09 Aug 1929
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1929
Page
1
German newspaper notes female baseball star Ruth earns an annual pension of 500000 marks plus further income and a vacation spanning a quarter of the year.
Pro?. B Moliseh and chemist Hetus from Gerioan describe a natural dye called endorubin derived when cactus cells die. They claim the red pigment can be extracted from a certain cactus species.
A playful dialogue between She and He centers on feeling happy while flying. He boasts being on ace and happier, claiming uplifted mood and confidence in the moment. The snippet captures a light exchange with a breezy informal tone.
Washington reports Harbin in central Manchuria rose with the Trans Siberian line and Chinese rail interests. The city became a rail junction linking Europe to markets and ports, with a population over 100,000 and a mix of modern and old town districts.
A Buddhist priest in Colombo faces a controversy after a British shipping line refused him passage from Colombo to Rangoon unless he wore trousers. He had sought first class passage but declined the dress code, prompting supporters to threaten escalation with millions of Buddhists who use the line for cargo and travel.
A farm laborer named Dick Ainsworth near Edmonton bet his last 25 cents on a horse named Last Quarter and won 780 dollars in the big English race day. The win brings a dramatic rural payday from a single wager.
Ancient Hawaiian beliefs persist in Kohala where fish gods influence Tuna akule fishing. A等待 local tale notes fishermen once surrounded schools with nets, but offerings to the akuah stone were missing, and no fish were caught as the akule fled to open sea, underscoring ritual importance.
Washington reports that Japan is reducing rural male illiteracy through home study programs. The Japanese War Ministry says 50,000 rural young men called to service are illiterate, down from 59,000 in 1996 and 54,000 in 1927, with compulsory education limited by economic and official factors in remote areas.
The piece describes Giuseppe Falgari, King Zog I of Albania’s barber, as a handsome, well-paid servant with a $175 monthly retaining fee and $4 per shave, watched by two armed guards. It notes claims of fascist ties and introductions by Mussolini, while emphasizing the guards’ constant presence during the king’s daily grooming.
Swarms of bees have inhabited the Ontario Public Library attic for three months. The stored honey is seeping through ceiling cracks, attracting attention from staff and readers. No injuries reported. Local apartment buildings report minor swarm activity nearby.
Harbor Springs Michigan police report details a quirky incident where an express agent chased an airedale terrier four blocks after it escaped from a crate marked for Mrs. BH. S. Woods. The dog, originally a close family pet, was en route from Fort Wayne to Harbor Springs before being recaptured and returned to its owner.
The piece surveys phantom and undocumented Pacific islands once sighted by sailors, noting how latitude errors, drifting marine life, and imagination created speculative isles. It recounts Selkirk and Robinson Crusoe lore, mentions the US Hydrographic Office list of doubtful dangers, and concludes new island discoveries are unlikely.
An American who fought for Britain in World War I sings in Belfast with his wife after being unable to reenter the United States. George Young, born in Rhode Island, served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers, was wounded thrice, and earned the military medal. He faced repeated Ellis Island refusals due to an oath of allegiance to the British flag, had his birth certificate and papers held by a steamship line, and remains stranded in Belfast awaiting a passport and work prospects while continuing to sing in the streets.
A young heir, William Woods Plavkinton Jr., twenty-one and heir to millions, quit a Milwaukee job and spent an extended European vacation. He now searches for work in New York, claiming he was fired for taking too long a vacation. His boss and maternal grandfather is J Stewart, an engineer. His companion Frank Lee, of San Francisco, films their travels.
In Evanston on a Montana job, mule Gad refused to work after a Fourth of July hangover. Superintendent Albert Downing struck Gad with a plank, Gad retaliated by striking Downing in the jaw. Downing collapsed, doctors reported ten stitches, Gad received a day off.
Massachusetts motorists may not drive while embracing a passenger or allowing a girl to sit on their lap, says George A. Parker, register of motor vehicles. He warned that anyone who drives with an arm around a girl is not a proper person to operate a car.
Houston science notes reveal Rice Institute professor M A Stewart exposes flea circuses as fakes. Experiments show fleas controlled by ultrafine platinum wires attached to trainers fingers, with tricks like the waltz and musical plays requiring glue and powered devices. Stewart says fleas are not intelligent performers.
In Canterbury N A a Baptist society marks a century plus of family service as Miss Christiana Clough aged eighty six resigns after fifty years as treasurer. Her father the Rev Jeremiah Clough served fifty six years before her.
Thousands of small snakes migrated across a government highway near Broomhead Sask. They wriggled in almost orderly formation covering a road strip several feet wide, moving from one ditch to another and into the prairie.
The ad explains many people misread indigestion when the issue is acid. Phillips Milk of Magnesia quickly restores digestion, relieves sourness and gas after meals, and prevents distress two hours after eating. It neutralizes much more acid than a soda dose and offers lasting relief.
Wetmore Colorado resident Journ Baassra says her health improved after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for years. She notes she was in poor health at marriage and tired easily, but the tonic aided recovery, especially as she bore six children, and she has recommended it to many women, citing her mother's prior use.
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