09 Dec 1927
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
1
Col E A Rt Green, a South Dartmouth capitalist, spoke to young flying officers about modern love. He quipped that airplanes are swift but love is swifter, noting popular tales of love ending as quickly as it begins. He framed the era's romance in three brisk lines, mixing humor with aeronautic imagery.
A reflective piece notes that many modern mothers use imitation to shape daughters, urging them to adopt the mother’s cigarette brand as a discipline tactic. The remark ties popular culture to parental authority, suggesting flirtations with conformity in domestic life.
Candling eyes Bolivar brothers in Greater New York found a chicken egg containing four yolks from a nih ferm at Narrowsburg New York. They note two eggs with three yolks and say such multi yolk eggs are rare, with twins triplets and quadruplets possible though hatchability uncertain.
An old health advisory explains that high acid intake burdens kidneys causing bladder issues and general decline. It recommends drinking soft water and four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys, neutralize system acids, and ease bladder disorders.
Nine years after issue a Minneapolis district clerk records a four marriage license for Gling, issued September 21, 1915 to Joseph Gardner and Agnes Quinn. They married October 21, but declined to explain why the license was not used earlier.
Archaeologists clearing an ancient refuse heap beneath a huge cedar in Seal Cove uncover a skeleton dating at least 200 years, possibly an early local resident. The find, tied to studies for the Canadian government, may reveal an older culture on the British Columbia coast and challenges beliefs about Tsimshian burial practices before white contact.
The American Hospital Association reports saturated red can increase muscular power by about 50 percent in a quiet room, while blue quiets and violet red may calm X ray rooms. Orange excites, blue depresses, and medium red shades become restful. Yellow lights large areas with natural brightness.
Jerusalem Palestine The Orthodox section of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher dome cracked by last July’s quake has been condemned by the public works department and will be reconstructed. The church, consecrated in 336 A D, sits on the site believed to hold Christ’s tomb and has a history of destruction and restoration including a 1805 fire and 1816 rebuilding.
Henry Chance Newton, a drama critic of seventy three years, recounts his long career in professional theater. He has witnessed numerous productions and remains active in the London scene, continuing to attend performances and share his insights.
Discovery near Cairo at Sakkara is believed to be King Zoser's tomb from the third dynasty about 400 B.C. It is described as potentially more archaeologically significant than King Tutankhamen's tomb. FP M Tirth leads the dig as a cave collapse halts progress briefly but glints of precious metals are reported underground.
Washington and Franklin appear in every stamp series, with 16 presidents and 19 other notable figures featured on U.S. postage since 1847. Notable honorees include Martha Washington, Pocahontas, and Isabella of Spain, with a dozen stamp series and 17 commemoratives reflecting major events and figures in American history.
A Los Angeles report details a survey by Stark Pomoalogical Research laboratories assessing Luther Burbank’s experimental farms at Santa Rosa and Sebastopol. The study lists 120 new plums, 18 peaches, 28 apples, 10 plumcots, 10 cer berries, 500 hybrid roses, 30 cherries, 4 nectarines, 34 pears, 27 prunes, 5 grapes, 52 gladioli, and various new flowers and vegetables including Shasta daisies and a sun-proof amaranthus combustio. It notes improved rainbow corn, giant zinnias, asparagus, rhubarb, corn, and 20 ornamental shrubs such as a magnolia with a cloud of tatip-like blossoms, all acclimatized as part of Burbank’s lasting horticultural impact.
Gambusin the little fish that devours mosquito larvae is thriving in Italy, advancing from Rome to Spain and then Italy. Placed to fight malaria in the Tiber region, it has multiplied across the peninsula and Dalmatian coast, aided by abundant food and favorable conditions. The absence of natural enemies may explain its rapid spread compared to its native American home.
Mr and Mrs John Schneider celebrate forty years of marriage by inviting two needy guests to dinner each Sunday for a year charitable agencies will supply the guests and arrange attendance the couple hopes to inspire similar outreach locally.
Toronto’s Walker House aquarium imports a West African Channa Channa with a curious tail eye. James M. Palmer, famed fish expert, notes the feature may be a detection organ. Palmer’s shipment includes jewel fish from Haiti and Amazon pirana, along with tales of sailors trading rare curios for passage pay.
Washington reports the U S Public Health Service will require health certificates for shellfish before sale. States will investigate oyster producers and certify those above suspicion. Cooperation with state agencies aims to prevent contaminated shipments and ban uncertified oysters, with storage chlorination rejected as unsafe.
Windsor finds ancient Penn family papers in a chest including hair locks wrapped with William Penn and his wife. One item likely dates to the 1631 coronation invitation in Westminster Abbey. An oil portrait is labeled Honorable Lady Julian Penn by George Romney and a watercolor recalls Stoke Poges gift from Henry Raeburn.
A sulphurous luminous mist swept over Jerusalem for two hours causing discomfort to residents outdoors. Observers from a Hebrew newspaper reported the fog arrived after two hot dry windy days and breathed heavy fumes that made air difficult. The haze drifted northward with the wind and vanished by midnight with no lasting damage.
In Marsh eld Oregon logger Fred Rogers leaps onto a buck deer and rides it across a river. The exhausted animal swims with the two as Rogers clings on then dismounts to capture his prize. Eyewitnesses vouch for the tale as told.
In the New Bedford Standard a dialog has Mrs Fuddle and Mrs Muddle debating a father figure described as a spurmer who trod the quarter deek. The exchange labels him a cheap guy in a playful seaside gossip tone.
A conversation between a mother and father about Willie smoking and keeping him away from his sister. The exchange highlights parental concern and guidance regarding tobacco use within the household.
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