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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1904
Page
1
A lengthy essay argues that women talk more than men and influence household life. It notes equal fault in chatter, cites social settings, and stresses that a wife’s ready speech sustains the home, while a silent wife would dim the family fortune.
The speaker emphasizes gratitude to the Black man for service and patience, urges equal opportunity in education, and asserts that progress comes from self effort, justice, and responsible leadership that protects rights without denying faults.
A Des Moines convention of Marsh al clubs advocates enforcing current liquor statutes in Iowa. About 200 representatives from 100 towns joined in pushing a bill to empower state authorities to enforce manufacture sale and use of all liquors. The reform effort appeals to good citizens and saloon keepers alike under lawful conduct.
Des Moines meeting backed by A C Rankin outlines a new state marshal system to enforce liquor laws. Projections estimated 100000 annual cost, with 1500 saloons generating 300000 through mulch tax, enough to fund deputies and offices if enforced fully.
Coromina has resolved to retake Panama and is raising 50 000 men, with two columns already moving.
In Brussels 2500 young men vied for jobs paying 150 dollars a year. Only 200 were selected, yet Belgium maintains a strong tariff policy and ample prosperity is implied.
Captain Albert L Mitts is made brigadier general over 857 superior officers in a move described as a needed lesson to army officers not to seek distinction for promotion. The action highlights authorized ranks and the chain of command within the service.
Governor Taft, returning from the Philippines, declared that self-government would not be fit for years. He contrasted this stance with the Declaration of Independence and the views of Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln, and recalled his own remark from three years prior.
The New York Herald records show 162 Democrats in Congress opposing a reaffirmation of the 16 to 1 platform with 6 voting in favor. Among the opponents are noted silver advocates Senators Daniel Tillman McLaurin McCreary and Carmack.
Josefu Hogan, a Republican known for ballot box stuffing in 1889, who served nineteen months, is recognized among jurors trying prisoners. Despite a six year disfranchisement sentence, he has sat on five juries and tried thirteen cases, with the thirteenth apparently proving fatal to him.
Governor Taft arrived in San Francisco en route to Washington and told reporters of a beautiful peaceful Philippines. In the next column a Moros battle in Mindanao reports Lieut Fiske killed and Lieut Roberts with other American soldiers wounded. The contrast shows viewpoint matters.
A column recalls recent indictments of Senator Dietrich of Nebraska and Senator Button of Kansas for bribery. It questions whether Kansas and Nebraska politics will dominate public focus and reflects on how vice presidents never ascended to the presidency when their predecessors died or were slain.
The text notes 10,438,000 people in agriculture vs 18,885,000 in other industries and a total farm area of 41,000,000 acres, larger than several nations. It argues farmers are oppressed by protective tariffs that let manufacturers sell machinery abroad cheaper than farmers can buy locally.
The speaker critiques Kansas for reversing presumed liberal traditions in speech and economics. He notes Washburn College and its students exploring economic topics as part of a broader claim about shifting attitudes in the state. The passage hints at further discussion of truth seeking in education.
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as the best cod liver oil based medicine to restore strength and color to pale young women troubled by a blood illness. It claims regular treatment cures the so called blood sickness and offers samples to sufferers. The label shown on every bottle is highlighted.
A college attempted to halt a student circle dedicated to studying socialism, sparking a critique that suppression harms inquiry. The author argues education should confront ideas openly, arguing truth shines when exposed to debate and scrutiny rather than censored.
Mardi Gras events reported in New Orleans Mobile and Pensacola during February 1904. One fare plus two dollars round trip via Chicago Great Western. Tickets on sale Feb 9 to 14 with return to Feb 26, extendable to March 5 with 50 cent fee. Further details from Great Western agents and J P Elmer.
A brief committee line lists H. Rietveld E. M. Cole H. J. Vanden Berg W. M. Kruger and Abraham VerPloegh as board members. The fragment reflects a governance roster with multiple individuals named in a single line.
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