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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
2
A collage of quips on politics, industry, and society. Witty remarks on Norman Mack, Woodrow Wilson, the Lorimer case, Fahrer’s humor about beer and sauerkraut, Arkansas flag repatriation, and British democracy. Includes jokes about chauffeurs and the Lords.
Widower farmer John Henderson proposes to Widow Glenn after breakfast but is politely rebuffed. Weeks later she endures a soapmaking mishap and a rats siege in a barn, prompting Henderson to rescue her and both pursue marriage, ending in a quiet wedding after setbacks and comic misadventure.
Washington notes Taft vetoes the bill admitting Arizona and New Mexico over a recall clause in Arizona constitutional provision. The piece argues for people’s power to remove corrupt judges, critiques federal control, and exposes alleged graft around Dr. Wiley and food adulterators.
Statewide Iowa Pioneers Association forms with first meeting planned at Des Moines State Fair Grounds on August 31 1911. Free grounds admission on Pioneers Day will be extended to settlers or descendants living before December 28 1846, with headquarters open all week and representation invited from local old settler societies.
A fragment advises sticking to ice time and delaying blanket removal until the goosebone indicates wakefulness. The phrasing suggests a rustic, tongue in cheek guideline rather than a formal instruction.
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