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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1930
Page
3
Telephoning instruction from Iowa private branch exchange lists two numbers 26 and 27. Instructs callers to request the person or department sought when the operator answers.
The poem ponders heaven as a reunion with old friends rather than jeweled gates or streets of gold. The speaker imagines a heaven where the heart remembers and greets beloved friends, valuing personal connections over grand rewards.
A letter urges vigilant citizens to arm with powerful weapons to deter highwaymen spreading fear in Tipton and surrounding areas. The writer condemns shotgun use by state police and calls for decisive violence to halt bandit violence and prevent further killings.
The piece condemns a Amarillo lawyer who murdered his wife claiming love and vows to confess affection even from the electric chair. It compares his twisted passion to other cases where judges and lawyers killed for love, labeling the motive bestiality and warning against such distorted emotion.
Dr. Calvin L. Cooper warns swimmers to use clean pools with constant fresh inflow. He cautions that even a breath in contaminated water can risk typhoid fever and urges frequent water analysis and strict pool admission rules to exclude infected individuals.
The piece extols the household bathtub as a safe cooling option on 90 degree days, noting the health benefits of public bath alternatives and warning only about the slip risk from soap. It frames the tub as one of the best places to cool off when heat peaks.
A 1930 Muscatine Journal editorial urges continuous effort in summer, urging business people to stop excuses and actively attract travelers and visitors. It notes motorists and vacationers bring dollars, and that influencing others starts with self-commitment to selling.
A Detroit News opinion argues that formal closings in correspondence are unnecessary. It compares long, ceremonial phrases with a simple signature, noting that business letters and checks convey meaning without ornate closings. The piece suggests adopting straightforward sign-offs like a bank check.
The National Better Business Bureau compiles a Rogues Gallery listing 25 000 medical quacks with criminal records methods of operation and remedies. Commissioner Wynne says the directory helps combat fraud though real cure lies in public education.
A Toledo Blade aphorism notes that while some avoid bare facts, society still exposes itself to direct honesty in conversation and media. The quote underscores tension between candor and reception in public life.
The Tiny Tales group visits a shore where Missouri mules are loaded onto mule boats bound for a distant town. The mules adapt to the sea voyage, then the children lunch, meet a porter, and continue their day with curiosity and playful banter in a 1930 NEA Service comic tale.
Mrs. Arthur Hucke hosted St. Mary's church sewing society at the old Masonic hall in Wilton Iowa on Thursday afternoon. A large crowd enjoyed 500 and euchre with prizes awarded to Miss Mary Dorothy McSwiggen and Mrs. Chris Angerer for high score. Guest prizes went to Mrs. James McSwiggen and door prize to Mrs. Robert Budelier.
The all talking and singing vehicle Children of Pleasure stars Lawrence Gray Wynne Gibson Helen Johnson and Benny Rubin with direction by Harry Beaumont. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adapts Crane Wilbur’s stage hit The Song Writer into a vivid broad screen contrast between Broadway carnival and a Long Island millionaire estate. The plot follows a song writer who loves an heiress only to learn she plans to divorce him after the wedding as a test of the relationship. The story’s class clash and surprising ending add dramatic punch.
A 1930 Bell Syndicate health article discusses summer earaches from swimming, causes from wax buildup to inflammation, and practical remedies like ear stoppers and heat. It notes dangers when the ear drum has ruptured and advises against forceful nose blowing after swimming. The piece also previews related articles and includes short Q&A on anemia calcium and constipation.
Universal’s King of Jazz opens at Fox Palace with Paul Whiteman and John Boles in The Song of the Dawn. The original Milton Ager Jack Yellen number showcases Boles in a dawn setting, with Whiteman’s band and the cowboy chorus. John Murray Anderson created the featured number and directed the production. France becomes the world’s second largest naval stores producer.
The Great Lakes Harbors association adopted a resolution urging President Hoover to begin negotiations with Canada for a treaty that would enable early construction of a St. Lawrence waterway to the sea. The action was reported from Greenee Wisconsin dated August 9 by AP.
Members of the Iowa State Trapshooting association elected R. C. Coffey of Prairie City as president and Frank Kachel hoffer of Des Moines as secretary treasurer after renaming the group from the Iowa State Sportsmen's association. The 1931 meet will be held in Ottumwa.
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