm, political spin, and civil service, while contrasting Iowa and national debates, urging prudent, self reliant policy and economic frugality amid wartime sentiment. It references Wilson, the Senate, and local school consolidation discussions in Ayrshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Civil Service
Perry McCray
Rural Iowa counties weigh highway tax relief and road usage
A columnist notes 62 of 99 Iowa counties receive more from the automobile tax fund than they pay in. He argues consolidation could spread benefits, while Polk county cars burden Pocahontas roads. The piece criticizes the Highway Commission and jokes about urban chicken keeping.
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Iowa
Polk County
Pocahontas County
Local Tensions Rise Over Outsider in Our Community
A terse public clash declares that an outsider has no legitimacy and must leave the area, signaling rising tensions within the community as residents express strong demands for expulsion.
City Beautiful Club urged to beautify towns and back streets
An editorial urges towns to form City Beautiful Clubs led by women to clean up unsightly washes, ditches, weeds, and trash. It stresses turning vacant lots into productive spaces and improving back yards and alleys to prevent decay and foster pride in the community.
Watch Thomas A. Edison on the brink of war
A historic note claims Edison would unveil a war winning invention if the nation enters conflict. It describes Edison laboring in a secret laboratory with an armed guard around him day and night, as tensions rise toward possible war.
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Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Hig
Time for decisive action to defend our flag
The piece argues the United States nears endurance limit and must assert international rights or risk becoming unworthy. It declares willingness to go to war if diplomacy fails, urging united resolve and a decisive, overwhelming response, with a stark call to act to honor the nation and its citizenship. Two Americans aboard a belligerent ship were killed, intensifying the call to fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
False Security Echoes in a Quiet World
The piece warns that nations resemble individuals who misread lull periods as safety. It cites Germany, Japan, and Mexico to argue that danger lingers beneath calmest times, urging vigilance before the next storm and warning of a costly future for complacency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
England
Ireland
Canada
Japan
Russia
United States
Mexico
Questioning Spy Infiltration and Arrests Across U S
The piece claims 100000 spies from foreign governments operate in the United States daily gathering defense data and sending it home. It questions why if identities are known, they remain free and not jailed as in other cases.
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Washington
United States
Rise in Support for Universal Military Service Cited
A discussion notes a shift in public opinion toward universal service, led by fair-minded Americans who respond when facts are presented. The piece claims rural districts do not dominate opposition and asserts young men nationwide would serve six months in a training camp to defend the flag.
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Rolfe
Reveille
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Marion Bruce
Independent
Xephy
Official
Ruich
United States’ Senate
American Tobacco Company
Laurens Thursday Study Club
Laurens
Thompson Brothers Rolfe
Highway Commission
Havelock Review
Cornell
W. P. McIntire & Son, Rolfe
Better Furniture
Better Homes
the “City Beautiful” Club
Universal Service
Congesai
the First National Bank
W. C. Shull, Rolfe
W. F. Pattee
Ving
Board of Directors
J. B. Kent
Robert Bruce James Bruce
W.8& McEwen
Joseph McEwen
the State Savings Bank
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