Questioning Fairy Tales for Children Readership
This reflection weighs whether children should read fairy tales like Alice in Wonderland. It notes enjoyment for youngsters but cautions the life view such stories present may clash with adulthood.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
1
Not a Pleasure Park For Idle Citizens
The passage argues that a person in good health and with fair intelligence can earn a living through productive work. It states that life is not a pleasure park and those who avoid work may face social judgment as non-essential citizens.
The Temptation of Speculation and Stock Exchanges
The piece argues that stock exchanges and similar institutions in Europe, Mexico, and the United States are structured to profit a few at the expense of many. It likens them to gambling houses and cites the biblical warning against desiring wealth without effort, noting they do not increase global wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Mexico
Stock Exchanges
Boards of Trade
Treasury Savings
United States
Farmers Oppose Grain Futures Gambling Influence
An appeal is made to farmers against speculation on grain futures by boards of trade. Critics say current wheat prices are partly shaped by laws restricting exchanges. They argue gambling harms producers, as buyers and sellers both gamble and price movement is uncertain. The crop’s value rests on use demand, not Chicago gamblers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Trade
Board of Trade
Chicago
Long-run impact of the Board of Trade on grain prices
The passage argues the Board of Trade has little long term effect on wheat prices. It notes that futures sales often settle without actual grain delivery, so those prices affect markets briefly. Ultimately price is set by domestic demand for food and by exports to poorer lands, as buyers abroad influence overall value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
United States
Marginal Buyer Hesitates in Economic Theory
A concise note on the marginal buyer in economics, describing how the individual who hesitates to purchase affects demand at the margin within market pricing. The discussion frames the classic concept of marginal analysis and its implications for consumer behavior.
The Marginal Buyer and Seller Set Wheat Prices
The article explains how in a free market the final price of wheat is determined by the bargaining between the marginal buyer, likely in war-torn Europe, and the marginal seller, the lowest-waring grower. A glut of supply from many countries pushes prices down, affecting the entire market.
Monopoly Margins and Wheat Production Curbs Explored
The author argues margins in a monopoly are limited. Some commodities show partial competition as he cites postage stamps and fuel. Wheat could become monopolistic if growers unite to restrict supply, a move under serious consideration in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
One Crop Independence Favors Diverse Farming
An Iowa-era piece argues against single crop farming in favor of crop diversity. It cites cotton in the south and wheat on the plains, noting market and soil concerns justify varied rotations. In Pella Iowa corn dominates but should not be planted exclusively. individual crop decisions are preferred to collective agreements, seen as promoting freedom and rewarding judgment over communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Towa
Pella
Des Moines
Chronicle
The Land Monopoly and Economic Change
The author argues land as a monopoly underpins economic trouble by restricting movement of producers. Jobs vanish when technologies render certain goods obsolete, trapping workers who cannot relocate housing or land to seek new work. Widespread land access would ease mobility and adjust to shifts in supply and demand.
Farmers and land monopoly debate in industrial world
The passage argues that production workers could run small enterprises while maintaining community standing. It notes widespread change in the industrial world. After land is freed, supply and demand would operate, alleviating current wheat grower hardships. It suggests farmers may oppose land monopolies, but further examples could push reevaluation.
Editorial Clippings on Auto Fatalities Echo War Losses
The piece recalls wartime death tolls and argues against repeat tragedies from automobile crashes. It notes Sunday fatalities total twenty six with many more injured, citing state variances, and reports Nebraska losing eight lives in crossing accidents amid reckless driving concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Blue Valley Blade
Loyalty and duty to the employer and institution
A former Union-Republican editorial discusses loyalty to one's employer and the institution, urging workers to support their employer while employed. It notes Senator Price is unlikely to seek governor, and if pursuing office, would likely aim for lieutenant governor. It cautions about criticizing the institution from within.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union-Republican
Price
Albia Union-Republican
Regular party tickets only for White House race
The Corydon Times Republican states no independent or third party candidates can win the presidency next year. It argues that Henry Ford and LaFollette have disqualifying reputations and that only regular Republican or Democratic tickets will nominate and elect a president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Henry Ford
Senator LaFollette
LaFollette
Senate
Edsel Ford
Corydon Times Republican
Quote on liquor exports and bootlegger risks
The speaker argues that if only one percent of liquor once exported to the country now goes to Possible ports for smuggling, then hundreds of bootleggers profit under false pretenses. The claim suggests a broader indictment of smuggling and enforcement gaps.
Quotation Calls out Prohibition Era Booze Gag
A Washington Democrat condemns prewar liquor as a familiar hoax. The quote argues that even abundant bootleg booze would attract gullible buyers and mocks the idea of “real pre-war stuff” as a ploy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Democrat
Logan Observer on long hours for workers and merchants
A Logan Observer reader notes that farmers must work long hours while a town businessman quits after eight hours. The piece suggests some businessmen work late into the night yet make little money, and asserts no local businessman avoids long hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Why Edsel Ford’s Run Across 1917 18 Questioned
The State Line Herald queries how Edsel Ford steered Ford Motor Company in 1917 and 1918 and why, while the Philadelphia North American questions Ford's broader strategy and direction for the brand and family leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Philadelphia
N. A
Edsel
State Line Herald
Farmers reject radical union calls amid eight hour work conflict
The Iowa Falls Sentinel notes six bids to fuse farmer and labor interests fail to solve how farmers can pay for machinery with eight hour days. A Chicago meeting dominated by radicals excludes farmers and warns of IWW tactics to force harvest labor costs while farmers resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer-Labor Movement
Chicago
Dakota
Iowa Falls
If We Only Understood Could We But Draw Back the Curtains
Poem reflecting on hidden motives and unseen struggles behind deeds. It argues for patient charity and less harsh judgment, suggesting if people understood others' inner trials they would love more and judge less. Anonymous.
Noble Deed and Thought Inspire Lofty Hearts
Poem line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow invoked as an inspirational couplet. The fragment reflects elevating sentiments and moral uplift through noble actions and thoughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Local notes mix dogs, vaccines, and church labor views
A window into town life with Case Van Synpost denying dog sales to fund a state fair trips, a smallpox vaccination stance, and a Knoxville Senatorial quip. The Chronicle defends vaccination while noting Iowa law on age and a call for church leaders to engage with labor realities. A poem and moral on pulling together closes the column.
Labor and the Church in Interchurch Steel Strike
The Forum's August issue presents two articles on church roles in mediating labor capital tensions. The first by Paul Blanshard, representing the Amalgamated, argues for the church’s active stance in arbitration and labor disputes following the steel strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interchurch
Paul Blanshard
Reform school plan eyed for Knoxville blind institution
Twenty years ago State Board of Control member John Downie favored converting the abandoned Knoxville blind asylum into a reform school for women. Local items note veterans’ objections to Governor Cummins’ portrait on G A R badges, a mower accident injuring Vander Pol, ads, visits, and various community happenings around Oskaloosa and Pella. The column ends with a local editor’s quip about street dangers then and now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Downie
State Board of Control
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Governor Cummins
Iowa
San Francisco
Vander Pol
J. D. Gaass
P. H. Stubenrauch
Fairview
N. M
A. B. van Zante
Bride
Pella
Little
Wilma Boland
Henry Cox
Reasnor
Old Settlers
Prairie City
Bert van Vliet
Dallas
Texas
Bert
Dallas Street Railway Company
Henry Johnson
Council Bluffs
K. P. Grand Lodge
A. P. de Reus
Rathbone Sisters
Mose Clark
Forsythe
Stout
Arne Boland
Cohen & Walk
New York
Des Moines
Edna More
Helen Gould
Central College
Herman Rietveld
Lena Braam
Louise Whitney
Fannie Smith
Minnie Vander Linden
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