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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
6
A notice indicates mail matter entered at the Post Office in Pella Iowa as second class mail. This fragment records the classification used for delivery and processing.
The 1920 election cost about three times normal and President-elect Harding is receiving vast advice. The piece notes his position to tell the world that the promise "Ask and ye shall receive" holds true and that he is getting all the guidance he solicited.
Professor Michelson of the University of Chicago reports measuring Betelgeuse and declares it to be twenty seven thousand times as large as the sun, settling the question and relieving uncertainty.
A proposed bill in Iowa would tax exempt for ten years all new houses built and occupied by owners in the two years after enactment, and would also exempt the lot. The measure faces criticism that buildings deserve tax relief but land should remain taxable as a community resource.
Local readers are urged to value a week at Ames for farm problem study under expert leaders. The piece notes the wide range of courses, including non agricultural topics, and the lasting benefit of the experience for young men from across the state. The Chronicle editor expresses interest in attending but has not yet managed it.
There is nothing to be gained in accusations that dealers or producers resist price adjustments. Human nature pushes both seller and buyer to seek high prices and slow purchases. Complaints will not alter the situation nor will legislation affect it unless a monopoly exists. Economic laws will adjust matters with time. The individual should focus on his own affairs.
Fall records show key gatherings suffer from bad roads. farmers, far from towns, face travel woes delaying lectures and civic events. Farmers, who often oppose road improvements, are central to these delays as politicians push for surfaced roads amid broad debate over state transportation policy.
A fragment argues that farmers deserve better roads and resent political failures to deliver. It criticizes politicians for cheating the farming class and suggests sentiment may turn as rural needs grow more urgent.
The people of Pella have long helped the less fortunate by liberal contributions to feeding the starving in Armenia and Europe. Americans must not forget the children suffering in lands of enemies, and though outcomes are slow, good deeds are believed to be rewarded by God. The city should remember those who are less fortunate and be thankful for the past year.
The Chronicle notes persistent mail delays nationwide with letters from subscribers in Kansas What Cheer Delta and Chicago detailing late arrivals. The paper admits occasional late mailings but argues delays occur after mailing and urges a fault somewhere other than their office to be fixed.
A devotional poem inviting the reader to consecrate the coming year to Christ. It speaks of leaning on the Master, deeper trust, mercies, grace, and progress in faith, praise, service, and witness through all days, on earth or heaven.
A Swedish American around forty named John Johnson once led Minnesota as governor. After a Washington banquet speech he heard remarks that his proudest day was not meeting dignitaries but the moment he received praise from a child or associate, prompting reflection on true pride beyond status.
A quirky clipping combines a Buffalo Evening News critic on a shrinking skirt with a collection of local vignettes. It recounts an automobile scare in Bloomfield, a reindeer sale spoof, Lone Trail Council 1 installing officers, Leap Year humor, school Santa talk, and a potential woman mayor candidacy with cautious hints about a local financier.
A playful chorus of wry lines and local snippets follows a near tragic note in Riley county Kansas. A young girl’s caustic remark about an editor’s trousers prompts the editor to sue the girl’s father over a $12 unpaid subscription. The piece mocks editors and finance with a wry tabula docet thrust.
Beggar debates belief while a Cork physician tests stomach relief asking if hot water pre meals was used. The Celt reports trying but quitting after thirty five minutes leaving him feeling like a balloon. A maid reports her husband unconscious with a box crushing a paper, and a mistress exults over a new hat. Vander Zyl Bros advertises Centerville fancy chunk coal at 350 per bushel delivered by phone 64.
Fumigate before moving in Fumi gate after sickness Formaldehyde gas promoted as the most potent germ destroyer. For sale by Vander Linden Drug Store.
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