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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1923
Page
1
A legislator named Gallagher has sought to ban by law the teaching of domestic science and other "facts" in public schools. Critics question trusting him on school matters due to his name.
A new Iowa law makes it man slaughter to sell liquor that results in a drinker’s death. The writer argues it is logical but questions value of saving contraband booze distributors over other lives.
An attorney from Rock Island faced court scrutiny for allegedly flirting with jurors. The piece speculates attractive prosecutors could influence jury duty, while noting such behavior risks undermining employment prospects for veteran lawyers.
The piece notes investors losing money on Piggly Wiggly stock during a New York exchange fluctuation last week. It suggests buyers were swayed by ads promising low prices before a market surge, while speculators aimed to trim others, and hints at a struggle by a business organizer to maintain control.
A dispatch reports telephones secured a 73 to 23 vote to substitute the Clark bill for the Lake bill. Lake bill would place city government control of telephones, while Clark would shift control to the railway commission. The telephones remain self governed and may oppose Clark. report notes Marion representative likely supported people’s control.
A congressman advocates using the term American language instead of English. The writer warns against calling the common tongue the British language and urges the congressman to align his language usage with actual English and his patriotism.
Milo Campbell a recently named member of the federal reserve band dies from heart trouble while playing golf. The article notes his controversial image as a real dirt farmer and references his thirty five years in politics and mixed reaction to his appointment under the law that placed him in the federal reserve position.
In Pella the con test over the city election was described as strenuous by some locals yet milder than the atmosphere in Knoxville papers. The City Treasurer faced accusations amid the discussions, signaling political tension in the municipal race.
Citizens protest a mayor and council bid to divert money collected for public uses into private gain. The county seat faced widespread dismay as Lafe Collins and campaign personalities amused outsiders, while families fear disruption until the outcome ends.
The article discusses planting apple, pear, and peach orchards on north hillsides with washed loam and frost protection, noting later buds resist freezes. It suggests flood-prone land can yield valuable timber from walnut trees within years, replacing willows and swamp growth, with long term land value gains from any suitable tree crop.
The Knoxville Journal released a forty four page Farm Bureau Edition last week, explaining and backing Farm Bureau work. Local advertisers backed the edition, proving business support for farmers and refuting a claimed town farming conflict. The writer urges Iowa towns and their surrounding farmers to recognize shared interests and praises the Journal’s initiative.
The Chronicle explains it did not editorialize for or against candidates this week, citing familiarity with most contenders and a belief both mayoral hopefuls were well qualified. The paper says it aimed to avoid harming community ties in Pella and will work with the elected mayor.
A defense of enforcement integrity follows outrage from papers like the Chicago Tribune over a case in an eastern state accusing an Anti-Saloon League official of improper conduct. The piece argues guilt is unproven and warns against ambivalent attempts to undermine prohibition and public schools.
A collage of light political gossip and small town anecdotes from Des Moines and surrounding towns. J R Price cites ancestry for a tax bill fight. jokes poke at election results, ministers, and social life. a teller recalls a farmer’s bureau mix up and a Boston immigrant’s American-rise tale.
Arthur Goshorn of Winterset recounts a Blue Lake near Onawa sighting by Royce Fairchild in Monona county. A hundred acres of pasture hosted masses of pintails and mallards with thousands of brant, ducks moving across the river valley and skies, a historic density noted by the veteran observer.
A placard copied from a Milan cathedral alms box pleads for charitable aid. It references the Brothers of Mercy, requests help for their hospital, and lists needs for various diseases to aid religious work.
The May term opens in Knoxville with Judge Applegate presiding. Grand jurors meet at 1 30 and trial jurors at 10 30 on opening day. The panel includes Raymond Allen Knoxville Pat Conway Knoxville Phillip De Vries Pella Leslie Goff Knoxville Wilbur Goble Bussey George Glover Pleasantville Jim Hill Bussey Andrew Hoagland Pella Ben Keller Knoxville Fred Klootwyk Knoxville Elmer Karns Pleasantville C covert Kivterman Tracy C T Laren Harvey Org Mitchell Knoxville Gabriel Miller Knoxville W J Monster Knoxville J W Norris Knoxville J J Roorda Knoxville D J Rietveld Otley L N Sharp Knoxville John Trinkle Bussey Gradus Van Ploeg Pella A B Van Nimwegen Pella Gysbert Van Zante Pella George Zinn Knoxville Edith Anspach Knoxville Mrs J Bayless Harvey Flora Cooley Knoxville None Dyer Knoxville Dessie Flanagan Pleasantville Mrs A H Harmon Knoxville Alice Prickett Pleasantville Emma Shilling Cordova Mattie Vriezelaar Otley Knoxville Express
Mrs. Stephen L. Badage of Kansas City declares Tanlac gave her 15 pound weight gain and restored appetite, energy, and calm after a year of indigestion heartburn dizziness headaches and weakness. She praises the medicine and says it ends her suffering. Tanlac is sold by pharmacies nationwide.
A stern father confronts his daughter about a late night visit. The daughter admits only Mabel came over, then fibs about her presence. The father mentions finding a half-smoked cigar on the piano, implying a concealed guest or prior impropriety.
A citizens meeting considers a Harvey road funded by a 3 percent tax and $6,000 for right of way and surveying. Price Brothers would build the road if approved. The city elects a new mayor D. S. Huber and officials G. J. Thomassen, John Bloem, Wm. Kruger, with aldermen A. Van der Sluis, H. D. Van Zante, A. Vander Meiden, K. Van Dusseldorp. Roosevelt trip plans, annexation vote in North Pella passes, and bond to fix river road noted.
Wallace F. McKee, selected by the Marion County Farm Bureau to succeed Joseph J. Wilson, assumed duties in February. A Knox ville native educated at Iowa State College, he brings progressive ideas and has quickly kept the bureau running at full speed, with Wilson returning to farming near Stuart.
A nine year old girl was sent home from school with a running sore at a tooth root. The father refused treatment citing lack of funds from the school nurse. He claimed the child did not need physical education and helped him in the fields. He rejects claims of ignorance or illness. He is a representative in Iowa's Fortieth General Assembly.
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