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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1922
Page
1
The announce states that mail is entered at the Pella Iowa post office as second class mail matter, reflecting standard processing classification for circulation.
The note claims enjoying pleasant winter weather as a sign of positive conditions for the Republican administration, framed as a fortunate development and presented in a retrospective, opinionated tone.
Report notes that Federal Judge Landis has resigned triggering reaction among bootleggers and those involved in illegal alcohol trade across the country, signaling shifts in enforcement and legal outlook.
The remark questions if Senator Kenyon's proposal is a Republican party scheme to claim credit for public improvements, contrasting it with handling during economic cycles. It notes debate over political credit and policy intent.
The article notes President Harding shift on a sales tax, moving from opposition to sponsorship to finance adjusted compensation for soldiers as broad disapproval has grown.
Newton business men are installing their own electricity plants to cut high central plant rates. Pella benefits from a municipal plant delivering moderate power and good returns.
A California farmer bought the U S Dreadnought New Mexico from a Marine unit for 900 dollars and traveled to San Pedro with the bill of sale to claim ownership. He believes all navy ships are for sale under the disarmament terms. a joke offer to sell the entire national debt at ten cents on the dollar is proposed if he visits Pella.
The president favors a revised pay plan he deems a meaningless gratuity if it secures more allies for his administration. This stance signals a readiness to spend hundreds of millions of public funds to bolster his party despite concerns over waste.
Governor Kendall appointed Charles A. Rawson of Des Moines as senator, despite pledges to nominate from the northern region and in touch with farmers. Rawson, city-focused, heads the Republican state central committee, a factor Kendall weighs against regional-farmer representation.
A historical critique notes Republicans in Congress once condemned President Wilson for overreach and now urge President Harding to decide on adjusted compensation legislation. It argues Harding lacks Wilson's leadership as he fails to offer a clear plan for this postwar issue affecting veterans.
Oskaloosa residents rally to raise money for the local Y M C A. The organization serves both spiritual and physical needs and aims to develop well rounded youth, stressing daily services to the community.
A debate notes that few may be interested in the gymnasium sports, yet separation is not possible without a trial, and there is argument for that stance though participants do little themselves.
W O Payne of the Iowa Forum denounces the Iowa delegation in Congress as in rebellion against the Constitution and the Republican party over the decennial reapportionment of representatives. He criticizes farm bloc votes and urges time on rebellious congressmen, noting his own past stance and current loyalism.
Arthur Brisbane argues the St. Lawrence canal will cut freight costs by seven cents a bushel, helping wheat farmers compete with Argentina and Europe. He asserts railroads oppose the plan to protect their profits and questions whether Republican politicians value farmers or stockholders more in Congress.
On a Prairie City stop two women discussed the proposed veterans bonus overheard on a train. One says she approves for the worthy, but questions many unworthy others while criticizing Harding Mellon framing. They argue it is a debt not gratuity and would affect their dealings with creditors.
The piece warns that the 1920 census showing urban growth signals a threat to the nation. It argues monopolized land drives workers to cities, weakening independence and citizenship, risking national decline and potential disaster unless remedies are found promptly.
An announcement describes a baby boy named Siebert John and his older brother Siebert Ralph. Ralph, one year old, has ten large teeth and Dutch bobbed hair, and spends days in bed snuggling with mother. John has short hair and no teeth. Both births are dated in June. Please don’t mix them up.
An actress who collected alimony from four ex husbands faced hard luck last week. One ex husband went into bankruptcy another died, adding financial and personal strain to her situation.
The Oskaloosa Herald questions the disappearance of the winter sun dog display once common here. The Academy of Science dean reports sun dogs unseen since January in Pella, attributing the change to high dog taxes rather than snow lack. The paper notes sun dogs persisted before Christmas, and presents competing theories from local press. Also included are notes on Jesse Metheny’s Ford hill climber cap and Alderman John Coughlin’s definition of flappers.
Philo Melvin Van Howering discusses humor valuing cheerful souls. He argues humor reveals character, condemns joy killers, and stresses that good humor should involve the victim. Quotes Irving on honest humor and warns humor lies between truth and error with social laughter as measure.
The narrator notes Italian state railway cars are dirty and unsanitary, with a laborer’s casual cleaning observed. They describe Rome’s age and modern business district, a strike isolation, a pension on the Quirinal Hill, and a vivid funeral procession at Chiesa di Santa Maria Degli Angeli. Street unrest and noisy crowds mark early Rome before calm returns.
A naturalist famed as a scholar of nature becomes a farmer at Carmansville on the Hudson. He buys 40 acres with a deer and wolf–fenced portion and an orchard of 200 fruit trees left as a bird paradise for study. Yet he fishes, catching 200 pound sturgeons in the Hudson.
A four year old proudly tells his uncle he began school. The uncle notes he may be the youngest there, but the boy retorts with pride that another gentleman arrives in a perambulator, highlighting the playful wit of a child.
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