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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1926
Page
6
A town eyes growth with a new park plan as a notable resident seeks to immortalize his name through a will provision. The wheat crop outlook is strong, but bread buyers face rising prices and a two-tier market. The nation needs more Ford like innovation across industries.
A panel of out of state professors studied duplication of courses at Iowa colleges and recommended continuing most programs. Local concern centers on funding via taxation for what is seen as essentially two universities. Calls arise for a single university model with the agricultural college as its core. Meanwhile Rock Island discontinues Winterset to Des Moines passenger service, replacing it with a daily coach on a freight line due to weak business, highlighting transport competition in the region.
The piece weighs Meredith of Des Moines as a strong Democratic presidential candidate, noting his cabinet ties and regional appeal. It contrasts him with McAdoo, cites Western support, and describes Iowa farm trends including rising average land size and potential risks to farming and national prosperity. It also mentions a New York bureau's auto specifications amid broader economic discussion.
The despatch notes an average car value near 1000 to 1535 dollars with a 121 inch wheelbase and mechanical foot brake, plus overall Iowa vehicle indebtedness approaching two-thirds of a billion dollars. The column discusses Senator Cummins and President Coolidge, noting shifts in Iowa opinion, Coolidge’s earlier farming-relief stances, and the idea that Iowa may seek virtue outside the Republican party.
Observations report A G De Bruyn supervising workmen at a Van der Linden Book Shop front removal costing a dollar fifty. Arie quits supervising jobs. Arnold Schneider, 20, died by suicide July 5 in Hamburg Iowa after failing courses at University of Nebraska. Remarks on his action and a Back in 1869, we.
A BLAZING yarn from Hajo Pals, Iowa Homestead canvasser, about a Clinton county farm visit. He pitched a thermos jug premium and subscriptions, joked about hootch, and faced a sheriff who halted the pitch for three hours while twelve jugs and credentials were checked. The sheriff left convinced of innocence, and the tale ends with a quip about nicknames.
The Hamburg Report er notes that duck eggs equal hen eggs in size and count but lack market demand. Fred explains the duck’s secrecy and lack of fuss contrast with the hen’s open advertising, making eggs from ducks a poor basis for credit.
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