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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
1
Bryan's Commoner laments anti Cummins sentiment while comments from a smart weekly society editor and Cedar Rapids Republican humorously criticize a function described as pink and mishandled by a compositor. The snippet reflects partisan press tone and misprints.
The P ville News editor Wingfield hints at a possible future governor bid, noting he is the only one to have considered it. He adds a caveat to keep thoughts on the subject, suggesting Frank should stay focused on the chicken business.
Lafe Young of the Des Moines Capital receives an invitation to the wedding of Miss Roosevelt to Mr. Longworth and skeptic editor Curtis of the Knoxville Journal, despite anticipated rewards for services.
The Monroe Mirror notes a hot article in the Knoxville Express attacking the gospel ministry for its lax preaching of eternal damnation. It emphasizes the lower eternal regions as the article's focus and tone.
The Knoxville Express reports that news of fifteen hundred invitations for the Roosevelt Longworth wedding has people dusting and dressing up their dress suits in anticipation. The piece adds a quip about old Casey hoping for another chance to wear his brown pants from the St. Louis Democratic convention.
An exchange suggests that the best way to reduce deaths from careless gun handling could be a heavy tax on firearms. It notes such taxes are not seen as generally necessary but could deter possession and bring about the desired results.
In an Knoxville Express editorial Casey notes a Knox ville man being the first from the city to receive a term in the state jag house and quips that since the Inebriate Hospital opened the jags try to appear sober though they cannot persistently pretend.
A legislature considers a heavy tax on bootleggers and liquor house agents who target small towns. The proposal argues this is an effective tool to rid the state of pests and wreckers who harm homes, urging tax measures as a solution.
The text argues that a granger appealing against trust despotism lacks sympathy when he himself builds commercial trusts via department stores. It cites the legal principle that plaintiffs must enter court with clean hands, reflecting a debate over economic power and legal fairness.
The piece reports that some of President Roosevelt’s close friends fear he may accept a third term if needed to continue the fight against trusts. It notes he has about three years left before his current term expires and that his continued service would extend beyond that period.
The article notes no announced aspirants for alderman in any ward besides incumbents and commends the council as capable and devoted to the city’s general good.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes statewide momentum against compulsory primaries. Advocates concede impracticality and undesirability, arguing for delay as bills of altered primaries surface. The paper says Iowa generally elects well, with Des Moines cited as the only area of admitted political corruption under the primary system.
Monore banks provoked comment by advertising to solicit more business, a rare move in banking. The piece argues advertising is legitimate and can help banks reach opportunities, noting some banks might have failed without newspaper promotion.
The legislature debated a measure to allow physicians to administer fatal anesthesia in hopeless cases. A leading physician argued doctors have long used discretionary power for incurable diseases to relieve pain, often hastening death, and thus the law would be unnecessary.
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues seating Rep Whitmer from O'Brien county was correct even if the beneficiary was a Democrat. It notes the similar treatment of English from Polk and Cerro Gordo counties who remained in office and was state printer, praising Republicans who voted with Democrats for rising above party bias.
The piece mocks a class of people who hinder others from achieving anything. It contrasts the 'knocker' with a human leach, a bloodsucking figure who would drain another's strength just to enrich his own coffers, regardless of the other’s suffering.
A fragment asserts that justice stands on equal footing because laws favor neither leech nor grafter, promising that those who graft or lord it over will face rightful deserts under a just system. The tone suggests critique of biased application and calls for balanced accountability.
Iowa wholesale grocers met in Des Moines and passed strong resolutions against enacting a pure food law. They argue it would advantage mail order houses, while asserting consumers deserve affordable, safe food and lawmakers should serve the people, not money grabbers and grafters.
The Chicago Daily Tribune features Ida Tarbell’s claim that the US must breed a race of fearless truth lovers and notes her harsh indictment of American motherhood for failing to cultivate a noble gentility, implying a pervasive failure in raising children to high ideals.
A Des Moines paper described a petition by a legislative district urging a member to act in certain ways. The paper rejected publishing it, prompting a call to elect honest, intelligent men who will represent and not misrepresent their constituents, preferring plain farmers over slick politicians.
A description notes an individual wearing a split-tailed coat with a high collar, giving the appearance of an insane asylum, set against a whitewashed fence surrounding the area. The imagery emphasizes stark, haunting fashion and institutional cues.
H L Stanley of Bruno declares the restoration of his wife's health after five years of coughing and lung bleeding proves Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption is the world's greatest medicine. He says his wife improved with the first bottle and was cured after twelve. Cures worst coughs and colds. money refunded. Henry M Langerak, druggist sells 50c and 1.00 bottles with a free trial.
An English editor of the Rushville Recorder argues about corn abundance and poverty among American farmers. He notes three states shoulder little corn production, while Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota together yield vast agricultural output with small populations. He cites Nebraska Iowa and California statistics to illustrate unequal corn importance and widespread farmer poverty.
The Rev J C Warren pastor of Sharon Baptist Beclar Ga says Electric Bitters is a Godsend curing his lame back stiff joints and physical collapse He says two bottles made him strong enough to walk three miles in fifty minutes and feel ready for more Also touted as remedy for weakness stomach liver and kidney complaints sold under guarantee at Henry M Langeraks drug store with price 50 cents.
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