Radical Democratic Views Push for Tax Reform and Progress
A prominent Democrat argues the party must embrace urgency and reform including income tax and tariff questions. He cites 1896 lessons, endorses progressives, and warns against surrender to organized wealth while praising Professor C. A. Hawley who won clerk counts with a strong county lead despite opposition taunts.
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The Chronicle’s Timely Role in Pella’s News Week
The Chronicle explains its weekly schedule and mission to provide reliable local news without sensationalism. It emphasizes Thursday publication, broad readership among shopkeepers and farmers, and the value of advertising to a wide audience.
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Lessons From The Past For Future Policy
The passage urges learning from history to guide future campaigns. It argues voters should judge by declared policies, not personalities, and that the Democratic party needs building up and unification around principles rather than wholesale reorganization. It stresses strengthening weak points and aligning campaigns with core advocacy.
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A Poor Boy's Success in Minnesota Politics
The New York Evening Post notes John A. Johnson's rise from poverty to governorship as a democratic candidate in Minnesota. A false report claimed his father died in the poorhouse, but investigations showed the father was a town loafer and Johnson left school young to support the family. The debunked smear sparked strong support for Johnson, who led the state by about 140,000 votes in a 325,000 total electorate.
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Not Unprecedented Presidential Electoral Victories
The piece notes past presidential elections where candidates won large electoral majorities in the electoral college. Examples include Monroe in 1820, Harrison in 1840, Pierce in 1852, Lincoln in 1864, and Grant in 1872, highlighting that large margins have occurred with varying total votes. No single outcome is unique to Roosevelt.
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Boer leader Kruger's intense religious conversion tale
Electors chosen with votes split due to Greeley death, Kruger's Boer republic leadership noted. The article recounts Kru ger's deep religious turn years earlier when he hid away after giving his wife an open Bible to read and later returned exhausted from hours in prayer on the mountains.
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The December Housekeeper Christmas Issue Feature
The December issue showcases The Christmas Hearth a three page color illustrated story by Th win L. Sabin. Elizabeth W Morrison contributes Holiday Decorations for Little Money with practical leftovers ideas. Various seasonable fictions and practical departments appeal to housewives in Minneapolis published by She Housekeeper Corporation.
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Yeast Foam Wins First Grand Prize at St Louis Expo
Yeast Forum awarded the First Grand Prize at the St Louis Exposition signaling a major advance in breadmaking. The piece notes bread today is better and more nutritious due to pure yeast and modern grinding methods. A postal card request to North Western Yeast Company, Chicago, offers a booklet on using Yeast Foam and provides new recipes.
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Young Siebert Verdict Not Guilty in Iowa Murder Case
James Siebert a sixteen year old of Oskaloosa was tried for the murder of a traveling organ salesman near the city. The district court jury returned a verdict of not guilty in under an hour after retiring. Public sentiment favored the boy who said he defended his sister from a man at the house. The man is serving ten years in Fort Madison penitentiary, named Carpenter. This paragraph also contains an advertisement for Woolford's Sanitary Lotion sold by B F Keables Druggist, Pella Iowa.
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