Cincinnati City Manager Choice Highlights Progressive Reform
The National Municipal League outlines Cincinnati Ohio as a model of manager plan efficiency. It notes the resignation of Col C C Sherrill and cites lower costs and smoother city operations since reforms. Memorial Day sentiments urge lasting reverence for veterans and continued observance.
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Clarence A. Dykstra
Pella
Los Angeles
Cal
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gard
National Municipal League
Col. C. C. Sherill
Ohio City
America
Lincoln Steffens
Cleveland
United States
Inistra
Kellogg’ Avenue
Kellogg ‘Avenue
Cincinnat
Early Virginia forest fires threaten timber losses this year
This report notes an unusually early fire season with thousands of acres of Virginia timber already burned. It warns that hot summer conditions and dried grass increase danger, urging motorists near Pella to seek open areas and stay vigilant outdoors.
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Virginia
Sto. Point
Pella
Smith’s Stand on Improved Roads
Ed M. Smith of Winterset Republican candidate for governor outlines his road policy. He supports a rapid, comprehensive program to improve Iowa’s primary road system funded by replacing county bonds with state bonds to save interest and ensure statewide benefits while using current revenues to complete the plan and add miles.
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Ed M. Smith
Winterset
Iowa
Poséline
My support for expanding state aid to secondary roads
The speaker endorses extending the policy of state aid for secondary roads by allocating a portion of the gasoline tax to these highways. They state that their nomination and election will continue Iowa’s current road program, with no disturbances, and praise the ongoing highway system as second to none in the country.
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Iowa
Vna
Weather and health tied to seasonal changes in health
A long text links weather to illnesses with seasonal shifts raising contagious diseases such as measles and typhoid. it notes public chatter about health in relation to temperature and cites aging habits, civic trivia, and small town anecdotes as context.
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Reacher
Eritel
Censuses prompt debate on small towns and city growth
A reader argues census figures mislead about population. He cites immigration and farm changes drawing people to cities while small towns and rural areas remain strong. He notes skeptics should examine data, references Rockwell divorce, and telephone etiquette quirks amid broader social observations.
This Week in Pella Neighbors and quiet at the local theatre
In Pella some residents feel happier without neighbors as they chase social comparison. The column laments noise during screenings and hints at lingering ill will while noting a few locals still cannot read the screen warning.
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Pella
A Matter of Physics in a Chicago Corner Saloon
In a Chicago corner saloon a wary proprietor prides in ten cent whiskey. A stranger pays a dime and asks for whiskey and bitters. He fills the glass to the brim without spilling, prompting the owner to poke a hole with his finger to make room for the bitters.
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American News Festures, Inc
Inexcusable exchange over a prank call ends in wit
A volley of exasperated words about a telephone prank prompts a clever reply. The responder quips I don’t know, ask Information, turning a quarrel into a light moment amid the newsroom chatter.
Flight O'Tyme Chronicle Roots in 1910 and 1920
The Flight O Tyme column traces flying machine lore across two eras, noting advances and echoes from 1910 and 1920. It surveys early aviation ideas, mentioning pioneers and evolving tech while situating them in a periodical chronicle.
Twenty Years Ago in the Chronicle May 19 1910
Items note Heeren patenting two displays for merchant use in showing fruits and canned goods. K Van Dusseldorp elected fourth ward alderman replacing Henry Grandman. Rev W J Van Korsen resigns from Second Reform Church to join Board of Foreign Missions. H J Hoogenakker sells Richland Clarion stake and moves to Guthrie Center for furniture business. Rev L Colyn installed as pastor of Alpha Presbyterian. Deaths: Gerrit Zwambach 78. Mrs Gertrude Onstine 47. Mr Ferninald Dingeman 42.
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K. van Dusseldorp
Henry Grandman
W. J. van Korsen
Second Reformed Church
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Reformed Church
H. J. Hoogenakker
Richland Clarion
Guthrie Center
Rev. L. Colyn
Presbyterian Church
Alpha, Minn
Gerrit Zwambach
Gertrude Onstine
Ferninald
Dingeman
Editors Clash Over Roosevelts Fight and Other Leaders
A collage of editorials voices from Monroe County papers weighing Roosevelt against the power trust, Hammill and good roads, canal plans, and political integrity. Opinions judge leadership, credit, and legal ballot details with regional tone and brisk commentary.
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Monroe
Roosevelt
New York
Ten Years Ago Items from the Chronicle 1920
The Porter Manufacturing and Sales Co was incorporated with 75000 capital. City council faced protests from property owners over extending parking on north Main street. White Way Auto bought the Square Deal Auto building and business. Three wrestling matches drew crowds at a local American Legion gathering. Several smallpox cases were reported in town. The Kuyper Ver Steeg music store partnership was dissolved. Van der Syde sold Franklin Street and leased the Wichart restaurant space. Frank Noggaman lost use of his limbs due to paralysis and was cared for at the John De Cook home. Gysbert Van Houweling died suddenly at his home three miles east.
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Chronicle
Porter’ Manufacturing and Sales Company
North Main Street
White Way Auto Company
Square Deal Auto Company
Amercan Legion Post
A. P. Kuyper
Henry Ver Steeg
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Marion county approves road bond and Civil War hero tablet
In a 4 to 1 vote, Marion county approved the bond for 162 improved roads. A memorial tablet honoring Central college Civil War heroes was unveiled with ceremonies at the new Central building. Mrs. Murray Nesbit of New Ulm Mina died after a stroke of paralysis. Judge George W. Crozier died at his son's Clinton home as the Pell junior class presented Nine Tails to crowded houses.
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Marion
Central College
New
Murray.Nesbit
New Ulm
Mina
George W. Crozier
Chia
Clinton
For Sale Chronicle Office Equipment Sale
Classified notice lists adding machine paper typewriter ribbons and carbon paper for sale by Chronicle Office. Includes brief sale details and contact information likely in a rural or urban community newspaper column.
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Chronicle
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