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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
5
The passage argues that society is attracted to spectacular displays under gaslight while the true laborers who produce real value are overlooked. It emphasizes the misalignment between public attention and genuine work.
The exhibition ends with an announcement that Professor Longhair will distribute a remedy for various ailments at one dollar per bottle. Only twenty bottles are available to the twenty applicants, under the sun.
A reflective passage notes that some so called miracle boys do good but require energy that could yield greater returns in ordinary work. It suggests the inner reward for duty is small compared with crowd applause after a political speech.
The passage notes Americans’ fondness for crowds and collective action over individual effort. It contrasts cheering crowds lifting a stranded car with neglecting road upkeep, and laments spending vast time on legislation to save a dollar instead of pursuing productive work. It highlights social inertia and the value placed on communal mobilization.
A speaker at an agricultural gathering defended political activity aimed at improving economic conditions. He cited an agent’s work preventing bills in the legislature that allegedly saved the state about 450000 in taxes, equating roughly to 16 cents per resident among 2.25 million people. He argued seed corn gains could yield similar personal benefits.
A speaker argues that savings from reducing consumption can be achieved across families and occupations, noting Iowa could save $350,000 yearly and taxation savings of $360,000, while warning against overemphasizing dollars in politics. The text critiques political pride and mentions audience reactions.
The article discusses a belief that making a living by work is outdated and that the nation's leaders prospered by wit and legislative influence. It cites profiteering during the war, with inflated currency and rising prices as a backdrop to imitate such gains through manipulation.
The passage recalls how people believed they could flip assets for quick profits during a boom, attracting thousands of Iowans to envy big monthly sums. Some succeeded briefly, many were wiped out, and the author notes the shared fault and calls for analysis of post crash recovery.
A reflection on speculation not yielding wealth and the across sector envy it bred. Rail workers, farmers, and other groups demand government action to restore high earnings, while urban workers in building trades ride a wave of higher pay for less work, fueling economic illusions.
The piece argues Iowa should focus on corn and hog farming, resisting socialist urges and Fed actions blamed for economic turmoil. It laments shifts away from corn to other crops, cites Brookhart and rural distrust of centralized powers, and emphasizes animal feed and dairy history while critiquing high farming costs and urban butter/potato pricing.
The text notes a group arguing against labor by seeking a law to obtain their goals, while the girls prefer reaching town quickly and avoiding churning. It frames a debate over work versus legislative shortcuts. The tone hints at protest against labor and governance dynamics.
A brief critique challenges labor and farmer advocates who denounce labor costs while contributing little to employment. It argues actions matter more than words, urging readers to measure real impact by concrete deeds that create jobs and improve livelihoods.
Jack Dalton argues that parties endure as Democratic and Republican pillars while a recurring third party appears briefly before elections. He says such third parties prompt the two major parties to reform, yet persistently emerge only to fade away.
The Decouh Journal notes almost certain collapse of a 24 chautauqua on the old model where local men do half the work and guarantee profit. Two lady agents failed to sign local workers and guarantors, one domineering and older, the other young and ambitious. A move toward home grown talent shows some support.
The article notes a long standing dispute over Eden's location and cites an August Shield description as the best guide. It mentions a guess tied to the Yeomen Orphan's Home locating committee and references Calvin Coolidge as a likely 1924 presidential candidate with a long political ascent.
The Washington Democrat comments that Coolidge is likely to be the Republican nominee, and asserts that he will prevent any radical issues in his administration over the next ten months. The piece frames a confident, guarded optimism about Coolidge's control of the political tide.
Airmarked tale from Mt Pleasant area shows Bossie the dairy cow content in a sunlit garage. The driver parks outside to spare her comfort, highlighting the moral Give Old Bossy the Best There Is and that a good cow yields best value for feed.
Indianola farm woman Mrs. M. C. James offers poultry tips on starting chicks on sour milk buttermilk or clabber to reduce bowel trouble. She notes marking hens that brood repeatedly helps identify nonlayers and urges quick culling. Fatten long brooders with a good ration for a week or ten days to protect profits.
A readable note describes a motorcycle flywheel that revolves at 4000 revolutions per minute. The text highlights the high speed of the flywheel and its rapid movement characteristics.
Observations note a crackdown on the 'drive and hug' style of motoring with officers tagging any driver whose hand rests on a flapper's waist. One offender claimed he needed a free hand to drive, prompting enforcement orders.
A call to action for American agriculture urges farmers to back the Farm Bureau. It argues organization is essential as farmers seek stronger economic recognition and a louder voice in national councils.
The passage praises the Farm Bureau as the authoritative voice in the Capitol and nation, crediting it with expanding War Finance Corporation lending, reducing freight rates, fostering cooperative marketing, and establishing farmers' service stations at all government levels. It emphasizes the Bureau's role in producing benefits for agriculture and West Forty.
A reflection on holidays and patriotism marks November 11 as a potential end to war while noting religious holidays like Christmas and Easter. The piece contrasts U S practices with European observances, comments on banana shortages, and ends with a verse by J Clemens Erlander describing life in the West with gritty rural imagery.
A compact overview of how telephones electric lights automobiles and movies spread from cities to farms. It traces the rollout from early “one-lungers” to farm trucks and tractors and notes country electric plants enabling home power and village movie theaters, highlighting electricity as the driver of rural parity with urban life.
A fragmentary summary notes the Pets and Scots as Wowar Ake tribes of Celtic origin in Scotland whose incursions into southern Britain caused alarm in the Fourth and Fifth centuries. It describes their drives back, SQ human forces withdrawal, renewed incursions with Saxons and Angles, and Teutonic peoples establishing themselves in the country as defenders were summoned.
A fragmentary reflection notes happiness lies in devotion to a cause. The author argues that commitment gives motive beyond self, elevating purpose to a noble end in a world with much to do.
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