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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
1
The text notes a 37.5 percent tax burden for small taxpayers under a Democratic Congress backed revision, opposed by Coolidge and Mellon. It frames the change as a shift in the income tax structure and hints at political contention over fiscal policy.
Snow removal on the Pella Oskaloosa road in Mahaska county shows thaw relief as 80 remains comparatively dry. Advocates say dragging by adjacent property owners could extend to snow clearance of the road.
The note repeats that honey in a car radiator can prevent freezing. Some tried it last year with success, but cleanup in spring was messy. Many people still use alcohol to lower freezing point, finding it most satisfactory long term.
In Chicago a church shepherd encounters a rift as members accuse him of inviting undesirable people into the church. The congregation, rich in aristocrats, clashes with the poor outsiders, echoing charges once leveled at Jesus for dining with publicans and sinners.
A newspaper note claims another murderer was hanged at Ft Madison last week, the seventh in three years. It argues capital punishment deters crime, insisting those who fight society deserve severe treatment to deter others with similar aims.
The text argues the proposed child labor amendment would grant Congress power to limit and prohibit underage labor, criticizing trust in Congress. It notes Congress must reapportion representatives after each census and recalls it has not been done in five years, urging skepticism toward congressional action.
A syndicated editorial by Arthur Brisbane draws critique for repeating two obsessions. He portrays Japan as plotting an imminent attack and urges a government flight industry build up. The writer notes Brisbane’s focus, calling the column a joke or bore to readers.
A state investigator reports Monroe County facing a severe rabies outbreak, the worst in memory. Two people have died and about twenty five are being treated while forty two dogs fifteen cattle twelve horses eight hogs and two cats are infected across two or three townships near the Marion County line. The danger to humans and livestock prompts advise to avoid keeping dogs near children and stock and to consider humane euthanasia to prevent further losses.
An Iowa-wide surge of bank failures unsettles Des Moines institutions and spurs calls for strong oversight. Government and bankers urge saving, stressing banks are public safeguards. Blame falls on mismanagement and inefficient officials, with sharp talk of punishment and even vigilante justice if laws are not enforced.
The text argues Representative Patterson seeks a state income tax aimed at replacing the general levy, projecting about 15 million dollars annually. It critiques the idea as a measure of intellectual size, notes taxation would target earnings above living expenses, and laments potential passage amid a legislature described as land speculators opposing conservative fiscal logic.
The piece argues against a state income tax highlighting evasion risks and the precedent of tax avoidance in large estates. It cites Chicago’s suit against Marshall Field and Wannamaker’s tariff case, contending income tax relies on self reporting, invites evasion, and contradicts notions of fair payment for services. It concludes that a truly equitable tax is hard to achieve and even harder to collect.
A quotation attributes that greatness lies not in absence of faults but in abundance of power. The line emphasizes power as a defining measure, reflecting a belief in strength as the essence of stature and leadership.
A concise maxim asserting that inner ideals transform into actual power guiding personal growth. It emphasizes how beliefs shape action, leading to a higher standard of living and purposeful progress.
A concise quotation asserts industry serves as a means rather than an end and that people labor to obtain desired ends. The remark reflects Huxley’s view of work as instrumental to fulfillment rather than an ultimate goal.
The editorial from the Oskaloosa Times-Globe condemns seduction of public sympathy for Kid McCoy and asserts the jury verdict reflects American institutions. It argues sensational past life portrayals mislead readers and praises the trial by jury as appropriately decisive.
For the fourth year, agricultural prosperity remains framed as near at hand despite frequent prosperity interviews with big business leaders. It forecasts continued improvement unless the administration shifts on two policies: a Chinese tariff wall and Robinson Crusoe style international isolation.
Cedar Rapids Gazette recalls seasonal rituals as grandmothers knit woolen stockings and grandfathers oil boots and clean guns after the first snowfall. The piece contrasts old customs with modern fashion as women shed furs, cut sleeves, and buy silk hose to greet winter.
The Indianola Record ridicules Saskatchewan’s liquor policy proposing limits of ten gallons of beer or wine and two gallons of other per customer every 14 days. It argues the rule would allow dangerous behavior and erode personal liberty while lampooning the measure as impractical.
In Knox Illinois banks offer a thousand dollar bounty per killed bank robber, prompting sharp commentary about reciprocal bounties on bank officials who steal. The Fayette County case notes residents too poor for essentials but able to buy cars, challenging charity norms and echoing “it takes all kinds.”
Judge Warner Fuller asks Carl Hough to speak before sentencing him to life. Hough replies with no remark. The judge recommends parole boards keep him jailed until the life term is served.
Iowa farmers who tested seed corn ears last spring earned $60 per day. The payments were based on experiment results from nineteen corn disease test plots across nine Iowa counties during the past season as reported by the Oskaloosa Herald.
The Fort Dodge Messenger calls the Iowa Good Roads Association program a business plan that shifts from the current county by county, hit or miss approach to a broad state led by experts and funded by a definite method for road improvements.
An assortment of dated musings and vignettes from a late year Chronicle recounts rural humor, village notices, and light jests. It notes Case Van Synpost’s stock sale influence, barbers adding women matrons, and a humorous take on civic events, fires, and a schoolboy’s verse about thrift.
A new highway suspension bridge across the Hudson River above New York City opens to traffic on Thanksgiving Day. Built by a private company, it is the longest single span highway suspension bridge, fireproof and storm resistant, with a 38-foot asphalt roadway and 1632 foot main span. The structure rises 350 feet on tall towers and offers panoramic views of the Hudson and Highlands, linking Albany to New York via the Storm King Highway.
A printed health column notes painting walls can kill disease germs by creating a dry, non absorbent surface. Experiments by Henry A. Gardner show painted walls resist germ growth and are easier to clean than unpainted ones. A New York health department approach and a St Louis maternity hospital case illustrate reduced puerperal fever after repainting. Clean surroundings and good hygiene underpin health.
Ask the Puritan Drug Co for a bottle of Puritan Hand Lotion to keep hands soft and well. This brief notice promotes purchase of the lotion from the Puritan Drug Co, urging readers to obtain the product for skin care.
Twenty years ago Marion Porter reports nearly frozen driving home from a sale at the Will Brand home southeast of town. Weddings include Peter Beroung with Wes Dykstra and Lena Awtry with N G Thomas, plus Albert Vander Ploeg and Myra Graves. A new bank for Pella is discussed. Albert Van Houweling at Pella National Bank is sick with chicken pox. Miss Hattie Ver Heul is engaged as teacher at Lincoln school. E Richardson travels southwest seeking health and land in Oklahoma. A Awtry farm wedding party, led by Rev G C Peck, faced a snowbound trip. most walked after driving through fields to reach the ceremony. One woman from Sully frostbitten feet. G A Baitsell must quit school to help in Wright store. A G Dykstra and O H Viersen named on 1905 grand jury. petit jurors listed for February term.
Carroll county faced a major crackdown after prolonged lax enforcement of prohibition. State and federal agents seized twelve truckloads of bootleg liquor, 100 gallons of alcohol, and various gambling devices. Arrests included three farmers, one with over 1000 containers of liquor. Citizens urged to clean up county to attract notable residents.
The United States holds supreme ownership of railroads, expanding globally yet controlling forty percent of the world’s railroad mileage, underscoring American dominance in rail infrastructure.
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