Editorial Policy and Primary Elections Reflections
The Chronicle advocates fair liberal public discourse and respectful debate while allowing diverse letters. It notes ongoing presidential primary contests and predicts interest in the delegate balloting, with Illinois showing support for Senator Borah and Knox in Republicans and Horner and Gunderson in Democrats, while President Roosevelt runs unopposed.
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Editorial Endorsement Draws Roosevelts Favor Over Whispers
A Des Moines Register editorial from last week favors Franklin D. Roosevelt over non Roosevelters, noting Roosevelt’s approach and urging the administration to heed that stance. The piece reflects Republican leaning while remaining editorially independent in policy.
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Des Moines Register
Roosevelt
Baltimore
Hauptman Trial Sparks Long Debate Over Guilt
The Hauptman case left strong opinions about justice. Some insist on guilt while others doubt the verdict and sentence. Officials show no will to reopen the matter, yet many believe further testimony remained unspoken and Hauptman’s silence fuels lingering questions.
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Hauptman
New Jersey
The Ministerial Dilemma at Funeral Orations
The text reflects on a minister's sympathy for colleagues during funerals of inconspicuous individuals. It notes crowds watching the preacher's words and the risk of being accused of urging or underplaying virtue. It asks readers to imagine the minister's vulnerable position and the difficulty of choosing words.
A Good Cook a Valuable Asset in the Home
A column extols the value of a skilled cook in married life while joking about ill effects of indigestion on divorces. It notes a strong belief that good cooking warms a home and hints at preferences for seasoned meals. The piece then shifts to discuss the era’s economic strain with automation reducing jobs and proposes pension retirement and job sharing as possible fixes. It ends by lamenting West Market park’s underutilization despite its fine quality.
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Brother Crawford
Central Park
Memories of Central Park and 1896 campaign echoes
The writer recalls moving near Central Park and admiring its beauty while noting political climate. They discuss the 1896 campaign with Bryan and McKinley, including claims about bank promises to extend notes under McKinley or demand immediate payment under Bryan, reflecting on past “good old days.”
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William Meineley
Trave
Cain
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Raetoric
Nations face tense Europe as Ialy Ethi war lingers
Nations in Europe remain tense after the Ialy Ethiopian conflict ends few hostilities. England may join war soon as other powers guard interests. The "war to end war" appears a prelude to new hostilities.
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Europe
Ialy
Ethiopia
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Manual training in public schools praised by author
The writer lauds manual training in public schools as a valuable modern addition. It notes the program has been functioning for years but is new relative to broader schooling and says boys gain much from this department, ending the year with new furniture like a table or desk and urging thanks for the system.
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Asco
Noted scientist touts limits on daily fare for weight loss
A noted scientist claims that those with surplus flesh need not restrict their eating. He admits his theory would require a diet change and new purchases, though many items suggested are already unaffordable or unnecessary for the average daily bill of fare.
Hitler’s vote win tied to worker dismissals prompt alarm
In a Newton Record editorial, Hitler claims a near unanimous German vote in a late election. The piece notes workers who failed or refused to vote affirmatively were promptly dismissed, leaving families to starve, and warns what he might do to others in any future war.
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Hitler
Germany
Keokuk County News Notes on Quintuplets Coverage
The piece critiques heavy newspaper attention to the quintuplets Yvonne and Cecile, arguing cameramen should move on from constant coverage. It laments persistent exposure of the newborns’ faces while acknowledging the public fascination with the arrivals.
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Keokuk County
Yvonne
Cecile
Company
Cubs Suffer Jinx As Sox Sweep City Series
Delta Press laments the White Sox dominance over the Cubs in the annual city series. Despite Cubs opening with two straight wins, Chicago loses three straight as Red Faber’s pitching hints at Sox superiority. Owner Wrigley may need to worry.
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Delta Press
Chicago
Wrigley
Doctor's Diagnosis Reflects GOP Candidate Qualities
Indianola Tribune notes Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler’s view after touring 13 states. He says the Republican Party must nominate a candidate with far higher intellectual and statesmanlike qualifications than those currently discussed to have any chance at electing president in 1936.
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Indianola
Will Brookhart Mess Up Primary
North English Record reports former Senator Smith W Brookhart announced a U S Senate bid on the Republican ticket for the June primary and will open with a speech in Emmetsburg on April 2. The piece questions his nomination strategy and suggests potential third party or independent moves to aid Democratic candidates.
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U. S. Senate
Emmetsburg
Washington, D. C
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Manning
Linville
Local notable fumbles and oddities echo in Pella notes
In a colorful Pella clipping, residents share humorous remarks from a hotel visit, shop signs, and casual arguments over everyday life. The piece ribbed editors, local businesses, and family exchanges, while musing on Americanism, sports, and moral questions from a biblical lens.
Fragmentary remark on intelligence and appearance
A brief, fragmentary note claims some people are smart only when the skin is off, a terse observational line with unclear context and no identifiable event or source.
Jesus Looks at Wealth and Poverty in Luke Parable
An International Sunday School lesson contrasts the rich man in purple and the poor beggar, dying and facing different destinies. It emphasizes that wealth or poverty alone do not seal fate. deeds determine eternal outcome, as the rich suffer in torment and the beggar rests in Abraham's bosom.
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Library Notes and Battle Tales in a Mystery Roundup
A mixed package of notes and fiction blurbs features works by Harry Stephen Jer, Jackson Egory, Carolyn Wells, Franc Wiliston, Mary Crockett, Ellen Glackin, and Charles Nordhoff. The pieces preview adventures from mountain investigations to seafaring heroism, Hawaiian hurricanes, old New England life, and a maritime town study. The collection highlights suspenseful plots and character studies across genres.
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Rural Electrification Bill Advances in Congress
Washington reports this week on a rural electrification bill designed to bring power to one million farms in ten years. The House passed the measure, aims to formalize the Rural Electrification Administration, and authorize loans over 100 million dollars to farms, co ops, utilities, and states to expand generating plants and transmission lines. The plan seeks to lift electrification across remote farms, spur factory use, and raise rural living standards. A separate tobacco production regulation bill and flood disaster relief funding also advance, with Senate and House measures moving toward conference.
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Readable portrait of a life amid wartime, bias, and theater
A biographical sketch chronicles a complex man’s life with interruptions by art criticism and a string of 1930s novel blurbs. It names Desi Lane, Ruth Comfort Mitchell, Arthur I. Gooden, William Melwood Raine, and George M. Johnson, describing works and careers across wartime and frontier settings.
Epidemic and daily life items from the Chronicle
Twenty years back the Chronicle notes a smallpox epidemic in town with quarantines and deaths. It records Peter Welle of Newton and four year old daughter of the Sukkel family among the loss. Other items mention injuries, marriages, a church revival talk, street cleaning purchases, a dynamiting scare, visiting nurse Maggie Fennema, and locals taking up jobs or undergoing surgeries.
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Newton
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Hubert Sukkel
Marinus
Marie Wise
Nice
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Thomas Mann
Des. Huber
Ockport
1906 Chronicle notes across Harvey and Guthrie county events
Twenty nine items from April 26 1906 recount local happenings in Harvey Guthrie and nearby areas. Fire damage to Van Sieven building and Geelhoed store. Births marriages and anniversaries including the Den Adel 26th anniversary and Vander Lane Kempenaar wedding. Civic items include Rietveld riding to Olivet and Edmand’s Republican county auditor nomination. Local workers and cement sidewalk issues noted. residents visited by R. G. Emmet and Henry Rhynsburger aboard the Indiana battleship.
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Olivet
Bridge Gang
Heaths
Otto Middendorp
John Sterrenberg
Sybenui
Cole
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Tax Must Be Collected On Seeds
Merchants are urged to collect sales tax on seeds for planting including flower, garden, and crop seeds. A January 1 1986 ruling clarifies seeds for planting are taxable unless sold for processing or resale, with seeds, roots, bulbs, small plants, shrubbery, hedges, and small trees treated as sales at retail.
Conviction Rates for Federal Judges in History
The text notes that in 187 years only three federal judges have been convicted. It explains judges are appointed for life and can be removed only by impeachment, with a two thirds Senate majority required to convict.
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