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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
6
A Pella column muses on civic duties and gardens, contrasts memorials with monuments, questions war guilt, and notes zero temperatures while urging careful garden planning for next season. It weaves political critique with practical advice and reflection on public buildings versus memorials.
The trial reveals startling facts about campaign money misuse by Senator Newberry of Michigan and his party. The piece condemns routine corruption and notes public reactions to Secretary Laning's dismissal, urging trust in President Woodrow and his cabinet choices to restore peaceable conditions.
The Chronicle notes E M Cole will not seek reelection to the school board and urges finding a successor with judgment public spirit and integrity. Cole’s long term of service sets a high standard for his successor who must devote substantial time to the role.
The note reflects on labor history with steel workers and coal miners, suggesting a cautionary tale about how lessons from past strikes inform present and future actions, hinting at broader social and economic implications.
A discussion notes that railroad workers face public backlash for striking and warns that such actions could frighten Congress into banning strikes. It contends that unions risk losing support and may need reorganization on a more patriotic footing.
A Blue Valley Blade notice accuses Nebraska Republican Laughlin of seeking a $60 bonus for drafted soldiers who missed camp before armistice. Critics call this graft, arguing it doubles as compensation for army pay losses while many writers lament prohibition and question motives behind editorials. The piece contrasts reform zeal with claims of bad taste in exploiting the issue.
The author denounces embargoes on wheat and protective tariffs as unjust tools favoring groups over citizens. He warns that aligning with group interests erodes republican ideals and national unity, urging devotion to Americanism beyond class, creed, or wealth. He likens such factionalism to foreign-style governance and dismisses it as un-American.
The piece argues that emergency taxes to fund the war are burdensome and ineffective. It questions repeal of excess profits tax and examines a proposed one percent sales levy as a means to raise billions, critiquing reliance on such per transaction charges and dismissing it as old tariff sophistry.
A Chariton Leader clipping sparks talk of Jack adopting Dutch heritage while Marion Monroe district races pit Vander Price against Vander Ploeg. The piece mocks editorial misstatements and cites local quips about politics, education, and historical trivia from multiple Iowa papers.
The writer argues that multiple middlemen inflate consumer prices for goods, and only a tax on land values can be collected without hindering business. Ground rent, tied to community processes, cannot be passed along by sellers, making land value taxation the least evasive option.
Mrs Hammer asks if her husband stayed calm during a break in. Mrs Gable notes he was cool indeed, joking that his teeth chattered. The exchange highlights domestic humor over an odd incident.
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