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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1924
Page
1
The piece denounces liquor sellers as lawbreakers who ignore prohibitions across decades and borders. It critiques arguments that prohibition failed only because of law violation, notes shifts in stance on state versus national reach, and contends drinkers push for legal purchase without endorsing saloons.
A proposal argues for allowing purchase of wine or beer with low alcohol content to reduce demand for stronger drinks. It claims this would aid temperance without undermining law, addressing concerns that current restrictions provoke widespread disregard among rumsellers.
The Chronicle recalls an old Iowa measure banning strong liquor while allowing beer. Reporters describe beer saloons as clandestine outlets for high alcohol content, noting that liquor sellers often evaded the law as with other liquor regulations.
Officials argue enforcement differs by country and note Canada and England show stricter compliance with liquor legislation. The discussion suggests our own enforcement is laxer and partly reflects inherited British legal traditions, with blame placed on current U.S. practices.
The writer notes England struggles with rum sellers like the United States and observes English restrictions are mild by comparison. A Todmorden Advertiser article from September 12, in a town of about 25,000, is cited as supporting testimony.
The Halifax court heard last Saturday that Harry Howarth landlord of the Travellers Rest beerhouse Pilling Lane Sowerby was summoned for supplying intoxicating liquors in prohibited hours for selling whisky without a license and having whisky on the premises.
At the trial four men were summoned for consuming liquor during prohibit hours. Police kept watch on the house from 11:25 p m until 1:00 a m. They listened at a window with a slightly askew blind, and the report notes the detailed testimony from the proceedings.
Testimony from Todmorden record reveals similar intoxication driven behavior as in America. Voices describe patrons pressing for drinks late at night, with Howarth and Addy heard at cupboards and counters as corks pop and money passes. The licensee is involved in the loosening of legal restraints.
Officers report a drunken scene where customers pressed for more drink. A woman notes the bottle is empty while a man insists others still have some. The exchange ends with a cork drawn before police arrive and gain entry.
The report notes an English rumseller evading responsibility when caught and lying about offenses. Evidence shows whisky bottles in a dresser cupboard and an insistent landlady claiming to run the house straight while admitting multiple sales.
At the trial Howarth denied police claims while the landlord admitted to little memory of events. The landlord's wife asserted no liquor was served from the kitchen that night. Howarth received ten pounds for supplying liquor in prohibited hours, ten pounds for selling whisky without a license, and five pounds for having whisky on the premises, or a month on each, to run consecutively. The total fines equal about $115 to $120, highlighting low working wages in the area.
The report argues that dealing with England liquor traffic resembles handling a venomous reptile. It notes few beer sale restrictions, whisky sales by licensed dealers, and the penalties for violations, claiming widespread law breaking both there and here.
A fragmentary account questions bootlegger activity and legality, noting opposition to liquor laws and decency. A speaker suspects a joke, considers investing if the game is straight, and admits illiteracy and inability to read glasses. The report invites readers to share more facts and passes along the overheard remarks.
A patchwork of local quips and curiosities from Indianola and nearby towns. Jokes about funerals, drumming, and a mock milk slogan share space with a bootlegger yarn and a comic tale of a glass vendor mistaken for liquor. The piece sketches everyday life with wit and local names.
The Knoxville Journal cites a Chronicle note about a strange bur found in Oak Wood Cemetery by M. A. Clark. The Journal’s botanist labels the plant as a western weed known in Wyoming and Nebraska as the Buffalo bar. It says the weed, introduced to central Iowa years ago with alfalfa, has yellow hearted blossoms and watermelon shaped leaves, with a thorny stem like the burs.
Nearmyer D J of Pella Iowa born November 11 1877 died October 21 1924 in Parsons Kansas aged 46 years 11 months 9 days He married Jessie Sytsma in 1900 and Grace Young in 1906 with a total of six children Catherine Jessie Clarence Edna Lawrence Opal He leaves three brothers and seven sisters plus many relatives and friends His life as a Church of the Brethren member and Christian witness is noted with devotion
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In Otley the Wednesday shooting match is planned at Aleck Van Vark's bottom. The election results show Dirk Freeken and Abe Dykstra elected by large majorities, each winning assessor and treasurer seats despite failing to be nominat ed at the primary.
Otley residents tuned in Tuesday as election returns streamed from a local radio setup in the drug store. Mrs. Lorin Rickabaugh, owner of the winning device, expresses pride in the Chronicle contest prize and its public service. The column also notes a series of injuries and visits including Mrs. Bart Van Dusseldorp's wind-related door accident and several Des Moines visitors. Des Moines connections appear with multiple visits and hospital mentions amid community events and a summer flu uptick.
An Institute of Industrial Research experiment shows painted walls resist germs. Unpainted surfaces retained moisture and fostered bacteria, while fresh paint created a dry, non porous surface easy to clean. The New York health department favors painting over fumigation for sterilizing patient rooms.
Twenty years ago the Geelhoed store cement walk failed city standards. Talks of a new saloon in Pella emerge. Deaths include John Slot aged 79 and a Van Gilst child, plus Mayor Huber dislocated shoulder after wagon tumble. Typhoid reports rival malaria claims. The First Reformed church installs a water motor for its organ. Forsythe building becomes office space. Miss Hattie Klein suffers a serious hand cut while battling a rat and glass incident.
Last Thursday Mesdames Wormhoudt entertained the Fortnightly Literary club at H. O. Wormhoudt's home. Mrs. Ralph Grundman read a paper on Makers of American Poetry. Mrs. George Versteeg gave a musical reading. Miss Jewell and high school pupils sang, followed by readings by Miss Bessie Vander Ploeg. Light refreshments preceded a presidential straw vote: Coolidge 17, La Follette 12, Davis 11, then a unanimous vote of thanks to the hostesses.
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