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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
6
A fragmentary letter to the editor discusses fruit jar shortages hampering canning, peaching dealer losses, and questions about postwar supply. It shifts to critique of Senator Kenyon's campaign fund, Irish propaganda, California readers on Single Tax, and G A R stance on language and national unity.
An editorial argues Japanese residents should abandon origins and adopt American customs to gain respect in California. It warns the land ownership bill and broader race questions test whether Americans will accept Japanese immigrants as equals, noting race mixing as a complex future issue and suggesting Japan risks as much from intermarriage as the United States.
A fragment shows a reader asking for information about a blank arding attendance at a form of amusement in Pella. The text mentions "the little children" and asks "who are the best people" with a note that children are as good as anybody, but the writer is not inclined to judge.
The writer contemplates who attends gatherings as good people and questions judging others. He asserts the standard is aligning with the Judge of All the Earth and expresses comfort in preferring the children, invoking the Kingdom of Heaven.
A prominent young newspaper man labeled a draft dodger faces public exposure after Governor Cox allegedly urged a letter to help him escape service. The man admitted being released after a brief camp stay, though he was wealthy and could serve with others. The writer recalls a familiar acquaintance deemed yellow during the war, noting the lifelong stain on a slacker’s name.
At last week’s school board meeting the ban on political meetings in the high school auditorium was repealed in the belief the building should serve the whole community while prioritizing education. The board notes past unpaid bills and smoking concerns as reasons for safeguards and urges responsible committees to ensure bills are paid and conduct remains suitable for pupils. The meeting also touched on housing issues in Pella and the idea of a building and loan association to aid wage earners in building homes.
Local readers recount quirky scenes from near Carrollton and Colfax. Stories range from a rapid wheat to biscuit conversion to chaotic bed and children antics. Fragments include a moonshine joke, school start musings, and humorous verse selections.
A sales pitch from M. Vander Linden touts 200 All Wool Suitings Worsteds at the same price, highlighting exceptional value for shoppers seeking quality menswear.
If your feet ache and burn and make you tired all over, ask any druggist for All Wase the antiseptic powder shake it in your shoes and walk all day in comfort. It has no equal for corns bunions blisters or callouses. Used by American British and French soldiers.
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