Advertising Representatives and newspaper affiliations listed
The Muscatine Journal catalogs advertising representatives in major cities and notes consolidation with the Journal and News-Tribune on September 2, 1918. It details Associated Press and Lee Newspaper Syndicate memberships, subscription rates, delivery offices, and telephone contacts for Muscatine Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
News-Tribune
Associates Press
Associated Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Cc Ne
Daily Journal
Mus‘eatine
Iowa
Public reaction seals the fate of the blanket code plan
President Roosevelt and General Johnson push a voluntary blanket code to revive employment. The plan links shorter hours and higher wages to price levels, with a nationwide mobilization to win public support. Officials cite strong public and press backing as essential to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
General Johnson
Hugh S. Johnson
Industrial Recovery Unit
Birth records needed to curb child labor in textiles
The piece notes the lack of birth records in states with high child labor and cites parents falsifying ages. It suggests the movement to create a vital statistics bureau in states without records to enforce the nationwide textile code.
Birth Certificates Tied to Jobs and Passports in United States
The text argues that birth certificates should be nationwide and enforced by federal power. It notes the census division of vital statistics praises the textile code and urges states to issue birth certificates promptly. Emphasizing the certificate as essential for employment licenses insurance education and travel, it criticizes current state laxity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Census Bureau
Division of Vital Statistics
United States
Technocrats in Chicago Propose Two-Hour Work Day
A Chicago meeting of technocrats declares a two-hour day sufficient and questions whether the lunch hour should count toward work time. The proposal hints at wider reform discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mr Huttons Love Affair and Public Life Strain
The essay discusses the tensions between evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and her husband David L. Hutton Jr. It argues that life with a high profile spouse invites incessant publicity and public scrutiny, which can undermine a private marriage and erode happiness. It notes Hutton’s discomfort at having private life bandied about in the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Hutton
Aimee Semple McPherson
David L. Hutton, Jr
Hutton
Aimee
Town Preacher Magician Charms Tender Town
A minister in Tiskiwila Illinois becomes a local sensation as a magician aiding the church in raising funds to pay off debts. A woman educator notes the modern girl on her toes while observations of high heels appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiskiwila
Ill
Separation of security banking from commercial banking urged
Comment and opinion argue that separating security banking from commercial banking will raise dignity of securities and boost bank prestige. Regulation would curb aggressive bond financing that overextended corporations, allowing banks to regain business and offer more moderate, prudent loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Press
London
Ohio
Believe It or Not Cartoon Explained By Court Action
A 96 year old witness testified in a court case about a strange brotherhood disparity. He stated his only brother died 150 years earlier while his father, who married at 19, had a first child die in infancy and remarried at 75 to father the witness who testified at 96. Tomorrow the feature is The Well of Death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moley
Cobb
London
Roosevelt
National Whirligig: Kidnapping, Dope, and Hoover’s Reports
The piece describes federal efforts to curb kidnapping and narcotics trafficking after prohibition repeal. It notes the Bureau of Investigation’s enhanced crime reporting and fingerprint work, Hoover’s budget fight, and a round of high level intrigue around Ray Moley and Roosevelt. It references Snow and counterfeit money, and Johnson’s temperament amid recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
J. Edgar Hoover
Calmed by the Storm and a Puzzling Visitor
The scene shows a tense Johnson on the phone aided by NRA economist Alexander Sachs as he recovers a dropped receiver and regains composure. Baltimore and Ohio President Dan Willard complains to allies about Railroad Administrator Eastman while rail executives face salary cuts. Washington politicians react to talk of Senator Clarence Dill possibly quitting to lead the Coulee Dam project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Sachs
NRA
Johnson
Sachs
Dan Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Joe Eastman
Eastman
Willard
Washington State
Clarence Dill
Coulee
Wages and hours debates shape NRA policy in New York
In New York the NRA faces debate over two minimum wage scales for youths and adults, with critics warning private enforcement to prevent the pay from becoming the average wage. The 30-hour week remains a strategic objective, likely phased in through voluntary cooperation as industry resists a hard deadline. Currency tensions rise as Morgan discussions hint at cooperation over a London currency war. Britain’s $136 million dollar bonds offer camouflaged pressure to push the dollar up, with others seeking countermeasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James McMullin
NRA
Labor
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Washington
New Era Foretold by Standard Oil Leader
The statement from W. T. Holliday, president of Standard Oil Co. of Ohio, declares that the old order of business is permanently gone and that society cannot endure returning to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Holliday
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Fifty Years Ago and Earlier Muscatine Highlights
A digest of Muscatine memories with events from various years. An open air City Corner band concert at the Brewster Cook home lawn. J M Sheperd arrives to form a writing class. a Chicago water trip completes in six days. Dr George R Stewart lectures on Is Fun Divine or Selfish at the chautauqua. bankers district convention by rail to Sioux City. Sue Browning named assistant secretary at the National Encampment. Johnny Dundee defeats Eugene Criqui for featherweight title in New York. 1923 chautauqua tent location moved on Fourth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster Cook
Muscatine
J. M. Sheperd
Chicago
D. H. Webb
George R. Stewart
Walnut Streets
Sycamore
Cedar Sreets
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