16 Mar 1928
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1928
Page
1
In Schoolfield Virginia Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound restored a farmer's wife to health after years of weakness. She credits five bottles for her recovery enabling her to perform housework, sewing, chores, and care for livestock. Mention of J C Bosetti from Schoolfield, Virginia.
An advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for babies, claiming it eases colic and diarrhea and calms fretful nights. It notes it is harmless, sweet tasting, and helpful for early signs of illness, with a care book included. It advises consulting a doctor for real sickness.
The article surveys flax and onion origins noting annual and perennial flax, Aryan migration from the Caucasus, and ancient uses from Egypt to Chaldea. It traces the spread of onions and garlic, their wild forms, and wide cultivation from Palestine to India, with the true onion, Allium cepa, dating to ancient times.
A Milan musician unveils a typewriter that transforms blank paper into a full musical score. It types staff lines notes accidentals marks and even accompanying words, according to Popular Science.
The National Association of Retail Druggists promotes First Aid Home Remedy Week from March 18 to 24. Sterling Products sponsors the seven year old campaign with the slogan Fill That Medicine Chest Now, urging households to prepare for sudden illness and accidents.
A quoted exchange contrasts a partner's claimed education with his bachelor status while noting a man with millions lacks control over tomorrow. The lines imply tension between wealth, influence, and time.
In Pors Even Brittany 28 graves mark the Bon Avel disaster. Widows and orphans face loss as authorities list the ship among doomed vessels. A village subscription begins as remote families cope with the long Breton sea tradition and pension support.
Parisian Dr Edouard Imbeaus proposes freezing a ring around the tower base to 20 30 feet and pumping cement between the ring and walls to halt foundation sagging caused by subterranean water flow. The 180 foot tower, built in 130, now leans nearly five feet with south side dropping about one millimeter per year.
Fragmented notes complain about headaches and colds with Bromo Quinine tablets. The ad hints at a signature E. W. Grove on a box and mentions a 20 cent price. Additional lines deride a person named Tom and Mabel with casual insults.
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