Columbus at Isabella Court and Other Odds Ends
A modern Columbus at the court of Isabella would be investigated as a lobbyist. Senator Borah's conscience fund never grew large enough to trigger a Senatorial probe. Automobile mergers persist, some colliding on highways. Chambers of Commerce miss potential town openings for undertakers. A critic claims most song hits are chance results, which we had long suspected.
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Columbus
Isabella
Senator Borah
Radio Commission may bar Ramona broadcasting
The Radio Commission considers a rule to prohibit airing the operetta Ramona to clear ether congestion. The action would restrict stations from transmitting the musical work, aiming to reduce interference and improve broadcast quality.
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Radio Commission
Ramona
Question on Sawed-Off Shotguns Design
A provocative quip suggesting an alternative design approach to sawed-off shotguns. The line raises practical doubts about why such weapons are not manufactured differently, implying a critique of current construction methods.
Green grocers in Ps demand clerk diplomas
Green grocers in Ps now demand that clerks shall have diplomas. Another case in which one must know his onions.
De Cathlon Fame Cited By Contemporary Thinker
A contemporary quips that ten athletic events form a de cathlon and describes the notion of a fine example as undressing in an upper berth, a provocative image reflecting satire on modern fitness ideas.
Radio speech blues as insult feedback fades away
A critic notes that listening to a politician can feel unrewarding as the listener’s sense of being insulted diminishes the impact. The realization that the speaker may be unaware of the offense compounds the muted satisfaction.
Constitution Demands Presidential Oath on Enforcing Laws
The text notes that under Mexico's constitution the president must take an oath to enforce the laws and to uphold the republic against rivals. It highlights the oath as a formal commitment binding the president to govern in accordance with legal statutes and to resist competing claimants.
Professor Comments On Counting Words In Political Speech
A professor notes that about 200 000 useless words populate diction yet argues even these may aid framing a political platform. The remark underscores how verbosity can still shape messaging and agenda setting.
Senator Fess Repeats Talk Without Roosevelt Mention
The Republican key noter faced criticism for omitting Theodore Roosevelt from GOP remarks, sparking irritation among Teddy worshipers. He claimed a flash of light made him forget, then returned the next morning to redo the statement, a moment likened to a girl advising her father to try again after a sneed cop interaction.
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Senator Fees
Theodore Rooseveltt
Teddy
Fess
Hammill Wins Big In Lake Prairie Dems Folly
The Lake Prairie Democrats backed a Buncomb line that farmers opposed Hammill’s renomination yet voted Bowman. Republican farmers statewide backed Hammill and the regular line. Hammill ran strongly, with a large majority, similar to Hoover’s anticipated fall victory. Town Republicans stick to straight party voting.
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Lake Prairie
Hammill
Bowman
Hoover
Letter on Casey’s votes at Democratic state convention
Frank Miles writes to H W Ittinger of Chariton Leader about W J Casey of the Knoxville Express in the recent Democratic state convention. Miles and Casey were opposing contestants for the Seventh district delegation to Houston. He claims Casey “received ten votes from one county he would not have received” if the chairman, who did not know him, had not been misled by his name.
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Frank Miles
H. Wittinger
The
Chariton Leader
W. J. Casey
Knoxville Express
Miles
Casey
Houston
Maurice Curtis
Knoxville Journal
Hammill
Curtis
Journal
Iowa
Curtiss
State Motor Vehicle Department
Scromme
Misleading Casey name and Irish delegates in politics
The speaker comments on Casey as a plain Irish man who resists Vatican influence, noting about half the delegates have Irish names. Frank’s meaning is unclear. The claim that the Roman church is not in politics is asserted, and Miles’ statement is described as possibly saying too much or too little.
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Casey
Frank
Miles
Farmers Face Gloomy Houston Convention Promise Prospects
Republicans fear the Houston gathering will win farmer affection through kindness. Democrats are belittled for promising aid while gas costs rise. Farmers faced a police barrier at the convention hall door as Republicans kept them out. Tammany may steer the Democratic convention, yet Irish farmers linger hopeful.
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Panera
Houston
Tammany
Hoover nominated amid Western farmer anger over food controls
The Republican national convention nomination of Herbert Hoover sparks western farmer protest claiming food administration policies kept prices unfair. The Chronicle argues Hoover’s wartime controls favored wholesalers and sugar and wheat prices, blaming him for distrusting farmers and harming trust in his integrity.
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Food Administration
Noone
the Chronicle
Mr. Hoover
Kansas City
Hoover as Iowa Native At National Campaign Standard Bearer
Town expresses support for Herbert Hoover, noting his Hawkeye roots though raised in California. The piece lauds his engineering background, wartime leadership, and executive abilities, while critiquing his wartime choices and involvement with cabinet figures linked to corrupt practices.
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Hawkeye
California
Iowa
Mr. Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Secretary of Commerce
Daugherty
Fall
Denby
Hays
Observations on politics and local life from George Washington
A long mixed column notes a sick friend, bootlegger talks, and Grattan-like jabs at Governor Hammill and Maurice Curtis. It critiques Iowa politics and highway law enforcement, mocks a Monroe school prize tale, jokes about Texas Negroes, and reports Orange City getting a junior college with a $10,000 drive.
Twenty Years Ago Notes From the Community
The column recalls a half crop of cherries selling from 1.40 to 1.00 per bushel. George Ries traveled to Prairie City to pull weeds on the D Ver Dught farm. Theo Student and Dick Hollebeck preached at the First Christian Reformed Church. Lyman Van Houten left for Chicago to study at the University of Chicago. Watermelons were 85 cents each. Huber installed the first gas stove at his house. H Shubrink suffered a mild paralysis. Jar Vries broke his right arm while playing.
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Prairie City
D. Ver Dught
Theo
Dick Hollebeck
Grand Rapids
Mich
First Christian Reformed Church
Lyman van Houten
Chicago
University of Chicago
Huber
Fella
H. Shubrink
Jar
What Other Editors Think Fayette County Leader
A Fayette County Leader opinion notes that men who sought smokable cigarettes to avoid breaking the law pushed a rule intended to shield boys. The piece argues that despite compliance the lawbreakers will still tempt youths and that only eventual prohibition, with harsher punishment, will curb the issue. It calls for fewer theoretical debates and more enforcement.
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Fayette County
The Car With Bum Lights
Toledo Chronicle urges motorists to test and adjust head lamps for safe night driving. Improperly aimed lamps blind others and increase collision risk. Proper seating and adjustment protect both driver and surrounding traffic during night travel.
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Toledo
Picayune
Fess Tells Farmers to Go to Hell at GOP Convention
Bloomfield Democrat reports Chairman Fess’s keynote at the republican national convention harshly criticizes agricultural aid. He praises Harding and Coolidge, asserts farmers must resolve problems themselves, and says government will not help agriculture at industry’s expense. The question now is whether farmers will heed his stance.
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Bloomfield Democrat
Fess
Harding
Coolidge
Republican Party
Advocating Stronger Crime Enforcement in America
A editorial criticizes pro crime loopholes and lenient sentencing. It argues criminals evade justice through complex laws, delays, and pardons, urging harsher enforcement and swifter, certain punishments to curb crime. It frames crime as an organized business flourishing amid weak avenues to conviction.
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America
Iowa Urges Action on Child Welfare Reform
A public policy editorials calls Iowa to address child welfare issues citing federal crime estimates and 976,200 children in Iowa. It advocates prevention through eugenics measures, stricter marriage laws, parent education, community recreation, better housing, and mothers pensions to curb underprivileged, misdirected youth.
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Federal
United States
Towa
Iowa
Hurny
Blacksmith Fined for Petty Larceny
Prairie City News reports A. A. Kotch a Blacksmith at L. Emerson shop pled guilty to petty larceny before Mayor Dowden. A search of Kotch’s room and car found a Dodge roadster filled with tools valued at hundreds of dollars. he received a light fine and was ordered to leave town at once.
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Prairie City News
A. A. Kotch
L. Emerson
Dowden
Emerson
Kotch
Moul Hotel
Farm book offers big opportunity for farmers
Through the courtesy of the Kokomo Steel and Wire Company of Kokomo Indiana the Chronicle provides a special service to farm readers The Kokomo Steel and Wire Company has just published a farmer's book in diversification and will send it free on request to Chronicle readers The Educational Department of the Steel Company compiled authoritative information on modern farming problems and how to make a farm more productive.
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Kokomo Steel and Wire Company
Kokomo
Indiana
Chronicle
Kokomo Company
Steel Company
Book promotes farm diversification for bigger profits
A lengthy sixty four page booklet from the Kokomo Steel Wire Company Kokomo offers proven methods of farm diversification to boost financial returns. It covers farming in various regions with layout rotation crop management and stock selection for specific areas. Readers are asked to request the free booklet by sending a card or letter to Kokomo.
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Kokomo Steel Wire Company
Kokomo
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