17 Aug 1934
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1934
Page
1
A 1912 sewing pattern advertisement urges mothers to dress young girls nicely with Epaulets and cape backs. Pattern 1913 offers sizes 8 10 12 14 with instructions, priced to send fifteen cents to the Sewing Circle Pattern Department at 243 West Seventeenth Street New York.
A compact humor strip via jokes about lost pocketbooks optimism in business and a blunt exchange with a beauty parlor owner. It features a tramp encounter, a city rumor about a man told to leave, and a fireman moment with a distraught woman asking for help.
A reflective item titled We Were Al Frump Young Hopeful contemplates aging and memories as a playful family photo album moment. The piece notes nostalgia and the speaker’s affection for youth and tradition.
Washington scene shows Budget Director Lewismissed plan to retire all federal workers after thirty years, triggering widespread protests from employees across customs, internal revenue, and related bureaus. Critics warn massive pension fund drain and loss of long experience, while campaigns tie in sugar and whisky politics shaping 1982 races.
The article examines the Interstate Commerce Commission study on passenger travel by rail bus and air to boost overall traffic and profits, noting pockets of hidden patronage and questionable advertising. It also reports on Senate failure to pass Bulkley banking amendments affecting orderly liquidation and government bonds, plus related minor measures and concerns about small bond issues.
A WHO Service item discusses historical observations linking dental disease and systemic waste to mental health improvements after dental extractions and throat treatments. It links liver detox function, daily bowel movements, and enemas to mood, asserting health, happiness, and hopeful outlook depend on bodily well being.
Many wild animals suffer from diseases similar to dog distemper. Tulare fever, widely publicized as rabbit fever, occurs in a great many species including ground squirrels muskrats coyotes cats foxes sheep and some game birds, impeding fox farming.
A. Atwater Keat, noted radio engineer, unveils a robot or tancomatic radio that automatically tunes between fourteen program periods across seven stations over a twelve hour cycle. Set by a clock with quarter hour holes, it shifts stations and programs, turning on and off and even serving as an alarm clock.
An eastern magazine writer envisions vast future gains from new technologies. A tube could replace millions in electrical equipment and halve power transmission costs. Cement strengthened by sugar promises cheaper, taller buildings. new light alloys could cut train and vehicle weight. Engineers say tire doubling is possible with slight cost rise. The barrier is public willingness to pay. The article notes craft in creating products outpaces marketing skills and calls for better understanding of consumer demand.
A fragment notes a figure in the corner deep in thought and references a nearby shallow grave as a provocative detail. The terse description hints at a tense, unclear scene with unnamed locals and implied mood.
A Birmingham man recounts years of facial eruptions that kept him from shaving and disrupted rest. He credits Caticura Soap and Ointment, purchased after seeing an ad, with his complete healing, noting use of multiple cakes and ointment boxes. The notice promotes Caticura Laboratories products with sample offers.
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