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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1921
Page
1
The Chronicle notes extensive advertising for local painters this season, with painters reporting abundant work. The piece implies a link between heavy ads and high demand, suggesting consumer interest is driving business.
The Irish leader accepts Lloyd George's invitation to a conference, dropping the earlier objections that led to last month’s cancellation. The exchange signals renewed effort toward talks, contrasting with prior delays and heated rhetoric.
A Knoxville school board member argues in the Journal that coal delivered from a nearby mine costs half as much as a farmer earns per bushel of corn. In Pella corn is 35 cents and coal 26 cents. The claimed ratio is over five-sevenths, making Pella the coal loser due to price differences.
The article argues hazing disorders at colleges spark attention and lawless behavior. It warns that students cannot reliably discipline peers and urges leaving disciplinary actions to authorities, applying to both college students and Ku Klux Klans.
A farmer near Marshalltown proposed giving three fourths of his harvested crop to the landlord in exchange for release from a $10 per acre cash rent contract. The landlord refused, illustrating land speculation’s straits in Iowa and supporting the Chronicle’s past claim that single tax would benefit non speculative farmers and others who earn a living by useful work.
Governor Kendall designates October 12 for Chambers of Commerce Farm Bureaus and the public to consider unemployment in the state. He urges immediate contemplated improvements noting no serious unemployment in Pella due to summer street paving and outside workers.
Chicago papers reported that about half the police force may be involved in illicit liquor traffic. The police enforcement is weak and newspapers, including The Tribune, criticize the crackdown. Visitors note widespread violations with little secrecy, painting Chicago as a tainted plague spot in Illinois.
The Versailles trent repudiated by the Senate under Democratic direction struggles in the Senate as Senator Borah harshly opposes the separate peace. Democrats fret over partisan mood from Republicans awhile Harding and aides may face a hard road reconciling past partisan sins and policy splits.
John Wannamaker issues a statement blaming present high taxes for rising living costs and urging reductions. He argues taxes that the wealthy cannot pass to consumers should be cut, while noting past government action during the Wilson era aiming to dodge tariff duties. The piece labels him a Republican who supports protective tariffs yet hints at smuggling to avoid duties that cannot be passed on.
The article argues that press commentary foresees trouble for President Harding at the disarmament conference due to Borah influence. It notes risk that invited nations press US to reopen Versailles issues repudiated by the Senate and criticizes US withdrawal from coalitions. It contends US influence has weakened since Wilson era and warns of possible national humiliation if negotiations force reconsideration of WWI settlements.
The German mark falls rapidly as the government funds deficits by printing money. Speculation fuels the slide, risking wider economic distress. The United States holds secured claims against Germany, while France and Belgium face heavy indemnities. Americans are urged to curb speculative gambling that drains wealth without producing real gains.
Observations recount quirky events from Baudette Minnesota, including Sam Sherman’s prize preserves at the Dutchie fair and Bas Ten Eyck’s cow Emma who drank fallen fermenting apples. Emma leaped fences and disrupted a picnic, while Bas saves her milk as a possible punch source.
The article describes Palestinian marriage in Muslim and Christian villages, detailing early marriages for girls aged 12 to 16 and boys around 20. Fathers bear wedding costs while prospective grooms negotiate a bride price, with mothers and relatives surveying brides from their hamlet or elsewhere, and the lamb sacrifice marking betrothal.
The text notes that total settlement costs rise from $100 to $400 in American money, with minor expenses adding significantly and often doubling the amount. It highlights how additional small charges accumulate to substantially increase the final price.
Mooresville Junior American Red Cross pupils collected a pound of food or clothing from grade schools and delivered a large pile of gifts to a poor elderly couple. Tommy and a High School boy recalled the event as fun and heartwarming, while W. J. Bryan critique on higher critics closes the note with a Bible insight.
Sir Ernest Shackleton sails from London aboard a ship carrying two years of stores for a 30000 mile expedition to uncharted polar waters south of Africa. He will seek the last legend island Tanaki with a seaplane and motion picture crew aboard.
A rhythmic, reflective verse describes a child asking who is truly foreign: the distant Italian pen pal or the speaker at home. The letter from abroad prompts a gentle meditation on identity and friendship beyond borders.
The article traces Alabama from De Soto's 1540 discovery to its 1819 formation as the twenty second state. It covers French, English, and Spanish rulers, Fort St. Louis 1702, Mobile founded 1710, and West Florida shifts. It notes Alabama's name origins and area of 51,988 square miles.
A reflective poem about burial grounds and memory. The speaker contemplates the quiet hour between sunset and darkness and the sleepers beneath the grass grown earth. Flowers, tears, and loving offerings mark the resting place as the speaker muses on enduring affection.
A humorous local feature describes a dog that barks at visitors and neighbors, befriends tramps, chases cats, alarms girls, digs holes in flower beds, and starts disputes, reflecting small town pet antics.
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