Damaged Goods Viewed By Critics In Muscatine
Critics and citizens, including ministers Rev. Geo N. Mendenhall and Rev. Joho Haefner, viewed the film Damaged Goods at the A Muse U theatre in Muscatine. The screening drew approval for its perceived lesson with few ministers in attendance.
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Board of Censors
Muscadine
Pres“Nut
Ism
Spe‘cial
Geo. N. Mendenhall
Grace ‘Lutheran Church
Joho Haefner
German Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ruinous Curling Iron No Longer Necessary
A damaged hair care advertisement promotes a drugstore liquid called silmerine as a safe alternative to curling irons. It claims the product creates natural looking waves without burning or staining, using a toothbrush to apply to damp hair at night, with lasting effects and only a small amount needed.
Delatone Hair Removal Claim Advertised
Very effective method for banishing facial hair is sold as a today mode of treatment. A mix of water and powdered delatone is spread on the skin for two to three minutes then rubbed off and washed to remove hair. The ad warns to buy real delatone and claims no harm from the treatment.
Mothers clubs back film Damaged Goods as moral lesson
Mothers' clubs mostly approve showing Damaged Goods in Muscatine with a warning that the production carries a practical lesson about immorality. No one under 16 will be admitted, and the work is an indictment of quack doctors and a critique of the double standard of morality.
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Mothers’ Clubs
Muscatine
Cotton Industry Breaks Records in November Spindles
Washington reports the census bureau shows 11,97,435 cotton spindles active in November, the highest in years, with exports and imports fluctuating. About a million more spindles operated than last year and nearly 100,000 more bales of cotton used. Exports for four months ending November total 1,866,994 bales versus 1,105,049 a year ago. Imports stood at 21,169 bales.
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Washington, D.C
Census Bureau
Psychologist conducts tests in local school
Prof R W H Sylvester of the Iowa State University conducts psychological examinations on primary pupils at Jackson school Muscatine under a statewide survey to improve efficiency in schools. A four year observation, model records, and teacher and nurse notes aim to explain varied performance and guide future child welfare efforts.
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Jackson
R. WH. Sylvester
Department of Psychology
State University of Iowa
Sylvester
Muscatine
Iowa
New England Snowbound Amid Severe Coastal Storm
The storm crippled New England with deep slush and 64 mph winds. Connecticut faced stalled traffic and rail outages as the New Haven and Hartford line lost power. crews cleared switches and overhead wires. Boston reported gusts up to 50 mph easing to 20 mph, Cape Cod saw hurricane levels subside, and coast guard stations faced isolation but no major shipping disasters. Berkshire County endured the worst snowstorm in twelve years.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Boston
Mass
New England
Weather Bureau
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
Berkshire County
Snowstorm Halts Travel and Closes Schools Today
The deepening storm leaves thirty inches of snow. snow continues to fall, trolleys and steam railroads nearly at a standstill, and all schools are closed.
German consulate attaché faces neutrality charges in Frisco
Baron George Wilhelm Von Brincken, C C Crowley, and Mrs Margaret W Cornell were called before a U S commissioner to answer indictments by a federal grand jury charging conspiracy to interfere with trade and use of the mails to incite arson and murder. Bail set at $5000 on each count.
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von, Brincken
von Brincken
Baron George
Wilhelm von Brincken
C. C. Crowley
Margaret W. Cornell
Crowley
United States
Missioner
Federal Grand Jury
Union
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MUSEU
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W. F. Bishop & CO
First National Bank Bldg
Muscatine, Ja
Gunn
Family Comfort Rocker
Mahogany
Baer
Frisco
COHN
Cohn Mercantile Company
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