Alfalfa Bill's absence signals possible dark horse nominee
The piece notes Alfalfa Bill's absence from the Richmond governors conference as waste of time, suggesting Roosevelt and Smith alter dynamics, with a likely dark horse nominee emerging at the Democratic convention. It contrasts Lindbergh hype, bank closings, Iowa farming losses, debt social stigma, and ongoing weather-delayed baseball openings.
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Richmond
Franklin D. Roosevelt
al Smith
Graduation Time Highlights Education Beyond Graduation
The piece urges continued education from grade to college, arguing education must be used, not wasted. It notes unemployment as a challenge and suggests paths in ministry and teaching, stressing that schooling benefits both breadwinners and homemakers and urging local support for Pella’s college.
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Pella
The Low Prices and Market Woes
The editor notes record low prices on lard bacon and pork, arguing price reductions help markets with high unemployment. Declining farm demand pressures all goods, as wages fall and welfare aid substitutes income. The piece cautions against assuming current prices are ideal but concedes they aid consumers.
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Jess
Breadwinners at Work, Higher Prices Beneficial
The piece argues that full employment and higher wages would expand demand and profits across farms, factories, and mills. It notes consumers benefit from low prices but many can't buy enough, and favors shifting to a buying economy where prices are higher and workers are better paid.
What Other Editors Think Favors Sales Tax Homeston New Era
The piece argues a sales tax best relieves real estate taxes. It cites Prohibition poll results from The Digest and The Literary Digest, noting low return rates and mixed opinions on repeal. It urges Iowa Democrats to nominate a capable senator in June for a dignified fall election choice.
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the Digest
Chariton
Literary Digest
Monroe County
Washington
Ers Knatt
Iowa
Bits of Gossip From Pella Weeks Past
This week’s Pella gossip column collects cheeky vignettes about local students, shopkeepers, and residents. Jokes at the ball game, coin purses, and dental or dinner table quips mingle with light cruel humor and small-town social poke at Dutch and Negro stereotypes, with remarks about liquor, coffee, and harvest chores.
Local Oddities and Evangelist Opinions in Community Notes
Tunis Kooyman's lawn mower overheated by 11:00 Monday, cooling at Gez el's blacksmith shop. At a high school, debates on evangelists included Billy Sunday and Henry Ford. A student argued Ford, not a preacher, has affected more people by making cars, while a teacher doubted Ford's evangelist status.
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Tunis
Kooyman
Gezel
Billy Sunday
Henry Ford
Billy
Magazine seller meets reader with odd quote
A magazine peddler, Ted King, encounters a man who claims to take only The Weekblad. The exchange hints the editor of the Chronicle could read no more than a week. An old joke about horseback riding also appears in the dialogue.
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Ted King
Chronicle
Home For the Aged trustees plan building expansion
Ten years ago the Board of Trustees of the Home For the Aged voted to enlarge the building at a cost of 24000 dollars. Other items note a Melcher area farmer found dead in a field presumably struck by lightning, two residents’ marriages, a 34 name high school graduate list, a sling injury from a Ford incident, births to Van Arkel and Ver Stee couples, and Oskaloosa boiler washer De Bruin injured in a peculiar manner moving about the engine area.
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Chronicle
The
Home For the Aged
Ernest Langerbartels
Melcher
W. W. Muilenberg
Christina ‘Ten Hagen
Pete Heerema
Ford
van Arkel
George Ver Stee
William de Bruin
Roundhouse
Oskaloosa
Enine
Twenty Years Ago 1912 Local News Highlights
Obituary: John Degering, 71, died at the County home. Weddings: Oscar Nelson with Marie Ramsey. James Visser with Gertrude Vander Linden. J W Gaass with Kathryn Mosier of Ringgold county. New cement floor at Van Haaften barber shop. Mrs D S Huber fell and broke three ribs. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs D Utima and to Mr and Mrs Z A Ruckman of Cordova. Miss Lois Rietveld became a clerk for Ver Steeg and Co. Porter advertised seven bicycle grades from 17.50 to 29.50. Businessmen called to organize a commercial club. City council committee authorized to purchase two
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Chronicle
John Degering
Oscar Nelson
Marie W. Ramsey
James Visser
Gertrude Vander Linden
J. W. Gaass
Kathryn Mosier
Ringgold County
van Haaften
D. S. Huber
D. Utima
Z. A. Ruckman
Cordova
Lois Rietveld
Ver Steeg and Co
F. Porter
Drinking fountains for people and horses to be installed downtown
Plans call for installing drinking fountains for people and a separate trough for horses around the square. Officials say the project will provide public access to hydration and support livestock needs during market days and city events.
Reduced 30 lbs Kruschen Salts claim in Little Rock tale
Miss Madeline Crowley of Little Rock Arkansas says she weighed 140 pounds before using Kruschen Salts for a year and lost 30 pounds. The ad claims health gains beyond weight loss with skin clarity brighter eyes and increased activity. It recommends a half teaspoon in hot water each morning and avoiding fatty foods. A jar lasts four weeks and is sold in drug stores worldwide.
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Madeline Crowley
Little Rock
Ark
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Nick de Winter
Virginia
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Mitten
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Gillette
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Vander Linden
Jay Bee
Gerrit L. Dykstra
Otley
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H. C. Payne
Broadway
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Telephone
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Puritan Drug Co
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Kenhle
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