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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
3
A quirky column notes facials and vanity cases as fortunes, jokes about hair staying parted after loss, and predicts furs will be popular this winter among untrapped animals, while prices on wheat could earn money if grains stay favorable.
Editorial urges hard boiled budgeting by Governor Hammill and Budget Director Hogue to reduce state taxes. Calls for stronger budget powers, consistent cuts, and public enthusiasm to inspire local economies and curb prosperity fears after a recent disaster.
The piece lauds U S generosity in Belgium debt settlement while noting the cost to taxpayers. It praises President Coolidge for honoring Wilson era promises and stresses the debt’s recognition over maximum recovery. It then cites a district magistrate on cider as alcohol and extols federal highway guidance on balancing road investment with maintenance, urging Iowa to spend only what roads earn for vehicle owners.
Marshalltown Times-Republican argues Townley leadership parallels Lenin in driving mass movement through discontent and emotionalism. It warns that coercive politics leave closed banks state mills and debt, and urges moving from hysteria to common sense while paying the fiddler for the ghost dance.
Omaha Bee reports the city secures a municipal airport site praised by city commissioners. The move boosts air mail central operations and potential commercial aviation, with routes expanding to Kansas City southwest Minneapolis and beyond. A Chicago company plans Omaha as a central station and committees pursue undisclosed developments to attract freight and passenger service.
A Marshalltown Times-Republican dispatch notes 75 Benton county residents traveled to Cedar Rapids for an event, faced rain and mud on the return, and voted for hard roads, gravel and paving. The piece frames the muddy journey as an education in road needs and infrastructure.
A dense schedule lists multiple stations from WCAU to KFI with dozens of daily programs. Highlights include Oscar Shumsky violinist on WCAU and the 1930s era operas and plays on WLS WGY CNRT CNRA KGO and more with concerts orchestras and talk shows throughout the day.
In a rural confrontation, Joe Helm orders Sarey Hellum to keep away from Abagin who has long courted Sarey. Sarey and Mrs. Helm defend the match while Joe rages, threatening to eject the pair from the place. The scene ends with Sarey planning to meet Ab again as tensions simmer.
In hot weather the piece promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a strength builder. It cites broad consumer appeal from schoolchildren to grandmothers and notes the product costs 60 cents for 60 tablets. Endorsed by doctors, it urges purchase at local drugstores and includes a customer testimonial from Mrs. Luther Dorn of Clarks Hills, South Carolina.
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