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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1937
Page
2
The ad claims Bayer Aspirin relieves headache rheumatism neuritis sciatica and similar pains quickly. It promotes Bayer Aspirin tablets at 15 cents a dose and urges repeat dosing with a half glass of water for fast relief.
A young girl named Joan struggles with sewing and mutters that the eye of the needle is not finding the cotton. The Windsor Star presents a brief, light anecdote reflecting patient frustration in a domestic scene.
Periodic pains prompt women to try Cardui a purely vegetable medicine said to ease monthly discomfort and boost strength from food. Thousands testify it helps though some cases require physician consultation. Cardui can be bought at drug stores for home use.
President Roosevelt outlined five urgent proposals in a fireside radio address as Congress prepared to convene a special session on November 15. The plan includes crop production control, wage and hour standards, regional planning, government reorganization, and stronger antitrust laws. The House anticipated a farm bill first, with labor legislation facing stiff opposition from southern Democrats and AFL critics.
The American Federation of Labor passed a resolution condemning the Federal Labor Relations Board as acting without warrant, claiming interference in A F L and C I O disputes, undermining contracts and labor rights. Frey urged Smith off the board and regional directors dismissed. the union also vowed actions against wage bills and Japanese products, with campaigns planned on the Pacific coast and among white collar workers.
John L. Lewis and CIO leaders met in Atlantic City for a war council and unveiled plans for a permanent dual organization. He denounced the suspension of CIO unions from the AFL as cowardly and contemptible and said suspended unions now act with indifference toward federation actions.
In Shanghai the Sino Japanese war rages with brutal hand to hand combat and heavy casualties. Chinese forces counter with massed men and guns while Japanese try to turn back the assault on the Whangpoo shore. An American Navy radio man was wounded aboard the USS Augusta as tensions rise between the two powers.
The article discusses how far President Roosevelt will go to curb Japan in China, noting British hopes for U S leadership and a Washington venue for a nine power treaty conference. Roosevelt favors a united moral stand, avoids a solitary lead, and hints at coordinated action with other signatories while not detailing steps. The piece also notes the Neutrality laws debate raised by the National Council for Prevention of War.
Italian ambassador Auriti assured Japan that Italy would fully support Japan if it participates in the conference and oppose other conferees. Tokyo denied treaty violations and blamed China for mobilization, asserting Japan acted in self defense and did not seek annexation.
The Supreme Court refused to hear challenges by Albert Levitt, former federal judge in the Virgin Islands, and Patrick Henry Kelly of Boston aimed at questioning Hugo L. Black’s appointment. Chief Justice Hughes said neither had a sufficient interest to pursue the case.
Ogden L. Mills, who succeeded Andrew Mellon as secretary of the treasury and a long-time Republican leader, died of heart disease at his New York home. A financier, lawyer, and businessman, he had a notable career including service in Congress and in World War I.
The General Convention in Cincinnati rejected liberalizing the rule. The house of deputies voted to extend the commission on marriage and divorce for three more years, keeping bishops from allowing remarriage for divorced persons after case study. The proposal would have let bishops authorize such marriages after review.
Lesson on Titus 3 from Paul to his young ministers outlines lostness by nature, salvation by grace, and living testimony through meekness and good works. It stresses humility toward unbelievers, obedience to rulers, kindness to others, and avoidance of evil as evidence of faith.
Theodore Marriner American consul general at Beirut Syria was assassinated by an Armenian refused a visa for travel to the United States. The killer was captured and said to have acted for personal vengeance. Marriner, forty five and a bachelor, was a valued diplomat who served in Stockholm and led the western Europe section of the State Department.
A quotation from O. W. Holmes notes that the best knowledge reveals where knowledge ends and ignorance begins. It reflects on the boundary between understanding and mystery.
The quote frames justice as God’s idea and man’s contract guiding conduct, attributed to Cheydore Parker, highlighting the moral basis of law and behavior.
A fragment suggests a theme of truth as liberating and joyful, noting that truth frees, brings encouragement and openness. The brief hints at a moral or inspirational tone without concrete events or individuals.
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