This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1926
Page
11
Public Health Service warns that a cold in the head can turn into chronic inflammation and permanent nasal damage. It explains rhinitis, infection by germs, and dangers from fever, sinus spread, and brain involvement, plus prevention and home care. An American firm plans a government subway link in Colombia and Indian railways prepare special cars for religious excursions.
The statehouse voting machine has an excellent reliability record with only two recorded malfunctions in thousands of uses, praised by Walter Callison who notes its speed over voice voting. The device, invented by H. E. Bobroff of Madison, has spread to 13 states, mainly in lower chambers due to large house sizes.
The Muscatine Symphony Orchestra under Elmer M. Ziegler now has full instrumentation with one absence a harp replaced by a piano. A spring public concert is planned with standard selections a grand opera number and lighter comic opera pieces. Rehearsals and a social hour followed with Dorothy Petersen chairing the lunch committee.
Babe Ruth led the 1926 season in runs batted in with 155 across 152 games, boosting the Yankees toward the pennant. Tony Lazzeri trailed by 41 RBIs as Ruth also drew 144 walks and struck out 76 times, illustrating his dominant all around hitting and eye for pitches.
Dairymen in and near Muscatine announce a winter price rise for milk and cream with a 24 percent per quart margin. No official action was taken. price changes to be in effect only during winter, with reductions planned for summer.
The notice of injunction was served on the council after a certificate had issued. The case is unrelated to a December injunction in Polk County District Court aiming to restrain Letts from a second term as congressman, though it cites similar allegations. Service occurred before the council issued the certificate in the earlier case.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.