12 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
1
Professor Hacchita of Philadelphia warns the Pennsylvania anthracite industry may last only 81 years. He foresees rising prices and a looming global coal exhaustion before then, suggesting future fuels could be alcohol from vegetables and predicting a brilliant discoverer could gain vast fame and fortune.
Squilligan recalls a mountain climb with his wife out of breath and silent for several miles in a terse exchange. The dialogue highlights the couple’s endurance and the trek’s demanding nature.
Burton Holmes notes that among the Bontoc Igorot women in the Philippines courting is led by the girls. A suitor must show status by warfare or by employment under an American. A man must either have captured an enemy head or be on track to a good living, to be deemed eligible to wed.
A London Globe report notes that a man snoring can be heard from high altitudes and at 4,000 feet people say you can hear conversations, animals, wheels, and troops. The pilot asserts aerial craft, even now, would be highly valuable for scouting.
Quotation reflects a novelty era idea about advanced gadgetry. An inventor describes an Xray lantern capable of projecting through a bank wall to reveal burglars inside, illustrating early 20th century curiosity about unseen surveillance tools.
A tenant argues the apartment is too small claiming there is no room to swing a cat. The building staff and the judge confirm no cats are allowed in the building.
A dialogue about when a girl should become engaged and then married, exploring social expectations and timing during courtship. The exchange weighs the period before marriage as ideal for commitment, reflecting contemporary attitudes toward romance and union.
Mr Hinks tries to drown a cat after a quarrel about temper. He places the cat and bricks in a flour sack and storms off, only to fall into a canal and drink muddy water. He returns home wet, to learn the bag had a hole and the cat survived.
The article discusses how naming ships is crucial to commercial success, noting passenger vessels require different name types than freighters. It highlights superstition, superstition, and the shift away from naming ships after people due to corporate ownership, advising a distinctive, unused name under ten letters.
A historical note recounts Julius Robert Mayer’s voyage as ship’s surgeon in the tropics where brighter venous blood suggested a link between bodily chemical action and work or heat. This led to the law that energy is constant and cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed. The passage ends with a dialogue about stubbornness and understanding.
A concise exchange contrasts two men in the Rockies about national health and propriety. The Eastern speaker affirms a healthy country while the Western speaker warns against grandstanding, suggesting a wary but hopeful view of national vitality.
A fragment shows a sharp exchange about weather and comfort with lines about not striking and sleeping under blankets on cold nights. The dialogue hints at hardship and resilience without detailing broader context.
A fragmentary exchange hints that a local tradesman named Jobbins ventured into rope manufacture, described as a potentially pivotal shift for the business scene. The dialogue touches on a garden feature and a swinging gate, suggesting a curious, period voice.
Tama County plans 70000 dollars for county roads and 40000 for township roads next year. If invested wisely, permanent improvements with gravel concrete culverts and bridges will elevate county roads to match top national standards. Enforcement of weed laws and beautified highways will follow, aided by the Lincoln Highway expansion across the continent, turning Tama into a model for durable roadways. Also notable are local items: damages suit by Axel Naig, Dr. M M Evans moving to Marshalltown, lettuce pickers at age 72, Thanksgiving guests, Jos Haynes appendicitis, mustard greens, and Jos Krupicka moving to LeGrand.
Miss Marie Gerber of Santa Lucia California reports severe cold settled on her lungs with coughing and soreness. A friend recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. after one bottle her cough eased the first night and within a week the cold and lung soreness were gone. Sold by X W McKeown. The Semi-Weekly Times Republican and the Reporter.
A New York physician editorial quips that doctors might be bankrupt if not for women’s thin stockings and shoes. The piece advises early treatment of colds with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, praising its safety and efficacy. advertised by H.W. McKeown.
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