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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1927
Page
4
The article recounts a patient with nearly lost hearing whose remaining sense is highly acute. Doctors consider using a radio and phonograph to provide mood music during surgery but proceed with caution about air transmission and equipment placement. Acoustician innovations enable music delivery 150 feet away, linking science and art to aid the patient.
A New York swindle sees a man selling stock in a claimed garbage based gasoline creator. Courts order him to show cause why a receiver should not seize $200,000 and return it to elderly widows and other investors duped by the scheme. The piece laments ongoing flimflam despite warnings.
In major New York hospitals music is used as an adjunct to spinal anesthesia when ether cannot be used. Surgeons note that a patient remains conscious and may suffer psychic shock, so they extend music therapy from children to adults to calm and distract during operations. Phonographs are excluded in sterile operating rooms due to noise and dust concerns, making ambient music a preferred method.
A New York observer reports South Dakota as similar to other states in civilization and manners. The piece notes Western hospitality, bootleg drinking practices, and general thrift, while highlighting high cigarette taxes and parcel post tobacco shipments as a local quirk. The tone remains observational and slightly humorous about regional traits.
Warden Lawes of Sing Sing reflects on the good he has seen in prisoners amid a life spent among 30,000 convicts and 100 executions. He praises acts of kindness and fortitude by inmates while noting recidivism and the dullness of prison life. An astrologer foreshadows Governor Smith as the next Democratic presidential candidate.
Ex Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson argues that US supervision can ensure a fair 1928 Nicaragua election. He warns of past brutalities, praises the ceasefire, and says American influence offers a vital chance to restore order and build Central American confidence.
A dated horoscope warns May 1 items will be influenced by sinister forces. It cautions women to act with moral strength and avoid gullibility as personal and civic futures are described as precarious. It predicts upheaval, risky romances, and wider societal concern about dangerous prophecies affecting Europe and insurers.
Health guidance on pork consumption explains that pork is fatty but not poisonous, with proper cooking and food combinations. It details curing of ham, best smokers, and Virginia ham notes, and advises readers to avoid starch with meat and to tailor intake to digestive strength.
A scanned radio listings page shows Central Mountain Pacific time stations detailing schedules for WCCO WEAF WHO KOA KFT KFWB KGW KPO and more. Entries include orchestra performances studio programs Nighthawk frolic and dinner hour segments with organ recitals and network programs.
The piece discusses Wordsworth and his London sonnet from 1803 on Westminster Bridge and comments on how cities inspire poets painters and musicians. It notes the city’s iron architecture and the vitality it grants to art while contrasting bucolic rural life with urban beauty.
A fragment lists quiz answers for page 3 covering Billy Sunday as a ballplayer, American Near East Relief, Paraguay and Uruguay, Pele, tadpoles, and Isaiah ti. It reflects a student or classroom exercise with varied topics and names. The text lacks context for a full article.
Advice column discussing fear of change and risk in seeking new opportunities. A reader asks whether moving to New York City for work without contacts is worth the risk. The reply urges planning a trial visit to gauge fit, noting loneliness versus opportunity and recommending solo travel to test prospects.
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