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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1939
Page
16
A prose filled page notes admiration for American women and quotes an English observer. It lists local club meetings and social events including lodge gatherings, parlor city camp, Daughters of Union Veterans activities, and preparations for armistice services at Grace Episcopal church.
The article discusses indoor winter gardening with emphasis on choosing window exposures for different plants, avoiding over or under watering, and using cool, bright conditions. It explains forcing bulbs like hyacinths and daffodils, suggests a soil mix, container setup, and a trenching method for forcing, plus care notes on temperature and light.
The Maccabees Linn tent No. 38 and Ioway hive No. 111 meet at 8 pm Thursday at Sokol hall with refreshments. Junior Macabees court No. 29 meets Saturday at 2 pm at Sokol hall Melody Camp No. 10715 R N A meets Friday at 8 pm in Moose hall. L I U No. 3 meets Monday at 7 30 pm at Union Office. Members urged to bring Rock Island Club contributions.
William Patrick Hitler, who says he is Adolf Hitler's nephew, told Wisconsin school teachers the Nazi regime would fall within a year. He described his lineage through Alois Hitler and his life across Ireland England and Germany before planning to become an American citizen after serving in the British army.
To observe their golden wedding anniversary today Mr and Mrs Frank P Doran 707 Second Street NW host a family dinner The Dorans moved to Cedar Rapids in 1906 from near Prairieburg Their 1889 Center Junction marriage began a life on farms near Anamosa Alburnett Monticello and Prairieburg They will be joined by daughter in law Mrs Donald Doran and son and 11 Caldwell grandchildren Mr Doran 83 born in Pennsylvania and Mrs Doran 68 Mr Doran retired from Quaker Oats in 1928 after 22 years of service
The article explains myotonia or muscle bound stiffness from Thompson’s disease and acquired forms. It notes quinine as a traditional remedy, with dosing guidance for children and adults, and suggests long, regular use to reduce muscle rigidity and improve reflexes. It also mentions stage fright and bed wetting as conditions influenced by muscle tone.
Medical note discusses quinine hydrochloride as a treatment for myotonia and its sedative tonic effects on the nervous system and heart. It covers dosing of five grains three times daily, potential for ringing in the ears, and quitting when needed. Also notes quinine helps irregular heartbeats, especially in hyperthyroid cases, with two to four grain doses.
Mary Louise Garner now Mrs. W S Stripling Jr. says she will have her first child at home not in a hospital. The 20 year mixup case began with twins born in May 1919 in Atlanta to the Pittmans and the Garners, amid a dispute resolved by Judge George L Bell in 1920.
Three of 52 people accused by the United States government of automobile accident insurance fraud entered pleas of innocent on arraignment Saturday before Federal District Judge J. A Donohoe. Continuances were given 29 others.
Iowa City AP reports Dr. Frederick A. Saunders of Harvard University claims tests show no significant tonal difference between Stradivarius and modern violins. He notes modern instruments often sound as good or better in listener tests, with the only noted physical difference being that new violins are heavier.
President Roosevelt departed Washington Saturday for Hyde Park New York to spend the weekend and to vote Tuesday in a local election.
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