What Constitutes Economic Wealth and Its Boundaries
This piece argues wealth is not merely money but items contributing to common welfare. It contrasts personal perceived wealth with economic wealth, noting land, tools, and even cluttered items vary in value by use, while condemning illicit goods. It cites luxuries and paint as debated wealth elements and cites a central Iowa example of frugal living to illustrate preservation over display.
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Iowa
Furest
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Carnegie
State of
Rockefeller
Ford
Wealth and luxuries shape happiness and equity
The text argues that ornaments and luxuries boost workers' happiness and productivity, while wealth concentration via industry leaders grows. It notes generous fortunes fund libraries and science, but also questions whether overall wealth distribution signals economic health. Personal saving and simple pleasures are urged as stable paths to lasting happiness.
Skunk River naming debate and old time cooking
The editorial laments renaming the Skunk River to Chiquaqua in Marion County and muses on readers, economics, and local papers. It recalls soldiers awaiting pay and home-town papers, and contrasts past pioneer cooking with modern domestic science, attributing tastier food to nostalgia and appetite.
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The
Oskaloosa Herald
Marion
Moses Honored In His Death Lesson From J A Lapham
International Sunday School lesson reflects on Moses as a granite man of God. It cites his life, death, and influence, contrasts him with Enosh and Elijah, and ties his story to Jesus Mount of Transfiguration. The piece urges wholehearted devotion to God and obedience as the path to true life. It references Deuteronomy and Psalms, with teacher prompts and scholarly notes for study.
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Moses
Enoch
Elijah
Jesus
God
Abraham
Heaven
Peroubet
Earth
Moses Life as a Bible School Lesson from Mt Nebo
Dr Amos Wells argues Moses exemplifies living with God guiding every step. The Bible central to life leads to virtue. prophets and saints are not to be worshipped, only God. He cites Mt Nebo panorama highlighting Moses as world’s chief lawgiver through divine fellowship.
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Moses
God
Amos Wells
Local Civic Appointments And Marriages In Pella Area
Twenty years ago John E. Vander Zyl and Gertrude Synhorat wed on October 10. W L Allen resigns as mayor effective October 16. Mirror notes 162 tickets sold for the Pella fair, a couple hundred arrived by team. A Knoxville party’s car spooked a team, damaging a vehicle. damage set at 265 dollars, paid by a party member. State supreme court upholds bovine tuberculosis testing law. Fevold v. board of supervisors settles the issue, affecting many counties. Agriculture Dept. enforces the act and is a party in ongoing suits.
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John E. Vander Zyl
Gertrude Synhorat
W. L. Allen
the Mirror
Pella Fair
Wm. van Zee
Dora Buwalda
Knoxville
Pella
State Supreme Court
County Board of Supervisors
M. J. Fevold
Board of Supervisors
Webster County
State Department of Agriculture
Homer B Clark Declares Candidacy for County Supervisor
Homer B Clark announced his bid for reelection as county supervisor for the 1928 term in Pella. After nearly two years in office he praises his economical and impartial administration and seeks support from voters who favor careful governance.
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Homer B. Clark
Pella
Clark
Clark seeks county sheriff seat in Marion on Democratic ticket
Edgar E. Clark announces his candidacy for sheriff of Marion County on the Democratic ticket and urges voter support ahead of election day November 2, 1926.
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Marion County
Edgar E. Clark
Is Johnny's new dog a setter or a pointer
Mrs. Jones asks if Johnny's dog is a setter or a pointer. The neighbor answers the dog is neither an upsetter nor a disap pointer, delivering a playful pun about its mood and behavior.
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Johnny
Mrs. Jones
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Promised Land
Mt. Nebo
Jordan
Paul
New England
Frontier Station
Charles H. Parkhurst
J. W. Weddell
James M. Gray
Palestine
Jordan Valley
Peter Tysseling
Republican
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