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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1916
Page
6
A dense column critiques foreign distractions and trusts while praising the University of Iowa’s fight against alcohol. It argues for tackling internal issues first, warns against monopolies, and urges citizens to save. It highlights rail fare hikes and gasoline prices as signs of special interests at work, and praises banking ads urging children to start savings accounts for future prosperity.
The prompt notes that the start of a new year is a favorable time to begin saving money. It encourages readers to consider setting aside funds to build a financial cushion and plan for future needs. The guidance emphasizes early action rather than delaying savings.
Davenport bartenders and brewery workers, angered by saloon closures, hold a meeting and urge state employment as livelihood is taken. The piece questions the protest’s tone, notes potential cross-river job options, and argues economic impact of prohibition on pauperism and almshouses.
Miss Flora Dunlap argues Iowa women seek the vote to share government duties and responsibilities. She notes suffrage has spread across the states, with Wyoming and Alaska ahead, and asserts women pay taxes, want good schools and roads, and should be represented in lawmaking. She emphasizes no desire for revolution and that laws are fair to women.
The text notes relief from a great curse and expresses hope that Davenport residents will endure a few years, then unite with the state's population in an emancipation celebration, signaling optimism and communal progress.
A political note argues that good government rests on allowing every adult rational individual a voice. It advocates labor law improvements, especially for women and children, as a consequence of the equal suffrage movement.
The Iowa Equal Suffrage association outlines a state board led effort with Flora Dunlap Des Moines as president and Effie McCollum Jones Waterloo as vice president. County chairmen will organize township and precinct leaders to take a poll of men and women on suffrage attitudes, with staff from Colorado Wisconsin Montana and Chicago aiding the push. Volunteers including Ben Hooper Harriett Bain pledge time, while county committees handle finance literature speakers and publicity as fund-raising shows strong club and individual support.
The speaker asks what a detective is and answers with a witty fatherly definition that a detective is a man who pokes his nose into others affairs while minding his own business. The quote closes with Baxter’s line about smirth and sorrow.
The Des Moines Register and Leader promotes itself as the only morning paper in central Iowa delivering fresh news the same morning. It touts latest Iowa national and world news and war updates, contrasting with afternoon papers. Subscriptions offered at 1.00 through mid April 1916 to Des Moines.
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