25 Mar 1927
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1927
Page
1
Distress from gas and dyspepsia with heart racing breathing difficulty is relieved quickly by one tablespoonful of Dave's Mentha Pepsin. The ad claims gas disappears and heart pressure eases, promising lasting relief with a money back guarantee from any druggist.
The chairman at the meeting speaks of prospects while a shareholder laments lack of results. A back-and-forth ends with a joke about pessimism and optimists as the pessimist concedes too much contact with hopeful colleagues.
An old advertisement extols Bell-Ans as a proven remedy for over acidity belching gas sick headache heartburn nausea and biliousness. The copy claims thirty years of value not a laxative and invites readers to send for free samples from Bell & Co Inc Orangeburg NY.
Sea fish tend to carry nicknames based on taste shape or sound with red mullet called sea sped cock dab known as salter hake dubbed sea pike and flounder called flock or fluka. A cuckoo gurnard earns its name from its odd sound when caught. An ad promotes Cole's Carbolgalve for instant pain relief after cuts or burns.
Boston and Harvard join the Antivenia Institute to run what is billed as the largest modern snake village in Tela Honduras with 6000 snakes. Dr Afranso do Amara of Brazil lectures at Harvard on venom production used to make serum in Glenolden Pennsylvania. The project includes venom collection, antibody serum production, and multiple stations in San Antonio Texas with army aid. 72 bites in three months, 26 treated with serum, 0 deaths, 85 percent mortality without treatment.
Doctor Waldo Lb Schmitt of the Smithsonian notes a nocturnal beach crab species in Ecuador’s Santa Elena beaches, with newly observed genus apogebra specimens and a possible new crab species. He travels alone along the west coast of South America from Ecuador through Peru and Chile, collecting crustaceans for Miss Mary Rathbun and William Randolph Taylor, while evaluating shrimps and crabs economics and refining specimens with hand nets and dredges.
Herman Bestmann Sr a 76 year old former German tavern keeper living with his son in Los Angeles hanged himself after a quarrel over speaking German at home. A note to his son claimed the son drove him to death and accused him of murder. The son, Herman Bestmann Jr, said he objected to German in the house and asked his stepmother to speak English.
A fifteen-year-old Sydney girl, born without arms, writes legibly using her toes and to accomplish tasks with her feet. She holds a pen between two toes of her right foot, steadies with the left, and writes neater than most adults. She also paints, stencils, does sewing, and can thread a needle with her toes.
Louis Riccil aged fifty two was arraigned on a complaint by a special agent of the S P O A charged with piring one bulldog. His defense claimed he bit the ears to make them prettier.
Boston officials declare Louis Sanders the champion deserter of history and allege he enlisted forty eight times in two years and went AWOL after each signing making it a record of repeated desertion and unauthorized absence.
Jack Promise thirty three identified as one of two bandits who tried the Gilling station holdup in Battle Creek Michigan. His missing fingertip occurred when the proprietor's wife cut it during the attack. Everett Brown twenty nine is jailed in Kalamazoo County for the same holdups and was named by a victim. Brown is Melvin Brown's brother, imprisoned in Marquette for slaying Alex Dombroski years ago.
Allegany State Park, about 75 miles south of Buffalo, will host a new summer school focused on natural history in surroundings. Courses cover geology geography and physiography plus local plants and animals. The 50-pupil program is directed by Chauncey J. Hamlin and Dr Charles C Adams.
Crime prevention becomes a new use for Radio Pittsburgh as the station broadens its community role. A highwayman attempting to rob a pedestrian fled after a loud warning voice from a nearby house startled him.
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a remedy for babies and children. It claims to ease constipation, flatulency, wind colic, and diarrhea, reduce feverishness, regulate digestion, aid food absorption, and promote natural sleep without opiates, with a genuine product signature.
A sealed 1614 letter by R. Ackermann, London artist and publisher, addressed to a book collector named Codrington, never opened, was found in Chicago by W. Russell Bitton inside an old Oxford history. The note mentions an 1814 companion Cambridge volume.
Urgent public notice urges buyers to look for the name Bayer on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine and safe Bayer Aspirin, capturing decades of physician trust and safety—imitation warnings accompany the advertisement.
A lighthearted note about a husband savoring his pipe, with Mrs Richquick remarking on the sentiment and mess. The exchange reflects a humorous, domestic tone from a period rag.
Mrs. Julia Browning of Mulberry Grove Illinois writes that after eight months of rheumatism bladder inflammation swelling limbs joint stiffness cramps and fatigue she found relief with Dodd's Pills after using three boxes. She reports sleep improvements and plans to recommend them. price 66 cents per box at local drug stores, Dodd's Medicine Co. 700 Main St, Buffalo NY.
A vintage medical pitch touts Meone's Emerald Oil as a surgeon’s prescription now sold by pharmacists at low cost. It promises rapid healing of eczema and other skin ailments with antiseptic action, claiming immediate relief for discharging abscesses and ulcers and a dramatic drying and healing effect within days. The ad urges readers to obtain the product from any modern drugstore.
Five years of rising traffic and failed stopgap repairs forced communities to rebuild main streets. The motor vehicle boom links national highway needs to state plans and demands immediate action. Motor buses and trucks expand transit, with 27 million motor tracks registered and a push for widespread paved roads ahead of population centers.
A bulletin from the American Research foundation argues for broader highways near large cities to support rising road use and vehicle numbers. It notes public enterprise lag in road expansion, estimates 30,000,000 passenger vehicles soon, and links highways to farm benefits and urban food supply logistics.
Dr. Alexander Wetmore president of the American Ornithological Union notes that the reasons behind bird migration remain largely unknown after centuries of study. He says modern understanding echoes the uncertainty of two centuries ago.
New York City enforces a bread ration demanding 13,000 bakers to ensure supply of live dilly bread. The move reflects wartime or economic controls impacting daily staples and local commerce.
A widely cited authority warns that excessive rich food and acids can clog kidney pores, causing waste buildup and illness. Start drinking soft water and take four ounces of a grape and lemon lithid salt solution daily to flush kidneys, relieve bladder issues, and promote pure blood.
Detroit Free Press reports at a New York dinner English satirist Osbert Sitwell quipped that a law should bar aged millionaires from marrying beautiful young movie stars. He noted no takers in the crowd and derided such marriages as akin to buying books for a friend to read.
A Cedar Rapids widow, Elizabeth Rowe, credits Tanlac with relief from severe backaches, headaches, nervousness, and loss of sleep. She recalls improved appetite, sleep, and vitality after first use, with recurrences treated successfully on reouts. Tanlac is described as nature’s own tonic and body builder, with druggists stocking it and over 52 million bottles sold.
Watcare Magazine notes newborn skunks weigh about mice sized and keep eyes closed for around three weeks. They do not reach full size until about six months old.
Alma jokes Richard was treading on air when he accepted him Arivia counters he was treading on the gas at the time, revealing playful banter about the moment.
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