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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
6
The group 11 Horlo's Fa will assemble to decide a suitable location in St Louis for the State Building project. Officials expect a formal session to discuss site viability, funding outlook, and projected timelines. Stakeholders include city planners and state representatives.
Iowa officials debate a 125000 appropriation for the St Louis exposition and state fair operations. Details include administration costs, publicity, and displays plans, plus civil service reforms in Des Moines and soldier benefits at the August fair.
Special correspondence shows Commander C C Horton of the soldiers home arguing against a proposed army post canteen. He cites dangers of temptations for habitual drinkers, fear of undermining sobriety, and believes libraries and gyms would reduce demand. He notes about seven percent risk intoxication around pension time and that most members oppose the canteen.
Special correspondence reports the Des Moines telephone girls strike for higher pay from 80 cents to 1 dollar per day. It cites union ties with the Des Moines Trades and Labor Assembly and warnings of retaliation by electric workers, fearing nationwide toll-line disruption if the union gained recognition.
The supreme court appointed William Aitchison as commissioner to sell Homestead property and its publications including Live State, Wisconsin Farmer, Western Poultry Journal, and Mutual Insurance Journal. The sale follows a court-determined controversy among management. Within thirty days, the sale will occur in Des Moines.
The article explains the peasant’s status under the mir, a patriarchal village council. It details how sons marry and gain separate dooms, widows become heads of families, and the regime preserves serfdom remnants through annual permission to leave, taxes, and the right of masters to cancel or revoke livelihoods.
The passage notes pet words that rise in literature then fade, citing eighteenth century terms like hugley and genteel. It comments on how words such as elegant become prominent or overly judged in American and English usage, with terms like the Bookman shown in quotation.
The piece warns against labeling progressive ideas as fads and cautions that harmful trends originate in communities or from influential board members. It cites misused goals like endless spelling drills and quick promotion, urging firm guidance by teachers and parents to cultivate disciplined, timely schooling and faithful character in children.
Quotation fragments from Buffers, Buffers family banter, and a Paris hat remark recounted in mid century style. Witty exchanges include a check endorsement misunderstanding and a Panama hat debate, with notes credited to New York Weekly, Chicago Record Herald, Brooklyn Eagle.
A rural schoolyard anecdote tells of Ethel who suddenly sits upright and behaves impeccably after a quiet spell. The grateful teacher compliments her, but Ethel explains she could not help being dead tired and she dot a swift neck.
A line from a judge noting a faith in an intellectual man who sits beside him in the amoker. He suggests I face imaginary trouble and confirms the man is a member in good standing of the Philosophers' union.
A witty exchange from early press snippets highlights a candidate in a tough spot. The Chicago American quips about a man juggling politics and car posture while the New York note and Chicago gag reflect social satire of the era.
A light verse notes Paris fashion posing as ill needed when Yankee shores and mountains offer a tan coat. The speaker contrasts Paris gowns and hats with American landscape, suggesting practical summer attire over haute couture.
The millionaire's daughter asks the poor suitor about marrying a red haired girl. He declines, saying his heart belongs to one with rich auburn hair. She embraces him in tears of joy, as reported by the Chicago Record Herald.
A Berlin style exchange unfolds as a German student admits he has eaten a full dinner at the college restaurant but cannot pay. The proprietor pauses then suggests payment when the student has other trousers, prompting the student to explain he has no other trousers.
In a curt exchange, Challey Tenper disparages washing with gasoline while Harold Hallroom notes the strong smell. Hallroom wonders how many will think he owns a car, prompting framing of urban prejudice in a town setting.
A Times caption recalls Caesar saying no to the crown a third time and growling about fashion. Brutus laughs and heads off to sharpen his atiletto, reflecting on political theater and betrayal.
Fragmentary readers’ note cites Chicago Tribune tease about aging beauty amid fashion mood. References a “Gibson Girl” neck fan and Julia Marlowe dimple era tone without full context.
In a dispatch from St Louis a wife identified as Mrs Young asks for two pounds of beefsteak cooked rare during her first marketing tour. The request appears in a brief item from the St Louis Globe Democrat.
A collage of quips and snippets on ambition, entertainment, and social manners. It blends jokes about graduates, job hunts, picky diners, a jeweler’s sales pitch, race banter, and the wary wisdom of overconfidence across a slice of early 20th century newspaper wit and humor.
A quirky exchange contrasts choosing a lighter goose with a doctor advised diet. In a collage of newspaper squibs and jokes from multiple papers, the piece weaves humor about wages, women in law, and a breadgiving tramp, capturing social bite and period tone.
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