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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1930
Page
3
Announcement notes the consolidation of the Journal and News-Tribune on September 2 1918 and lists historic establishers and contact numbers for the Iowa exchange. It records the merged paper’s branding and telephones 26 and 27 for reader inquiries.
The poem reflects on life as a sequence of miles from first to last, contrasting the hardest early journeys with the slower later passage among neighbors and friends. The speaker finds solace in companionship and shared journeys as the final mile becomes gentler with age.
Heywood Broun, a socialist candidate, announces a bid for Congress from New York City's silk stocking district. He faces Republican Ruth Pratt and Democrat Magistrate Brodsky. He advocates unemployment insurance though critics warn it could foster a dole and discourage effort.
An AP item quoted a cabinet officer as pledging a policy but the next day the officer denied saying anything of the kind and denying his department planned such action. Later developments supported his denial, reaffirming AP as a reliable source.
Reports from Cleveland indicate 43 000 unemployed will soon return to work as auto parts makers plan to rehire about 30 000. In New York Central shops in Cleveland 1 800 workers resumed after a two week layoff and other plants back 6 000 men. Ford Detroit Packard Graham GM truck Oakland Pontiac join broader manufacturing rebound.
Timken Detroit Axle plants resumed operations on Monday signaling potential economic recovery for Detroit. The note acknowledges lingering doubts about a full market rebound while stressing that a middle ground exists between optimism and panic. Employment data remains a key verifiable fact in assessing the recovery.
A Kansas City Star critique of Mencken's In Defense of Women argues the work exposes gender dynamics while noting the author’s youth and later admission of marriage’s value. The piece shifts to a Baltimore Sun meditation on summer heat, condemning the self-satisfied golfer who claims searing heat doesn’t bother him.
The Davenport Times discusses how falling retail prices and a stronger dollar boost purchasing power, arguing that reduced costs reflect better business prospects. It notes savings stability, consumer fear underpinning slow trade, and widespread price cuts of 15 to 20 percent since last year, with money worth more against basic goods.
The announcement notes H. L. Mencken plans marriage to magazine writer Miss Sara Powell Haardt. The column then surveys a vintage Miss Manners style reply to a letters page about a sixteen year old lover and the idea of wait and patience.
Dr Frank MeCos offers a health piece praising watermelon as a hydration rich food. He explains its origin, nutritional value, and suggests serving ideas from salads to desserts while cautioning balanced meals and noting yogurt and ice cream pairings.
Dr J S Leonhardt introduces internal Pile remedy Hemroid as a cure for internal hemorrhoids. Claims 960 successes in 1000 patients and availability through local druggists with a money back guarantee at Havercamp's Pharmacy. External treatments and surgery are discouraged.
A historical note claimed liver consumption caused Bright's disease. Medical understanding shows Bright's disease is a form of nephritis, not caused by liver intake. medical science links it to kidney inflammation and immune factors, not a single dietary toxin.
A physician and former vegetarian explains after testing liver for anemia that no lasting benefit is observed. He notes toxins in liver and kidneys counteract value, and he now favors wholesome meats. He also recommends gelatin but finds no place for liver in patients’ diets.
Mrs H T Birchard hosted the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge club at her home with two tables. Prizes for high score went to Mrs W B Claussen and Mrs H F Schnack. guest was Mrs R F Abbott. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs P J Wacker and daughter Clara left on an auto trip to Council Bluffs to visit relatives. The Rev and Mrs P W Happel and family are vacationing at the Dells in Wisconsin and visiting relatives in Milwaukee.
An advertisement promises rapid weight loss and health benefits by taking an 88 cent bottle of Kruschen Salts daily for four weeks. It claims fat loss, increased energy, clearer skin, and improved mood, urging readers to weigh themselves before and after the regimen and to buy from Henderson's drug stores.
Mr and Mrs S C Baker of Cedar Rapids stay with Mrs Bakers brother Ralph Atkinson and family. Mr and Mrs O A Godske and daughter of Blairstown visited Wilton on Tuesday. The Italian government granted a monopoly to the match industry on automatic lighters.
A Coffeyville man reports relief from awful rheumatism and stomach distress after using Gly-Cas. He says the medicine regulated his bowels eliminated body toxins and improved sleep. Gly-Cas is sold by J J Havercamp Drug Store in Muscatine and by nearby druggists.
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