Prohibition enforcement glossier than results and corn canning hopes
The piece condemns whiskey men in the prohibition enforcement detail of the revenue service as political jobs, notes Secretary Lowman was silenced by superiors, and argues enforcement is a political tool. It highlights a $100000 capital idle in Pella due to lack of sweet corn for a cannery, lamenting failed corn acreage and urging diversified crops to stabilize production and weather risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Enforcement
Revenue Service
Lowman
Pella
Chronicle mats cut ad costs for nationwide papers
The Chronicle office produces electrotype mats for a Pella factory that handles every form of advertising. Mats are copied on mat paper and shipped to papers and magazines nationwide, enabling cheaper plates and lower postage. The Chronicle claims equal quality and lower cost than electrotype plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Pella
Congress Should Not Call a Special Session
The piece argues there will be no special session of Congress, saying both chambers are disorganized and dominated by self interest. It criticizes members for prioritizing jobs over service, grandstanding, and cutting deals that favor influential citizens at the public's expense, arguing extra sessions mainly serve personal gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Reed as McAdoo’s potential successor in Democratic drift
The passage argues Senator Reed of Missouri could inherit McAdoo's support, though not from McAdoo factions. It says Reed opposes prohibition less than Smith, has notable flaws, and has aligned against Wilson era Democratic policies. If choosing Reed versus Smith, true Democrats would reject both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Missouri
McAdoo
California
Smith
Wilson
Predictions Amid Republican and Democratic Candidate Talks
The piece argues that current political predictions are unreliable and mainly reflect the predictor’s aims. It notes Coolidge’s likely renomination in 1924 and questions Democratic nominee possibilities, suggesting both parties will pick from a dozen contenders. It mentions Hughes Lowden Hoover as clean figures despite cabinet scandals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Davis
Hughes
Lowden
Hoover
Harding
Democrats and a looming tariff war between nations
The piece argues Democrats have drifted from earlier gains and questions presidential ambitions. It explains a looming tariff dispute between the United States and France, noting reciprocal duties and the impracticality of protectionism. It suggests free trade would benefit both nations and that tariff walls burden both peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Legion Convention
America
Iowa
Illinois
State allocates funds for idle Monroe County miners
The state education department grants 1570 to mining districts in Monroe County where miners have been idle for six months. The piece argues for taxing private corporations on land rental value to fund public schools, preventing idle lands and redistributing ownership benefits to the community.
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State Department of Education
Monroe County
Iowa
Albia Packing Company Foreclosure Suit and Industry View
The Albia Packing Company faces foreclosure for 40000 dollars by the bondholders' trustee. Once a local success, the plant later faltered. The piece weighs on why small Iowa industries rise and fail, noting rents, living costs, production scales, and the need for capable management and cooperative worker buy‑ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia Packing Company
Iowa
Beware of peddler loans in Pella warns Bloomfield Democrat
The Bloomfield Democrat cautions residents about canvassing agents in Pella selling blankets on installments. Buyers face higher total costs than established merchants and risk losing money or signatures with little recourse. The notice urges vigilance, cash payments, and careful reading of contracts before purchasing from peddlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield Democrat
Pella
Smith as Presidential Candidate Contested by Prohibition Views
The piece argues against Al Smith as president given Democratic zeal and temperance critiques. It notes Coolidge’s appointee as treasury secretary, calls him the wettest man, and says Smith’s focus on prohibition repeal dominates his platform. It laments potential Democratic decline while praising Cleveland and Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Smith
New York
Coolidge
Sigourney Review
the Treasury
Smith
Prohibition
Andy Mellon
Cleveland
Wilson
Position in the Land Defying Law Earns Noted Reputation
A profile notes the public figure’s ascent as their stance against the nation’s laws shaped a controversial reputation. It highlights the power, risk, and ongoing debate surrounding their defiance and its impact on politics and society.
Heyday for barbers seen in Decorah Journal
The Decorah Journal claims the current era is the heyday for barbers with prices rising from ten to a quarter while patronage doubles and more women now seek haircuts. It notes licensing costs, legislative changes, and warnings about past local governance in nearby Albia Pella Eldora Marion and Kansas City anecdotes amid broader town concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Journal
Journal
Decorah
Douthirt’s Squad Energetic Ahead of September First Game
Football practice runs hot as Central University of Iowa players battle the heat to shape for the September 24 opener. Coach Douthirt drills tackling and catching while new players boost squad depth toward three full teams. The Puritan Drug Co. blanket award for top player is shown in chapel, spurring stronger effort and anticipated victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puritan Drug Co
Douthirt
Central Ray
Pella Markets Report From Farmers Co operative Exchange Iowa
Quotations list hogs feeding prices from eight seventy to ten fifty five per cwt and oats at four three cents per bushel. Produce market shows cream at forty cents per pound eggs at twenty five cents hens sixteen cents ducks twelve cents and roosters and hides geese noted in brief market summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella
Iowa
Twenty Years Ago in Public Schools and Local Notes
The item lists teachers from twenty years ago including Dorothy Wormhoudt Bessie Brooks Jennie Harsen Lynn Platt Lillie Michk Lillie Viersen Kate Verheul Leona Van der Linden Martha Verheul Marie Lautenbach Julia Van Zante Sarah Story Dora Bootsma and high school staff. It notes the Thirty-Third Iowa reunion being held in town by Mr and Mrs T W Cox who first attended the reunion in Oskaloosa. Also mentions a factory proposal to the Commercial Club, Jim Edmand awaiting plasterers on a new house, A C Van Houweling giving an auto ride, and J H Young bringing in a one pound ten ounce potato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Wormhoudt
Bessie Brooks
Jennie Harmsen
Lynn Platt
Lillie Michk
Lillie Viersen
Kate Verheul
Leona Vander Linden
Martha Verheul
Marie Lautenbach
Julia van Zante
Sarah Story
Dora Bootsma
Ruth Gist
Ada French
Flora Kester
Carrie Cox
Mary Renaud
F. M. Frush
Iowa
T. W. Cox
Oskaloosa
Jim Edmand
A. C. van Houweling
The
Pella Stacker Co
J. H. Young
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W. A. Young
H. H. Sadler
Towa
Hinance
Brookhart
Albia
Critterback
Main Street
Eldora Ledger
William Allen White
Kansas City
James A. Reed
Bill
Grace
God
Marion Sentinel
Atlantic
Paris
American Legion Convention
James B. Duke
Yost
University of Michigan
Ford
Ster
Hamm Auto Top Co
St. Oskaloosa
Reasnor
Monroe
Green
Durham
Joe F. Denburger
Des Moines
Pella Agency
Vander Linden’s Drug Store
Pella Supply CO
Tru
J. E. Shultz
South Side
H. C. Payne
Broadway
J. C. Mitten
W. C. VerPloeg
Ames Graduate Veterinarian
Farmer's Produce Building
GEO. H. Lankelma
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone
Dr. C. I. Fox
Main and
Liberty Streets
J. J. Sybenga
Keable
J. M. Cook
Bell Clothing
Aschenbrenner
Franklin Street
H. O. Wormhoudt
Dentist Office
Franklin St. Pella
T. G. Fultz
F. F. Carpenter
Franklin St
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