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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1928
Page
3
A poem states the day refused fortune yet offers a simple life. The speaker cherishes a small house and garden, fireside comforts, and a quiet evening with a loved one above wealth. Fame and wealth are dismissed as fleeting toys when true peace is found at home.
An Iowa veteran, Hanford MacNider, did not seize a strong vice presidential surge in Kansas City. Ex service men backed him but Hoover partisans kept him out unless he could be “it.” Curtis emerged as the favored choice, while MacNider stays home to build support for a future run as service men pledge to back him decisively.
The obituary notes Edwin T. Meredith died at 51, a forward-looking figure in Iowa politics and agriculture. He earned Wilson administration appointments and was widely liked across spheres, with his potential impact on the state's progress keenly mourned.
Secretary James J. Davis praises stronger employer employee partnership noting fewer strikes and greater general contentment. He says harmony in industry has propelled prosperity and that disputes are settled like business deals at the table. An Iowa goodwill airplane tour avoided Waterloo due to flooding.
A quoted remark imagines a future airport with a water barrier to drown an aviator before landing is barred. The speaker notes this would define the airport’s character and its stringent security approach.
An aviation expert warns in the Wisconsin State Journal editorial rooms that war’s future is shaped by air power and debris. He notes bullets travel faster than rifles and questions anti aircraft guns against unseen aircraft. He mentions poison gas, propaganda, and the idea that war is inevitable unless society acts to stop it.
Hoover’s Kansas City message pledges specific nationwide relief for agriculture and continued Republican governance. The response highlights his grasp of key problems, desire to advance moral and material welfare, and intent to maintain party organization. Other passages memorialize Ed Meredith’s life, his upbringing, and his impact on Des Moines publishing and politics.
The Burlington Gazette reports the Republican convention selected Herbert Hoover for president and Charles Curtis for vice president. Hoover faced strong opposition from William Lo den and a bitter battle in states like Ohio and Indiana. The piece notes Hoover's victory amid tough competition and includes editorials bidding him success.
An advice column discusses removing facial blemishes with plastic surgery and smoke-free methods. It warns against X-ray and radium, argues for localized ultraviolet light and actinic rays, and covers wart removal with acetic acid, dandruff-free skin, and cautions about diet and nasal discharge remedies.
Dr. Emmett Ady returned from Mercy hospital Iowa City after a neck carbuncle operation. Frank Lohr of Davenport called on residents. Anna Potter of Santa Monica visits West Liberty then plans Wilton trip. Mrs. Herbert Hearld of Byron visits family. West Liberty Sunday schools report boat excursion July 6 with Methodist orchestra. Ed Sullivan party motor trip to Hospers to visit Roman Verschoor and family. Bart St Clair of Conrad visits West Liberty and relatives.
Mrs E Church and daughter Mary and Mrs A Moody of Detroit visited sister Mrs G F Broders and family. Raymond Broders and son Wayne of Blue Grass visited Leroy Broders. Dora Kruse of Davenport visited son B M Kruse and family. Several locals and visitors attended events and trips between Stockton Davenport Wilton Muscatine Durant Princeton and Sunbury with names including Henry Krebs Bohnsack Macko venin Lange Jost and Ormsby.
Mrs Julia St Clair and her daughters Mrs Edith Lemon and Mrs Elizabeth Smith accompany another daughter Mrs C E Hiatt and two Marshalltown children. Adolph Range Richard Peters and C E Ramsey left Sunday for Minnesota where they plan to spend their vacation.
Des Moines reports from Charles Reed show 53.9 percent of Iowa farm lands were rented in 1927 with tenancy higher in northwest counties like Emmet and lower in Dubuque. He notes many renters are relatives of owners and tenancy correlates with land value and crop productivity across the state. The article also mentions that a baby's brain at birth weighs about one-eighth of its body.
Testimonial notices from Mrs. C. E. Young Cobleskill and Mrs. Corse Clinton praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for improving run down conditions and symptoms of the Change of Life. Households and work duties noted as maintained while using the remedy.
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