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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1928
Page
3
A 1928 poem praises integrity in commerce, arguing buyers should trust sellers who reveal true worth. It extols honest grading, fair pricing, and mutual faith beyond gold, emphasizing character as the measure of a person.
The piece argues new leadership shifts in both major parties with Hoover praised as a reformer for the Republicans while Democrats suffer a leadership vacuum after Bryan. It foresees a southern revolt against Tammany and warns of future splits between rural west and urban east over immigration and other issues shaping the party unity.
A Royal S. Copeland dispatch reports midwestern voters dissatisfied with Coolidge policy. Delegates favor Smith for agricultural ties in New York, while questioning actual farming there. He notes delegates will vote independent of platform committee pronouncements.
The state motor vehicle department reports Iowa automobile ownership surpassed 600 900 in early May. The piece contrasts farm policy debates with tariff and protection views, noting public sentiment on Democratic party policies and industry profits.
The essay praises Claude Bowers keynote rhetoric and its fiery portrayal of democracy while noting concerns about balance. It credits Bowers with vivid word painting and warns of illusions in American prosperity. Frank C. Lowden’s withdrawal from the Republican presidential race is reported, highlighting his single platform focus and the Illinois delegation’s confusion.
A fragment notes a diet or recipe list by Dr. Frank McCoy including berries watercress cabbage turnips milk rutabagas pine nuts and cottage cheese. The source shows a shopping or nutrition item sequence without a narrative.
Dr McCoy will answer personal health and diet questions in the Muscatine Journal column. Readers are asked to enclose a stamped addressed envelope for a reply.
An article traces historic toothache remedies from mallets and prayer to capsicum gum puncture and animal tusk dentures. It notes St Appollonia, then praises dentists, advocates orange juice fasts before dental work, and urges chewing raw vegetables to strengthen teeth and supply nourishment.
Rose Kansas woman GoLpig McFapvex recounts severe nerve fatigue and weakness. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with noticeable early improvement and ongoing strength gains. She also recommends Lydia E Pinkham's Pills for constipation.
The writer asks if pernicious anemia and high blood pressure can occur together and seeks a cure. The answer notes they seldom coincide but secondary anemia with hypertension is common and diet plays a key role. A definite medical plan requires more case details from the patient.
Reader asks about a dropped stomach and cure. The article states a prolapsed stomach can always be raised to its proper position with setting up exercises, and any adhesions must first be broken loose by manipulative treatment. The text also notes Byzantine architecture of St Mark's church in Venice and a journal subscription.
The text outlines early 20th century infant fluid intake guidelines and endorses Fletcher's Castoria as a universal remedy. It claims specific daily fluid amounts per pound, advises weighing infants to gauge intake, and promotes Castoria as a trusted, plant based product with a signed guarantee and a book of motherhood advice included with each bottle.
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