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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1930
Page
3
Dr. Dover of Catentta shares a citronella based mosquito repellent cream recipe. Ingredients include citronella oil camphor cedarwood oil vaseline and is applied as a non staining night cream. It keeps mosquitoes away for hours and is safer for skin and sleep.
A scrambled front-page excerpt discusses Mr. Morrow of the Saloon League, Maine politics, prohibition, and potential national leadership. It critiques wet advocates, mentions Edge, and weaves in remarks on enforcement, constitutional issues, and public sentiment across several states amid a broader scrapbook of quotations and literary asides.
A collection of humorous anecdotes and reflections on legends in history and biographies. Theresa Bruty recalls a playful moment as a child, while later notes question how schoolbooks erase charm from old stories and the enduring myth of Sir Walter.
Two robbers robbed a furrier shop in London and escaped by car with a wax figure of a woman in fur. A pursuing police car nearly caught them on a country road but the robbers dropped the dummy, which was mistaken for a real body after a mistaken bloodlike paint smear. The bandits escaped again. Ferdin and Blank of Mt Clemens Mich improved a burglar alarm at his filling station to trigger bells and sirens whenever set off. Burglar attempts continued six times but no money was stolen as the alarms frightened them away each time. Blank added noises and flashing lights after each attempt.
A quirky By The Way column recounts cold Argentine days and hot Sunday heat, Rotary meeting mixups, a kindness gone awry with a Ford, bathing and tire tales, and a crowd of town anecdotes. It also proposes a Post Office club, lists nominees, and invites reader bee stories for Journal readers.
The camp diary notes a lively week at Camp Wapsie Y with cabin rivalries over 100 points, a swimming meet led by Ted Monsager, and a church service led by Mr. Soule. Highlights include a large indoor flag ceremony, a snipe pie feast, a Wapsiepinicon pageant campfire, and the election of Star Camper Maurice Libe and other honors.
The new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romance In Gay Madrid plays at the Fox theatre Wednesday and Thursday with Dorothy Jordan in the lead. Xavier Cugat and others compose the musical score while a large cast including Zas0 Pitty and Herbert Clark supports the screen tale based on La Casa de la Trova Novaio with songs and drama.
A fragmented note from Nancy Carroll mentions plans to showcase a wholesome musical number with fellow figures Harry Green Skeets Gallagher Latium Roth and others. The text references panel 3 and a desire to appeal to audiences with light entertainment.
The Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds twice in Chicago, closing the gap to a game and a half behind the Robins. Brooklyn won its sixth straight by beating the Boston Braves, while the New York Giants edged the Phillies 5 4 helped by Terry's bat. The Philadelphia Athletics beat the idle Yankees, Foxx homering late to tie and Earnshaw driving in the go ahead run in a 6 5 win. Lyons drove in the winning run as the Chicago White Sox beat the St Louis Browns 6 5.
Radox footbath soothes and softens corns enabling removal of the entire corn with ease. A simple soak in water activates the salts to penetrate and lift out the painful buildup, offering relief from callouses and sore feet. Sold with a packet of Radox at Lemy and drugstores.
The readable parts describe a feverish child and a disturbed state, with scattered references to names and places that are incomplete. No coherent event or identifiable individuals emerge to form a clear news item.
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