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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
6
Senator Harding is expected to address attendees at the Iowa state fair while the Republican national committee has not yet decided his exact topic.
Senators Gore of Oklahoma and Reed of Missouri faced limited comfort from their state primaries. The long senate chatter gave way to voter voices, and when the results came in the people spoke loudly with clear messages.
Clyde Herring, the Democratic candidate for governor, argues the State House holds too many politicians and not enough balance sheets and audits. He says a balance wheel concept could guide governance and hopes his election brings fiscal checks.
The attorney general rules it is contrary to law to place advertising billboards on public highways. There is little to prevent them from appearing in movie theaters, though patrons dislike having to view ads for ten minutes after paying for admission.
A Des Moines Capital editorial criticizes the paper’s abrupt switch from supporting the League of Nations to opposing it, suggesting the editor is now following party convention rather than independent judgment. The piece notes a prior stance and questions editorial independence.
The Des Moines Capital calls Section Ten of the League a fearful obligation while less than a year earlier it urged adoption. The shift, attributed to partisan pressure, questions the integrity of the editor and the ex-US Senator cited.
Consumers complain that postwar livestock prices drop little for meat while retail costs stay high. The suggestion: do some home butchering in fall to cut costs, acknowledging some profiteering by packers but emphasizing service fees as a major factor.
Governor Cox in his acceptance speech made no reference to prohibition. Harding proposes repeal of the law while Cox tacitly accepts leadership of the vote, leaving opponents of the liquor traffic with no clear alternative.
Gardeners can save seeds from vegetables such as radishes peas tomatoes and beans this fall and label them to know what they will yield next year. Some bought seeds varied from expectations. Storing seed potatoes now can cut costs, especially for those who paid high prices last spring.
The passage claims Japanese residents in Hawaii propagate anti American sentiment through schools run by Japanese religious teachers. It argues religious orders cannot meet Americanization standards while operating in American territory, noting rivalry with public schools and their stance against American ideals.
A public school is part of Americanism and should receive broad support from residents. Opposition is described as unpatriotic, urging unity in backing education.
An investigation at the Iowa State Soldiers Home at Marshalltown reveals vermin in beds and inadequate patient care due to a lack of trained nurses. The piece urges immediate improvement and urges funding despite higher costs, with fault assigned to attendants and calls for removing negligent staff. It argues the legislature must fix funding promptly to ensure elderly veterans receive humane care.
The Monroe Mirror lauds Pella women for three years of civic fund raising. They diverted wartime giving to liberty bonds and Red Cross projects, netting nearly three hundred dollars from the concert. The piece notes ongoing cement walks and park improvements funded by local women and predicts ballot rights may shift future civic costs to public funds.
Opponents claim the League fails due to Russia not joining and internal politics. Russia is not a member and is led by anarchists, unbound by League hopes. The U S crucially backs the League morally and financially, and without that support it cannot succeed.
The Oskaloosa Herald questions graft in propaganda for the so-called metric system while The Chronicle downplays graft concerns. Advocates argue the metric system simplifies weights and measures used in schools and makes tables as simple as American money, saving time for other subjects.
The piece argues that adopting the metric system would ease international commerce and align the U S with most of Europe and Latin America. It notes objections from manufacturers over tool and die changes but contends the long term benefits exceed short term inconveniences.
Iowa is extolled for industrial and agricultural primacy with statements from Sherman Powell at a Methodist conference. Claims include the state housing the largest factories for cement, broom, cereal, calendars, macaroni, furniture, and cream separators, plus top rankings in horse breeding and farm product value.
The column blends quirky notes on Frank Rederus predicting a motor craze decline with diverse local vignettes. It covers Case Van Suy post's presidential curiosity about J. M. Cox, a Murray-backed hotel, a deserting voter stance, a New York romance anecdote, a dry nation dopeologist list of drink-named places, Lone Trail Council No 1 in Chicago, and sharp critique of a nonpartisan leaguer and a state lawmaker amid editorials about ethics and cash subscriptions.
The piece recalls a bygone farm life with cows and gardens guiding a family through canning and home production. It traces how division of labor in modern commerce pushed households to rely on milk suppliers and ready made garments, increasing prices and detaching people from rural self sufficiency. It ends noting how each intermediary raised costs and altered domestic life.
The Chicago Tribune notes a swing toward self sufficiency as women regain the home crafts and domestic production. It cites dress patterns, the value of a cow for milk, eggs at a premium, and potatoes, arguing households increasingly rely on back yard gardening and pantry staples to cut costs and preserve food.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips about shoes, water, sermons, unclerly wisdom, marriage debates, car buying advice, temper and health. The humor touches on dialogue between a preacher and his son, uncles comments, and a congressman joke about Germans.
The state fair will host a horseshoe pitching contest as the main event with teams from nearly every county entering. Preliminary rounds determine eight finalists who will compete in a series of 21 point games, each team pitching 22 shoes from each end in their bid for the state title.
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