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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1927
Page
3
Iowa private branch exchange numbers 26 and 27 are listed with operator prompts to connect to the desired person or department. The notice specifies charges of four dollars for local service and six dollars for longer or specialized connections.
The national commander withdrew a proposed compliance poll for the American Legion and Auxiliary, denying he ordered it and saying he only proposed it. Critics view the move as a misjudgment while some papers cite his statement that a hue and cry is over nothing.
A mother Mrs La Fever and her son died in a kerosene fueled fire at Buffalo Prairie. The incident, blamed on improper kerosene use to start fires, serves as a cautionary tale about household danger. The rest of the family grieves while authorities investigate.
In a cautious editorial view a Midwest observer suggests Frank O. Lowden’s chances rise in recent weeks driven by actions of Vice President Dawes and President Coolidge, with eastern sentiment shifting toward Al Smith. The piece notes possible Dawes as a retrial option if Lowden falters and hints at BrokHart’s caucus strategy.
George Jean Nathan surveys writers each choosing odd leisure pursuits from strapping to walking in Germany to listening to phonographs and dressing in silks, exposing social foibles and cultural pretensions. he includes his own confession as a trivial indulgence.
Waterloo Tribune reports the radio commission plans sweeping action to shut down about 300 stations by next March if Congress does not extend its existence. It aims to remove 100 stations monthly, targeting newer and community broadcasters using airwaves for advertising or political aims.
The National Commander Spafford of the American Legion announces a nationwide May 15 vote on keeping or altering the eighteenth amendment and Volstead act. Legion halls will host discussions on prohibition leading to a test of whether the Legion is dry or wet.
In a Milwaukee Journal editorial style critique, the piece questions Congressman Madden of Illinois urging the Attorney General to deploy federal troops to Alabama over mob violence while contrasting Chicago labor racketeering and a jury's refusal to convict a labor militant. It warns about federal overreach versus local authority and urges Michigan? No, suggests Chicago help for local issues. It closes with a cautionary tale of swindlers defrauding an elderly couple near Moline, Illinois, highlighting gullibility and fraud.
Dr Frank McCoy explains diabetes insipidus versus diabetes mellitus, symptoms, and diagnosis. He suggests a short fruit fast for treatment and notes the value of prompt medical guidance to improve or cure conditions. He also answers reader questions on shingles milk for catarrh and climate health with diet and exercise.
Musterole offers an alternative to mustard plasters using pure oil of mustard and other ingredients. It is advertised to relieve sore throats bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headaches congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago back and joint pain sprains sore muscles bruises chilblains frosted feet and chest colds and may prevent pneumonia.
A columnist muses on baldness among men, arguing that a bare pate signals maturity not folly. He notes past fevered search for restorers has faded, urges acceptance, and suggests humor targets fixation on remedies rather than baldness itself.
A brief guide notes that dietary requirements vary by location and lifestyle. It emphasizes balancing meals to match available foods and cultural practices while meeting energy and nutrient needs.
An advertisement promotes Life Tone Tablets claiming to relieve nervous conditions in men and women and boost vigor and cheer. It notes refund of purchase price at Grimm Drug Co and Henderson drug stores with seventy two tablets for $1.00 and mail orders available.
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