15 Mar 1928
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1928
Page
1
International Sunday School Lesson by J A Lapham urges sincerity over showmanship. It contrasts Pharisee display with heart devotion, cites Jeremiah 17 9 I Samuel 16 7 and Matthew 23 27, and stresses living out creeds through honest daily conduct and obedience to God.
The piece discusses tribal dances in the Iowa country, noting symbolic forms such as the medicine, buffalo, scalp, calumet, and feast dances. It mentions women participating in some dances, while most are for men, and highlights storytelling as a cherished pastime among chiefs, warriors, and medicine men.
Macy B. Darnall reports on the liner Californa where Mr and Mrs Ralph Sugar and Mr and Mrs Lyle Honeyford sail with Commander H A T Candy commanding. A bill in Congress seeks to ban the use of loud, threatening or abusive language aboard ships or in travel contexts.
A scattered collection of short items recounts a child calling for help after a gas leak, an elderly man earning a government pilot license at 66, a lawsuit between Jack Kearns and Jack Dempsey with amended sums, a peddler’s license dispute with the mayor, and a local printer-tax remark urging cooperative taxes and in-town printing.
Misses Jeanette and Indiattola Diets of Tex have run a weekly newspaper and an insurance agency for several years. Women wear snake skin coats in Paris. Mary Sullivan of Nottingham born without arms becomes a skilled painter using brushes held with her toes. Sally Rutter of Spokane will stay in a stock company at 25 dollars weekly after her father sold his business for a million. A Japanese bride receives eleven commandments of conduct from her mother on her wedding day under an ancient custom.
Fragmentary text shows a dated tent event or wish note with unclear names and details. Readable terms include yesterday and a vague reference to a capstone or tent act, but concrete facts or participants are not identifiable.
Washington reports both sides of the immigration fight as advocates press for stricter enforcement and higher Western Hemisphere quotas. Henry D. Ward of the Immigration Restriction League cites rising Mexican immigration while noting unemployment figures in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York.
In historical notes on the Iowa Indians, spring and summer bring feast, war, and play. Families forage wild fruits while children shoot bows and sling stones. Lacrosse and shinny are favored ball games, with tribes meeting for lengthy contests that center on communal entertainment.
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