08 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1921
Page
1
An ad touts Bayer Aspirin as genuine and safe for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. It promises physician backed dosages, millions of users, and warns against substitutes. Tiny twelve tablet tins cost a few cents with larger packages from druggists.
Des Moines report notes the thirty-ninth Iowa General Assembly adjournment near, with conservative control in both chambers and few major laws. Key actions include Springer bill creating a public service court for franchise disputes, and moves to regulate cigarette sales to 21 plus, plus a mild moving picture censorship proposal likely to fail in the Senate. Herring faced committee inquiry but offered no new allegations against current officials.
A cramped street car scene provokes risqué humor as a narrator recalls a stray hair rat and a young man teasing her about it in a witty exchange. The anecdote underscores social awkwardness and flirtatious urban etiquette.
An advertising feature cites doctors and life insurers noting many people suffer kidney trouble without realizing it. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a mild, effective remedy claiming high success and wide drugstore availability in two bottle sizes.
The Western Australia forestry note cites Acacia species nicknamed raspberry jam wood for its strong fresh-cut scent. The aroma is described as powerful and almost overpowering, according to the Forestry Magazine.
The Campbell bill backed by the farm bureau proposes farm credit expansion through corporate bonds secured by farm chattel mortgages or farmers warehouse receipts. It will likely clear the house before adjournment, as support strengthens from agrarian interests and industry backers.
Governor Kendall's recommendations for consolidating departments and abolishing offices failed in the assembly aside from a narrowly defeated parole and control board consolidation. The Nervig nepotism bill died in the Senate after passage in the House. No major changes to state House organization occur next biennium. A one or two mill tax levy increase is likely to fund appropriations, final amounts to be set after all bills pass.
Report figures from Medicine Hat to Winnipeg praise a mild winter with little cold across Canada and the U S. Farmers plowed, tractors ran in January, and February saw widespread harrowing and seeding. Cattle and pastures look healthy with ample shelter, and spring work is ready to proceed.
The Anglo American sculptor Mrs Sheridan formerly Miss More ton Fréwen described her travels to Russia where she created busts of Lenin Trotzky and other Bolshevik leaders. She noted a Petrograd exhibit of Trotzky and a remark to Lenin about his likeness.
Advertisement describes catarrh as a constitutionally influenced disease and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine, claiming internal action through the blood to mucous surfaces. It asserts the medicine destroys the disease’s foundation, strengthens overall health, and completes its work, with distribution via Druggists and free circulars from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ontario.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger mockingly recounts a luncheon exchange about clever outcomes of education. A man identifies a Boston transplant and folds the encounter into a joke about recognizing people and supplying “refuse chalice” and a garbage pall.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip compares Mrs Gedder after monthly bills. The joke implies a brief period of strict frugality following household accounting and a private talk with Mr Gedder. The joke uses humor to comment on domestic finance and gender roles.
One child is dead and more than fifteen ill from eating colored Easter eggs in Burlington. The storm spans the state damaging fruit and small grain, with thousands of dollars in losses. Two women sit on the jury hearing the Christiansen murder case in Sioux City.
A testimonial from Mrs. W. Benz of Altoona Pennsylvania reports multiple infant fatalities in previous pregnancies but credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health to a current baby now four months old. The letter urges other women to try the remedy for backaches headaches bearing down pains irregularities and nervousness.
Fragmentary lines mention a schoolboy, a mountain named Popocatapetl, and a Boston transcript. The snippet hints at a dramatic or humorous exchange about a volcano and a boy’s hope, leaving key details unclear.
A fragmented line from a 19th century notice mentions marriage and husband related distress. The readable text hints at a personal relationship reflection rather than a full public notice or obituary.
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