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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
2
Ab Jenkins, Salt Lake City's Chief Magistrate, prepares for a near 200 mph run on the salt flats and will tour the United States after the event. The city of 150,000 will witness the spectacle this midsummer as Jenkins gains and adds to his world record titles.
The Salt Lake City racer Jenkins seeks the world land speed record for America aiming at 400 mph. He has driven at Bonneville since 1926 and set a 24 hour record in 1932, pushing through pushes for Campbell's Bluebird in 1935 and more than 2,000 records overall.
Joseph J. Powell of Milwaukee risked his life delivering a message at Cantigny, France during World War I. Last week he received a medal for his bravery. In Chicago a 17 year old, Victor Sienkiewicz, was scolded by brothers for truancy and hanged himself.
Mayor Ab Jenkins declined to spend 2800 dollars for a fire department motor. He offered a spare motor from his personal collection, turning it over to the city as a gift and refusing payment. The exchange shows his frugal, public-spirited approach to municipal needs.
Salt Lake City mayor Jenkins holds 294 world speed records and claims the only American to hold any. He tours for safety in the Mormon Meteor III with a 700 horsepower engine, aiming over 200 mph. He has driven nearly 2,000,000 miles without an accident and was elected mayor in a 43,000 vote, 51 vote margin. He plans a goodwill tour visiting 106 cities from New York to San Francisco, inviting mayors to Salt Lake City. He will pace the Indianapolis 500 briefly and previously set the New York to Golden Gate record in 86 hours.
The article details Eleanor Roosevelt’s income sources notably radio earnings, her decision to pay taxes on all income while donating the remainder, and the extensive list of beneficiaries from 10 to 1000 dollars. It notes her large ongoing commitments to the Red Cross the American Friends Service Committee and the Foster Parents Plan for War Children and her help to a Polish refugee child in France. It also mentions Congressman Fish’s critique and her steady charitable pattern.
Doctors discuss varying methods for hay fever relief as ragweed pollen injections reduce attacks in many cases. A ragweed protocol and gland extracts from the pituitary and adrenal sources are noted, with injections beginning about two months before typical season onset.
The article argues lumbago and sciatica arise from injury or infection rather than aging. It cites personal bouts linked to tooth and tonsil infections, an injured back, and posture as common causes. Pain travels down the leg, worsened by movement, cold, or strain, with variable daily intensity.
The answer explains belching mainly from a sluggish liver and gallbladder. Gas forming foods like cabbage onions lettuce and cauliflower also cause belching. It notes citrus fruits and tomato juice provide some vitamin B but not as much as liver milk eggs whole grains yeast and peanuts.
New design features back neck and waist fastening with a smooth front for ironing. Waistband style creates a small waist silhouette in gingham linen or pique. Pattern No 8719 covers sizes 11 through 19, size 13 needing 3 1 2 yards of 35 inch fabric.
A didactic quotation from Lord Chesterfield warns against speaking when others will not listen. The ad promotes a free valuable medical book on piles and fistula by Dr. C. M. Coe at 503 Pine St. in St. Louis, Missouri. A short personal blurb imagines a light exchange about aging and appearance.
A vintage advertisement fragment touts M Soothes chafed skin with Oroline White Petroleum Jelly. The short copy quotes a line on flexibility and meekness attributed to Hammond, suggesting a moral-tinged ad blurb amid catalog-like content.
A reflective piece notes daylight cheer as a steady, perpetual mood that uplifts the mind and sustains cheerful thoughts throughout the day. It describes daylight as a gentle influence brightening mental terrain and fostering consistent optimism.
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