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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
6
A mixed editorial fragment extols patriotism and American values while critiquing Hearst politics and Minnesota and Nebraska primary chatter. The piece references El Cerrito California, Pella, and local food habits, then comments on Senate behavior toward the peace treaty and party loyalty amid national debate.
A fragment notes the ex-kaiser and a remark about worn trousers from hard work. The snippet hints at fatigue and routine labor as a broader theme, reflecting a period's weariness and repeated efforts. No clear names or dates are present in the readable text.
A fragment reflecting on changing methods and labor, recalling a farmer’s remark about worn shoes during active farming and his sons wearing out the seat of their pants from hard work. The tone recalls rural toil and evolving practices without concrete names or places.
The paper reports 15 538 votes for license and 10 467 against in key districts, with last year’s tallies at 16 781 for and 19 274 against. Analysis mocks wets for slow awareness, notes statewide shift as war ends and turnout falls on both sides. Senator Kenyon faces Iowa opposition to Johnson for president and may lose party support. He was praised in 1918 for wartime loyalty but now opposed on peace treaty and League of Nations issues.
The piece argues returned soldiers will back Hoover because he was a civilian wartime official, contrasting Hoover’s Belgian food relief with Tribune defenders of Germany. It asserts the Tribune backs General Wood to promote a military candidate while many soldiers resent universal military training and officers.
The Chronicle argues for a dedicated gymnasium not crowded with other uses. It notes the college requires music and assembly space and cites a smaller poorer college that funded a proper gym by prioritizing materials. suggests the Central College board consider a cheaper plan that avoids combining the gym with chapel and music facilities.
A few garden plows offered at 4.00 dollars each until sold out on April 1 1920. Plows on sample floor for viewing anytime until sale day. No sales or reserves before day of sale. First come first served. VanDeMBulen & Co.
A humorous collection of reader notes and letters from Belle Plaine and Elma Washington featuring seven reasons why women should propose a man named Henry and odd anecdotes about council meetings school consolidation mule driving and a fur left on a fence with a «Woman Lost» sign ending with a writer’s note about a lazy nut Sunday in the Belle Plaine Gazette
The Clerk of the District Court of Marion County Iowa records a last will of Klaas Sneller deceased. A hearing is set for May 4 1920 at the May term of court in Knoxville Iowa. Interested parties may appear to be heard. Harold Clementa Clerk of District Court Knoxville dated March 10 1920.
Mathew Gray Co offers Mother Gray's Greet Powders for children to break up colds in 24 hours and ease feverishness headache stomach trouble teething disorders and bowel regulation. Claimed as pleasant for children and used by mothers for over 30 years. Sample free. Le Roy New York.
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