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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
4
A prominent New York City business man sued the New York American for 100000 dollars claiming libel after a linotype error tied him to tampering with commercial alcohol. Upon discovering the machine error the plaintiff withdrew the suit and the paper issued an apology.
Two people died and thirteen were injured in Iowa traffic crashes reported to involve drivers from Minnesota Nebraska and within Iowa. Elizabeth Dale of Iowa Falls and Walter Olson of Sioux City died in separate accidents while J E Kennedy Teddy Berfield and Mrs Berfield were among the injured near Parkersburg and Danbury Oklahoma? The report notes Kennedy in Rochester Minnesota in critical condition.
The group laughed about a linotype glitch that dropped a line altering the sense of a libel case. The American was charged unjustly before the error was explained, revealing how misprints can reverse meaning and provoke outrage before correction.
A boy named Frankie avoids taking nuts from a grocer because the man’s hand is bigger than his own. He explains his hesitation to his mother, signaling a lesson about sharing and making careful choices.
A quoted exchange suggests a man allows his wife to drive, planning her car to be presentable for their son to take to college in September. The dialogue implies preparation and family routines around a fall departure.
A light exchange on departure shows a husband advising his wife to telegraph upon arrival with her question of the amount to telegraph, highlighting a practical travel concern of the era.
Chicago Republicans circulated petitions to place three questions on the Illinois ballot in November. The items call for repeal of the 19th amendment, modification of the Volstead act, and repeal of the Illinois search and seizure act. B W Snow said Mrs McCormick was not consulted. A Democratic move was dropped after James Hamilton Lewy opposed prohibition. Walter Toland, 52, escaped Joliet in 1927 and was held for Illinois officers.
Ma Madge Lee Gerrard aged 17 was killed and her father John Lee and sister Florence 12 were injured when a lightning bolt struck a Centerville home. The incident also left her seven month old son unharmed. It is the second lightning fatality in Appanoose county in two weeks, following farmer Mike Kauzlarick killed near Rathbun.
The Sioux City real estate board unanimously condemned the attack on the federal farm board by the United States chamber of commerce. The real estate group adopted the resolution after the chamber urged Hoover to veto the tariff bill and tabled the same resolution at its meeting.
This ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the cure for excess stomach acid and indigestion. It promises instant relief within minutes and positions the product as a trusted, doctor recommended remedy available in 25¢ and 50¢ bottles at drug stores.
Dr T J Pease advertises an office at 2191 West Main, opposite the Court House, above the Penney store, with phone number 354.
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