Maine and New York votes signal national trend in 1916
The piece argues that Maine typically foreshadows national outcomes, with strong Democratic margins this year and New York generally aligning with national results. It notes 1916 as an exception when New York backed Hughes while Wilson won due to California. It concludes that predicting outcomes from state results is not always reliable.
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Maine
New York State
Hughes
Wilson
California
Depesters
Protect Your Car From Cold Weather Now
This notice urges all automobile owners to prepare for freezing temperatures by ensuring a good battery and sufficient anti freeze solution. It warns of the trouble of starting a car on a cold morning and the convenience and expense savings from early preparation.
Defeat of Billy Wilson in Marion county election
The defeat of Billy Wilson a war horse of Marion county democracy disappointed his friends who expected a large majority for his long term as board of supervisors. His efficient service is noted and the successor M A Chick Barnes a farmer is expected to perform well in his new role.
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Billy Wilson
Marion County Democracy
Board of Supervisors
Wilson
Who Started This Tradition of Spring and Fall House Cleaning
The passage questions who initiated the habit of spring and fall house cleaning, noting it falls largely to women who invest time and effort, with men sometimes assisting for the heavy tasks. It suggests even a conscientious male objector values the cleaner home and the peace of sleep free from dust and cobwebs.
Federal Housing Act aids owners to remodel or build homes
The Federal Housing Act offers loans enabling owners to remodel or construct new homes with low interest and affordable monthly payments. Reports nationwide show millions used effectively, presenting a chance to fix up old buildings and boost lumbermen's business.
Coal mining strong industry expanding near Pella
Town observers note coal mining grows into a leading industry with mines near Pella producing thousands of tons of rich coal. Iowa coal praised as fine quality, cheaper despite extra ash handling, reflecting a shift from prior low regard to competitive pricing.
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Incveral
Pella
Iowa
Home for the Aged praised for care and comfort
The Home for the Aged in Pella is lauded for its facilities, meals, attentive staff, religious services, and congenial atmosphere as the Van Burens strive to fulfill its name. Farmers fear mortgage loss and await Governor Herring's plan to extend the debt moratorium from 1937 to 1939. Reverend Prins criticizes munitions makers as international criminals and urges cautious support for war decisions, noting soldiers’ lack of glorification of war.
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Pella
Herring
Tax sales tax divides party lines in Iowa debate
The passage notes difficulty turning campaign issue into a sales tax debate. It cites thousands of buyers opposed to the tax, yet Iowa voters elected the party responsible for it. Democrats and Republicans disagree, with affiliates from both sides split on the tax as a perceived solution to problems.
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Iowa
Unemployment Relief and Welfare Policy Debate
The local Welfare league handles cases of unemployable and willing workers. Some prefer charity or loafing over work, while the federal policy provides relief to all needy families. The tension lies in supporting nonworkers without encouraging idleness.
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Welfare League
League
Disgust at repeal grips Chicago wets and repeal foes
The report says Chicago wets hate repeal not for repeal itself but for weak liquor laws that fail to curb excess. Press dispatches claim repealists want drinking controlled and moderate. Veterans predict national prohibition could return within five years if conditions don’t change.
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Chicago
Recovery of Youth in Chicago Tribune Editorial
The Chicago Tribune editorial argues for youth recovery among all ages to avoid social estrangement. It contends that looking and acting young influences how others perceive age, noting that appearance often determines perceived age more than actual feelings.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Campaign to reduce faulty headlights gains support
Mrs. Alex Miller the secretary of state announces a campaign to reduce glare from automobile headlights. The move aims to cut accidents through strict observance of headlight laws, rallying motorists to driving courtesy and precautions while urging enforcement.
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Louilia
Alex Miller
Revisiting the Sun’s 1884 political battles
The Sac City Sun recalls a fierce Blaine versus Cleveland campaign era. It notes harsh party claims, insults toward Democrats, saloon funding patterns on election days, and a push toward more independent journalism away from straight party lines.
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Sac Sun
the Sun
Blaine
Cleveland
The
Sun
Sac City
Sac County
Logan
Bits of gossip from Pella readers and locals
A column of lighthearted notes and wry humor from Pella locals. Jokes about teens in religious instruction, slang and misinterpretations, oddities at J C Penney, and playful quips about local folks like Jim Van Dusseldorp Dan Dingeman and Casey Vanden Berg. It showcases small town banter and social observations with dated references and local names.
The Christian Steward Lesson Plan Explores Talents
International Sunday School Lesson discusses possessing using and misusing talents through Matthew 25 14 30 and related texts. It emphasizes that everyone has some talent and that unused gifts become worthless while rewarding faithful stewardship and prudent use of abilities.
Parable of Talents Urges Active Use of Gifts
The sermon argues that people misuse their God given gifts by avoiding service in church and failing to act on entrusted talents. It cites the master’s judgment where five and two talent stewards are praised, while the one talent servant is punished for inaction. Those who do not use what they have lose even that.
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Jacob Prins
Second Reformed Church
Weekly Health Message on Itch Mites and Scabies
Billie suffered severe itching on hands and wrists. A teacher and school nurse arranged a home visit revealing multiple family members affected. The physician explained scabies caused by the mite Acarus scabiei, its life cycle and spread, urging simultaneous treatment at home and community nurse support, with public health reports for Iowa listing cases by disease and county.
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Billie
Miss G
Iowa
Cerro Gordo
Muscatine
Blackhawk
Woodbury
Old Style Laundry Tips From a Warm Kitchen Column
The piece offers practical Victorian era advice on laundry care. It notes snowy white clothes after air drying in freezing air, suggests wiping a clothesline before use, mentions peach stains fading with freezing, and recommends lukewarm soapy washes with gentle drying for woolens.
Twenty Years Ago Items From the Chronicle Nov 26 1914
Chronicle notes from 1914 recounts at Frushs home with teachers and school board families attending. Highlights include a proposed high school building drawing and Dec 22 election date. Other items cover double weddings in Newton, pep meetings at the college, electric customers for October, a 58th anniversary, 99 chickens sent to a home, a Baptist church reception, a Rochester trip for a medical exam, Thanksgiving post hours, a 15 pound birth, and a marriage license issued in Washington and Bussey.
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Chronicle
F. M. Frush
Hld
Pella
Newton
Anna Dykstra
William McIntire
St. Louis
Orissa Veenstra
Edward McIntire
Des Moines
Harry de Cook
College
H. Kuyper
Anne de Jong
Peoria
Council Bluffs
Baptist Church
New Tor
W. J. Coulstéh
Gerrit van Gorp
Rochester
Minn
de Heer
New Sharon
Nellie Ver Steeg
William Tollenaar
Washington
Iowa
Gertrude Vander Linden
Bussey
Plans to close the World’s Fair in St Louis
A 1904 item notes St Louis World’s Fair closing planned for Nov 30 as Des Moines University football beats Central 34 to 0. Also reports injuries and personal news from Ottumwa Pella Colfax Marion and nearby towns including illnesses weddings and a barber shop heating update.
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Chronicle
St. Louis
Des Moines University
Will Blommers
George Heeren
Theo
Sully
Iowa
John B. Steincamp
F. Sjaardema
Johnny Vander Linden
Ottumwa
Pella
Dell Hendricks
John Dykstra
Josephine Thomassen
S. P. Shaw
Marion
D. C. Thomas
Evans
Frank de Reus
E. L. Mills
Central College
H. D. Wormhoudt
Colfax
Esther Weaver
Proof of Will Notice in Marion County Iowa
Legal notice announces a filed instrument alleged to be the last will of Elizabeth A Graham deceased, in the District Court at Knoxville Iowa. A hearing is set for December 17 1934 at the court office, with interested parties invited to be heard. Don J Remy, Clerk. R Clements, Deputy.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Elizabeth A. Graham
Knoxville
Don J. Remy
R. Clements
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