Local Post Office Note From Pella Iowa
The item was entered at the post office in Pella Iowa as second class mail matter.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
1
The item was entered at the post office in Pella Iowa as second class mail matter.
The people express trouble with Mr. Harding's administration, noting their strong initial enthusiasm from months prior and now concern over policy and leadership.
President Lowell of Harvard University says athletic football schedules interfere with players studies. A forthcoming announcement is expected to propose changes in college curricula to reduce required study time and ease academic load.
The Republican press discusses adopting a shorter form for income tax returns. Readers question whether the reduced form reflects lower income and if the administration deserves credit for the simplification.
A Pleasantville bank robber is in custody and will be tried in Knoxville. The sheriff may not hand this suspect to Polk county jailers for safe keeping after Hank Hawkins allegedly inveigled them into releasing him after his conviction.
Arthur Brisbane speculates on five people most worth saving if a world ending flood looms. The remark implies most men with families could name such people, and hints Brisbane might not be chosen for his own boat in such a scenario.
The text notes farmers favor borrowing from the government on crops, recalling a populist notion from thirty years ago. It observes the Harding administration’s favorable stance, suggesting the administration is either short on ideas or behind figures like Jerry Simpson and Mary Ellen Lease, possibly both.
Ex governor Harding of Iowa is rumored to seek the United States senatorship. Pittsburgh date line notes the report, signaling political maneuvering opposed by Harding’s past critics. The piece hints at blue sky promoters and voters harmed by his appointees, arguing one Harding at a time is enough.
Adjustments by the city council in paying assessments satisfied most property owners. Some disappointed with reductions will likely drop the matter. The duty to fund improvements remains, and residents who choose Pella as their home should support payments proportional to the benefits received.
The author argues overhead drives prices up as raw materials drop. He recalls past self-reliance to avoid expensive systems, notes division of labor boosts productivity but can become wasteful. A market and field focused reorganization is urged when overhead burdens profitability.
A proposal favors letting counties tax railroads passing through townships rather than towns, arguing it would simplify levies and create a uniform regional approach. The plan notes potential advantages for township residents and regional revenue balance.
The passage argues against current hit and miss road taxation by county township school district city and state and suggests unifying to a single tax body such as the state. It notes residents in counties without railroads want change and cites Henry George and his book Progress and Poverty as a potential light for readers.
Readers note a petition in Illinois for a statewide vote on liquor sales. The piece reflects on Chicago's lax enforcement since Prohibition and draws parallels to federal authority, suggesting the referendum reveals the type of leaders Chicagoans elect. It mentions Harding and Mellon indirectly and questions local sponsors of the liquor nullification effort.
The writer argues Iowa should tax land on earnings only if a prominent farm bureau figure pushes it. The change would reward speculators, force thousands of acres idle, and shift tax burden to rural properties. Land value tax would spur productive farming and benefit non speculator farmers.
A Pella opinion criticizes a photo play The Copperhead for promoting slacking in 1917 18. The writer argues those who evaded service deserve lasting shame and deny them honors in future veteran communities. Immigrants who followed law abroad should likewise disdain such behavior. Time won’t erase the stigma unless a future war compels service.
A Des Moines News reply explains how to soften a bull hide by partial drying and oil application then pulling like taffy until dry. Old Case Van Synpost recounts the bull’s reaction, noting the rough handling made his heart hard as the beast charged the ladder and fence. Concluded with a wry traveler anecdote contrasting boys and dogs from a tourist camp.
A travelogue through Switzerland and Italy describes Luzerne by its Alpine setting and Lake Geneva with dent du Midi and Mont Blanc in view. It notes Geneva as Calvin's base, Knox in exile, and landmarks including Pont de Mont Blanc, the Reformers monument, Saint Peters Cathedral, and the two reformer histories. The piece promises a follow up on Swiss conditions.
The essay defines rock like foundations from principles guiding actions and conscience. It contrasts selfish profit seeking with living by consistent standards as taught by Jesus Christ and stresses that principles shape behavior across varying circumstances.
Ordinance 156 establishes a poll tax for able bodied men aged 21 to 45, with a yearly payment not exceeding five dollars. It details demand notices by mail, exemptions for specific disabilities, penalties, and collection through county tax lists. Certain service members and veterans receive exemptions. previous ordinances repealed. effective January 17, 1922.
The passage discusses personal truthfulness and integrity. It warns that selfish or crowd driven principles harm character, urging self examination of beliefs and consistent actions. It emphasizes shaping principles to do right and striving to keep faith for a promised reward.
English poet Thomas Campbell author of Pleasures of Hope died in Boulogne France after a period of incipient feebleness on June 15 1844 at age sixty seven.
Mrs J F Mowe and her daughter Mil dred were visitors in Oskabone on Monday afternoon.
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