10 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
1
The editorial laments price gouging by sellers who profit from demand while workers with little to sell are the ones hit hardest. It argues that legitimate profit is tied to a fair supply chain and condemns those who profit unscrupulously, while condemning the public’s sympathy for the improvised “ill-gotten” gains of others. The piece rails against double standards and moral hypocrisy.
A newspaper piece argues that high living costs may push urban dwellers back to rural life, boosting local production. It also suggests increased thrift as prices rise, noting abundant resources and wasteful habits. many families overspend, while a French family can live on less than an American eats.
A civic editorial laments moral decay and favors fair wealth methods, local support for home merchants over mail order houses, and stronger city action against social ills. It argues for honest acquisition of property and condemns tolerating bad conditions while urging community patriotism and just dealings.
A debate on pricing and market pressures follows a farmer’s claim that hay sold for 1600 dollars per ton, a sharp rise from five dollars per hundred in the fall, highlighting the impact of supply and demand on farmers like the one with the loaded hay to sell.
A Chicago candy makers convention notes that as prohibition expands, candy sales rise. The larger point: fewer intoxicants drive people to spend small change on sweets or interior decorations. The piece argues many people want something and will substitute candy for booze when saloons aren’t convenient.
Citizens endure harsh winter meals with no fruits or vegetables. Doctor F. D. Stubenrauch recommends Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the world's tonic physic to keep the stomach active and provide relief tonight.
An old advertisement extolls Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea to relieve constipation and a sick headache. It urges readers to take it tonight and attributes the product with natural bowel movement and a refreshed feeling, signed by F. D. Stubenrauch.
A reflective quote from Charles Kingsley urges embracing beauty in every face, sky, and flower. It extols gratitude to the source of all loveliness, inviting a simple, earnest appreciation that fills the senses like a blessed draught.
The Pella Band, active last summer, performed weekly concerts for local business and public enjoyment but has received little compensation. A Commercial Club committee has not moved to raise funds, and band officers urge residents to donate at John Pos Jr.’s hardware store to fund 1910 summer performances.
The Agricultural College in Ames offers to test seed corn at no charge to Iowa farmers. Poor seed condition from heavy fall rains and early freezes threatens this season’s yields. Farmers should mail random ear samples with kernel cuts from each ear, plus storage details, to the Farm Crops Department Ames Iowa for germination testing and prompt reports.
The advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 to any case it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from F Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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