Roosevelt inflation debate on currency and policy shifts
A compilation of comments from J. WIlson ED. S. Cook and H. Paul Scholte on President Roosevelts monetary plan to revalue gold and stabilize currency. Wilson supports the move as timely for restoring purchasing power and trade while Scholte and the Federal Advisory Council urge caution, stability, and clear gains in income before broad changes.
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Wilson
White House
Roosevelt
S. Cook
Germany
H. Paul Scholte
Federal Advisory Council
Inflation and gold standard debate stirs Iowa readers
Letters from Pella and farmers argue inflation risks to life insurance and credit, urging reflation and currency reform. They caution on gold policy, bonds, and banking, urging government action to stabilize prices, employment, and investment while maintaining confidence in money.
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H. P. van Gorp
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Farmer
Pella
Iowa
Round Table
Germany
Confidence in Money for Postwar Prosperity
An excerpt urging restoration of confidence to revive U S. trade and employment. It stresses that profits depend on price relations, money velocity, and global demand. It praises Roosevelt's money policy, warns against propaganda, and calls for informed judgment based on facts to sustain a major public works program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Kuyper
Barney Baruch
Saturday Evening Post
United States
Pella
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
al Smith
Hoover
Holland
United Sates
Roosevelt
Congress
Wallace
The Pella Markets Quotations From Local Dealers
Local produce dealers report prices for corn wheat oats cream eggs chickens ducks geese hogs and hog prices. Corn 2 to 3 cents, old 36 cents, wheat 66 cents, oats 26 cents. Eggs 18 to 24 cents, springs chickens 6 to 8 cents, old hens 6 to 7 cents, roosters 4 to 6 cents. Hogs delivered at Polk 1.80 to 3.30, hogs at Chicago 8.00 to 3.85.
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Polis
Chicago
Work Wanted and Public Notices in Local Classifieds
Housework and cleaning help sought by Tonie at 909 East Third Street. Painting decorating and paperhanging offered with reasonable prices by C. W. Clement. Canary birds for sale including singers and varieties. Mrs Ollie Deruyyn, 712 East First Street. Twenty spotted Poland China gilts for sale by M. C. Van Hemert, Otley Iowa. Public sale of used lumber at Garden City Paper Plant, 2:30 p.m. Saturday December 2.
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Iso
Mi Tonie
Ellow
Spotted
Ollie Deruyn
East First Street
Poland
China
M. C. van Hemert, Otley
Towa
Garden City
Electric Sparks and Christmas Gadgets Feature Stations and Ads
A miscellany from Electric Sparks includes a sixteen cylinder car incident at a filling station, mentions of Atwater Kent radios, and guidance on electrical gifts for Christmas. It also bursts with lighthearted quips about law, manners, and household appliances from brands like ABC Washers Hoover Cleaners and Mixmaster mixers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Pott
Origins of O K Factored Across Many Theories
The Observer reports on the origin of O K with several readers offering theories. Claims span 18th and 19th century sources from Andrew Jackson to Thornton American Glossary, with Scottish, Choctaw, and Scottish-Irish links proposed. The piece notes disputes and concludes it will likely remain O K with the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
The
Observer
O. K
Boston
Mass
Charles G. Leland
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
R. H. Thornton
Pushmataha
Scotland
America
Woodrow Wison
A N Vander Linden Dies Tuesday Night
A. N. Vander Linden, 87, prominent Pella resident, died at his Scholte apartments home at 9:00 p m Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at 1:00 p m at the home with Oakwood burial. Survived by widow and two children Clarence Vander Linden and Mrs C Bond Harpole. More life details to follow. plus local sale notices and paper supplies offered.
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Chronicle
A. N. Vander Linden
Pella
Scholte Apartments
Oakwood
Vander Linden
Clarence Vander Linden
C. Bond Harpole
Shell Beach
Cal
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