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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1927
Page
6
A quirky item notes cut-worms are bad but Smith Brook Hartis quiet this summer. It hopes for mild weather for the Fourth of July and fewer coats. It questions daylight saving efforts and mocks hurried editorials while mentioning flood dangers receding and politicians awaiting the next freshet.
The article notes Indianola graduates over eighty, Oska-Tosa diplomas for 102, Pella with twenty eight. questions if Pella parents favor lagging behind in education. It discusses corn prices climbing while hogs fall, and asserts the Republican administration claims credit for one trend while dodging responsibility for the other, predicting local farmers will support their posture at the polls.
The Decorah Journal asks readers to name a single clear achievement of Calvin Coolidge since becoming president to argue for a third term. The Chronicle offers to relay reader answers and invites broader discussion. The piece also weighs Al Smith as a candidate, questioning his appeal beyond a prohibition backlash.
The article argues that the next twenty years will bring rapid electrical advances and urges parents to steer young men toward electrical engineering rather than four years in college for unclear outcomes. It notes many youths fail to recognize this path while parents can guide them toward frontline technical roles in industry.
A reader dissects the burden of taxes arguing income tax shifts through higher prices and land values, warning against a campaign move to revive a lump sum. The piece cites a Chicago firm and Kuyper’s verse, urging constructive work over wrecking crews and criticizing prioritizing moneyed interests over public goods.
The piece recalls early Memorial Day observances in Pella and Central College from 1886 to the postwar era. It reflects on veterans, Civil War and World War II era perspectives, and emphasizes the role of memory, ritual, and community in commemorating the fallen. It notes personal recollections of unity, flowers, and local ceremonies.
The piece reflects on Memorial Day’s emergence after the Civil War, noting Grand Army of the Republic origins under General John A Logan and the slow spread of posts in Marion County Iowa. The narrator, recalling childhood trips to Hamilton in 1886, mentions local ceremonies, brass bands, and speakers referencing the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown.
The article recalls General Weaver delivering his last Memorial Day address in Pella on May 30, 1911. He spoke of heroism of his men, praised prohibition and economic justice, and returned home to Colfax with his daughter after the speech. The piece notes it may be his only Pella address and mentions political district gerrymandering linking Marion County to the Seventh district.
The article surveys Memorial Day growth and notes a political push to break up a coalition that kept General Weaver in Congress. It argues observance will endure as a grateful public remembers prior deeds. The Chronicle advertises NO TRESPASSING cards at 10 cents.
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