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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1929
Page
6
A text argues that Jewish merchants thrive through skill and systematic advertising, contrasting stores in crowded quarters with minimal front space. It traces advertising’s ancient roots, notes public habits, and urges merchants to adopt regular newspaper ads to attract customers and build trade. It ends urging readers to learn from Jewish advertising success.
A local board of education now sells school books to children at cost plus ten percent for freight, a reversal from publishers holding the big end of the bag. The writer notes four children will require pricier books this year, yet overall costs may be about half of last year, urging caution toward conclusions about state board roles.
Notes from twenty years ago recount deaths, marriages, and local happenings. Py Van Drunen dies at home near Pella at age 11, Dutch-born. Rooney and Webster wed in Carlisle. City council votes to table closing three Pella saloons. Prof John L Boyl arrives to chair a Central University professorship. Licenses issued to Hartog Van Zoo Buckles Tysseling. The Electric Palace advertised 10 cent shows. Vander Linden returns to Chicago to resume art duties. Van Spanckeren attends American Bankers Association meeting in Chicago. Kersbergen family plans move to Oklahoma. De Boers near high school class of 1907.
A community letter urges other school boards to follow the local board in selling schools at affordable fees to ease parental financial strain and boost confidence in the educational system. It thanks the board for taking on this responsibility and aiding families struggling with wages.
A Saturday Evening Post editorial calls enforcement machinery defective and out of date. It argues crime is a highly organized business needing public support to apprehend criminals and deter violations, warning that silent witnesses empower violators and undermine justice.
A Detroit attorney denounces rising gasoline taxes as a menace and nuisance that threaten the American ideal of government. He cites two to six cent state taxes, local levies, and high license fees, arguing they burden drivers and undermine personal rights. He warns of widespread public opposition and vows Caesarism must be dethroned.
Two farm organization leaders spoke to local gatherings urging farmers to consolidate under a single umbrella. They warned that rival groups sow conflict and discouraged cohesion, stressing centralized unity as a path to stronger collective action among tillers of the soil.
A writer argues farmers are split among Farm Bureau, Farmers Union, Grange, and the Farmers Elevator and other groups. They urge these organizations to unite and present a solid front to win reforms. Agriculture is the backbone of civilization and must stabilize through organized cooperation.
A weekly roundup notes a New York suit to block Radio Victor from using the Victor name, Rochester cyclist Harold Baker sets a 101‑mile week record, Indiana’s Louis Ludlow protests census field-force hiring, and the nt-teacher movement grows to 127000. Other items include a plan to ask Congress to Serge Admiral Derfanill Bay, California reporting 60910 land agents, Mexico’s governor removal cited for corruption, population emigration, a Catholic clash with 9 arrests, and a Ninth District court ruling on misleading medicine ads.
Prohibition Commissioner Doran says steps will be taken to bar rifle use by prohibition agents in several communities. A Chicago Interstate Merchants council delegate urged merchants to unite against unethical advertising in storefronts, calling it a fooling "come on" to sell inferior goods. The report also notes various unrelated items on public campaigns, poultry investments, and other topics.
A collection of light quips and comic observations from Pella residents. Jokes range from fashion and age to cars and bookstore clerks. The piece notes playful lines about a hospital rib, a magician of styles, and a snakebite quip, with local color and anecdotes.
A compilation of editorials and notices from Iowa newspapers recounts past squibs and opinions. It references Northwood Anchor, Knoxville Journal, Chariton Leader, Pella Press, Milford Mail, Jasper County Record, Columbus Gazette, Washington Democrat Independent, Montezuma Republican, Oskaloosa Times Globe, and Oskaloosa Herald. Topics span weather, farming, road funding, park plans, zeppelin flights, prohibition, and daily life quirks.
A collection of light vignettes from Pella featuring a beefsteak versus chicken remark at Hotel Pella, a Dutch and English mix up at a Hollander, a “Labor Day” sign at Security State Bank, and a quip on church differences. Also notes on Tunis Plette’s mood shift to Grandpa, and Jake Plender doubting hootch fatalism as newspaper chatter.
Irvin S Cobb, weary of boiled English fare, visits a countryside inn and demands a large haddock, declaring he wants a fair-sized salt fish from the United States. The innkeeper reacts with amused disbelief as the exchange unfolds.
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