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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1925
Page
8
The Chronicle plans to publish Nov 26 Thanksgiving issue a day early and asks advertisers to print notices in advance. The piece argues against Smith as a Democratic candidate, warns of Prohibition clashes, and cautions about immigrant impacts on American society and national unity.
The county Y M C A hosted a Father and Son banquet with editors borrowing boys for the event. The author argues that sons without their fathers feel humiliated and unity is diminished. They urge restricting attendance to fathers with their own sons and propose a separate social event for men without sons or for sons whose fathers cannot attend.
Opponents of current immigration limits discuss Nordic superiority as a basis for opposition while noting restraint can be argued without racial prejudice. The piece frames the US as a people's experiment requiring shared ancestry and history to unite diverse perspectives.
Observations note a Chicago marriage license clerk idle on Friday the thirteenth. The corn borer threatens Iowa’s crops, and a university football trip to Columbus intersects with insect activity in Ohio, prompting cleanups in Rock Island. Educational bulletins stress the bug, while treasury letters urge cashing saving certificates at maturity. The post office reports a deficit and postage hikes. The president faces cabinet coordination questions.
A column extols the community owes to busy local men whose enterprise and daily work sustain civic life without self-promotion. It lauds their quiet contributions and the idea that readers should recognize their collective impact.
A modest, kind hearted man nicknamed Billy is profiled in a sketch about his life. Born on a farm, he tended animals and grew fascinated by farm life. He moved to town where his father ran a livery stable, guiding him toward a veterinary career after finishing Pella High School and pursuing professional studies in Iowa.
A local doctor who graduated returns to his hometown to open an office in State College at Ames. He devotes himself to animal health for cows pigs and horses, earning a wide rural clientele from Pella. He married a college domestic science teacher and they have a daughter. The piece blends light life notes with a column on agriculture, politics, and Near East relief debates, ending with a lost handbag notice and a Saturday sugar sale at Gambell's.
A reader from Manhattan Kansas writes to The Baptist Record of Pella Iowa contesting Cyrenus Cole’s letter. He recounts visiting the region in September and asserts his knowledge of conditions in Romania Bulgaria Greece and nearby nations to correct the published impressions.
This piece notes face powder is widely used by women and girls, contrasts past moral views with modern practice, and argues powders are generally harmless if pure and used properly. It warns against eye irritation from certain powders, advises avoiding loose powders, and recommends gentle cleansing with soft water, soap, and clean cloth twice daily.
A red hot cookstove started a fire in Mrs Manns southeast home. The first brick pavement was laid in an alley beside the new bank. George Gaass refereed Central vs Simpson at Indianola. Central lost 29 to 0. Depot work continues with brick walls. High school beat Albia 11 to 0. Gradus Hagens and Bessie Van der Meulen wed on November 16. Merchants agreed to close on Thanksgiving. Rev John Firth, a returned missionary, moved to Pella into a newly purchased house.
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