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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1930
Page
3
Wren operator handles calls on two PBX lines 26 and 27 asking for the person or department wanted, indicating a small office switchboard procedure.
Lyrical meditation on shared humanity across borders and roles. The poem contrasts farmers, traders, seamen, clerks and lovers, all bound by a common God and human brotherhood. It questions racial divisions and walls, urging readers to see the same world in everyone.
The Kansas primary drew national attention with Governor Reed’s loss seen as a victory for Hoover era policy critics. The Kansas Old Guard leveraged veteran influence to back a polished successor, signaling the rising power of the postwar veteran vote and prompting reflections on future Iowa politics and candidate strength.
The article commends Mr. Koetting for alerting authorities when approached by alleged counterfeiters or swindlers. It warns that many fall for schemes offering free benefits, noting past perpetrators who promised cures then vanished. It urges relying on reputable doctors for health and bankers for finances, since “something for nothing” rarely stands up to scrutiny.
A compact clipping comments on local governance and censorship across American cities with quoted lines from The Philadelphia Inquirer and Canadian tributes, highlighting how different regions handle public morality and official responsibility.
The piece warns that the Wheat and Cotton acreage cuts urged by the Farm Board could shift land into corn, risking higher corn belt burdens as southern cotton land moves to corn. It argues for careful, balanced reductions rather than coercive measures, noting tariffs and immigration limits shape farming decisions. It cites Sam R. McKelvie and Legge Hyde and reflects Wallaces' Farmer stance from 1930.
The Des Moines Register notes Hoover has more commissions in practice than Roosevelt and Wilson, but the key shift is in using commissions to guide policy. He favors cross agency cooperation and often assigns commissions to issues his administration highlights, such as home building and ownership, with potential broad economic and social impact.
The author extols a quarter century of farming in Iowa praising its soil climate and crops. He contrasts with other regions and stresses wealth, education, homes, and happiness built on farming in Iowa as he expresses contentment on his farm with family and friends.
The Sioux City Journal critiques a campaign bolter who loudly advocates for a party ticket then abandons the administration after election. He won voters by urging his counsel yet refuses to support the policies he endorsed, challenging the electorate’s confidence.
Terre Haute Star notes the New Jersey Anti-Saloon League office costs are seen as a non profitable enterprise and not someone else’s business.
A playful scene shows the Tinys inviting a boatman to join their caper as they scramble aboard a boat and speed away. The Travel Man finally joins, the boat rises and swirls, and the group cheers that they rode on a swell, happy with the breezy adventure.
Dr McCoy's weekly menus begin Sunday August 10 with detailed daily meals from breakfast to dinner. Includes berry ice cream recipe and fruit options. Then a Questions and Answers section on swollen eyelids linking to nephritis anemia diabetes and other conditions.
A reader asks about surgery for ruptures and diet to reduce abdominal gas. A doctor recommends consulting multiple physicians and notes surgery as a last resort if conservative care fails. Milk should be limited for catarrh and orange juice fast followed by low starch, sugar, and milk. First aid service ends in Rome as minister reports to Mussolini.
Des Moines reports Alexander Legge chairman of the federal farm board will give an address at Farm Bureau day during the Town state fair. Secretary A. R. Corey says thousands of Iowa farmers will attend to hear Legge and discuss farm problems amid other program features.
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