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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1922
Page
1
The writer notes a chain of logic from the horse market to tractor makers and gas prices, suggesting that lower gas costs would need to align with corn prices. The quip highlights a rural economy concern about inputs and agricultural machinery costs.
Majors, captains, lieutenants and back privates are listed among the unemployed ex service men in large cities, indicating the war's serious effect on the financial standing of those who fought it.
The income tax provokes broad discontent as those who pay feel burdened and those exempt complain their income is too low to qualify. The debate reflects wide dissatisfaction with the tax system and fairness.
Dick Den Adel of Pella was re elected treasurer of the Iowa Retail Clothiers Association at a Des Moines meeting. He has held the office for several years and his successive elections are a deserved compliment to his service.
The Chronicle notes the Pella Park Commission offers to assist citizens in obtaining plans and shrubbery for lawns. The writer remarks a touch of advertising helps a town and supports local improvement efforts.
Disagreeing juries and the initiative and referendum, plus California’s climate slump and Republican hard times, may reduce the state’s appeal as a retirement destination for Iowa seniors who would bear tax costs to cover the deficit.
A Decorah policeman shot and killed his own brother while attempting to settle a drunken dispute at a dance. The incident is described as a tragedy tied to the lax enforcement of prohibition, likened to past days when outrages occurred with protection of the law.
The adjusted compensation bill is not a law yet. Its supporters include many in both houses, while opponents are mainly strong figures aligned with interests. Friends must stay vigilant as passage still demands a strenuous struggle and nothing should be assumed.
A shipment of fifty nine hogs from Oskaloosa, ten and a half months old, averaged 356 pounds with some over 500. The piece notes such gains would have been unbelievable 35 to 40 years ago when hogs were sold at nearly two years old, underscoring improvements in stock breeding comparable to the shift from hand loom to power loom.
Des Moines heads toward another city election as critics warn the current government is poorly run. Supporters say a businesslike administration is needed, while some claim the city and surrounding towns suffer from crime reports and aggressive fundraising by Salvation Army lookalikes.
The piece argues for a government without money rewards to deter grafters and praises young men growing up wearing military garb. It notes pride in having served and questions slacker acts, while warning against war era pretenders who might bluff.
President Harding urges ratification of post conference treaties in a Senate address. He warns that failing to approve would undermine America’s influence and dampen world hopes for peace, recalling a former president’s partisan stance two and a half years earlier.
In a Knoxville courthouse meeting in January farmers argue against opposition to corn promotion. They urge eating more corn and corn products, arguing home preparation beats trust bought goods and calling for action to restore prosperity.
An irreverent Mahaska County column surveys names with Van at the start, jokes about Case Van Synpost, and a matrimonial Bureau declaring a winter wedding wave. It blends local humor with village reports, from the depot sighting to secret engagements and a playful poem about wedding stationery.
A humorous poem recounts a neighbor who borrows everything including household items and even people. The speaker laments continuous borrowing, noting how the neighbor takes items from wringer to stick with town during Stull’s mayoralty and even contemplates borrowing heaven and Satan. The verse ends with the playful, exaggerated claim that wherever she lands, neighbors are asked for loans.
The narrator describes descending from St Gothard into Lombardy near Como, noting a popular summer lake resort and its European visitors. Northern Italy is portrayed as taller, lighter, more energetic, with mixed Latin and Teuton heritage, advanced agriculture, irrigated meadows, and fruit orchards. The plains show fresh rainfall and lush vegetation after a dry 1921 summer in Scandinavia and Germany.
The narrator describes border customs at Chiassa, Italian and Swiss rail travel, and heavy Italian military presence. In Milan they visit St Ambrose basilica and the cathedral, note Gothic marble, thousands of sculptures, and concurrent Sunday services. They critique sanitation, recall Roman history, and recount a riot near Sarzana en route to Rome with colorful railway station cries.
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