Freethinking History Debates Columbus and Washington
A historical essay argues that standard claims about Columbus discovering America and George Washington as first president are contested. It cites Prof. Amandus Johnson and John Hanson as alternative figures, noting constitutional powers differ from later executive authority and urging Americans to maintain Washington as the first president.
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George Washington
United States
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John Hanson
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Washington
Yorktown
Trade In Pella and Support Local Merchants
A local editorial urges residents to patronize hometown merchants to sustain community businesses. It argues merchants live in town, pay taxes, and contribute to civic and moral uplift, contrasting them with mail-order firms that lack local stake.
Pella Clasis elects Brouwer president and other local notes
Twenty years ago at a Pella Clas is meeting Rev J G Brouwer was elected president and Rev John Hoffman clerk. Debating team members including R C Spear and Arthur Hanson later became Baptist ministers. Edward J Kockebacker and Miss Freda Kreuger wed at the Baptist parsonage. Miss Ethel Anderson died April 20 at Flagler Iowa. funeral at Coal Ridge church. Depot work alongside Agent J M Cox noted. A Hokabergen welcomed a son. The Tri County Press marked its 16th birthday with a new spring wrap. Will Van Rees opened a first class news stand. Gary Vogelaar left the Van der Pol store for school work, Horace Buckingham succeeding him. Mrs De Winter broke an arm and rib. A H Clark hosted a six o'clock dinner with John De Cook among guests.
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R. C. Spear
Arthur Hanson
P. O. Silvara
Central College
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Edward J. Kockebacker
Freda Kreuger
Baptist Parsonage
A. le Grand
Ethel Anderson
Flagler
Iowa
Coal Ridge Church
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Charles M. Huggins
D. O. Thomas
J. M. Cox
A. Hokabergen
Tri-County
Will van Rees
Penatari Uni
Peter Baer
Gary Vogelaar
van der Pol
Horace
Buckingham
Local merchants urged to keep trade at home with fair prices
A community editorial argues bargain hunters risk losing quality goods to mail order and distant stores. It cites a case where Indies bought in town after seeing low prices, notes many workers seek affordable options, and urges merchants to advertise weekly stock and prices to retain local business.
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Barnum
Remrak
Taxed motoring fuels stall Iowa road program
The piece argues Iowa motorists face high license fees and gasoline taxes while good roads lag. It compares state fees in Iowa Illinois and North Carolina, notes the rise in gas taxes since 1919, and warns taxation without corresponding road benefits risks public backlash and strained travel, urging prudent, targeted road funding.
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North Carolina
Illinois
Iowa
Tax funds should fund road建设 and not fees
The speaker urges applying gasoline tax revenue to constructive road building after years of collecting fees. They argue for spending changes regardless of party, noting a ballot options exist to enact political change.
Publicity value in agricultural outreach praised by govt note
A U S Department of Agriculture press notice extols publicity as an effective, economical method to promote farming and homemaking ideas. It argues newspapers reach wider audiences, discusses costs of ads versus circulars, and notes a page ad can influence 2,000 readers at a penny per read.
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United States Department of Agriculture
This Week in Pella Gossip and Dutch Coffee Hour
A local column recalls Dutch Coffee Hour customs and light village humor. Tales of umbrella sales, Frigidaire ice cream demos, and a clipping prank mix with remarks on college honesty, married men’s manners, and small town gossip.
Woman asks for guidance as veteran advises
A weary woman, growing tired of waiting, asks what to do next. The veteran responds with a brief, emphatic suggestion to go home, reflecting a terse exchange among older generations.
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Jake Sterrenberg
Editorial Nuggets and Civic Sketches Across Cities
A Cuba incident revived a man believed dead after ten hours during embalming. St Louis opens a 4 million dollar Civil Court Building facing core plaza slated for clearance. Chicago’s Hull House founder Jane Addams urges an uplift movement to remove self serving politicians. Mussolini’s surrender to Vatican sovereignty draws critique. Iowa legislative session cost 246,776.46 with 110,000 plus in house salary and mileage. India begins anti child marriage steps amid child widowhood concern. New Orleans plans 2 million to beautify streets. Nationwide survey shows 406 cities adopt city manager plan as a hallmark American model. Senator Arthur Capper warns excess government spending.
Across Nations and States A Patchwork of 1920s Discoveries
Wall Street funding fuels development in western business and agriculture amid calls for action. 1928 led the U S in aircraft production with 4600 planes. New Mexico highway work uncovers 2000 year old trails and a mythic ancient pueblo site. Poland marks its tenth year with farms for orphans and war veterans children. A Detroit aircraft show touts a 32 passenger Pullman of Air. A Boston museum holds 1400 year old cloth fragments revealing early Egyptian weaving. Iowa Elks plan a 250 room lakeside hotel resort at Lake Okoboji. Detroit lowers arson by 44 percent after model argon law passage.
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Boston
England
Rail schedule details for Rock Island trains and routes
Eastbound passenger numbers 472 and 474 operate at 7 68 p m and 9 22 a m with 1 55 p m, freight 882 at 10 15 a m westbound passenger 475 and 478 at 9 22 a m and 1 55 p m, freight 881 at 8 40. Trains 472 and 473 run between Maines and Keokuk while 474 and 475 run between Des Moines and Eldon. All trains run daily except Sunday. 30 p.m.
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Keokuk
Des Moines
Eldon
Hoover's rhetoric contrasted with Roosevelt's style
In a Moines Register column, editors weigh Hoover's public persona from humanitarian relief to business leader. They praise his forceful phrasing at the Associated Press meeting and note his ability to blend scholarly skill with strong, persuasive language.
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Europe
Hoover
Associated Press
New York
Tam
Roosevelt
Grant
Moines Register
Hillsman’s demand sparks register call and scandal
A hillsman asserts himself prompting the clerk to request a register. A man from the mountains scrawls a name amid tension as he returns to his wife and they head for an elevator, while onlookers debate propriety and a hotel room.
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Eaid
Anderson Hightower
Deak
Farmers Elevators Fifty Years Ago in Cooperative History
In the United States grain producers run the world's oldest cooperative marketing venture. An investigation shows 1616 farmers elevator companies began in 1880, peaked in 1919 after 39 years of steady growth and 49 years of ongoing success. The Farmers Elevator Guide calls them a sound business plan and a permanent part of American commerce.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers Elevator Guide
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