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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1922
Page
1
Some individuals disregard high living costs and spend all they earn, with no access to credit. This lifestyle persists despite inflation, leaving them financially exposed and inconsistent in planning for the future.
Reports describe the horrors during Smyrna’s evacuation with the phrase unspeakable Turk. The piece notes less excuse for Christian world critique beyond what was offered for German barbarities in 1914 to 1918.
C M Ridler of Kimball democratic candidate for county treasurer spent the past week in Pella meeting voters on this side of the river. He, a successful private business operator, is regarded as a trustworthy choice for county affairs and made many friends during the visit.
The piece notes Republicans expressing intent to back Clyde Herring over Brookhart, signaling a cautious shift toward democracy. Herring admits he once voted the Republican ticket, suggesting growing cross party appeal but lingering doubt among some conservatives.
The piece notes potatoes sell for 85 cents a bushel in Pella while growers in northern Iowa receive 18 cents. It laments railroads earning two to three times the grower’s summer return for hauling across 300 miles and blames demagogues for voter manipulation.
Harding warned that a Democratic majority in the House in November would cause a national calamity. Republicans criticized Wilson in 1918 for similar remarks. Time has shown Wilson’s warning proved prescient.
A man and his family report a gas attack near Columbia last week, blaming chicken thieves. The man, who had just moved from Knoxville, plans to move again. The tale hints at Standard Oil gas bombs in safes inspiring thieves to adopt the tactic.
The war profiteers push for cancelling European debts to the United States to shield their goods from competition. Bankers at a recent convention showed sympathy, having extended large credits in Europe, yet they did not advocate debt cancellation. The disparity raises questions about who benefits from such a policy shift.
The piece argues protectionist tariffs fracture along interest lines with wool sugar grain and others seeking favors. It labels protection as graft causing biased aims to favor one article over fair competition, urges ending all tariffs to stop the squabble and graft.
Fragmentary excerpt ponders wisdom and prudence proposing how problems should be addressed if greater wisdom guided actions. The text suggests evaluating approaches and applying prudent, thoughtful strategies to challenges as a guiding ideal.
The essay argues that ministers and laymen face perplexing religious problems, noting limited success against evil. It warns against inertia and urges adapting tactics to modern times, shifting focus from spreading gospel abroad to applying Jesus’ teachings at home in commerce, society, and politics to prevent unbelief.
Pella residents note a long term change in shopping patterns. Historically Saturday afternoons brought heavy trade with farmers, but now crowds peak Saturday evenings with cars filling all parking from dusk to near midnight. Merchants hire extra help for the late shift while Sunday school attendance remains a factor.
An Illinois farmer writes to the Chicago Tribune that after forty six years on his farm he will quit and seed land to winter rye, keeping it unused to conserve soil. He argues land is a public gift and urges that owners pay full rental value when land is not in use to prevent hoarding and aid those in need.
The piece argues railroads ignored the growing impact of automobile transport. It notes a period of prosperity when stock traded high and suggests rail firms failed to prepare by motorizing passenger services, risking future financial shipwreck as competition intensified.
The piece argues railroads failed to adapt to lower returns, seeking higher passenger fares while customers switch to autos. It cites reduced train service at the Iowa State Fair as evidence, noting no special trains or extra coaches. Mismanagement is blamed for ongoing troubles and potential further losses if policy continues.
A Mason City baby reportedly spoke distinctly five minutes after birth, drawing local curiosity. The item notes the boy’s birth and ties it to regional chatter, alongside a humorous local contest update and assorted anecdotes from area papers.
A verse play in Chicago about political scheming by Hillquit Townley Brookhart and Kate O’Hare. It mocks cross party bore inside tactics and ends with a farmer praising Brookhart and O’Hare amid economic strain.
Judge Landis faced mob anger without blame as police scatted fans. Umpire Hildebrand halted play on orders, while Landis sat in the grandstand. All gate receipts, over 120000 dollars, would go to charity and disabled veterans, showing baseball as business versus sport. Mrs Nellie Post and Mrs H Kaldenberg visited Otley Friday.
A watch, though a simple machine, contains about 150 distinct parts. Its production involves over 2,700 separate operations to create these components.
Tomato wilt causes an annual loss of more than 115000 tons in the mid Atlantic Gulf and Lower Mississippi states impacting growers and markets across the region.
Portable Corona typewriter sold by Vander Linden’s Bazaar in a carrying case for 50 dollars. The item is presented as a featured sale and highlights portability and price. It is listed as a consumer goods offering with emphasis on accessibility and value.
Ames Iowa Four pure bred horses and an imported South American boar burned to death Friday night when lightning is believed to have struck the livestock barn at Iowa State College. Loss estimated at 40000 dollars. Personal effects of three students R W Hammond Howard McClarnon and Casswin Cahill lost in the blaze.
The Moon is smaller than Earth with one sixth its gravity. Atmospheric pressure on the Moon is too low to condense water, so steam from vents remains steam and escapes. Internal molecular forces exceed lunar gravity, causing water to fly away, leaving the Moon arid and waterless.
Herrings are eaten more than any other fish type. The article notes herrings dominate dietary lists, with higher consumption in households and eateries compared to salmon, cod, and other varieties.
County official M. Ridler announces candidacy for County Treasurer on the Democratic ticket. He asks for assistance during the campaign and on election day.
A county auditor hopeful on the Democratic ticket requests any assurances the public or party stakeholders can offer during the campaign and on election day.
A candidate for Clerk of the District Court in Marion County asks for support during the campaign and on election day, signing as C. O. Beitzhll.
Wabash Time Table Howell Iowa lists eastbound trains at 12 09 pm and 8 42 pm and westbound at 9 09 am and 3 00 pm Local freights 6 00 pm and 7 45 am accept passenger service on freights and require freight shipments to be at the station by 6 00 pm the evening before
Quotations from Farmers Co operative Exchange in Pella Iowa list hog prices at 6.75 to 8.75 per cwt and corn and wheat values per bushel with oats and other grains shown as unavailable. Dairy and poultry figures appear as partial or unspecified listings for cream eggs heavy hens light hens ducks geese and old roosters with several entries missing.
The Dawgone Rooster wakes neighbors by crowing loudly and tramples green sprouts in gardens. Barry and Hollera report their heads hurt or fear as the rooster stomps plants with powerful feet. Neighbors swear in frustration at the disruptive bird.
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