Letters for profit from a Charlotte publisher
The Muscatine Journal clarifies it has no connection with Voltaire Publishing Co of Charlotte printing an annual volume of letters from editors. For 14.95 dollars readers can buy a book reprinting their published letters if invited, with potential space constraints unclear. The journal warns letters are not its copyright and may appear without advance orders.
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Voltaire Publishing Co
Charlotte
The
Muscatine Journal
C.O. D
HEW under Richardson faces antiwar campus heat and waste
The piece portions tariff Nixon shifts HEW to Elliot Richardson to calm the department while Rennie Davis and the Chicago Seven reach into government space. It laments taxpayer funds paying for antiwar activities inside HEW and argues officials should police on‑duty political use, noting historic double standards and a protest tone throughout April.
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Robert Finch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
White House
Boston
Elliot Lee Richardson
William Rogers
State Department
Richardson
HICW
National Review
Hew
Struggle For Life
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
NLF
Rennie Davis
Chicago Seven
People's Coalition For Peace and Justice
North Auditorium
Frances Knight
Passport Office
Walter Hickel
Hickel
New York
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Adolescent humor and wry quips from Hartford Times-Press
A collection of brief, humorous observations from the Hartford Wisconsin newspaper. Jests touch on adolescence, fog, lateness, and business, reflecting a light, quotable style typical of a local press feature.
Europe and America through Madrid and Lisbon reflections
The narrator contrasts European change with American trends, noting shifting family roles and urban evolution from Madrid to Lisbon. He laments modernity, praises gentler streets, and smirks at American cultural imprint while acknowledging Europe’s cacophony and charm. He reflects on immortality of Western tradition and the lure of the old world’s grandeur fading under new signage and traffic.
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Europe
America
Portugal
Marcello Caetano
Madrid
Africa
Orient
England
London
Spain
Miami Beach
Lisbon
San Francisco
Madeira
Calle de Alcala
Firestone
Grandfather
Mailbag filled with curious trivia and a few quips
A columnist’s mailbag features miscellany from 400 trillion pounds of garbage yearly to a grain of humor about deaf mutes, presidents’ nicknames, and a trivia mix. Highlights include grass cooling power, Sonja Henie’s fortune, barnyard chickens as the most numerous birds, and an old wives’ note on husbands keeping photos after forty.
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America
Manhattan
Aurelia Peter
U.S
Galena Tanner
Abraham Lincoln
John Quincy Adams
US. Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
National Geographic Society
Sonja Henie
North America
Maritime updates and local notices from Muscatine era
The note recalls ships Red Wing and Boston sailing to St Paul and Rock Island respectively. It mentions Will Eversmeyer returning to Iowa City, Ralph Munday departing for Scott Field, and the passing of Walter E. McDaniel in Letts. It warns Muscatine electricity users to cut load due to coal strikes, and reports William Duval Jr being elected marketing VP at Home-O-Nize Co.
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Red Wing
Capt. Hight
St. Paul
Boston
Rock Island
Evert Munday
Grant Street
Walter E. McDaniel
Letts
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
Board of Trustees of
The
Home-O-Nize Co
William Duval, Jr
How Serious Is Heart Enlargement and Care
Dear readers ask about enlarged hearts and remedies. The doctor explains causes such as high blood pressure and valve disorders, how enlargement is detected by X ray, and that treatment aims at underlying problems. Booklet available for 25 cents by mail.
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Thosteson
Muscatine Journal
Today in History May 4 1971 Highlights Across Centuries
May 4 marks notable events from 1626 when Peter Minuit landed on Manhattan and purchased the island, to 1814 Napoleon’s Elba exile, 1863 Chancellorsville victory, 1886 Haymarket bombing, 1942 Coral Sea start, 1945 Denmark surrender, 1961 first freedom rides, 1971 Navy balloon height record with one crewman lost, 1981 merger principles among Protestant denominations, and Kent State shootings last year.
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Associated Press
Peter’ Minuit
Manhattan Island
Minuit
Napoleon Bonaparte
Elba
Chancellorsville
Haymarket
Chicago
Coral Sea
Denmark
Washington, D.C
New Orleans
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Mexico
U.S
Kent University
Ohio
Prayer Meditation on Grace and Builders Faith
The text presents a prayer invoking God as the Master Builder and urges believers not to waste His grace. It emphasizes trusting divine plans, using talents and strength, and steadfast effort in following God’s guidance. The excerpt cites II Corinthians 6:1 RSV and frames daily prayer as collaborative effort with God.
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Letters
United States
Charlotte, N. C
John Chamberlain
May Day Movement
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
P.S. Hew
Rennie
Small Society
Office Bulletin
Brickman
Hartford
Wis
Times-Press
Fiat Horns
James
Hal
Boyle
Will Eversmeyer
Iowa City
W.H. Snyder
Bogard Clothing Co
Pfe
Ralph Munday
Scott Field
Lil
George C. Thosteson, M.D
the Daily Prayer
Hazel
Haroldi
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