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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR shows a postal notice from Polls, Iowa. It references Marion County, Pella, and a two cent or first class matter line. The readable text is limited and lacks clear action or date.
A Belle Plaine Gazette piece remarks on a man described as the peerless commoner, noting the magazine tone and seeming acceptance without challenge. The excerpt emphasizes the press’s characterization and its courtly phrasing.
About fifteen to twenty percent of Marion county’s rural areas lie in consolidated districts. The plan is a notable improvement over the one teacher schools and marks a first step toward modern standards. North-side residents are urged to keep pace with the reform.
The Nebraska farmers congress at Omaha passed resolutions offering to help reduce the cost of living if city workers share the burden. They supported shorter hours and higher city wages but warned against broad blame, urging broader government effort to restore normal prices.
The speaker urges a general crime conviction law to bar anyone awaiting higher court review from holding or running for public office. The proposal would prevent agitators from portraying Berger as a martyr and would keep a criminal stigma from appearing on ballots during pending cases.
A reflective editorial argues that optimism cannot return to normal business conditions until a period of collapse and low mood passes. It warns against overconsumption and stresses the need to both produce and endure essential drudgery. It urges individuals to become as independent as possible of uncontrollable conditions.
A brief phrase suggests broad, cheerful reception by many small men nationwide. The context implies collective celebration or approval, with emphasis on modest individuals rather than leaders or elites. The line signals widespread positive sentiment among ordinary people.
The piece rejects reports of a broken friendship between President Wilson and William Jennings Bryan. It argues that public disputes over policy do not sever loyalty or teamwork for the country, and that small intrigues seek profit from confusion, not cause a real rift.
The piece quotes the Times-Republican editorial denouncing lawlessness and sabotage while critiquing its partisan tone. It argues citizens should support the Wilson administration and the federal crackdown on radicals, urging patriots to aid rather than doubt those bearing national duties.
A speaker argues schools must move beyond rote learning and outdated methods to combine reading and writing with practical skills. He notes wage shifts after wartime changes, urging the system to blend cultural benefits with technical training to prepare youth for modern work.
At a Jackson Day banquet in Washington Secretary of the Navy Daniela summarized the core basis of the opposition to President Wilson that has surfaced in recent months. He stated that the mounting dissent centers on the administration’s policies and leadership, signaling growing Republican and public concern.
The Chronicle records a heavy editorial voice criticizing alien influence in local paving plans and public policy. It critiques citizenship abstainers and notes a broader anti treaty stance linked to Wilson, Palmer, and debates over the League of Nations. It also includes light social quips and anecdotes.
If your feet ache and burn and make you tired all over ask any druggist for Allen's Foot Ease the antiseptic powder shake it into shoes and walk all day in comfort It has no equal for corns bunions blisters or callouses Used by American British and French soldiers.
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