Pella Urged To Consider Local Laundry and Hospital Needs
The piece argues Pella should fund a hospital and start a locally owned laundry. It cites hospital costs for seven patients at a nearby hospital totaling over $1,000 in two weeks and estimates yearly local medical spending could exceed $50,000 if residents seek care elsewhere. It notes two laundries operate weekly importing large loads, suggesting a local laundry could succeed and benefit the town without get rich schemes, following examples from small towns with multiple laundries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Illinois
Tariff debate and Roosevelt’s moral caution on a crooked deal
A historical column argues the tariff is both an economic and moral issue. It notes congress members align with moneyed interests and warns that a tariff favoring foreign investments over American needs risks a crooked deal, not a straight one, echoing Theodore Roosevelt’s warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Roosevelt
Congress
Watlole Methodist conference selects 1901 meeting site
Twenty years past notes recall the Watlole session sending Reverends Monkennns to Pella church and planning to meet there in 1901. The business houses of materad formed an agreement while a license was issued to a local public house. The fragment hints at a social event with a salon opening and a person described by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watlole
Pella
Materad
Oentelbeke
Ae Boon Beok
F Qaurt
Jerson
Atates
Business Men's Club Urges Local Organization Growth
A local editorial extols the value of business and civic clubs noting that politics binds unlikely allies while urging formation of a Business Men's club to foster fellowship, broaden horizons, and spur community organizations beyond existing groups. It praises Lions Rotary Kiwanis but argues more such groups are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion’s
Rotary
Kiwanis
Bishop Cannon Jr and political pressure in religion
The piece defends Bishop James Cannon Jr from misuse of funds charges while cautioning that politics and religion mix dangerously in churches. It argues readers should weigh testimonials from a folded pamphlet with discernment, noting political sensitivity in congregations and the risks of aligning faith with political campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cannon, Jr
Doctor Cannon
Prohibition
Ministers face scrutiny over political stance
The passage notes ministers, including Doctor Cannon, faced unpleasant situations despite conscientious work. It suggests Cannon’s church affiliation with a largely Republican northward following may tarnish his image among Democrats and imply partisan influence in his religious duty.
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Doctor Cannon
North
Anti alcohol parade planned for Mexico City
A test anti alcohol event is staged to occur in Mexico City on November 20. A California birth is claimed as the first Patterson girl in 400 years of the family line. A New York finance chief notes one third of last year’s department store sales were on installment plans. Buncombe County plans dynamiting moonshine stills to stop moonshining. University of California Berkeley spends 6 million on new buildings, largest in the U S, ready January 1. A British plane reportedly flies 820 to 860 mph. Veterans of Foreign Wars back a referendum on the 18th Amendment. New York City to build a 4 mile tunnel at 108 million. Postage may rise to three cents due to a 100 million postal deficit. A London plant pensions 125 workers replaced by machines. Royal Dutch Rail Lines plans air service of 8 500 miles to the Netherlands and the East Indies. Detroit customs show liquor seizures double last summer. Charlottesville Institute protests press coverage of crime by newspapers.
This Week in Pella Humorous Bits and Local Quips
A collage of local jabs and jokes about poets, neighbors, soup habits, a parrot in a hotel, dreamily long nights after a big Sunday meal, and light gossip on dates and town events. It riffs on remarks about a wrecked gasoline wagon near Sigourney and a quip about a sewerage bid, ending with a stray invitation about straw hats out of season.
Laughing Around the World With Irvin Cobb
A Montana cattle town tale features a one armed veteran recounting how his war service and social bravado led to a misadventure with a local woman, ending in a dramatic accident and the arm being torn free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin S. Cobb
Montana
The Slob’s Clearing House Of Unseasonable Wear
A local chronicle notes a “clearing house” for odd apparel run by a figure called The Slob, who reportedly burned four straw hats and a pair of ice cream pants while awaiting other victims. The piece mocks a Jew stereotype about first customers and recounts a Monday sales pitch for readers of The Chronicle. It also mentions a pastor joking about prayers, a discovery of four baby mice in a film cabinet, a better groundhog tale by Dick Den Adel, a parking dispute and an officer’s note that city parking regulations are not yet in place. A closing jab tells readers to heed parking rules once ordinances pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Brother Snooks
What Other Editors Think
A compilation of editorials notes Iowa farm land sales and prices, political commentary, and reactions from several small-town papers. It cites loaned figures of 1,000 farms sold in 48 counties at about 150 dollars an acre, signaling renewed land value interest and rental demand in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Journal
Iowa
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Vi Goad
Towa
Business Men's Club
James Cannon
Rene
Aste
Smith
Dip Wu
Grams
Nuggets
Mexico
Mexico City
Earl Patterson
Costa Mesa
Cal
Patterson
New York
Buncombe County
North Carolina
The
University of California, At
Berkley
United States
St. Paul
Veterans of Foreign Wars
City of
London
Royal Dutch Rail Lines
Netherlands
East Indies
Detroit
U. S. Customs Service
Institute of Public Affairs
Charlottesville, Va
R. M. Jemison
W. A. Young
California
Jake Sterrenberg
Doctor Aschenbrenner
Frank de Wit
Sigourney
Keokuk
Argentina
Jake Pronaaramys
Pe Quovenas
Jake
By Irvin S. Cobb
Amaclean’ News Peatures, Inc
Pete Heerema
George Lankelma
Chronicle
Chronicle Force
Dick den Adel
Bloomfield
Karl Melcher
Albia
Repubican
Albia _Union-Republican
Oskaloosa
Chariton
Knoxville Express
Knoxville
C. A. Co
Iowa Druggists Association
Ideal Pharmacy
Vander Linden
B. F. Vander Linden
Puritan Drug Co
John Heeroma
Durham
Joe F. Denburger
Des Moines
Pella Agency
Vander Linden’s Drug Store
Pella Supply CO
James V. Lankelma
Washington Street
J. E. Shultz Nentist
Securty Bank
H. C. Payne
Broadway
Dr. Geogha Chalfont
Osteopathic Physician Security State Bank
F. F. Carpenter
Franklin Street
Dr. C. I. Fox
Liberty Streets
J. J. Sybenga
Keable
J. M. Cook
Res. Blue
Bell Clothing
H. O. Wormhoudt
Franklin St. Pella
T. G. Fultz
Main Street
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