Thoughts on youth and aging from a public speaker
The essay urges living with purpose over years lived, citing Joan of Arc at nineteen as an example. It warns that worry and resignation age a person, and promotes thinking and living boldly to keep youthlike vitality. The piece then notes rising alcoholism arrests and deaths tied to legalized liquor, blaming suppression of facts by pro drink advocates.
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Joan Or Arc
Boston
Duluth
Blakesb
Blakesburg
Iowa
Science charts marriage future says Chicago professor weighs joy and sorrow
University of Chicago professor Dr Leonard Cottrell Jr presents studies with charts and questionnaires claiming married life joys and sorrows can be predicted. He urges readers to blame the doctor, not the editor, if these conclusions unsettle couples.
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University of Chicago
Leonard 8. Cottrell, Jr
The Pathfinders on Dial Tone and Volume in Business
The Pathfinders note 33 telephone lines per 100 in DC and argue that lower prices boost volume. They say many businesses fail to grasp that volume matters, preferring few customers over many. They assert more regular patrons beat higher prices with smaller customer bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Babel in Our Midst as Languages Fill the United States
A speaker muses on listing distinct languages spoken in the United States, noting hundreds of languages with and without scripture translations. He imagines a gathering of language representatives to hear them chatter, predicting a veritable Babel among diverse tongues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Crisis in Education Cited With Unemployment and Cuts
The passage highlights a critical period in U S education with 80,000 unemployed teachers across 33 states, widespread term reductions, salary cuts, and overdue wages. Yet annual enrollments rise by about 200,000, contrasted with Bank closures, and a claim that Turkey expanded schools despite poverty, per William C Bagley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Bagley
Teachers College
Columbia University
England
Canada
Turkey
Price of Bread Sparks Debate on Consumer Costs
The Christian Science Monitor warns that small bread price increases affect hundreds of thousands. DoJ probes profiteering in 39 cities across 21 states while Wheat prices fall and bakers contest costs. Secretary Wallace cites consumer interest as crucial in farm relief actions.
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Christian Science Monitor
United States Department of Justice
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Bureau of Labor Statistics
America
Department of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Iowa Bakers’ Association
Costa
Frederic ©. Howe
Department of Justice
Army
Thirty Years Ago Chronicle Items From Nov 12 1903
Two men held on charges in the Miss Cora Lacey death case in Mitchellville. Newton factory Parsons Rich Co to be rebuilt after Aug 22 fire. Holdup men try to extort 4000 from Rock Island railroad. Mme Melba praised as world’s greatest soprano heard by 4000 in Des Moines. Bill in Congress seeks death penalty for killings of national leaders and diplomats. A Des Moines man loses 9600 on a whist game. Peter De Cook and Celia Cotter wed at Leighton. Cole opens new drug store in Dennis building. T Vander Pol marks 64th birthday with friends and relatives. Jennie Schakel hosts 18th birthday party. Fern Ash loses both legs under a moving train near Hastie. S F Prouty GOP speech at Runnells draws large crowd. Girls told not to leave candy outdoors to cool on Halloween. Henry H Jones leaves Des Moines Register to join Washington Post as telegraph editor.
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Chronicle
Cora Lacey
Mitchellville
Parsons, Rich & Co
Newton
Rock Island Railroad
Mme
Melba
Des Moines
Congress
United States
Peter de Cook
Celia Cotter
Leighton
Cole
Dennis
T. Vander Pol
Jennie Schakel
Fern Ash
Hastie
S. F. Prouty
Runnells
Hallowe
Henry H. Jones
Des Moines Register and Leader
Washington Post
Twenty Years Ago Items From Pella Iowa 1913
In 1913 Pella features a 63 to 0 loss by the high school grid team to Knoxville and Ellsworth College defeating Central 7 to 0. City council notes include a singing class improving for a Thanksgiving meet in Albia. William J. Van Vark and Miss Marie Roovart wed in Ottumwa on November 8. A De Geus golden anniversary family reunion is recorded. Local deaths include Gerrit Snellers twelve months old and Mrs. Joseph Nunninkhoven aged 29. H F Johnson walks with a cane after a lumbago attack. White Way Hotel opens under P Vander Kolk. J H Thomassen sells a Peoria store and buys a farm near Murray Town. Sylvia and Lynn Platte teach in Leighton. Harry Kuyper’s seven year old son injured at school. Tennis Van Zante’s relatives celebrate his 58th birthday. The college practice organ is repaired after a balk.
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Chronicle
Pella High School
Knoxville
Ellsworth College
Central
Albia
William J. van Vark
Marie Roovart
Oskaloosa
de Geus
Gerrit Snellers
Jacob Snellers
Joseph Nunninkhoven
H. F. Johnson
White Way
Schubring
P. Vander Kolk
J. H. Thomassen
Peoria
Murray
Town
Sylvia
Lynn Platte
Leighton School
Harry
J. H. Kuyper
Tennis van Zante
Near Otley
Knowing How What Other Editors Think Please Sign Indianola Record
A letter from a contributor signed A. Granger promotes open identity for published ideas. The piece raises concerns about signing letters and the risk of publishing unsigned or outrageous thoughts. A brief note from Keokuk County News urges safety education after Delmar Senger’s drowning in a stock tank, emphasizing safety knowledge to save lives.
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Indianola
A. Granger
Miss A Granger
Miss Granger
Keokuk County
South English
Delmar Gene Senger
John Wenger
Rural Business Faces Juggernaut of Political Power
In Chicago on Tuesday night Senator Dickinson spoke against rural business being crushed by a juggernaut. The Monroe Mirror agrees to a point noting the grinding wheels driven by the party Dickinson backs, and that the Democratic party now must unwind decades of entanglements.
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Monroe Mirror
Senator Dickinson
Chicago
Dickinson
Iowa Farmers Split as Milo Reno Gangs No Longer Lead
Lovilla Press reports Milo Reno and his gang are not the leaders of Iowa farmers as the farm strike weakens. Western Iowa farmers organize an anti-picketing group to let farm products reach markets.
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Lovilla Press
Milo Reno
Iowa
Bootleggers and Taxes in Chariton Leader
The Chariton Leader notes the wets once argued repeal would expand taxation and curb bootlegging but now warn that easing liquor taxation may invite bootleggers to handle contraband booze. The piece concludes bootleggers have always existed since liquor restrictions began.
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Chariton
Wets
Getting Under Skin Sigourney Review
Senator Murphy and his supporters have been getting under the skin of the Federal Land Bank. He criticizes low Iowa land appraisals and presses for reform. Improved appraisals could aid banking and farm problems, perhaps more than seven or eight cent hogs.
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Sigourney Review
Murphy
Federal Land Bank
Iowa
This Week in Pella Humorous Snippets and Local Cheers
Local column runs a collage of jokes and eccentric observations from Pella residents. Notes include quips about Carl Clark and Hippy Gezel, undertakers early calls, a sign-painting mischief, remarks at the post office, and light commentary on prosperity and nearby towns, with brief anecdotes about weddings, churchgoers, and a Blakesburg home brew recipe.
U S Buying of Argentine Beef Criticized by Nebraska Expert
Lincoln Nebr. Professor Howard J. Gramlich head of animal husbandry at the University of Nebraska criticized federal purchases of Argentine canned beef for civilian conservation camps. He noted Nebraska producers face low cattle prices while imports rose 83 percent last year, based on Chicago Drovers Journal data from a U S Live Stock association conference in Chicago.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Middle West
Howard J. Gramlich
Department of
Animal Husbandry
University of Nebraska
Gramlich
Chicago
United States Live Stock Association
Nebraska
Chicago Drovers Journal
Chiseler Word's Rise Mirrors Language Trends
In the Oskaloosa Herald, a study of slang shows how chiseler evolved from trade talk to common usage before formal industrial codes. The piece traces monthly diffusion through commerce circles, noting how reduced prices and competitive tactics shaped language among dealers and printers.
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Ozkaloosa Herald
Johnson
License Plates 1934 In Poweshiek County Debate
A Deep River letter questions whether some residents will dodge 1934 car licenses while others pay. The writer urges fire officers to enforce the law and arrest offenders regardless of relations.
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Deep River
Poweshiek
Understanding how disease spreads and home disinfection
A Chronicle Weekly Health Message explains that air transmission is unlikely for diseases like scarlet fever and diphtheria. It advises close exposure as the main risk, discourages fumigation, and recommends disinfection through boiling bed linens, soap and water, disinfectants, and sunlight. It notes state disease reports for the week ending Nov 2, 1988, including diphtheria 13 cases and measles 1.
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State Department of Health
Charles V. Chapin
Providence
Rhode Island
Iowa
Taylor
Seventh Proposal Brings Witty Retort in Tit-Bits
A facetious exchange from Tit-Bits shows a suitor remarking he is the sixth to propose without success and the reply humorously suggests wearing a ring on the seventh attempt. The brief quip highlights playful social banter in old periodical humor.
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Pella
H. H. Sadler
Lowe
By Sadler Publishing CO
Main St
E. V. Goad
Biomas
India
Europe
John .Therie
Carl Clark
Hippy Gezel
Hippy
Johnny Stursma
Wilbur Johnson
Penney
Paul Lautenbach
Bill van Hemert
Pete Bloem
Pete
Swartz
Vander Wal
Roosevelt
Bedeegarter
Gerrit
Arie
Cler Reyman
California
Weny
Birmingham Enterprise
Fox
U. S
Argentine
Chronicle Weekly Health Message
Dubuque
United States Public Health Service
Ayer
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