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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1949
Page
4
Case U-249 describes Hobart J a 27 year old chemical engineer whose intense jealousy strains his marriage. Dr George W Crane explains jealousy stems from sexual inferiority fears and applies to both sexes with menopause a common period. He notes the cure involves more facts about marriage and increased affectionate effort from the wife.
A reader shares a crystallized pickle recipe from a Solsberry neighbor and details a week long brining process. The piece shifts to meal planning with ham, kidney and beef stew, a cabbage carrot salad, peaches, and coconut cake, then notes a dental checkup revealing cavities and a successful switch to dentifrice and reduced candy.
A White Paper submitted by Secretary Acheson to President Truman casts the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek as a total failure and concedes a Communist victory in China. It argues the Chinese Communists serve Soviet interests and may threaten neighbors, while predicting eventual liberation of the Chinese people. The report blames military ineptitude and corruption for U.S. aid losses and notes the Nationalists’ collapse despite their wartime alliance.
A geology professor claims enough gold and platinum exist to plate the world in yards of metal though it would not help agriculture. A reader quips that the water supply disappearing news is alarming and a man with a red nose adds Dont blame me.
A Democrat argues the Republican party is finished and that Republicans await Gabriel’s son. The remark contrasts with assurances that steel supplies remain ample despite low water tables for future bridge construction.
Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy died virtually penniless with no will. His estate mainly covered burial costs through accrued salary and death benefits, leaving a modest personal estate of books and furnishings from his Shelor quarters. He had previously held several public offices including mayor of Detroit, governor of Michigan, high commissioner to the Philippines, U S attorney general, and associate judge.
A quirky report notes an octopus drinks like a fish, described as a regular eight-fisted drinker with surprising conduct. The remark adds a humorous zoological angle to marine life behavior.
A Denver editorial urged honoring Herbert Hoover on his 75th birthday August 10. It praised his lifetime service as former president and noted his harsh early depression years smearing, while recounting his post presidency reorganization work and Hoover Commission reforms enacted into law.
National party chairmen face ongoing scrutiny as reports link the new Republican chair to ownership of an asbestos mine. The disclosure raises concerns about conflicts of interest and industry influence in party leadership.
A quip notes the octopus keeps its right arm behavior hidden from its four left arms, illustrating a curious misalignment in its limb coordination.
A satirical critique by Christopher Billopp targets people who chase tanning trends, mockery of desperate attempts to darken skin, and the painful consequence of overexposure. The author argues against the obsession with becoming "brown as a berry" and condemns social pressure to tan.
The Batavia dispatch notes a United Nations plan to halt hostilities in Indonesia with an order to take effect days later, after leaders decide to end fighting. The piece reflects on the absurd delay and the suffering of those already maimed by ongoing conflict.
A Des Moines Register column jokes about wingless chickens and winged augmentation for game birds. The piece shifts to playful commentary on lost and found ads, including two Boston Bull dog notices about an elopement and a dog named Lady with rewards.
The Hambletonian stirs interest as Leé Lynch notes Atomic Maid may enter Goshen next season. The mare raced at Springfield last year in Grand Circuit fashion after visiting her sire Volemite at Walnut Hall near Lexington Kentucky in 1947. A Melbourne resident who rented a house for 50 years bought it for 4025 dollars after paying 12880 in rent, prompting questions about long term ownership versus renting costs.
A nostalgic column notes Iowa highway work using oil to seal a strip of soil into pavement. It recalls George Moran's death, an old Moran & Mack record, Senator Douglas biographies, and a mixed year of weather, harvests, and school routines with garden bloom observations.
The Navy announces a stabilizer using half filled tanks on opposite sides connected by ducts to cut ship roll by up to 80 percent. Critics joke the device betrays sailors’ life at sea as the sea lyric humor mocks such “sissy cradie-roll” gear and urges full speed ahead.
A Detroit News quotation attributed to H. V. Wade discusses the boundary between Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. The line asserts that up to age 16 a boy is a Scout, after which he becomes a girl scout, reflecting a dated view of youth scouting.
Report notes theft of jewelry valued at $500,000 and more, with the wife of the Aga Khan believed to have stored her most valuable pieces in royal vaults.
Cairo officials publicly traced a May alert from the Red Sea Governorate about desert locust swarms near Kosseir. They dispatched two expert teams with jeeps and spraying gear, reporting the danger under control for Egypt’s crops while warnings spread of possible moves toward East Africa and the Middle East.
Dorothy Thompson argues Western civilization struggles with unity amid free democracy. She traces Europe’s postwar disintegration from Austro-Hungarian collapse to a divided Europe, noting Soviet expansion and the lack of a unified Western defense.
In a Swiss hotel Leopold III of Belgium hears a fortune teller foretell that within ten years only five kings will remain. She names the king of England and then the king of hearts spades clubs and diamonds as the others.
A Pioneer Press note on pie’s history traces its shift from simple home making to a national industry valued at about 100 million dollars. It notes half of American housewives still roll their own crusts and explores pie’s aristocratic, ceremonial, and literary associations across centuries.
In Springville Utah Bill Witney reports to Fish and Wildlife Service official Frank Dufresne about a lake trout that swallowed multiple prey. Witney asks if catching more than the legal 15 trout limit violated the law and seeks guidance.
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