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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1907
Page
1
A collage of notices and quips from the Chariton Herald and regional papers. Items include editor Sam Greene buying a new car, stalled debt collection, and mild political commentary on Iowa primary law. Also jokes from Richmond and Fort Dodge, with a note on subscriber rates and reform talk across states.
A Keokuk dispatch reports a white woman and a colored man wed in the city. The piece urges criminalizing such marriages in Iowa, condemning miscegenation and calling the woman an outcast, while criticizing newspapers for their handling.
A fragment notes a call to pardon Betsey Smith who served eleven years for an 19th century alleged murder attempt. It mentions she shot her husband leaving him blinded for life and later was accused of tampering with his food. The wording reflects sensational period rhetoric. The text is garbled but centers on a pardon discussion and a violent crime involving Betsey Smith.
C A Reese of Salinas California sends an eight stanza poem to the Des Moines Register and Leader hoping for publication. Editors refuse and the author jokes about editors waiving rights while the poem savages both Iowa nostalgia and mixed homey lines with ironies about pay and prices. The Chronicle criticizes the R and L for not copyrighting the work and mocks their decision with a hyperbolic comparison.
An old Alton Illinois professor, bankrupted by slot machines, is taken to the poor house with left over books French Greek and Latin. The piece mocks overemphasis on rote facts and argues education should build judgment and practical sense rather than diplomas.
The Knoxville Express argues tools and practical work train better than poetry and art for securing a living and old age. It contends that a few seasons ditching practice can teach more value than a four year astronomy course, urging vocational readiness.
An Iowa farmer’s homely comparison argues for diverting rail regulation effort to wagon roads. He says cutting Pullman and passenger rates helps farmers little, while poor wagon roads affect 1,000 mile yearly travel more, urging practical road legislation and noting political risks for reformers after the 2 cent per mile fare law.
The Knoxville Journal notes Senator J. L. Warren of Marion county as a likely challenger to Captain Hull in the next congressional race. Warren has two terms in the house and later service in the senate. the piece suggests outside counties of the Seventh should unite to nominate a candidate under the primary law. About 60 percent of district Republicans live outside Polk county, yet outside areas lack representation. Hull faces possible renomination fight in Polk, while outsiders seek influence in distributing political honors.
Kansas debated compulsory flag salute for boys with Governor Hoch opposing the measure. Hoch argued daily forced salutes would not foster love for the flag and might breed disrespect. Despite his protest, reformers prevailed and the bill became law.
A Des Moines Register Leader essay argues that devotion to country arises from natural emotion and daily actions rather than outward patriotic displays. It compares teaching patriotism to nurturing affection for the school through steady respect and care.
A Des Moines report notes the McAllister bill to create an Iowa veterans roster for Mexican War Civil War and Spanish American War fighters. A committee substitute aims to remove Confederates from the list, with a favorable report expected Monday, aligning with Governor Cummins’ proposal.
A collage of brief sensational items and oddities from multiple papers. Notes on a nurse needed for a baby, a 15 cent liver quarrel ending in a shooting, a teacher pondering salary, a Missouri fortune to pigs, looming market panic, a preacher moralizing, a cashier injuring a arm counting money, and editor warnings about newspaper risk.
The High Court affirms a state ruling in a suit over a 200 dollar license tax on whiskey drummers soliciting orders in any county. The defense argued interstate commerce conflict. the state asserts it is an occupation tax. Aubrey Lawrence, Brookings, argued for the prohibition state committee.
A touching anecdote tells of a girl facing surgery who asks to pray before sleep. She recites Now I lay me down to sleep and asks God to keep her soul. The surgeon afterward says he prayed for the first time in thirty years. The piece links childlike faith to Christ's example and the value of prayer in daily life. Twenty full blooded Plymouth Rock cockerels are offered by Mrs. Lillian Payne.
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