22 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
1
A note from the Osceola Herald states the threshing machine now plays the tune Johnnie get your grain in as a cultural aside. It highlights Sac County’s soil as highly suited to popcorn, with the crop grown profitably for local farmers.
The plan aims to cut or plow under as many weeds this month to prevent seeding and help new weeds establish before frost. Reports from many Chautauquas in the state suggest fewer assemblies next year as most available talent did not captivate or entertain the public at this season.
The State Fair begins tomorrow and expects good attendance despite many papers declining to donate column space for Fair notes. Publicity from the country press should sustain interest for a year or two, but state newspapers must be urged to maintain attendance or larger state appropriations may be sought to cover a shortfall.
The Times notes Rev. William Sunday spoke Wednesday afternoon and evening at the Chautauqua. His message distributed many packages for digestion, reflecting his plain unvarnished truth. He draws admirers by speaking without policy talk and sensational flair.
A rural editor decries growing youth idlers describing girls in short dress and slang who socialize with idle boys at night. He laments perceived corruption of teens and warns against their supposed influence on society.
The Thornton Iowa Enterprise notes centralization of schools as a danger and criticizes the Iowa education plan. Sam Sherman, former Pella editor now in Cerro Gordo County, launches a sharp column accusing others of cowardice and praising his own combative stance in journalism. He ridicules rival editors and brands Gittinger of Chariton as the sole real skunk in Iowa journalism.
The piece urges U S settlers to plant forests, citing Canada’s 2.3 million trees and recommending cottonwood and lumber trees. It argues for planting at least one acre every five years, noting tax exemptions for planters and the value of trees for barns and future wood supply.
Saturday afternoon the Oskaloosa Chautauqua hosted Mrs Maud Ballington Booth, famed volunteer speaker of the America movement. The crowded pavilion opened to improve space as Booth spoke on A Heart Story, contrasting with her tall sister-in-law Mrs Booth Pucker who was noted as killed in a railroad incident.
Mrs Booth meets a former prisoner released from Sing Sing. He abandons violence, behaves upright, and secures a high city job. She arranges his marriage to a willing partner, tying the knot in a solemn ceremony. Her faith rests on reform and second chances.
A Chicago Tribune observation notes people defer to trusts in pricing while resenting non trust dealers who offer low prices or high charges. Consumers feel betrayed when exposed to competition and expect philanthropist treatment from preferred sellers, misunderstanding market dynamics.
A乡 excerpt argues many lands could be made productive by drainage. It notes earlier spring work, warmer soils and longer growing seasons, improved tilth and water availability, enhanced nitrification, reduced surface washing, and uniform field outlines enabling better cultivation. Goodall's Farmer.
A brash salesman hawks a bed chair sofa combo for three dollars from a gaudy cart to a crowd of about 500. The buyer endures a chaotic ride home as the bed fractures into a chair and sparks laughter and disbelief among passengers.
A man recounts a comic domestic mishap with a transforming bed invented by McGilders. Aunt Hespah becomes trapped during the bed's unintended conversion into a chair, yelling for rescue as the device tightens. The scene ends with the bed finally removed and the narrator's wife doubting his story.
A bay horse named Boxer known for reason leaped a fence to reach his regular blacksmith in Joliet. The horse stood for shoe inspection after the loose shoe caused a brief detour. The smith reset the shoe and Boxer returned to pasture and feeding as if nothing unusual happened.
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