America's Great Classic: A.L. Beats N.L. 4 to 1 in Cleveland
The American League won the All Star game 4 to 1 before 80,000 at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Star pitchers Lefty Gomez and Mel Parnell paced a strong performance for the A.L. as the N.L. struggled to match the pitching and fielding. The writer reflects on fans spending money on big events and the broader mood of society.
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Municipal Adium
Cleveland
Ohio
Amer
Lefty Gomez
Mel Trarder
Necessity of labor creates jobs and circulation
The passage argues that if everyone could do all tasks there would be no work for tradespeople like carpenters electricians and painters. It asserts that reliance on others sustains employment and money flow, and that needing labor drives the economy by creating jobs and circulating capital.
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Hute
Pella
Radio preacher Dr. R. R. Brown inspires at Omaha gathering
The WOW Omaha preacher's two addresses receive praise for blunt, clear messages. A local pastor endorses him, saying his pulpit work promotes righteousness and criticizes wrong, while urging appreciation of public servants like city council members who serve without pay.
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R. R. Brown
WOW
Omaha
Nebr
Fourth of July Celebration Sparks Fireworks Debate
Opinion pieces discuss fireworks during the Fourth of July event in Central Park. The Pella Christian Civic league hosted a celebration with about 300 members and over 2,000 attendees. Speakers were interrupted by fireworks, with calls to regulate rather than ban and to protect peaceful assembly.
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Pella Christian Civic League
Ife
Central Park
Civic League
The Use of Humor in Public Messages
An essay argues humor can aid sermons when clean and purposeful. It notes risks of turning services into entertainment and urges ministers to tailor illustrations to audiences, measuring reactions to achieve positive religious impact.
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Moody
Talmadge
Spurgeon
Bil
Editorial Commentary on Crime and Enforcement
A Toledo Chronicle editorial argues that public concern over crime is loud but inactive. It contends Americans must mobilize organized support for law enforcement to combat organized crime, suggesting inaction by citizens as the main obstacle.
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Toledo Chronicle
United States
Iowa
Tama County
Toledo
Montezuma Republicans on wealth division issue
The Montezuma Republican notes a potentially one sided view on wealth redistribution. It suggests supporters lack resources beyond political leverage and warns reforms may take years to affect common people while the wealthy could face loss.
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Montezuma
Youth Work Relief Program Promises Hope for 16 to 26
The president authorizes 50 million dollars to keep youths aged 16 to 26 in school and apprenticing in trades. Benefits are modest but aimed at morale, with 15 dollars monthly for work relief youth, 6 dollars for high school students, and 15 dollars for college students. The program seeks to curb crime and loafing by sustaining youth spirit and future prospects.
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Monroe County
Week of whimsy gossip in Pella rambles
This Week in Pella offers lighthearted bits from local residents. Joe De Koning moves his shoe repair to the old restaurant, joking he’ll add rubber heels to buns. Tales include farm life quirks, dog farm jokes, Roy De Wild selling straw hats, and monkey-friendly cocoanut humor. A quiet bus fix prompts playful banter about a noiseless motor, plus wishes for a musically inclined Chronicle editor and a new post office to pair with the postmaster’s car.
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Joe de Koning
Hi Shoe Repair
Rtaurant
Roy de Wild
Roy
Weekly Health Message on flood foods and typhoid防
A health bulletin stresses post flood safety: remove people to safety, then disinfect wells before reusing. Cleanse and chlorinate wells, pump to remove turbid water, and wait for safety analysis. Vaccination boosts typhoid immunity. follow tested disinfection practices and proper water sampling from Iowa City labs.
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of Public Health Engineering
State Department of Health
Th Water Division
State Hygiene Laboratories
Iowa City
Naomi a Woman of Faith and Courage Sunday Lesson
The lesson centers Naomi in Ruth 1 14 4 1 and 225 as a woman of unwavering loyalty. It explores her dread of separation the joy of companionship the weight of affliction and the change of experience through Ruth and Boaz. It emphasizes faith courage and unity with God's people as the path through hardship with Naomi's hope renewed by family renewal. The meditation asks about moral choices and true Christian character.
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Naomi
Ruth
Orpah
Mara
Death
Boaz
Goadgrams on Old Bachelors and City Misadventures
A humorous column humorously lampoons bachelors buying cars and messy civic sessions. It jokes about wet days during the Fourth, fireworks mishaps, and the mayor’s late meetings. It pokes fun at beer gurgling Dutch residents and a boyish past, while noting political reorganization and early risers.
Nearby Towns News Roundup of Sunday Visits and Wounds
Sunday visits fill the town as families like Holdsworth Geery and Wilson share time with relatives. Reports mention a serious scalp wound from a torpedo incident near Coon Rapids, plus many local arrivals and conversations about old times at the John Beaver home and nearby farms.
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Frank Holdsworth
Arch Geery
Coon Rapids
Junior Wilson
L. Briedley
Mes
Tancaster
Ha Friedley
Louise
Wat
Chas
Lancaster
John Matthews
Richi Matthews
Jimmy
J Yoef Monrow
Myx
Babe
Glenn
Wenwood
Delta
Elliott Hardiiay
Hatcher
John Beaver
Charley Chrostan
Lelia
Marl
Donald
Wili
Tate Beaver
Durham
W. Beaver
Attioa
In Maddy
Measantville
Mary Toc
Alkinge
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Trips in Osage County
Mrs taintor and other residents plus neighbors share a busy sequence of visits in Osage County. Several pairs and families travel to Addyville and Marshalltown while friends host callers at homes across the area. Globe trotters David Longaker and Rex Craver return home after a world tour. Clifford Meredith is improving from illness. L T G Club meets with Oma Simmons for an afternoon with ice cream and angel food cake. next meeting slated with Lela Springer on July 1.
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Q. C. McDowell
Roger
Searpare
Claude Heitsman
Sheldon
Jennie Shaw
New Well
Hull
Cole Enternoon Oma
Im Hull
John Varol
Marshalltown
James Pethoven
Porter Hull
Doyle Taylor
J.D. Hull
Ollie McDowell
Roger E
Fort Northcutt
Madge Hull
Verna Pothogen
Jean Hull
Raymond Wehrle
Gordon Hull
David Longaker
Rex Craver
Agin
Clifford Meredith
Fred Nde
Calif
C. B. Miller
C.K. Good
Earl Longaker
Stanley Strance
H. L. Koder
W. A. Bohnsack
Fern Garrett
Nellie Marian
Minneapolis
Minn
Lawrence Payton
L. T. G. Club
Oma Simmons
Zelpha
Robertson
Twella Robertson
Ace Renaud
Lela Springer
Jester Longaker
20 Years Ago Niems Chronicle July 15 1915
Chronicle notes from 1915 recounts on prohibition, rescuing rations, and liquor shipment issues. Obituary mentions Mrs. Jacob Meyer dying near Pella at age ten? years. Des Moines incidents include John Tipton death by food poison after nail injury and Rex hospital. Locals travel for cars, health trips to North Carolina, and community news including elections, marriages, and a 77 year old operation return from Oskaloosa.
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Niems
Chronicle
Grant
Jacob Meyer
Pella
John Tington
Des Moines
A. Wielnar Ant
Rex
Bert Stexeman
Checotah
Okla
Marty Phillips
Central College
Vawter Chautauqua
Dewey Koop
30 Years Ago Items From the Chronicle of July 13 1905
Drowning of Herman Neyenesch in Woodland California during a vacation trip. Deaths of John D. Meckma in Whitebreast neighborhood after a six month illness. Deacon Glenn’s $5,000 provision and Waterloo’s $100,000 offer to Des Moines College to move. Westmaster Keubles notes mail without stamps. I Wilhote of Cherokee co-superintendent of new inebriate hospital at Knoxville. Circus Day draws crowds to tent north of depot. Effort to unite Church of Christ and Christian church in Knoxville under Christian name. Earl Hubbard, 10, injured by a firecracker explosion. Rev. Vander Ark’s son born July 10. Gerrit Rysdam of Des Moines visiting Knoxville. P. A. Renaud's son severely injured falling from a roof. I A Bauman and Leila Stonaker nearly drowned when their boat capsized in the Des Moines river at Eddyville.
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Chronicle
Herman Neyenesch
Woodland Calif
John D. Meckma
Whitebreast
Deacon Glenn
Chatton Central University
Waterloo
Des Moines College
Des Moines
Westmaster Keubles
I. Wilhote
Cherokee
Knoxvilley
Church of Christ
Christian Church
Knoxville
Earl “Hubbard
Vander Ark
Gerrit, Rysdam
P. A. Renaud
A. Bauman
Leila Stonaker
Eddyville
Slot machine operator sought 1933 legislature aid via letters
Authorities released copies of letters found with a search warrant return showing an operator pressed for a 1933 Town legislature to pass a bill legalizing slot machines. The documents, read in Sioux City on Saturday, outline attempts to influence lawmakers and the gambling industry.
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Sioux City
Relief letters reveal wide spread actions in Alaska valley
The relief administration released letters from two Matonuska valley families in Alaska claiming widespread action and telling stories of hardship. Officials offered no further details and urged patience while reviewing the correspondence.
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Relief Administration
Matonuska Valley
Alaska
Local Notes From Lower Grove And Pella Area
Community brief recalling visitors to Lower Grove and Pella last Tuesday and over the weekend. Mentions Mr. Vander Wal and his father plan return, TR Russell visiting from Albia, prayer meeting led by an alternate speaker, and several locals visiting Pella to hear Dr. Brown. Also notes a baby boy birth at BR Stursma’s, funeral for M. Van Gorp in New Sharon, and church services led by E V Goad from Pella.
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P. Vander Wal
Pella
Vander Wal
Russell
Albia
Ife
de Jong
John Niewsma
Draft liquor bill spurs House Ways and Means split
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee tentatively rejected the administration’s plan for a separate agency to succeed the Federal Alcohol Control Administration. The confidential draft regulation bill underscores a partisan clash over federal oversight of liquor.
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House
Ways and Means
Sepa
Cohol Control Administration
Five Held in Chicago Counterfeiting Ring Bust
A nationwide counterfeiting operation allegedly worth about one million dollars was toppled in Chicago on Saturday with the seizure of five men by federal secret service agents.
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Chicago
Fede Secret Service
Total Eclipse Moon July 15 Overview
The Pathfinder notes a July 15 total lunar eclipse visible across the United States. The event runs from 10:12 p.m. to 1:47 a.m. with peak darkness at 11:09 p.m. A brief solar eclipse is also mentioned, partial and visible only in the Antarctic. Forecast notes possible cloud interference.
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The
Pathfinder
Washington, D
United States
Antarctic
South Pole
Ecli
Iowa
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