14 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
1
A column reflecting on New Year resolutions and graft near Des Moines. It contrasts temper and steel like a sharp instrument, notes grafts affecting county welfare and poor farm charges, and mentions Des Moines street railway tensions. It also updates Pat Crowe's capture in Omaha and the likelihood of clearing remaining charges.
The Pleasantville News editor seeks notoriety by writing insults about evangelist Billy Sunday. He mocks religious revival and suggests the humor of his potential salvation when Sunday visits Knox ville next spring. He compares Lincoln and Washington, claiming they lacked college football to complete their education.
Pleasantville city council approved an ordinance requiring restaurants and eating houses to close by 10 30 p m and to remain closed until 6 a m the next morning. The measure aims to enforce strict operating hours in the small town.
Joe Trigg of the Iowa State Register has purchased the Grinnell Gazette for his son Paul who will assume active charge at the start of the new year. If he follows his father, he should make a success of the newspaper business.
A firm embezzlement case prompts a charge of stealing after a salesman kept most of a payment as bank credit. The Woman in White seeks a divorce in Newton after a previous splash at Ingersol Park. Billy Sunday draws 6000 at Burlington with hundreds more converts since his city rallies. Knoxville awaits his spring appearance for Casey. Farmer Burns, famed Big Rock wrestler, loses to a young Swede in Des Moines with a pattern of near defeat in capital matches.
An exchange hints at choosing Christmas presents while the president offers no concrete suggestions. The piece jokes that the author is not particular, noting Casey’s preference for yellow pumpkins and Curtis’s craving for bouquets, framing a light holiday contrast.
The football season is over and colleges across the state demand drastic playing rule changes before they will sanction the game as college football. Some large town school boards declined to recognize it as a public school game, signaling potential widespread decline and disrepute in Iowa.
Congressman J A T Hall asserts officials negligence harms printers entitled to legal printing. He plans to issue a brief booklet outlining remedies and petitions to ensure fair access to mandatory printing duties.
Observations on printers publishers and officials accepting little pay, the despised nature of the knocker, and the value of tending to one’s own business. The piece notes public respect for honest effort and disapproval of those who hinder others.
A discussion on catalogue houses and mall order business as essential to unite business and farming. The Des Moines school incident reports the death of a boy due to punishments despite warnings against corporal punishment. Questions arise about admitting incapacitated children to public schools and accountability for the tragedy.
The Master Printers' Association of Scranton adopts resolutions denouncing government envelope printing at cost. It urges senators and representatives to press the government printing office to discontinue this work, arguing it unfairly competes with private printers and harms industry nationwide. The note adds the post office department is not paid to its potential.
A Maple Landing Iowa man cites rapid relief from grippe after using Chambertain’s Cough Remedy and Stomach and Liver Tablets. The package also notes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for skin conditions and piles, sold by local merchants.
A brief item notes Crown Pile Cure cures and mentions Van rde Linden's Bazar in a compact market or business update.
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