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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1928
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text indicates a daily delivery and carrier collection system with monthly rent per week and mail rates. It mentions post office procedures at Mus, possibly Muscatine or Muskingum, with deadlines in March. Advertising representatives and newspaper association notes appear amid garbled lines.
A 1928 poem reflects on grief and joy shaping life and faith. It contrasts pleasure and fortune with spiritual devotion, noting sorrow can deepen love for God and reframe blessings. The piece explores family ties, migration, and the pull of home amid prosperity and sin.
The piece argues China’s civil war ends with a tame skirmish near Beijing as Chiang Kai Shek moves toward Nanking while Manchuria remains under de facto Japanese influence. It notes internal nationalist conspiracies, the need to pacify militarists, and a cautious wait-and-see approach toward Japan’s Manchurian claims.
Bankers' Trust figures show British blast furnaces produced 592 600 tons of pig iron in March vs 550 800 in February. 1913 monthly average was 855 900 tons, so current output is about 25 percent below prewar levels. The war remains an expensive burden for workers and employers, with many years needed to recover.
George Hinshaw of the Muscatine Journal and George Hise of the West Liberty Index battled to a tie finishing at 9 a m on June 1 after sunrise. Referee John Robbins and Dan Hise reported the event from Pike Run timber with both anglers sticking to fair play and avoiding unethical tactics.
The Ottumwa banker murder case prompts critique of jury verdicts on insanity. The killer Lewis was ruled incurably insane by alienists and sent to Anamosa, while Dr Mayo argues only trained psychiatrists should testify on mental state and be paid by the state. The column calls for restraints on dangerous individuals and reform of expert testimony amid ongoing danger.
A column notes guarded talk on salaries and ages, gossip as a sign of near end, and questions what makes a man interesting. It observes practical doctors depart from strict formulas, city life softened by country neighbors, and the caution that silence does not equal consent. It ends with advice on breakfast table topics and a claim there are no family jars in the Globe Democrat.
Gilbert Smith Jr a 13 year old asks which country would have jurisdiction if the French ambassador in Washington were killed by the English ambassador Taft replies to study and pay more attention not to the question praising inquiry over routine and urging real effort.
The Wall Lake Blade notes that Coolidge vetoed the McNair Haugen bill and argues Hoover is weaker in the middle west. It contends an immediate election would sweep the Coolidge dynasty from power.
Dr. McCoy outlines weekly menus with breakfast lunch and dinner items for Sunday through Wednesday. Meals include coddled eggs veal mutton and fish with vegetables fruits and salads, plus a note inviting readers to send personal health questions to him via the Muscatine Journal with return postage.
A dated F O R column lists weekly meals with breakfast lunch and dinner items such as browned waffles, pork, corn, beets, and fruit gelatin. It adds a recipe note for baked beets and includes a Q A section on neuritis diet and unbolted cornmeal.
A reader asks about cancer risk from a cracked upper denture causing tongue irritation. The columnist notes irritation can accompany cancer growth and advises avoiding irritation, using alkaline saliva as antiseptic, and treating the tongue spot with silver nitrate, mercure chrome, or an astringent.
Brief sketches from the Muscatine Journal recount Second Street mud during a blue ribbon reunion, a steamer Dubuque damaged in St. Louis, flood damage near Wapello with 10 000 acres underwater and a levee breach, plus Dr George Sywassink chosen president of the high school alumni association for the class of 1927.
Edward Wright of Chicago lyceum entertainer and impersonator will give a full evening program at Sweetland Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday June 12 starting 8 15 under Epworth League auspices. A nominal admission will be charged.
Columbus Ohio Jacob Sechler Cox ey Sr of Massillon filed his declaration of candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States senator for the unexpired term ending March 4 1933 He was the leader of Coxey’s Army.
A radio update reports results finalizing as voting concludes. Officials tally precincts and announce totals and winners, with early returns guiding commentators.
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