22 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
1
A historical note lists John Buckingham, G W Kimmell, and A N Van der Linden as individuals associated with a dated or formal record. The text provides names without context, roles, or events. Further details are not present in the readable fragments.
The piece criticizes protectionist policy and political figures, argues workers need education, condemns city contracts seen as gold bricks, and exposes the Sugar Trust rebate system hurting Philadelphia and aiding New York. It calls for accountability from legislators and railroads to end accessorial rebates and ensure fair rates.
Mayor Gesman and Marshall Bucking ham push trimming of tower shade tree branches to improve light and street appearance. The piece notes concerns about competition in steel and sugar markets and questions the altruism of monopolies.
Businessmen claim ads may not pay in summer yet Chicago mail order houses persist. They use printer’s ink to reach merchants nationwide, showing goods and rock-bottom prices. The piece argues steady year-round effort wins customers and profits.
A clerk’s mistake in a business deal lingers in the memory of his employee, who recalls the error when the month ends. The question remains what corrective action should be taken to resolve the issue and prevent recurrence.
The scene in the Senate showed Senator Nelson staggering under petitions from 36,000 Minnesota farmers opposing reciprocity, tied to lobbymen Allen and Graham hired by professional grangers and trusts. A lobbyist admitted funding tactics to push oleomargarine taxes, crafting blank petitions to mislead public opinion. China faces famine after floods. 2 million in Kiangsu and Nganhwei starve while wheat crops suffer, prompting plans for floodwater storage and river bank diking to prevent future disasters.
A concise analysis outlines how American capital yields mutual gains for stakeholders, detailing investment dynamics, risk considerations, and potential cross sector benefits across markets. It frames capital as a strategic resource shaping growth, competition, and resilience in the economy.
The passage notes investments in Canadian lands timber rights mines and mills with renewed trading between Canada and the United States. It envisions vast undeveloped territory opened by railways, settled governance and low taxes attracting immigration and expanding commerce once tariffs are reduced allowing trade to soar beyond current levels.
The article argues cooperation among industries is beneficial but warns against monopoly within the state. It calls for dismantling tariff walls shielding the Steel Sugar Lumber Paper and Woolen Trusts to protect public welfare and questions government control as a future remedy. It cites fear of government capture by trusts and notes Trusts seek to defeat a reciprocity pact with Canada.
The obituary highlights Carrie Nation as a radical force who energized temperance, boosted anti saloon sentiment, and inspired movement leaders despite lacking broad personal following. It compares her to John Brown, noting her militant methods, cultural influence, and the way she shaped national discourse on prohibition.
A stream of brief items spans Diaz taunting Taft over Senate and Mexican politics, Hetty Green real estate sales, Chicago muffler law, Kaiser Busch honor, a feminine jury note, Jack Johnson flying speed gag, frog skin graft on a boy, Lynch’s umpire remarks, Roosevelt Taft 1912 chatter, business mood on extra sessions, North Carolina strawberries and Georgia watermelons, Morgan pointers, Diaz and Roosevelts, and an insurgent Lorimer probe.
The note reflects on drought and heat in May harming Kentucky oats and rye, while predicting fewer June brides and fewer showers as weather and seasons change. It mentions the tobacco trust case, the Supreme Court, and the idea that seasons are altering traditions.
An advertisement asserts deafness from inflammation of the Eustachian tube can only be cured constitutionally. It claims catarrh as the cause and offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness from catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrr Cure. Circulars free. pills for constipation also promoted.
The week brought near normal temperatures statewide though rainfall was uneven. Central and northeastern counties saw copious showers, while much of the state had light to no rain. Drought in the southeast and northwest harmed oats hay pasture and potatoes, fruits suffered in dry areas, and water supplies run low. Corn grows fast except in drought areas. harvests in southern counties underway. fall wheat rye and hay yields down from normal. George M. Chappel, Section Director.
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