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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1928
Page
3
The poem laments door slams and voices a wish to silence neighbors through explosive imagery. The speaker recalls war trauma and screen doors as a social irritant, imagining bricks and dynamite to stop the banging and calling himself a shell shocked veteran of daily annoyances. The piece blends dark humor with a critique of violence as a coping mechanism.
A persuasive piece argues that opportunity is abundant but only for those who seek it and prepare. It urges diligent self improvement, proactive effort, and personal responsibility to grasp chances, claiming success comes from individual work and aiming to do tasks better than others.
The piece notes the United States is a young nation, compares its age to colonial beginnings and the Civil War era, and highlights two surviving Civil War mothers Samantha Button and Samantha Farrer. It reflects on slavery, military service, and enduring government stability.
A terse clipping notes a steel on EC, with ALS credited as the author. The fragment hints at an event or item labeled EC Same, but details are unclear and names or dates are damaged.
Ottumwa Courier reports Westbrook Pegler’s vivid view of Chicago's dance marathon, noting 14 exhausted dancers, pallid faces, and brutal fatigue as 2,000 spectators watch through the night. The piece emphasizes the misery of the contestants and the lax scrutiny of judges.
The Yale seniors named Col Lindbergh most admired man, but 30 of them said their fathers are the greatest living man. The piece urges fathers to live up to that ideal and set a strong example for their sons.
Thomas Edison reports extensive tests on goldenrod as a rubber source from his nine acre Fort Myers garden. He sowed 1400 of 1600 varieties and runs 32 experiments daily, finding more than 80 with rubber qualities and noting several survive frost. He says expanding non food uses for farm products could aid agriculture.
A Hannibal Courier column mocks nostalgia for the 1890s and notes New York censors ban a World’s Fair era film about cancer, arguing believers in the past forget its flaws and the era’s pop culture.
The piece contrasts the Coxer protest to labor discrimination in Washington with farmers who will march on Kansas City next week. It notes the modern march uses automobiles and Pullman cars, highlighting the durable pull of sentiment and collective action.
Dr McCoy presents weekly menus for June 17 starting Sunday with meals for each day including breakfast lunch and dinner featuring waffles eggs steak and pork with vegetables and fruit desserts. He also describes a raspberry ice cream recipe and answers reader questions on athletic heart and hair removal products.
Specialist says nervous habit and poor diet cause nail biting. Dip fingertips in alum water several times daily to deter biting and follow a recommended weekly diet plan to improve lifestyle and reduce urge.
The Columbus Junction band under G. W. Ayers gave a fine Wednesday evening street concert. Concerts will be held each Wednesday all summer. Mr and Mrs Ellis Drake of Elmhurst visited from Saturday until Wednesday at the Rev's home.
Journal recalls a Muscatine Western accident in which a train struck three ties and a heavy pole laid across a curve. The cow catcher saved the train from damage. The item also notes a suicide attempt by Ella H. Goodrich, whose body was found in the Mississippi River the next day nine miles below the city. It cites a 106 year old heat record with 94 degrees officially, reports 100 degree readings downtown, and notes Benjamin F. Swope found dead by his own hand in the Mississippi at Fairport a year earlier.
Several nations have removed visa fees for U S passport holders. Albania Belgium Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Holland Sweden and Switzerland now offer visa free access to American travelers to boost tourism.
Mrs S R Drake and relatives planned a Williamsburg visit. Miss Margaret Robertson left for Afton after Parsons college term. Nineteen attended the Whatsoever society picnic at Weed park Muscatine on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs William Drake and son Bobby of New Lenox Illinois visited Ira Coon in Haskins on Thursday.
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