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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1928
Page
3
Motivational verse contrasts dreaming with doing urging immediate action. It repeats a message that success comes from effort, not wishful thinking, and emphasizes starting today to achieve honor and prize. The piece closes with an exhortation to begin now.
The piece urges Iowa residents to vote in the Monday June 4 primary with Governor Hammill portrayed as the strongest champion of good roads sound banking and farm relief. It argues Hammill's administration avoided scandals pursued sane policy and saved taxpayers money while contrasting opponents Taxpayer and others. It stresses registration and turnout to back Hammill for governor and stresses local county impact.
The Journal teases full results to be published next Wednesday in John A. Robbins's Farm Notes column. The paper endorses Robbins as a fair referee and declines to preview outcomes ahead of the official report.
Writers tease a friendly clash as John delivers a Farm Notes style report on fishing fertilizer and farming topics. A man from Wapsie will speak the next day when the Index reaches its readers, with possible later rebuttal. Both sides await Judgment Day Wednesday with calm certainty that Right will prevail.
Mrs. W. L. Etter wife of the Sigourney Review editor and a prominent district figure was chosen as a district delegate to the Democratic national convention in Houston. She supported Al Smith citing his integrity and constitutional stance, while editorials in the New York World challenge her view and discuss Smiths wet vs dry positions and political strategy.
Bob Washburn notes how political campaigns use images from birthplaces farms and domestic scenes to connect with voters. He mentions Alfred E Smith and Grace Coolidge, observing photographers capture wives and households while candidates project plain folk images amid symbols like cows and laundry lines.
An essay on the exclusivity of dry fly anglers notes the rituals and slang that define the craft. It then cites editorials from Knoxville Express and Davenport Times arguing Iowa Democrats are not wet and urging support for a state bond issue championed by Governor Hammill.
Guidance on concentrating thoughts to improve problem solving emphasizes practical steps. Techniques include setting specific goals, brief daily practice, and avoiding distractions. Benefits cited include clearer decisions, calmer attention, and better service to others.
Dr McCoy presents a week of meals from Sunday June 3 with detailed breakfast lunch and dinner plans. It includes eggs waffles potatoes chicken mutton and seafood, plus a long Q&A section addressing backache spinach oxalic acid and mental health concerns.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Buckley and sister Mary Davis attended the funeral of their uncle William Davis of Columbus Junction, Ta. The deceased was the family’s last survivor of 15. Several locals attended Decoration Day services including Mrs. Laura McGinnis of Davenport visiting Lulu Reynolds, Anna Meyer of Chicago, and the Witte Reynolds Granger families. George Foster of Drury Shipping reported shipping 223 hogs, 43 cattle, 38 calves, and 13 sheep to Union Stockyards in Chicago. Local residents noted the illness of Henry Noble, formerly of this vicinity, visiting son LeRoy near Joy, Ill, now residing in Decatur.
Des Moines Leonard RB Allen, a local boy and forestry student at Iowa State College, died Wednesday night after being shot in a Nicaraguan lumber camp. He planned to return to Ames in the fall after completing studies.
Morning Sun residents and visitors attend Decoration day events. Fairfield, Winfield, Mt. Union, Crawfordsville, and Morning Sun figures visit W. T. Rice home. Clergy and families travel between DeWitt and Tilden. Local students tour the West, with plans to visit Yellowstone and California, returning by September.
Moone's Emerald Oil promises quick relief for swollen feet and pain with two to three applications. It claims to reduce soreness swelling corns and callouses and even varicose veins with nightly use. Sold by Henderson's drug stores and all druggists with a money back guarantee.
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