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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1930
Page
5
An old advertisement extols Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for fretful babies and colic. It claims Castoria calms fussiness, aids sleep, and eases constipation and stomach issues. The copy urges mothers to keep Castoria handy and warns against switching to stronger medicines.
William Jennings Bryan's relatives Ruth Bryan Owen Charles W. Bryan and Silas Bryan campaign in Florida Nebraska and Minnesota on issues including prohibition and the bank guaranty law. Ruth tours Florida coast in a rolling office while Charles seeks Nebraska governor and Silas runs for Congress in Minnesota. local races feature other candidates and party dynamics.
The Chicago Crime Commission hands old racketeering and hoodlum files to the state attorney for possible new indictments. Assistant State's Attorney Harry Ditchburne believes many records could yield successful prosecutions. The drive follows a 1926- era case involving William McSwiggin and mentions Al Capone. A grand jury probes disappeared lists of suspected gangsters. one list resurfaced after a federal raid.
Washington October 17 AP The destruction of records in a recent fire at the federal trade commission has badly hampered the investigation of power utilities. Hearings will not resume until November as reports on eight companies were destroyed and exhibits and field reports on five others were lost. Field accountants are replacing documents while studying five holding companies and six operating concerns.
An infant resuscitation device delivered oxygen to newborn lungs in 73 percent of required cases. The simple, safe apparatus uses safety devices to prevent excessive pressure, and both oxygen and carbon dioxide have been tested with no clear difference in outcomes. Further research aims to compare the two gases' effectiveness.
In Auburn Alabama AP Oct 18 J C Grimes head of the animal industry division Alabama Polytechnic Institute says work animals on farms may be fed cheaply on locally produced cottonseed meal. It can replace two pounds of corn daily per animal reducing feed costs with corn at 2.25 cents per pound and cottonseed meal at 1.5 cents per pound yielding a one to three cost ratio.
Military action in China disrupts ordinary transport as authorities commandeer about 80 percent of buses. The move curtails civilian mobility and affects regional transit operations amid growing security measures.
Readers are employed to enter tain cigar-makers in Havana factories.
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