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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
1
An advertisement urges readers that Canada offers vast opportunities for independence and investment. It touts fertile, productive land priced at 18 to 25 dollars per acre, with expects yields of flax, wheat, and oats and proximity to railroads and markets.
The article notes that farmers can purchase 54 percent more of common items per acre than a decade ago, while land values in Iowa have more than doubled in ten days. It discusses rising land prices outpacing food costs and highlights the Sadler Bros Co and Garrett as part of the publishment.
Iowa's new free tuition statute allows residents of a school district without a four year high school to attend any high school that accepts them. Students must present residency and coursework certificates and may be admitted after passing exams. The home district pays the tuition and contingent costs to the receiving district for four school years.
The extra session passed a campaign publicity bill setting caps at ten cents per voter or state law limits, with ceilings of 5000 dollars for Senate and 1500 for House nominations. It bans contributions to state legislators’ nominations, and bars promising offices for support. Violators may be seated only after proof of violation is found. Noted scandals by Stevenson, Sibley, and Lorimer helped push the bill.
The Bureau of Labor notes farm product prices rose sixty five percent in ten years while leading commodities rose twenty one percent. Agriculture reports farm value per acre of chief crops up seventy three percent in the decade, with a long table listing prices of many articles.
The Alton Democratic column recalls an appendix found in Sioux county 41 years ago as one of the first appendices brought there. It notes the item remains in the county but relocated to a bottle, a costly, disruptive process that spoils meals for days, advising to leave it alone if possible.
Judge David Mould of the district court held the Moon law constitutional and ruled that all saloon permits issued by the city council beyond one permit per 1000 residents for after July's start were illegal. The decision will be appealed to the supreme court.
A Washington Post recount notes how Tom Corwin won his first congressional election in Lebanon by turning a farmer family against the opposing candidate after the rival three with a nightgown incident. The farmer’s family recalled the rival’s supposed feminine night attire and decided to back Corwin, propelling his victory.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It is taken internally and claims to cure by cleansing blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer 100 dollars for any case not cured and invite testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A city directory listing shows N J Gesman A C Kuyper John Buckingham G W Kimmell Marshall Assessor A N Van der Linden among officials and residents.
An advertisement promotes Minnesota land near Marietta with abundant crops and low prices. Listings include multiple farms from 50 to 78 dollars per acre, many with plowed land, windmill water, groves, orchards, and buildings. Prospective buyers urged to compare to Iowa and other states, highlighting favorable soils and potential profits.
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