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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
3
When the operator answers ask for the person or department desired. The notice lists two private branch exchange lines in Iowa and directs callers to specify who they seek.
Poem contrasts labor and leisure showing men watching others work while women question their motives. It notes rest and enjoyment come from observing others labor and the edge of a job usually surrounds the main task. Copyright 1930.
The piece argues anti administration senators would push fast moving sessions to “do something” about the drought. It lampoons expected congressional reactions to relief efforts led by President Hoover, predicting bold resolutions, subsidies, and investigations rather than decisive action.
The State renominates George W Norris for senator as expected while Oklahoma revives Gore as governor candidate. Critics say Nebraska struggles with identity and politics, citing Norris as a divisive figure and predicting continued public contention and impeachment interest in Oklahoma.
State Agent Hi Yackey says the apple cart is upset as papers tracing John M. Mercer, owner of the bandits’ car, contacted Mercer’s Philadelphia family. Cedar County and others failed to trace the bandits, letting newspapers spread the word and police fail to arrest them.
The city’s newspapers push for more publicity as they explore theories Mercer could be involved in the case. Authorities face growing scrutiny while coverage swells with questions.
The Marion Indiana sheriff says he knows six men who took part in the jail mob that hanged two black men a week earlier. Photographs taken in the court square show the mob facing the camera, indicating deliberate staging after the lynching.
The St Paul Pioneer Press critique argues that modern universities flood curricula to gain size and numbers, producing graduates with broad but shallow knowledge. It laments the loss of genuine intellectual discipline and calls for a reform driven by spirit and value beyond practical outcomes, noting small colleges already showing signs of change.
A Baltimore Sun reader notes that heavy rain and flooding bring ironic perks. Water from neighbors flows away, chores vanish, and outdoor plans remain undisturbed by storms. The piece ends that droughts and dreath offer ironic compensations.
Dr. Winfred Overholser argues in Current History that Massachusetts only requires two psychiatrists to evaluate capital offense or felony cases. If insanity is found, the prisoner is committed. if sane, the trial proceeds with no further expert input, undermining professional credibility and public trust.
A playful sequence shows Carpy, Travel Man, and companions discovering melons at a nearby store, eating in delight, then learning of a refreshing well with cooling water and a practical water-carrying method. The excerpt ends with a note on gas relief and home remedies.
An article outlines a regimen to reduce flatulence. It advises taboos on gas producing foods, a five day acid fruit fast with enemas, then a model diet emphasizing eggs Melba toast and fruit or vegetables. It promotes cleansing the system and dieting to lessen gas.
Eat talk laugh or sneeze without fear of teeth dropping. This fine powder helps hold dentures firmly. Gummy pasty taste or feeling. Fresh breath. Newer and better than anything before. Pasteeth core Drug Co. or any drug store.
A reader asks about excess electricity in the body and a cure for flatulence. The answer discusses static electricity from carpet and shoes, suggests a room shuffle test to generate a spark, and warns a defective light socket could deliver real electric shock requiring an electrician.
A testimonial touts Konjola as delivering thorough lasting relief for neuritis with six to eight weeks of use. Mrs. Lillian Stott of Omaha credits it with substantial improvement after two years of suffering. The drug is advertised for sale at Grimm's Drug Store in Muscatine Iowa and by major area druggists.
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