Political figures listed for Pella Iowa post notice
A fragmented public notice from Pella Iowa lists political figures and officials including Woodrow Wilson and local names such as Geo W Crozier W H Allen and J H Templeton. The text appears as a roster of offices and names with Des Moines Knoxville Cordova and Albia as locations.
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Woodrow Wilson
Washington
D. C
Geo
W. Clarke
Des Moines
Iowa
A. B. Cummins
Kenyon
Ft. Dodge
C. Dowell
John T. Clarkson
Albia
W. Crozier
Knoxville
W. H. Allen
John H. Templeton
Cordova
B. Hudson
Pella post office contest prompts citizen apathy and committee pressure
The Pella post office head assignation drags on as committees press for a single choice while citizens show little interest. The piece argues selection should be by patrons, not small group backers, warning of undesired outcomes if pursued by default. It criticizes Mr Hughes and recalls John Alexander Dowie as a cautionary comparison.
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Pella
Hughes Fails to Spark Enthusiasm in Republican Campaign
The piece notes near total voter indifference to candidate Hughes after the convention. It contends his long absence from administrative politics left opinions on current issues unknown, with early signs that his talks revealed no clear views. It observes he appears to echo Theodore Roosevelt and focuses on fault finding without presenting decisive policy.
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Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Union Rules as a Cure for Economic Ills
A contemporary speaker argues union labor rules to keep non union workers off jobs reveal deeper social ills. He likens the rule to a warning cough and a sore toe, urging broader economic reform to free land and reduce friction between capital and labor.
Public vs railroad workers over strike rights debated
The text discusses the public rights in a railroad strike dispute, noting the common view that the public’s interests should prevail over a protesting class. It stresses first confirming a real issue exists between the contending parties before weighing their differences.
Controversy Over Land Titles and Public Right
The argument frames land title as a contingent privilege claimed by a few landlords. It asserts the public created land value and that restoring land to rightful holders benefits the many. The piece calls monopoly on land as an evil underpinning broader economic ills and questions whether the many should suffer for the few to live involuntarily.
Typewriter Ribbons and Carbon Paper Chronicle Office
Local office notices list supplies such as typewriter ribbons and carbon paper available from The Chronicle Office. Includes price references and ordering details for clerical use.
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Chronicle
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Pella Resident
M A Clark painter of 415 S Main Pella reports kidney pain back ache and weak kidneys relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills purchased at Stubenrauch's drug store. He claims the remedy restored kidney function and urges others to try the product priced 50 cents at all dealers in a Buffalo Foster Milburn Co advertisement.
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Pella
M. A. Clark
S. Main
St. Pella
Dean
Stubenrauch’s
Mr. Clarke
Foster-Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo
N. Y
Meredith Fights Saloon Stand in Governor Bid
Democratic candidate Ri. T. Meredith presents a clear prohibition stance backed by years of opposition to liquor interests. His publication Successful Farming has refused liquor ads since 1902 and published multiple editorials warning of liquor’s social and economic harms.
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Ri. T. Meredith
Lrgest
United States
Meredith
Mqnor
Henry Blank
B. J. Kendall
A. Kruse
Oregon
Human Miracle: Laughter Seen as Pure Joy Beyond Animals
The London Opinion quotes James Pouglas on laughter as the human miracle beyond birds, beasts, fish, and reptiles. It rejects self interrogation when laughing, praising laughter as a good end in itself and urging joy before doubt. The New York Times attribution frames laughter's moral value and its difference from crying.
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London
James Pouglas
New York Times
Our Place in the Sun
A Toledo News-Bee note argues for outdoor life and sun exposure. It cites a English community that built a sunless home for the blind, later remodeling to admit sunlight, warning against modern indifference to sun as vital for health, urging work and play outdoors whenever possible.
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Toledo News-Bee
Wars on Whiskey Trust and Prohibition Debate
The piece argues against liquor sales from an economic view, noting the liquor industry’s alleged failure to pay and urging prohibition. It cites a 1916 whiskey distiller’s claim of high profits under the whiskey trust plan and asserts anti-liquor rhetoric aimed at countering monopolistic control and protecting agriculture.
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Boose
Whiskey Trust
Prince of Monopoliats
Allen's Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder Ad
Advertises Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes and use in foot baths for hot tired swollen feet. Claims it makes tight or new shoes feel easy and priced at 25 cents. Encourages asking for Allen's Foot-Ease and warns against substitutes.
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Allen
500 KINDS suits and coats for 15 dollars
An advertisement offers all wool suits or overcoats made to order for 15 dollars, highlighting same price and same quality across 500 kinds. The line items imply a ready to order custom garment service with fixed pricing and emphasis on wool materials and tailoring.
Anuric Insurance Against Sudden Death Marketing Claim
An advertisement promotes Anuric from Dr. Pierce as a life saving urine cleansing remedy paid to dissolve uric acid and protect kidneys. It claims superiority to lithia, prevents heart valve and blood vessel degeneration, and lowers blood pressure, targeting meat eaters and those with lime-salt deposits. Readies a 50 cent package via druggists.
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Dr. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Anuric
Pierce
Strength and Beauty: Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleanser and alterative that stimulates the liver and stomach to vigor. It claims to help the body manufacture rich red blood feeding the heart nerves brain and organs, making one feel clean strong and strenuous instead of tired weak and faint.
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Dr. Pierce
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Abe
Marion County
Official Directory
United
U. S
U.S
Pella Sch
Eds
Mr. Hughes
John Alexander Dowie
Thomas R. Marshall
IWS UA
Lews Reveat
Denver
Posu
Hulp
Manufacturers and Implement Dealers
OLD Soldiers
Boys and Girls' Club
Pompeii
Ruth Law
Aviston
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