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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
6
The Monroe Mirror reports a ten cent lunch featuring red raspberry pie with whipped cream and coffee, prompting curiosity about how such a meal is possible for a dime. The piece highlights pricing, availability, and implied efficiency behind a thrifty menu in the local era.
The question ponders whether Republican commentary deriding “supermen” amounts to an unintentional tribute to Wilson or an apology for Harding, reflecting party rhetoric about leadership and strength. It notes editorial tangents on character, authority, and political messaging without asserting a definitive stance.
Debs will not conduct a typical front porch campaign nor roam the public circle. The remark suggests a restrained touring approach as he pursues presidential outreach, balancing visibility with controlled appearances.
The Republican state convention endorsed woman suffrage while later nominating Kendall, a longtime opponent, for governor. The remark notes the perceived inconsistency in the party's stance and choice.
The Republican state platform endorses Governor W. L. Harding's record but places the line at the paragraph’s end to minimize attention. The tactic suggests careful framing within the party manifesto while officially praising the governor's actions and policies.
Two rival towns, San Francisco and Los Angeles, feud over publicity from the Democratic convention with Los Angeles claiming to suffer four earthquakes in a single day as a jab at the rival city.
Reports suggest the young Hohenzollern who died by suicide wished to come to the United States, with the ex crown prince said to harbor the same ambition. The American Legion would welcome appointing a reception committee to greet them, including the kaiser if he arrives.
In the Commoner's first issue after the San Francisco convention J. Bryan states Cox supports raising alcohol limits and weakening enforcement, while his backers say it should be done. He urges electing a Senate and House that will not enact such a bill and notes that a two to one dry Congress can impeach a president for failing to enforce the law.
Fred Biermann of the Decorah Journal, an assistant sergeant at arms at a San Francisco convention, reflects on Berkeley's beauty. He credits trees and shrubs among key elements, contemplating how such features could inspire improvements in Decorah's city and parks.
A reader extols curved lines in a residential district, praising streets that follow hills over straight grids. He argues future additions near Decorah should mimic the city’s most beautiful district to preserve beauty and avoid a checkerboard layout that harms the landscape.
The piece reflects on America’s WWI mobilization and the shift after total war from noble aims to self serving pursuits. It laments corruption and the rise of a candidate appealing to intoxicants while urging perseverance in righteousness and faith in eventual divine providence.
The piece argues that Germany bears responsibility for wartime destruction and civilian suffering in Belgium and France. It states the civil population shares guilt with the armies, supports full repayment of damages, and contends punishment through compensation is warranted despite Germany’s claims it would impoverish its people.
The Chicago radical convention failed to unify labor unions, non Partisan Leaguers, I W W members, and reform groups. Each faction insisted on its own dominance, causing a split. The result is a fragmented radical movement with limited political impact and no lasting threat to American governance.
The car shortage shows no relief with rail lines leaving coal trains idle on tracks for weeks. In Des Moines yards a long string of coal cars persists, highlighting persistent congestion and policy concerns affecting freight movement.
An informant reports eastern coal was brought to Des Moines last December loaded with inferior screenings. Iowa miners resumed production offering cheaper coal, yet the eastbound shipment remains in cars. Delayed demurrage charges were $30 000, with government road control cited. Locals warn of vigilantism if no action is taken.
Brother Casey outlines Iowa’s division over voting as a unit for Cox after a pro Cottoned protest. Names listed include McAdoo supporters Meredith Casey Jamieson Murphy Sheldon Seerly Evans Kennngton Taylor Courlett Mia Evans Lenocher McGovern Hudspeth and Cox backers Reynolds Reed Louden Kelly Cram Sullivan Lawther Fealing Cash Kelly Sax Doty Tinley Healey Murtagh Herbert. The split reflects prohibition stance where McAdoo camp favored dry policy while Cox advocates distrusted Wilson amid larger constitutional concerns. Iowa’s fate shows ongoing tension over constitutional issues and national party alignment.
The Prohibition party meets at Lincoln Nebraska as national conventions end. W J Bryan and Rev W A Sunday are named as potential leaders though neither is available. Temperance forces must stay vigilant to elect congressmen who support the Eighteenth Amendment and enforce the Volstead Act, resisting attempts to loosen alcohol restrictions.
A quip about a rich uncle and a will turns on a charitable endowment. The speaker jokes that the uncle intended the speaker to “collect my share” through a home for the indigent, implying a mismatch between personal connection and legal generosity.
In a civil exchange at a local drugstore Uncle Rastus asks for a plaster for his back and clarifies he does not want a perforated type, seeking a specific old style plaster. The clerk replies with a careful distinction about porous versus nonporous varieties.
In a historic Texas exchange, women push a bill to curb calf shipping without their mothers. A legislator amends to require the mother or next nearest kin accompany the calf, causing wide debate from Trinity to the Gulf.
A reader laments changing prices and supply, recalling a time when roasting ears and melons were readily affordable during hard times. The note hints at nostalgia for past abundance and regret over current scarcity.
The convention featured fiery speeches on Irish questions and women’s rights led by the national league of women voters. Bryan delivered a sweeping address on world armament and prohibition, energizing delegates as North Carolina stood firm and California banners flitted through the crowd.
A collection of light jokes and classroom quips from a historical page. Johnnie hides after breaking a window while the grocer delays payment. A principal shares pupil answers about volcanoes mountains and locusts. A child explains a father’s job as church collector.
The elder taunts Barlie to take his powder like a man while boasting about her own beauty routine. Barlie retorts that he cannot daub it on his face and objects to swallowing the substance, revealing a domestic skirmish about grooming.
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