Editor Managing Editor Entered at Pello post office
An editor managing editor was listed as entered at the post office at Pella Iowa as second class mail matter.
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Pella
Towa
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
6
Labor Secretary Davis cites 5.7 million jobless Americans
The article notes a recent statement by Secretary of Labor Davis estimating 5,735,000 unemployed in the United States. It questions how many of these voters backed the Republican ticket last fall, suggesting administration change may not solve their woes. The Chronicle rejects sympathy for anti-law movements while warning that policies favored by Mellon era plutocracy could push more people toward discontent.
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Davis
Mellon
Congressmen Take Month Off After Long Session
The overworked members of Congress will enjoy a month’s vacation after nearly nine months of continuous session. They have accomplished little and must return to their districts with promises unfulfilled, yet the critics say rest is needed to resume campaigning and soothe public frustration.
Newspaper Viewpoints On Economic Confidence And Policies
The Knoxville Journal argues economic morale will recover only when price stability returns and factories restart. It recalls Republican pledges from a year ago that things would improve after March 4 and Harding’s election, claiming conditions have worsened since that historic event. The piece invokes Democratic nostalgia as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Knoxville Journal
Harding
Express office move eyed for Pella business shift
Town chatter says the American Railway Express Company may close its uptown Pella office and route work from the freight depot. Delivery could be contracted out, and local efforts seek to have the postal service take over the express business, as residents oppose the current half mile from the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Railway Express Company
Pella
Casey
Knoxville
Postal Department
Tariff Talk Questions Canadian Wheat Prices and Iowa Views
A gentleman relays a letter from western Canada noting farmers receiving 1.25 dollars per bushel for wheat and 87 cents for oats, while Pella offers 95 cents and 30 cents respectively. The writer questions an Iowa Republican voter’s support for a protective tariff amid cheap Canadian grain and calls the tariff the party’s humbug.
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Canada
Pella
Iowa
Republican Party
Railroad unions denied hearing on relief bill
A Senate interstate commerce committee refused a hearing on the relief bill for railroads urged by railroad unions and backed by President Harding. The writer notes workers who operate the rails are not allowed to present their case while the president can plead for owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Harding
Republican
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
United States
Weeds along sidewalks raise town complaint
Residents complain that weeds along sidewalks are allowed to grow into a nuisance in parts of town. In past years the marshal strictly enforced weed cutting before they became troublesome.
Weeds and temperance politics raise alarms downtown
A writer notes overgrown weeds along crossings hindering pedestrians and city liability while railing against alcohol interests and anti prohibition efforts in Washington. The piece argues for decisive enforcement of the prohibition amendment and bold action by the Anti-Saloon League and decency groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Alcohol
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Forces of
Decency
Reed
Iowa Cities Demand Action On Tax and Levy Limits
At the Iowa League of Municipalities meeting last week cities press for end to state imposed restrictions on municipal action. They bid to abolish archaic laws that cap levies for specific purposes and criticize legislators for failing to reform. The piece urges voting out the Republican party in Town at the next election.
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Iowa League of Municipalities
Iowa
Republican Party
Call for a Pella historical society to preserve early town life
A visitor from Holland urged forming a Pella historical society to collect and publish memories of the town's early days. Regular meetings and papers from residents who lived through the formative years could enrich archives and public reading, potentially sparking local enthusiasm and Society formation.
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Pella
Holland
Historical Society
State Historical Society
the Chronicle
Work or charity as fuel crisis hits Pella community
A local discussion notes timber plots near Pella for fuel and work sharing. Men out of work could cut and haul wood on shares to supply families, though many prefer charity to the hard labor. The piece laments a decline in the habit of hard work and warns of families relying on sympathy for fuel.
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Pella
Church Baptismal Splash Stirs Quiet Town
An interior decorator in a northern city church misread switch directions and waded into the baptismal pool in darkness. The janitor forgot to cover the pool, and the incident sparked laughs. Nearby recalls a Pella tale of a baptism mishap during a declamatory contest at the old college auditorium.
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Knoxville
William Koch
North Side
Kod
Koch
Pella
Albia
No Wife Swapping Allowed Judge Defends Ten Commandments
Anderson Indiana district court judge William A Kittinger opposed a June divorce bid where two couples sought to swap wives with consent. He refused to entertain the plan asserting moral law over modern convenience, invoking Thou shalt not covet and fundamental commandments.
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William A. Kittinger
Anderson
Indiana
Kittinger
Blackstone
Civil Tensions Echo in a Strained Claim to Divorce
Excerpted dialogue shows conflict over divorce ethics and legal authority as a railway strike intersects with a trolley strike. A railway engineer cites a bench rule as restraint, while a public house banter reveals labor unrest and local attitudes toward law and fairness.
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