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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1926
Page
3
The article discusses the autumn return of teachers, their dedication amid long hours, and the challenges of discipline and motivation. It emphasizes that most educators work hard, feel responsibility, and invest time after class in preparation, grading, and helping struggling students. It praises their sustained earnestness and devotion.
The United States awaits Queen Marie of Roumania with unusual interest as her visit is anticipated. Her royal lineage ties to Russian czars and Queen Victoria contrast with a public image of democrat appeal and unconventional style. Some see autocratic tendencies, yet she remains a focal point in American curiosity and media coverage.
Two credit men defend American honesty citing nationwide statistics that only one charge account in six thousand two hundred is bad and 98 percent are honest. They note 70 percent of retail business in cities runs on charge accounts and installment plans aided by a nationwide credit system and associations. A magazine quiz and a Chicago Daily News epigram are also touched upon.
A compilation of witty phrases and social observations from 1926, touching on Prohibition, politics, fashion, and culture. Notable lines discuss Coolidge, fish catches, Kansas wheat value, and attitudes toward death and birth control, ending with a credit to Wilbur E. Sutton.
The price gap between stock cattle and finished fat cattle remains narrow as feeders report hesitation to pay high prices for thin steers. USDA foresees higher prices within 18 months with an upward trend likely over two to three years due to tighter breeding stock and young stock supplies. A veteran feeder notes preferring high priced corn to cheap corn.
A three judge panel in an Illinois county circuit court voids the state primary election law, citing unrepresentative outcomes and harmful controls. The case proceeds to the state Supreme Court amid broader criticism of primaries, with Ohio voters set to decide on eliminating primaries this fall.
Extensive KTNT and national network timetable for Monday August 30 features midday Noonday Calliophone Concert and Twilight Program with Lee Slaughter, Marie selections, Best Features segments, and numerous station lineup entries from WLW to WGN. It includes municipal band concerts, opera and concert programs, sacred services, sports broadcasts, and late night symphony schedules with weather forecasts for Iowa and Illinois.
The page reports a dense slate of radio programs across multiple stations from 5:00 p.m. to 8:90 p.m. featuring ensembles orchestras news talks and entertainment. Notable entries include WJZ WNYC WEAF and WBAL with concerts dinners and talks plus mentions of KDKA KMOX WLIT WLW and WCAU among others.
A dense rundown of radio programs and church services across stations from WJZ to KNX. Includes times for Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, M E and other denominations, organ recitals, lectures, and musical programs noted in scattered order.
A nurse from Greenfield Massachusetts and a Pennsylvania resident praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength and enabling them to work and care for others. The Pinkham Medicine Co. reports hundreds of grateful letters from across the country noting health improvements since using the product.
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