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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
6
Partial OCR text notes mail matter status at a post office in Pella Iowa as second class mail matter, indicating a public notice context without surrounding details.
A fragment discusses Hiram Johnson and party loyalty, a public printer curb on speeches, congressional adjournment over paper shortages, twine pricing anomalies, profiteering notions, Supreme Court limits on state ratification talk, and New Jersey Republicans debated suffrage ratification. Includes unnamed figures and dated political rhetoric.
A historical critique argues that referendums and primaries prove costly and ineffective. It notes that testing a governance system is best judged by performance. The piece claims Iowa voters should fund party expenses themselves and forego costly political processes.
The piece argues several primary candidates labeled themselves farmers but were landowners who hired others to farm. It rejects the claim, preferring a lawyer who admits to being a farmer over a real estate speculator posing as one.
In The Chariton Leader H W Gittinger credits the late J B Grit mell with originating the countrys urging to go west and cope with the country ways. The note attributes similar guidance to Horace Greeley and reflects on enduring advice linked to frontier wisdow.
A long editorial passage critiques reckless youth on a lake tragedy and denounces political figures who undermine county agents and farm bureaus. It defends the farm bureau as sound while arguing that the flaw lies in self serving politicians exploiting rural programs for personal gain. The piece laments drowned youths and urges accountability under law.
U S Department of Agriculture cites that two thirds of land value gains in the boom went to towns and cities, not farmers. It argues owners profit from price rises while tenants pay higher rents, and that owners who also farm are best served by stopping farming to cash out.
Observations discuss a home remedy for pearl buttons using a nail polisher and polish to clean and restore shine. Included are anecdotes about lumber prices from Martin Moe, property transactions involving Janzon and Jenson, and a Polk De Nooz home parlor scene where children deliver a night message about a bedbug found by Willie.
A collage of humorous snippets and verse cites Booster column copying, country club outings, garden seed plots, and a sentimental poem about small town papers. The piece mixes light satire with reader letters and a referenced Spokesman-Review poem about the joy of local papers.
Notice in Marion County Iowa that a last will and testament of G A Van Houwelinge is on file with the Clerk of the District Court. A hearing is set for the May term 1920 on June 17 1920. Harold Clements Clerk announces the date and invites interested parties to appear.
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