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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
1
The remark wonders if the Irish would unite rather than clash, backing Éamon de Valera in a common front against England, suggesting a shift from internal feuding to collective national strategy.
The note highlights steak at thirty cents a pound with most foods priced higher than in the Harding administration, suggesting a rapid return to normalcy in the postwar economy. It emphasizes price stability while recalling past cost levels.
The piece argues Russia maintains an army of about 1.5 million, possibly funded by American famine relief. It predicts resistance to future American contributions if the army remains intact and inactive, urging disbandment and work.
The report suggested De Valera fought in Dublin but survived without injury or capture. The piece notes his rhetoric, his preference to avoid battle, and speculates he may seek leadership in Ireland or possibly land in America to push his cause.
Colonel Brockhart says opponent C L Herring is a Wall Street man. He warns that if Herring is Wall Street linked, Wall Street failed Iowa by backing Kendall two years ago. Brockhart argues Kendall’s large Iowa majority shows Wall Street influence is smaller than claimed in the campaign.
The Scout Chronicle notes the editor is away at camp with many peers. It praises the boys for a fine time and practical application of a year’s learning, wishing more Pel la youths could receive similar training and promising further reports next week.
A Belgian queen is accused of backing a Catholic movement to reinstate a monarchy in Germany with a Bavarian prince as Kaiser, allegedly supported by the pope. The piece frets over church involvement in European politics and urges the queen to face consequences for past sufferings.
The article critiques President Harding for phrases about liberty and labor in Marion Ohio last week, arguing his words mask inaction on the Herrin Illinois massacre. It asserts no perpetrators have been punished and predicts continued ineffectual governance without bold executive action.
A Columbus dispatch says President Harding, touring Ohio, reports farmers largely oppose a ship subsidy has faded and pledges near unanimous support in his subsidy push. Meanwhile Republican congressmen from the middle west fear passing the bill could cost fifteen seats, suggesting a political clash over the subsidy.
The Capital argues that free trade harms American producers when foreign price cuts force local firms out of business. It notes foreign competition keeps prices reasonable for items not produced domestically and asserts the U S should specialize and trade. Tariffs hinder trade and hurt honest workers.
The author argues Americans handle government like private business when problems arise, blaming lack of expertise in government economics. He notes prolonged industrial stagnation, coal miners strike exposure, and widespread high costs with low productivity, yet no systemic remedy is pursued. He asserts leaders focus on caucus control over governing science.
The essay argues that strikes arise from conflicting inalienable rights to labor and to live, worsened by land monopolization. It contends free land would reduce unemployment and wage suppression, linking labor disputes to land tenure and urging land reform to curb strikes and economic absurdities.
Observations from Fayette County Union blend playful verse on Caesar and the Good Roads movement with assorted 1910s era notes. It links road building to community growth, then shifts to household hints, small inventions, and a wedding notice correction from Livingston Hoff.
The Des Moines Register quotes Senator Borah arguing a nationwide political revolution is fuelled by disillusionment over unfulfilled wartime promises and a failure to carry through on rebuilding after the war. He contrasts Wilson’s perceived larger purpose with a broader sense of disappointment and a return home after a wartime surge.
Iowa State College experts urge a protective oil line around infested fields to repel chinch bugs that threaten corn and wheat. Farmers should plow a furrow forming a barrier, apply oil along the furrow, keep dust with drag, and spray corn rows between the furrow and infested area with a mixture of lubricating oil liquid soap black leaf 40 and water to eradiate the pest for the current season and next year.
A satirical column depicts a dramatic shopping spree where a female shopper drains stock while a poor man is dragged into the chaos. Merchants and clerks react as the scene spirals into frenzied chase and humorous mayhem.
A Buffalo Express item notes a local storekeeper trapped in a telephone booth by a holdup man who lacked a nickel to phone for help. The anecdote highlights the absurdity of small change during a tense crime moment.
Ernest Hunt and his wife and son spent Sunday visiting at the home of their brother in law H H Sadler and wife in Os Kaloosa.
Workmen install radiators in the New Chapel area and north gym rooms to serve as fall recitation spaces. Loyde Hillyer teaches piano in Montrose Colorado and is praised as a capable instructor. Mrs. Liggett teaches summer classes in the Chapel room. Gerrit Vander Stoep notes about ten new students arriving from Maurice next fall. Mabel Van Donselaar will give a Junior Piano Recital July 25 at eight in the Chapel Hall. Plans for new music rooms and a practice organ proceed. auditions for pianos are requested. Arie Vander Stoep leaves for Grand Junction on the 13th. Pals visits from Belmont. he will oversee Athletics next year. Liggett Pietenpol and Mr. Liggett brainstorm for a new building. Leonard Allen, former music student, visits Waechter home this week.
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