31 Aug 1928
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1928
Page
1
A popular家 remedy Castoria is promoted as a safe vegetable product for infants and young children. The ad claims five million homes keep Castoria on hand for relief from constipation diarrhea and fussiness, urging parents to buy and rely on it any hour of day or night.
The Flying Scotsman completes a nonstop 392 mile London to Edinburgh run in eight hours and a quarter using special locomotive tenders. Crews are swapped mid journey via a covered gangway, with relieved workers returning as passengers.
The Montreal Star reports a minor crash where a small car owner laments being unseen on a straight road and a lorry driver apologizes, joking that he mistook the car’s windshield for a fy on him.
The piece describes Soap Lake in Washington as a famed medicinal site for tribes, noting its alkaline waters and suggested healing properties. It recounts the Polaris Chronometer’s journey from Uncle Sam to the Polaris ship, through naval museums and exhibitions, highlighting its minimal daily time variation after extreme cold exposure.
W. S. Howe's Monthly recounts the life of singer Caruso, noting his glorious voice and wealth but claiming his prosperity was troubled by 21 relatives living at his home. The piece hints at possible danger from his kin while Caruso remained a leading artist of his era.
A global discussion centers on mistletoe as the Eden tree and the myth that Eve plucked the forbidden fruit from it. The piece notes mistletoe’s parasitic nature and its failure to grow from seed, while acknowledging its other uses despite the plant’s life-draining habit.
A new linoleum claimed to be almost incombustible is announced in England. It is cheap durable and easy to handle. When heated to high temperature a chemical releases a gas that stays near the floor cuts off air and smothers the blaze.
Indians used wild fruits in Ohio including cranberries, wild strawberries, pawpaw and plum. They guarded and preserved the bushy thickets where these fruits grew and dried some fruits for winter use.
In Bronx park, a lightning strike felled a large white oak in the New York Botanical Garden. Dr. Arthur Hollick notes the tree appeared vigorous yet died instantly, with leaves clinging to twigs into winter. The stump shows about 190 to 200 years of growth.
The article notes the white rhinoceros as the only animal never captured. attempts to trap it near the Sudan rivers have failed. It claims rhinos die quickly in captivity and describes a historic slaughter to seize one alive, leading to a law against hunting the white rhino.
Joan Aloods, author of two money guides, argues that human life is too short to master wise investing. The Dow reflects her view that time limits the span for acquiring financial skills.
Windsor scene features Sir Dhunjibhoy Bomanji's English residence The Willows also called The House of the Arabian Nights The Tudor style mansion overlooks Windsor Castle and is said to be furnished entirely in solid gold and marble with gold wash basins and bathroom fittings The estate hosts lavish entertaining while reflecting antique French Louis XIV decor and a marble sculpture garden Truth nude piece attracts attention Sir Dhunjibhoy knighted in 1922 for war services now settles in England with Lady Bomanji and a large Indian vogue stable and gardens
Louisville doll hospital founded by Reece and his brother German toy dealers repairs broken dolls with custom instruments. Head surgeon Reedus leads three sons and a daughter in law, treating sawdust patients from California to local neighborhoods.
Cordova Alaska reports Miss Catherine Kirklin, teacher at Chitina government school, installed a classroom bathtub. She notes it is used despite objections from old Indian chiefs, saying centuries of hardship left Indians unable to wash and have forgotten how. The tub sits as a symbolic waypoint between savagery and civilization on the Irop Trail halfway up Alaska.
Norman Douglas Ellis, a Toronto hydroelectric worker, was shocked by a live wire in May 1926 at Eugenia Falls station. He survived after artificial respiration, lay semiconscious for six days, and eleven months later surgeons removed nearly his entire skull, replacing it with a thigh skin graft and an artificial cap under a wig.
English divorce courts have awarded husbands large damages against corespondents in a wave of cases. Notable sums include 10 000 and 15 000 and a 350 000 award to George Edgar Ingman of Worcester, who sued for the loss of his wife to Captain Noel Pearson. Judges describe a wife as a helper to the husband, while feminists challenge the notion of a wife as chattel.
Fredericksburg reports a giant red granite bald knob named Enchanted Lock rising 100 feet above the surface on a square mile near town. The dome shaped rock, formed by prehistoric catastrophe, features deep caves, gateways, hanging gardens and chasms. Indians credited mystic powers to the vast rock, attracting adventurers though not commercially exploited.
The Department of National Defense announces a carrier pigeon service as an auxiliary to forest fire patrols and aerial photographic surveys in peacetime, establishing a new element of national air defense and reconnaissance.
London area collectors tighten pressure with red uniforms and loud tactics to embarrass debtors. A legend ties the term Quo to Henry VII bailiff Joe Dun who shouted debts publicly. An American note adds that postcard dating violates U S law and that low wage nations are healthiest to visit.
A reflective line emphasizes aging with grace, noting wrinkles are a natural sign of advancing years. The sentiment frames aging as dignified rather than blemished.
Advertisement claims Moone's Emerald Oil reduces varicose veins and cures eczema uterus and piles with nightly applications. It promises rapid results within days and notes a small bottle lasts long and can be bought at any dispensing pharmacy.
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