23 Mar 1928
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1928
Page
1
A flowing advertisement extols Castoria as harmless for infants, claiming it calms colic and fevers, aids digestion, and promotes natural sleep. It emphasizes Castoria’s vegetarian composition and a physician-endorsed formula, urging readers to rely on the Fletcher’s Castoria brand.
After more than a dozen acquaintances identified a body as Joseph Gregg the funeral procession had begun. Gregg entered the Salinas sheriff's office and deputies intercepted the hearse en route to Monterey. He viewed the remains and acknowledged the man was his double. The body was held for positive identification and an inquest ordered.
Mason City Iowa reports Mrs Della Barlow of 127 24 St 5 W says she was rundown and dragey until taking Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription which rapidly restored her strength and brought a clear rosy complexion. She credits the medicine with greater benefit than any other she tried.
An Indian chief dictates a tribal history from creation legends to his two secretaries, one fluent in English and the other in Spanish. Swedish explorer Erland Nordepski has returned from Panama with a copy of the history, deeming it a trophy of his expedition. The Cuaa tribe of the Atlantic coast is praised for intelligence and culture while preserving old traditions.
Old remedy notes advise drinking lots of water to flush acids from the body and relieve kidney strain. It recommends Jad Salts or similar effervescent drinks to cleanse sluggish kidneys and ease bladder irritation with daily water intake.
A new flax preparation method without retling is being used in Glasgow Scotland. It reportedly cuts processing time to about one twelfth of the usual duration, promising quicker production and savings for local industry.
Hlartey Dearest quips about honesty amid mock formalities as voices test wit and truth in a fragmentary dialogue. The exchange hints at social performance and character through playful banter.
Walpole Roland, a Marquette veteran and mining figure who claimed service under five flags, died in a Detroit poorhouse at 101. A Canterbury graduate and Freifurt engineer, he met leaders from Lincoln to Franz Joseph, wore war medals from diverse armies, and once survived 21 days lost in Canadian north woods during a surveying voyage. He claimed service as a general in China, colonel in Mexico, major in Turkey, and fights in the Civil War and English service before joining the Union army. He celebrated his 101st birthday in January.
Brig. Gen. Frank P. Laba reports Lindberghs transatlantic flight spurred aviation interest at Fort Sam Houston. Weekly applications rose from about twenty to over two hundred, with 600 yearly cadets admitted before the five year program. A pending bill could expand Brooks Kelly and Duncan fields and add a 2400 acre firing field twelve miles northeast of San Antonio, plus $1.56 million for buildings and move the aviation force from March Field.
Advices say a Hindu temple may rise in New York to mark Miss Nancy Ann Miller of Seattle joining Hinduism, if the initiation occurs at Poona. The Olabaratta mission at Poona would build it in honor of Shivaji the Maharaja founder. The initiation would precede her marriage to Indore's former maharaja. his younger wife faces despondency over the impending wedding.
Fred Nolte of Belfry New York spent a month in the belfry of a Staten Island church. His undoing came when he yielded to the temptation to play the organ. His present address is jail.
In Tuscaloosa Alabama Dr George T Peck of the University of Alabama medical school reports goats as practical substitutes for dogs in surgical and pathological experiments. Their availability, ease of handling, and reliable reactions make them valuable for training surgeons and conducting medical research in the South.
Washington life enforces rigid social forms in addressing officials from the President to foreign ambassadors. How to greet Mr. President and how cabinet members, judges, and diplomats are styled reveals evolving norms since the republic’s early days.
The United States bureau of fisheries the forest service and the Idaho state game commission plan to transplant fresh water smelt from eastern Maine to Idaho waters. The aim is to create a plentiful forage fish for landlocked salmon and trout, as smelt feed largely on minute life forms in deep lakes. Salmon has already been introduced to Red Fish Lake area, and smelt planting is expected to improve outcomes.
New York merchants estimate customer value by store type. Men’s clothing customers average $85 yearly, women’s clothing buyers are worth $236, department store patrons $362, furniture buyers $81 after furnishing, and shoe buyers range from $35 to $268 depending on family size.
A California electric company lineman shoving a bird nest in a tower area near Saugus caused a hawk to strike him as he fell from the structure. He survived with a broken leg two fractured ribs and other injuries after being taken to a hospital.
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