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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
6
Local column collects humorous quips about public ownership, unions, war memory, and daily life in Pella Iowa. Bits reference Delays in mail, Kaiser, marriage humor, and a Des Moines man asleep for 213 hours, highlighting cantankerous, playful sentiment in Marion County.
Billy Sunday criticizes Bolshevik leadership in Russia calling Trotsky and his followers cut-throats and murderers. He blames soap-box oratory in New York for their rise and derides the Bolshevik slogan Down with Capital. He says capitalists include Liberty bond owners and homeowners.
The Water loo Courier laments clinging to dirt roads despite costly new farm tools. It argues for funding a permanent highway system that would offer all-year transportation, contrasting expensive new machines with patching old ones.
Reports indicate improving conditions in large cities as many returning veterans rejoin the labor force. Hire back clubs and other programs form to address unemployment while women workers remain steady in remunerative roles, with government urging constructive work strategies.
Now Revere states a labor shortage of at least four million men exists with no relief in sight. The Labor Bureau warns this could be one of the greatest shortages in U S history in coming months. It argues the unemployed are not striving enough to find work.
The piece urges immediate cleanup of alleys and vacant spaces to prevent flies and mosquitoes from spreading disease as spring brings higher mortality. It stresses personal responsibility, paying good wages to motivate workers, and ties labor satisfaction to productiveness, noting ten thousandPoland deaths weekly from typhus per American Red Cross estimates.
Community quips recount garden plans and oddities from Van Zante to Cole's seed shop. A resident questions editor duties, while readers rib the fire department and parade bands. Local jokes touch beer, politics, and the rough White Way as Baby Week and lawn care mix with city life.
A boy asks for work to support his widowed mother. The banker questions him, impressed by his devotion. The boy reveals his family losses and need to help his mother. He soon secures a position at the bank, later becoming a director while his mother is cared for.
An incident on a mountain ascent leaves Colonel Kathtuck nearly fainting after Bangs slips. The colonel despises Bangs yet Bangs carries the party's only flask, creating tension and mishap amid the climb.
Fors sprained ankle notice advises obtaining Chambers lain's Liniment soon after injury and following printed directions. For sale by F. D. Stubenrauch.
Music for any occasions offered in three to pieces by Rube. For party events contact Rube at phone 116 for arrangements and details.
A local celebration promotes graduates with pride and asks readers what gift to give. The ad highlights Vander Linden’s Bazar as a destination for books pennants and jewelry to mark achievement.
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