Driving Caution Urged Amid Many Children on Streets
The Chronicle urges careful driving as schools reopen to protect numerous children on streets, especially at busy intersections. It notes few incidents in prior years and stresses vigilance to prevent accidents. The paper also announces Prof. Richard Drost as chairman of the college publicity committee, praising his news sense and past service.
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University of Iowa
Change in municipal administrations and religious gatherings noted
The piece cites New York City mayoral changes under Joseph V. McKee, criticizes reform era politics, and praises growing religious gathering. It urges cleanliness in Pella Iowa, discusses the coming baseball and other sports seasons, and touches on voter qualification history in Virginia and a Maine court ruling. It ends with reflections on happiness versus material possession.
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Joseph V. McKee
New York City
Jimmy Walker
Tammany Hall
Welfare drive urged to aid unemployed in winter
An editorial urges continued Welfare League funding to prevent suffering of the needy during winter. It argues past drives were insufficient, calling for another drive and house-to-house visits if needed, and stresses that all who can give should do so. It condemns neglect of essentials while cursing consumer luxuries and urges lifting the community mood.
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Iowa
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Anonymous Letters Stir Trouble Across Many Places
Anonymous letters are dismissed for untrustworthy content and cowardly authors. Genuine public-minded notes are signed, even when unpleasant, so a recipient should keep a sample, burn the rest, and forget the substance. Modern typing helps trace authors, deterring such messages.
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Sue
Mayor Resigns Amid Probe Laments Misstep
The mayor asserts his resignation was a grave mistake if he is innocent, fearing the investigation would expose his activities. He claims he could not endure continuing the scrutiny and the hostile treatment.
Will They Seek the Cure Knoxville Express
Iowa farmers who have formed picketing lines may vote in November on continuing the current policies. The piece questions whether those farmers will support four more years of the same conditions that pushed them to protest to gain a production price for their products.
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Iowa
What Other Editors Think Use the Newspapers Osceola Sentinel
A large chain store advises local managers to advertise in local papers. It argues readers engage more with newspapers than circulars and that newspapers share the same shopping window as other merchants. The executive notes women buyers and home agents read ads daily while many circulars are discarded.
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Osceola Sentinel
Milford Mail: Governor Roosevelt Happy Amid Mayor Walker Resignation
Reporter notes Roosevelt likely pleased by Walker’s resignation as Milford Mail cites political shifts. The text implies tension between the mayor and state leadership, with calls for accountability and stability after the change in local leadership.
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Walker
Militant Movement Debate Within Farm Bureau Era
Milo Reno defends Edward O Neal as not militant and argues the Farm Bureau works to improve farming. The bureau focuses on crop yields feeding stock and dairy gains while easing farm life financially socially and educationally. Farmers Union is praised but accused of spending time opposing other groups.
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Milo Reno
Edward O’ Neal
Farm Bureau Federation
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Farmers Union
Economy Should Begin At Home in Hoover Era
Monroe County Nova President Hoover comments spark debate on fiscal restraint in government. Critics cite lavish spending and expanded staff compared to Coolidge and Wilson eras, noting higher annual costs and perks. The Chicago Tribune reports higher expenses, including multiple $10,000 annual secretaries, extra cars, and marine guards at a summer camp road project.
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White House
Chicago Tribune
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Wilson
This Week in Pella Scribbles from a local school and town chatter
A lighthearted column from Pella highlights student quips on sociology defined as learning to play bridge and humorous exchanges about weighing, clothing, and public life. The piece recalls schoolyard jokes, a Stamps victory, a Friesch picnic, a council meeting remark, and casual street scenes with neighbors and merchants.
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Quit Picketing And Go To Work
The commodity and security markets rise toward higher levels with a continued upward trend likely unless a political reaction upsets it. The call to action urges rebuilding confidence in the country and its future and to prepare to profit from a rising market.
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Give Them A Trial Chariton Leader
The speaker suggests appointing two or three Iowa sheriffs to manage unruly farm holiday pickets. The remarks imply a hardline stance on rural disturbances and advocate swift, punitive action during a forthcoming cattle conflict.
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Chariton
Iowa
High Cost of Polyticking in Jasper Record
The article notes national radio chains agreeing to around 16000 dollars per hour for political speeches during the approaching campaign. It asserts that combined revenue from the two parties exceeds a billion dollars.
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Tee National
Public notice of Baptist meeting ends in car caper
Rev Frank Anderson of Des Moines spoke at the Baptist Association in the area last Wednesday evening. A Washington policeman, driving a seized midget car in a rum case raid, wedged into a one way street mishap. A crowd of colored youths watched as the vehicle was redirected and police aided the escape. The scene ended with officers lifting the car to move it to the warehouse.
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Des Moines
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Washington
Flight O Tyme Chronicle Beginnings and Reappearances
A brief note tracing the Flight O Tyme item through the Chronicle on two dates, 1912 and 1922, marking its appearance or recurrence in the periodical. The item references earlier and later mentions without detailing events or outcomes.
Rural Mail Salaries Increased and Local Appointments
Twenty years ago items report rural mail carriers received a $100 yearly raise. M. E. Conference appointments list Rev. Charles E. Pettit assigned to Pella. Other notes include a motorcycle collision injuring Joe Porter near New Sharon, and weddings for Timothy Dykstra with Millie Dudgeon and Hal Norton with Stella Gray.
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Pella
Joe Porter
New Sharon Road
Anna Hollebrands
Timothy Dykstra
Millie Dudgeon
Hal B. Norton
Stella Gray
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C. F. Dykstra
Winfield Dudgeon
India
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Presbyterian College
John Vandermast
Monroe
John Soetens
Jacob de Haan
Pasadena
California
Ten Years Ago 1922 Parade Burglary and Local News
Ten years ago in 1922 a parade marked the 75th anniversary held midweek. Burglars stole $2000 in merchandise from a Grinnell ladies ready to wear shop. Pella beat Carlisle 7 to 1 in a baseball tourney with Ver Steeg fanning 17. J S Russell of Los Angeles was buried at Oakwood cemetery. Weddings included Vander Wilt Keating and Gezel Sorenson. A two year old girl of Mr and Mrs Harry Moore was killed at Tracy by a Burlington train. Ammonia and mustard oil fumes drove bandits from the Standard Oil Co safe in Oskaloosa. Paul Boertje and wife welcomed a newborn son.
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Carlisle
Milo
Ver Steeg
J. S. Russell
Los Angeles
Cal
J. M. Cox
Oakwood Cemetery
John W. Vander Wilt
Charlotte Keating
Ed Gezel
Gertrude Sorenson
Mabel
Harry Moore
Tracy
Burlington
Standard Oil Co
Oskaloosa
Paul Boertje
Jap Finds Remedy For Hay Fever Hope For Sufferers
An Ohio Wooster experimenter found relief for hay fever by combining yeast for vitamin B with cod liver oil. Four teaspoons of cod liver oil three times daily and one cake of yeast daily reportedly eased symptoms within hours and sustained when continued.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Jay
K. Kiteuta
Japan
Prohibition Facts on Difficulties of Regulation
The article argues that attempts to regulate liquor create illicit markets for moonshiners bootleggers and speakeasies. It notes issues with Sunday and early closing laws enforcement gender and age restrictions taxation and ticket limits fostering illegal sales. It concludes with a call for steadfast resolve in facing prohibition challenges.
Sacrifice By Fire and the Fire Risk in Modern America
A historical contrast links Carthaginian child sacrifice to modern fire losses in the United States. The piece argues fire, though controllable, causes about 10,000 deaths and nearly half a billion dollars in property damage yearly, and stresses shared social responsibility to prevent fires. It calls for improved attitudes, preventive measures, and personal responsibility to protect homes and businesses.
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America
Chronicle Office Ad Offers 100 Sheets Bond Paper
An ad for 100 sheets typewriter paper priced at 25 cents per pack. Paper described as good bond quality in 8 by 11 inch size. Sold at the Chronicle Office.
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