Press Spotlight on Education and Economic Labor Shifts
The column critiques the Oregon school decision and calls for preserving local control of education while resisting priest influence. It argues for evaluating alternative methods to achieve civic and economic goals and warns against accelerating labor displacement through policies. It also weighs camp tourism in small towns and the broader impact of land speculation on employment and production.
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United States Supreme Court
Oregon
America
Austria
Spain
We would not sell love, but we sell land for use
The piece argues against selling love while condemning the sale of land used for love’s need. It contends that sacred gifts should remain noncommercial, yet asserts landowners impose hardship on heirs by exploiting land for selfish gain, prompting a critique of worldly bargains.
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Heaven and Earth
Pella Merchants Targeted by Wildcat Advertising Scheme
A Pella chamber of commerce meeting discussed a farmer’s rental demand for billboard space, arguing the charge for one year equates to fair pasture land rent. Merchants rarely advertise and the issue was sent to a committee for investigation.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Veterans Bureau reports many veterans未 apply for compensation
Iowa is cited by the United States Veterans' Bureau as having nearly two thirds of its former servicemen not applying for compensation. It notes most veterans would accept it, contrasting with Washington's nearly two million applications. Only sixty four veterans reportedly refuse. The filing deadline is January 1, 1928.
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Iowa
Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Bologna and barber shop banter mix with town plans
The column jests about barbers and liquor, notes Bologna shipments high in Neal Van Hemert’s mail duties, and suggests Pella could profit from Dutch cuisine and a quality restaurant. Indianola tips poke fun at aging with limbs, while readers long for fair payments on newspapers and debts.
Central College athletic field work begins funded by shares
Twenty years ago work started on leveling and preparing Central College's new athletic field funded by $10 shares from local supporters. About 800 dollars were needed for the improvement. The era also notes marriages, court petitions against saloons, a concert band invitation, swollen rivers, and local personell updates. Recounted items include Gerrit De Geus and Emma Uster Markt's June 8 wedding, Rev. Ezra Temple's district court petition against three Pella saloons, Ballengee band invited to the state fair, and a baby girl born to Charley and Mrs. Welch on June 9.
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Central College
Gerrit de Geus
Emma Ustermarkt
Ezra Temple
Pella
Property Sold for 75 Dollars Near Webster Building
A parcel just east of the Webster building was sold to John Klein for 75 dollars and will be used as a barn in the town's southwest area. J W Emery, a noted traveling man famed for Swedish dialect monologues, is billed as an attraction for the Fourth of July program. Prof H H Severn and his wife of Central College plan a year in Germany for university study. The Chronicle features two sizable advertisements from Pella dentists.
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Pella
Webster
John Klein
J. W. Emery
H. H. Severn
Central College
Germany
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