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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1928
Page
3
The piece argues that changing the prohibition law is mainly political theater. Officials pledge to back constitutional amendments, but chances of repealing the Eighteenth Amendment or amending the Volstead Act are described as vanishingly small.
A California subscriber, A. Wittesback, retaliated against Henry E. Skeels of the Whitehall Forum after the paper was stopped for nonpayment. Wittesback fled to avoid court, prompting Michigan Bulletin to remark on changing times and the paper distribution clash.
A prominent remark praises Herbert Hoover as the most qualified candidate a party has produced. Hoover’s public life record is cited as supporting the claim, while other editorials discuss campaign contrasts and policy efficiency.
The piece reviews Mark Sullivan on the Eighteenth Amendment, its blanket national reach, and current prospects for repeal or revision. It explains two paths to change: a constitutional repeal via two-thirds votes and ratification by three-fourths of states, or a constitutional convention, both unlikely. It notes the Volstead Act standard and the ambiguity around five percent alcohol.
Arthur Brisbane urges readers and national advertisers to value country weekly newspapers as vital public opinion shapers and welfare protectors. He argues these papers reach broad audiences who buy diverse goods from shingles to cement, making every advertiser a potential customer.
A new state geology map of Isle Royale Michigan compiles years of discoveries into one chart. The interior jungles are shown as largely unexplored. The piece notes the island’s potential as a national park or state park and recalls Benjamin Franklin’s role in Isle Royale becoming U S territory. Other items report a Charlotte milk bottle theft case and the Napoleon Dickey Dew Amusement Park closing after three weeks due to betting pool concerns.
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