09 Jan 1925
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1925
Page
1
Mercy Lord endures a dinner party disaster as she avoids every sensitive topic and stumbles over a chicken bone. A guest remarks Mercy should be in a sanitarium, prompting a visit to Dr Williams who advises loosening up and focusing on what people do like.
The article traces origins of surnames Hackett Button Bowles and Champness. Hackett links to Harcourt France but notes Hollander founder who married a clergyman’s daughter and whose son James Henry Hackett rose in New York from 1800, with later descendant James Keteltas Hackett. Button links to Bouton Burton or Büttelton. Bowles derives from Bouelles in Normandy. Champness from Champaigne indicating a French connection.
In a humorous portrait Mrs Lysander John Appleton talks to callers about her husband Lysander John Appleton and their many ailments. The preacher asks about his soul but learns only of liver troubles while Lysander plans ever more beds to avoid sleeping in the parlor lounge. The chest and weak leg cause further embarrassment as Daysey Mayme’s singing spends money but yields little relief.
Fragmentary lines reflect grief and duty after loss. The speaker contemplates kindness as both burden and comfort, urging perpetual care for the bereaved, even as days grow harder and loneliness endures.
A fragmentary cooking note describes venison steak broiled and served with Chestnut Sauce. It outlines preparing Chestnut Sauce with onion, carrots, butter, flour, brown stock, parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns and salt, then finishing with currant jelly and chestnuts.
A fragment from a hunting cookbook discusses venison preparation with broiled beefsteak style guidance. It includes butter, parsley, lemon juice, and Cumberland Sauce, plus a method for venison steaks and stock from trimmings. The text quotes a Brown aphorism about a weak mind and opportunity perception.
Old Mr Fox and Mrs Fox scheme rabbit stew as Bunny and Nibbly listen at their door. The rabbits flee before the plot unfolds, and the Foxes laugh from the window as the yard falls silent.
In a clipped exchange, Claire Windsor and Mr Fox debate the danger and timeline of uncovering hidden youngsters. The dialogue hints at a planned meal and a long dig to reach those concealed in the home, underscoring a tense chase and survival tone.
A reflective verse on the new year bringing generous opportunities each hour. The speaker recalls joy from earthly hospitality and the rich feast of time granted by Destiny, urging use of each moment for cheer and good will.
A compact motivational piece urges persistent growth and creative activity. It highlights the sunlit promise of effort, the danger of indolence, and credits the perseverance of countless men and women who pressed toward defined goals despite trials to achieve triumph.
The piece discusses a widespread belief that seeing the new moon through trees brings a month of bad luck. It links the moon crescent to goddesses like Isis, Artemis, and Diana, and explains the protective barrier of branches as blocking the goddess’s beneficence. It cites William Wells Newell on relics of belief and the value of comparative folklore study.
The article explores the name Eve and its variants across cultures, tracing origins from Adam and Eve to translations in Alexandrian and Teutonic traditions. It notes forms like Eva Evya and Jevra, along with cultural associations such as coral as a talisman and Thursday as a lucky day, citing Milton’s Paradise Lost.
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