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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1928
Page
6
A jumble of quips and misheard phrases covers politics race and modern life with satire. Remarks touch Heflin Stewart and Lindy while locals debate corns fur trade names and fashion notes. A Kentuckian jokes about coffin bids amid high dying costs.
A croquet game in Arkansas left a player with a severe skull fracture prompting calls to curb dangerous sports. The garbled text mentions a violinist and a hypothetical campaign comparing a ukulele to a political canard, but contains unclear details beyond the injury and safety concerns.
Mark Sullivan accuses Senator Willis of conceit while considering whether a politician may suffer an inferiority complex, raising questions about personal insight into lawmakers' egos.
An exchange notes that three pounds of tea could buy six wives in India, all as beautiful as the famed Model T. The remark blends commerce and colonial stereotype, reflecting playful colonial-era humor in a distant marketplace fantasy.
Liquor interests protest the addition of denaturants to alcohol arguing the move harms consumers. The article says denaturants are intended to deter drinking and asserts individuals who ingest poison cannot blame others.
A retrospective column critiques Democrats for weak candidates and party drift. It notes Republicans hold more offices, cites primary law as a gatekeeper, and argues able leadership matters more than party. The piece urges voters to demand capable individuals and questions current political calculus.
A pastor rebukes lovers of pleasure citing gum, tobacco, games, and movies as waste. A rural anecdote about a mule and wagon, a telephone call from Lige, and a cheeky exchange about jealous God appear alongside sale ads, a robin sighting, and local notices from Pella Iowa.
The piece argues against irrigation and reclamation spending as a cure for agricultural woes, blaming land monopoly and tenure systems. It asserts that idle miners and farmers lack access to land, while large holders employ machinery over labor. It advocates making land accessible to small farmers to restore opportunity and living standards.
Dr C W Kimmins addressed a York luncheon club praising henpecked husbands as delightful and childish. He claimed some husbands pretend to be henpecked while others are not and urged wives and husbands to live harmoniously despite social stereotypes.
Twenty years ago the Pella Commercial association held a banquet at the Baptist church led by Wallace R. Lane of Des Moines. The fire department reported 67 members. six fires caused about $550 in losses. Local obituaries listed Charles Renaud Horke Terptra and David Ice. A Los Angeles streetcar conductor De Wit was injured after a jump and window throw. Marriages included Vander Linden with Anna Smith and Kersbergen with Elizabeth McClelland in Murray and Knoxville. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Anne Toom on March 2. Will Bogaards’ child born March 2. Postmaster L. F. Bousquet took charge March 1. Tunis Kempkes named as assistant postmaster with Timy Kstra as clerk. Hoodlums eggs the Baptist church and other local buildings.
A compendium of editorials arguing reapportionment could cost Iowa two House seats and attacking Republican graft, with claims that the party favors tariffs and big business. The piece challenges Brother Lucas and defends Democrats while naming several GOP figures as examples of corruption.
The University of Wisconsin plans to drop 1 700 of 2 900 freshmen for incompetence illustrating a common belief that colleges weed out weak students. The piece argues that teachers and parents push college as a path to status, while many students switch fields or return home as colleges reduce intake to make room for the capable.
Decorah Journal cites a Senate debate on prosperity amid claims by Republicans that true prosperity is misrepresented by party supporters. Senator Walsh pressed Copeland to name an industry actually prospering, citing distress in farming, shipping, and coal.
Decorah Journal comments on Lucas of the Oelwein Register, accusing him of touting a theory that graft is not a party matter. The piece argues graft involvement aligns with party control, suggesting Republicans are strengthening their stance ahead of the fall election.
The piece traces gradual Indian dispossession in Iowa from 1830 to 1851 through treaties and removals. It outlines land cessions and purchases including the Half Breed Tract, the Neutral Ground, Keokuk’s Reserve, the Black Hawk Purchase, and subsequent moves of Sauk, Fox, Oto, Omaha, Missouri, Potawatomi, and Winnebago. The account cites F. R. Aumann’s Indian number in The Palimpses from the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Eastbound and westbound passenger and local freight numbers with times listed. Des Moines connections coverage includes Ottumwa Keokuk Eldon daily trains 474 475 run daily others daily except Sunday freight cutoff 6 PM prior. Both local freights carry passengers.
Limited and Local Pass services show arrival and departure patterns. Local freights 70 and 71 will carry passengers from Howell, usually arriving about 11 00 a m and 1 30 p m on alternate days. The Limited stops at Howell with times listed for Harvey in the nearby timetable.
Mr and Mrs N L Vander Linden plan an open house at 910 Independence Street on Wednesday March 14 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m to mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Relatives and friends invited no presents.
Bus schedule details connect Des Moines Pella Oskaloosa with Monroe Knoxville routes. Four round trips three connect at Monroe for special rates. Times include Des Moines 12 40 p m and 4 56 p m. Travel times Des Moines to Pella one hour fifty minutes. Oskaloosa to Pella forty minutes. All buses run via Oskaloosa to Ottumwa. late buses may not connect at Monroe. For sale pulleys and shafting at Chronicle office.
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