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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1922
Page
1
Boxing icon Jack Dempsey has sailed for Europe amid wartime tensions. The departure signals a cautious, scaled engagement as he joins the overseas effort and ships prepare for potential conflict.
A portion of people who wore overalls during a brief fad two years ago now wear them regularly for practical reasons. The trend reflects a move toward durable, comfortable clothing suitable for daily tasks and various environments.
Iowa political figure Clifford Thorne with a national reputation contemplates entering the U.S. Senate race. He is described as a fighter and could influence the field if the state chooses a Republican candidate.
The American Legion group seeking a location for the new hall has not received a suitable proposition. Discussion centers on placing the building on city property north of the old city hall. The site would serve community uses, improve access, and free funds for other building needs.
President Harding pardoned Dr. Walter Matthey of Davenport who was convicted in 1917 for espionage law violations. Matthey had fought his sentence via multiple appeals without serving any day of his one year term. The pardon followed a push by the American Legion, whose influence appears limited.
The piece argues that fears about taxation focus on direct taxes while indirect taxes like tariffs escape protest. It asserts tariffs raise costs for workers, benefit manufacturers through protection, and distort prices both at home and abroad, with no corresponding revenue for the government. It notes voters defend protection despite high costs and a flawed balance of trade narrative.
Arthur Brisbane praises Australia's beef export subsidy and urges the U S to imitate it while warning that trade requires both buyers and sellers. He argues tariffs can’t prevent imports while allowing exports, noting such restrictions raise home prices and limit foreign purchases, harming overall markets.
A Massachusetts congressman excited by news that bills were introduced in the house and senate prepared by Anti-Saloon League representatives. The piece argues that lawmakers often introduce externally prepared bills, warning the norm would lower congressional ability if universal.
A historical statement praising the League as a broad public movement aimed at securing and enforcing laws to prevent the moral degradation of men women and youth by liquor interests, reflecting the era’s temperance rhetoric and civic reform mindset.
Local enthusiasm grows as W H Fowler installs advanced radio gear making Pella a regional leader. The setup is more than play. it serves many needs and showcases how radio might become as common as telephone and telegraph in coming years.
A Des Moines conference endorsed the east end of the River to River road and the west end of the Great White Way for cross state tourist traffic from Davenport to Council Bluffs. Towns along the route cheer, others not on the road oppose. The paving hinges on county action and farmer funds, and will not happen soon amid tight finances. The piece argues roads must serve local communities, citing Pella as example where through traffic yields little local gain but local roads would boost commerce.
W O Payne of Des Moines enters the Republican primary against Governor Kendall. He argues for party consistency and farm interests, criticizing agrarian bloc disruption and old progressive ideas. The piece notes Payne’s conservative shift since 1912 and predicts a contested race, with Kendall seen as the preferable incumbent by some.
The Oska loosa Herald recounts a Wyandotte hen indoors in Delta and a rural tale of a hen hiding in a hardware store safe. It cites light local humor about a matrimonial club and a sly Des Moines society girl with a dog in her car, ending with social critique of such companions.
This account travels Rome’s sites: St John in Lateran above the castle once held by Lateranus, the obelisk of Thebes moved by Constantius, and the Scala Santa said to have been brought by Saint Helena. It notes Luther’s reaction on the stairs, the Janiculum hill’s role in wars, Garibaldi’s statue, and Rome’s view from Mount Janiculum.
Carbon paper and second sheets are available at the Chronicle office for filing and copying needs. The note emphasizes ready stock for newsroom and administrative tasks.
The piece traces Montana’s early history from gold discovery in 1852 to statehood in 1889. It notes Custer’s 1876 Little Bighorn ambush and Sioux conflict, territorial evolution from Nebraska to Idaho to Montana, Virginia City’s 1865 Montana Post, Helena’s 1874 capital shift, and Montana’s name meaning mountainous, with the state’s area stated as 146.96 square miles.
The document records H H Sadler as owner publisher and business manager of the Pella Chronicle with W A Young listed as editor both based in Pella Iowa. It states Sadler is owner and prints no other security holders owning 1 percent or more. Sworn April 13 1922 before notary Hugo W Kuyper with commission through July 4 1924.
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