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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1928
Page
5
An analysis of 1927 highway deaths shows 22,251 fatalities from autos excluding rail crossings. It urges driving qualifications, stricter licensing, and arterial stops at crossings, boulevards, and busy intersections to curb reckless and incapacitated drivers.
Speakers at an American Chemical Society institute urged farmers to use chemistry to convert waste farm products into useful commodities boosting income. Oats can become furniture, cornstalks artificial silk, sugar cane bagasse lumber, and furfural now proves a market with oats waste. A boa constrictor escaped at a seaside resort, startling bathers who mistook it for a sea serpent.
An opinion urging citizens to understand taxation and vote wisely. It argues fiscal discipline lowers taxes without cutting needed services, warns against excessive bonds, and likens voting to evaluating stock investments. Emphasizes federal and some state economies as models for communities.
Carlton Simon told an international police chiefs convention in Colorado Springs that piling up laws and government surveillance burdens citizens. He argued focus should be on arresting real criminals and reducing harassment to improve lawfulness and happiness.
The government provides free snuff for senators with a few Democrats using the boxes at the chamber entrances. Senator Overman of North Carolina is the most regular user, with Swanson of Virginia and Ashurst of Arizona dipping occasionally. The lacquered papier mache boxes replace former ornate goxen and aim to spare debate interruptions by preventing snuff burrowing. The Senate appropriates the snuff, while the House briefly adopted the practice before opposition blocked it.
A local resident recalls a small turnout at a meeting in Omaha to oppose a third party and support for Brown. The piece notes candidates cope with August’s heat but face November trials and voter support.
A bath, an electric fan, and a phonograph playing jazz with a dull needle create a makeshift seal shore retreat at home. The scene evokes quiet leisure with modest, familiar comforts.
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