30 Mar 1928
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1928
Page
1
Miss Dorothy Caldwell aged eight of Dallas Texas awoke unable to close her mouth. Physicians took three hours to reset the dislocated jaw. Doctors attributed the injury to yawning while asleep.
A brief dialogue shows Harry asking for Mr. Bale in his room. The clerk notes no one is home on the top floor. Harry replies to seek another person.
The piece cites English chemist Haldane predicting a war worse than the World War within a century and possibly fatal to civilization, while Capper's Weekly says science can only make wars unprofitable for all sides. It also notes Alfred McGee's grave near the highway to mock farmers voting cash prices, and a quip about money talking and a woman’s head on a silver dollar.
In a terse item an unnamed speaker notes Brown is marrying a land lady while another quips the poor fellow could not pay his board bail, reflecting a domestic rumor within a social column.
Washington reports the Strait of Gibraltar remains undefeated by swimmers, unlike the English and Catalina channels. The article notes Gibraltar is eight miles north of a direct Africa crossing, describes its geography and nearby towns Tarifa Algeciras and Tangier, and discusses ferries, a proposed tunnel costing about 60 million dollars, and the ongoing shipping activity through the strait.
A traffic semaphore with ears announced as a success by Inspector George F. Lurz of Baltimore's traffic police after a real traffic test. Installed at Falls road and Belvedere avenue, the signal shows a green through highway light while a motorist crossing the main road presses a horn. Microphones hear the horn from ten feet away and reverse the signal for 48 seconds to permit passage. Invented by Charles Adler Jr, a Baltimore electrical engineer.
Washington plans uniform headstones for American expeditionary force graves in France. Secretary Davis rules inscriptions must show only name rank organization and date of death. He emphasizes equal honor for all who served overseas in the same cause and sacrificed.
Four day Atlantic liners by Keely, ten passenger ships the fastest ever built, to be laid in American shipyards next spring as the first step to linking North America and Europe with four day passenger service. Planes may shorten voyages in good weather by reaching ships far at sea and leaving them at equal distances from the coast. Each vessel will have a landing deck for airplanes. Hull models tested at Washington navy yard tow basin. The ten ships cost about $10 million.
A Nebraska reader testifies that after a severe cold last winter she took Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and was relieved of all effects after three bottles. The ad promotes the tonic as a general health booster for debilitated individuals and invites readers to write Dr. Pierce at the Invalids’ Hotel in Buffalo for free medical advice.
The Outlook notes the United States hosts the world’s largest foreign language press with 14 million foreign born readers. It reports about 25,000 publications in various frequencies including 165 dailies and 870 weeklies, plus numerous monthlies and semi-monthlies.
Monticello family doctor Dr Caldwell found women and children most often ill with minor complaints like colds fevers and headaches. His Syrup Pepsin, made from his 47 years of practice, gained wide popularity with millions of bottles yearly and a free sample offer by mail from Monticello Winds.
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