23 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
1
Iowa weather proves unpredictable yet Pella and surrounding area host a Farm Bureau picnic showing strong community spirit. Despite rain or cold, residents gather for a cooperative event highlighting local farming, fellowship, and regional ties.
The author argues that Germany would earn American sympathy by handing over the slacker Bergdoll to U.S. authorities, framing the act as a convincing display of accountability and cooperation in wartime relations.
The Ku Klux Klan is reported to have purchased Valparaiso University in Indiana for 350000. The move is described as a test of whether the group has constructive ideas to offer.
The Associated Press notes Mardi Gras took place last Saturday in Mason City after the American Legion convention. It recalls a similar celebration occurred in Knoxville last year on a Wednesday. The report suggests French dated terms in newspapers are largely related to the AEF era.
Senator Magnus Johnson is set to address a Farmers Union picnic in Fairfield on September 1. Brookhart spoke at Eldon recently at a similar gathering, signaling a shift in Stand-pat resistance to Cummins policies.
A Winneshiek County judge sentenced a bootlegger to eight months hard labor, fined 350 and costs, and confiscated his automobile. State enforcement officers have evidence against several offenders in the county and hope for stricter action than a notable party once released due to relations with prominent Des Moines figures.
The piece urges constant care at grade crossings on the road to the state fair, noting hundreds of lives lost yearly due to careless behavior. It stresses that most accidents stem from carelessness rather than inevitability and questions why people neglect safety on public highways.
The writer laments Iowa voters' habit of backing the Republican ticket regardless of candidate quality. He cites comparisons to South Dakota's Governor McMaster and Calvin Coolidge, argues for more discerning governors, and notes past figures who failed to rise to challenges like coal mining disruptions in Marion counties. He warns that states with voters who read beyond party labels will outpace Iowa in leadership quality.
Democratic papers criticize President Coolidge for appointing Ex Congressman Slemp of Virginia as private secretary, noting his southern Republican boss rep and patronage role. The Chronicle declines to join attacks, saying the president’s choice reflects personal relations and better qualifications.
The writer favors Coolidge over Hiram Johnson for the Republican nomination, noting Slemp could unite southern delegates. Johnson’s reputation is used to argue against him, portraying Coolidge as a strong, safer option though still relatively unknown. The piece emphasizes party strategy and delegate loyalties.
The editorial notes increased Ku Klux Klan activity nationwide and questions last winter’s state laws. It claims Iowa’s measure unmasked the Klan and other gangs, reducing underhanded actions and potentially turning the organization toward public combat of anti American ideas. The piece opposes Ku Kluxers yet supports openness and legality.
A writer mocks Iowa voters for sticking with Republican control, arguing tax laws burden all businesses and agriculture. He ridicules GOP governance, notes decades without a Democratic governor or minority, and jokes that a “yellow dog” could outthink some lawmakers amid ongoing party unity and perceived policy flaws.
The Knoxville Express questions why Des Moines coal sells for 2.87 per ton while Knox ville pays more, blaming monopolistic profits and praising state action to curb price fixing. It cites a governor’s role in fixing oil prices and argues similar moves could benefit coal, noting Knoxville and Pella do not pay mine-near prices.
The Atlantic News Telegraph argues that people at all levels of society overspend on luxuries while neglecting essentials. It notes households spend unnecessary money, reflecting a broader pattern in towns, counties, and the nation at large.
Twenty years ago a movement sought books and a building for a public reading room while the city planned a vote on annexation of northern territory. Multiple local life events include weddings, births, a death, and community news from Pella and Prairie City with notes on heating upgrades at Central College and local travels.
An editorial laments failing to teach strict obedience to orders. It recounts a Clear Lake incident where Boy Scouts ignored a water boundary, two survived while a third drowned, and argues obedience without question underpins discipline, warning of deadly consequences.
Jordan Minn Independent urges citizens to regulate expenditures to income and pay bills promptly. It argues that prudent living, saving for a rainy day, and budgeting build good credit, regardless of amount, and stresses traditional frugality as essential civic practice.
With airplanes crossing the continent from daylight to dark, the world shrinks and broadens our thinking. The piece argues for a world court and an international enforcement body as nations and individuals gain global reach, noting our closer ties to Europe today than to 1860s California.
Paris Missouri readers are urged to extend license controls to young men who slick back their hair. The piece argues for license fees and forfeitures if clerks with glossy hair use it to gain access to items customers will eat, claiming it could curb perceived extraneous factors in service.
The Eldora Herald argues many agitators push bills for various interests, but prices rise and fall by supply and demand. The editor declares real prosperity comes from individuals who discipline spending and forego modern luxuries until affordable. Legislation cannot aid a man who spends beyond his means.
The piece surveys rising juvenile delinquency linked to garage conversions, notes political undercurrents in streams of local opinion, and comments on school opening, consumer labeling battles led by the Farm Bureau Federation, plus memories of a worn washroom towel and a sheep theft incident near Central College. It preserves local voices, reform prompts, and humorous asides in a compact community snapshot.
A poem urging capable leaders with strong minds and honest hearts. The speaker calls for men unmoved by office seeking lures, who will stand tall against demagoguery and untruths, living with honor in public and private life.
Rev J R Brink of Grand Rapids Michigan will occupy the pulpit at all services Sunday Rev De Haan will preach at Tracy on that day
A sermon reflects on firm religious convictions as natural to faith and advocacy. Services are Sunday at 9 40, 10 45, and 7 30, with Wednesday service at 7 30. Sunday morning guest Mr Sisson, former Central student now missionary on furlough, will bring the message.
Notice that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Hendrik J. Van den Berg Sr. is on file in Marion County District Court Iowa. Hearing set for October 2 1923 at Knoxville with interested persons to be heard. Walter Kester Clerk of District Court dated August 1 1923.
A broad appeal warns that the horrors of the Great War and new aerial chemical and submarine warfare threaten civilization. It calls for turning effort from glorifying war to promoting peace with urgency and resolve.
Simple glycerine and buckthorn bark based Adlerika is touted to guard against appendicitis by cleansing both upper and lower bowels. It claims to relieve gas in ten minutes and remove hidden matter, offered at Ideal Pharmacy Otley via R V McKeever.
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