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Scandia Journal

Location

Scandia, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1944

Page

6

The Private Papers of Private Purkey

A wartime letter from Oscar to Harriet chronicles life on beachheads comparing landings to swimming in wet clothes. He jokes about being a soldier or sailor and hopes for quieter life after the war while lamenting endless dredging and double-pneumonia worries.

Army Navy

New Uncle Sockeroo Now Shifts His Image

A playful fragment notes a change in persona as Uncle Sockeroo trades long white locks for a younger, tougher look. It contrasts a brand new tag for a famous figure with a cosmetic public image shift and hints at a larger context of media and public perception.

Uncle Sockeroo Uncle Lockeroo

Government report accused of biased rail propaganda

The June issue of the monthly release from the department of agriculture on marketing and transportation is criticized as biased toward railroads and against farmers. The piece notes inter territorial freight rate differences and parallels studies by the board of investigation and research and the Tennessee Valley Authority, seen as undercutting Southern claims for equitable rates.

United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics South Board of Investigation and Research Tennessee Valley Authority Interstate Commerce Commission Roosevelt

Industrialization in the South and its effect on farmers

The piece argues Southern industrialization raises incomes and market access, opposing rail rate favoritism. It contends high first class freight rates and overall class rates hinder growth, and that reducing these handicaps would expand consumer markets and farm profitability without harming farmers. It links this to postwar employment goals and a South–North economic balance.

South Department of Agriculture Southern Governors’ Conference West East Middle West

Lemon and Water Wake-Up Drink for Constipation

A natural remedy promotes bowel action by drinking the juice of one Sunkist lemon in a glass of water each morning. The citrus beverage also supplies vitamin C and offers a refreshing wake-up tang, with claimed digestive and appetite benefits.

Sunkist California

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