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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1924
Page
1
General Dawes avoids discussing administration grafts and sticks to other topics. Republicans praise John W. Davis as capable and dignified but cannot forgive him for criticizing the Republican administration's rot.
The Knoxville Journal ponders what Bryans would say about John W. Davis if he were the Republican candidate. It notes Iowa papers are pushing Coolidge with straw votes to imply a landslide, masking weak genuine enthusiasm. A Democratic poll could show Davis gets his party’s normal vote despite a preferred alternative.
The piece notes the Republicans for the first time refuse responsibility for higher corn and hog prices. It questions why they previously misled farmers with tariffs and suggests they would claim credit now if not for the need to justify past delays.
The text argues for strict enforcement of a new immigration law. It advocates registering all aliens within a set period or forcing departure. It calls for aliens to be registered upon landing and to report annually to local officers. It ties registration to voting eligibility and law enforcement.
H B Allfree president of the Iowa Good Roads Association presses for a gasoline sales tax to fund highways arguing it would replace ad hoc assessments on abutting property. The counterpoint suggests abutting property does receive special benefit from pavements and should pay its share.
Comments on wastefulness of government coal transport for hospitals cite a 2 year old Kentucky mine shutdown affecting Pella electric plant. Authors argue against government ownership while noting lax response by local authorities and state officials to mine interference.
Readers requested Senate Document 310 containing minutes of the Federal Reserve Board conference at Waton on May 18 1920. The document, revealed when the Senate permitted printing, is tied to the senator’s claim that deflation’s dirty work was planned.
The text argues Senator Brookhart highlights concerns about a conspiracy claim yet notes the pamphlet shows Federal Reserve bank leaders sought to curb riotous borrowing. Mistakes occurred and agricultural and other conservative interests suffered from tight credit, though no proof exists that favored groups were tipped off. The document does not undermine confidence in the Fed system.
The author argues that natural cycles do not create sales. advertising builds demand. Merchants should view ads as a service and invest consistently, rather than treating ad spend as a donation or chasing transient gains. A steady, year round presence in a reliable paper keeps a business before the public.
The article discusses President Coolidge’s speech defending his administration from corruption charges. It accuses him of using economic reforms to mask faults, notes bipartisan blame, and argues that Republican officials were implicated while Democratic efforts uncovered the issues. The piece casts doubt on the claimed economies as a voter excuse.
Readers in Pella crowded to observe Mars on Saturday evening with neighbors debating its distance to Earth. The Neversweat Club argued thirty-five million miles versus thirty-four and a half, while Mars weather theories split the town. A recurring joke linked a delinquent subscriber to fear of death as the editor chased data and weather lore about the red planet.
Mrs Scott of Estherville traveled with nineteen children on a train on August second. The conductor suspected a Sunday School trip until she explained the brood are all hers. She and Mr Scott, married ten years, report five sets of triplets and two pairs of twins. The Wash ington Democrat notes patriotic quips about America. Monroe plans a Keokuk excursion with a private car, prompting questions about interactions with Monroe girls.
Agatha Cornelia Wulffraat seeks a divorce from Carl Johan Wulffraat in the September 1924 term of the District Court of Iowa Marion County. The petition, filed in Knoxville, requests dissolution of the bonds of matrimony on grounds of non-support and desertion. Carl must appear by the next term or a default decree may be entered.
Money Order Stamp General Delivery and Carriers windows open 12 30 to 1 00 p m collections from street letter boxes at 11 00 A M No city or rural delivery L F BOUSQUET P M.
Twenty years ago a prospect of an electric railroad between Pella and Harvey emerged. A Merchants Picnic on the Skunk river banks drew many, while some attended the state fair leaving the town nearly empty. Charles Porter presided at a fair gate, Henry Rhynsburger was home on furlough from the Navy, and Charlie Dykstra visited from Prairie City. Mr and Mrs J W Roovaart traveled to Paonia Colorado to oversee a local fruit farm. Flour rose to 1.60 per sack prompting Johnnycakes as a substitute. A wagon jig left Connie Wormhoudt with a foot injury during picnic travel.
Notice announces relocation of The Book Shop to 116 North Market, previously the Way Studio. Includes reference to Mi your films as usual to Mi Maddy, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Gas on the stomach may cause inflammation involving the appendix. Adlerika with simple glycerine and buckthorn bark is claimed to act on both upper and lower bowel to remove gas and poisons in ten minutes. It is marketed as excellent for obstinate constipation and to guard against appendicitis. The Meal Pharmacy.
Rural schools in Mahaska County can obtain all required school books and a large stock of school supplies as advertised by the supplier. The notice emphasizes broad availability and willingness to supply remaining needs for local educational institutions.
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