11 Jan 1929
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1929
Page
1
Castoria calms fretful babies with a few drops easing restlessness and is presented as a safe vegetable remedy. The copy urges mothers to keep an extra bottle for emergencies including constipation or colic and notes it suits older children as well with a booklet offering guidance.
Lady Millicent Hawes, formerly the duchess of Sutherland, offered witty remarks on present-day fashions. She described dinner gowns as "lovely" and noted they are remarkable for latitude rather than longitude, reflecting a lighthearted view on style.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a five hour cure for colds and grippe with pleasant tasting tablets. It claims swift relief and broad authority in the claim. A separate note comments on high Swedish university graduates and the Upsala officials worry over job scarcity. The piece closes with a moral about withholding praise and learning from defeats.
A vintage ad recounts Dr Caldwell's approach using Syrup Pepsin a mild vegetable laxative for constipation biliousness headaches and indigestion. It touts safety with no narcotics gentle action pleasant taste and long lasting bottles suitable for the elderly and children. Requests free trial and lists Oklahoma and Illinois mailing addresses with parcel post note.
In the mansion Father reveals a scheme to own rival rail lines using proxies and stock swaps. Fred plans to marry Josephine, prompting the narrator to flee in heartbreak before discovering the production crew filming a movie in the basement. The scene culminates as Maya reveals the staged murder was part of a film, and Jimmy is awarded a wedding gift photo from the director.
A successful businessman spoke on Commercial Acumen to students and recalled leaving a company wound up for shady practices. When pressed by a student asking how much he profited, he paused before answering the moral takeaway about dishonesty and exit timing.
Sinclair Lewis, once famed as a literary angelist, laments that fame today is confined to films and politics. He recalls a Midwestern town where people misinterpret terms like avant garde and super realism, and shares an anecdote about Devon travels and Marie Corelli’s residence. A local native adds a quip about Mary Gorille, the devil's disciple.
The tallest dam in the world has been completed at Bhatgar in Bhor state India. It spans 5 483 feet with masonry volume of 21 500 000 cubic feet and holds back a lake 14 percent square miles in extent. Two canals over ten miles long will drain an area over 350 000 acres, delivering crops valued around 12 500 000 dollars.
A woman who marries a proud man learns he will expect her to be well dressed while a charitable girl keeps back her Tival’s a ge away.
A Washington Star quote attributed to Uncle Eben notes that persuading a man to change his mind leads to mutual efforts to change each other, ending in a draw and a return to work. The remark uses folksy dialect to illustrate stubbornness and the futility of argument.
A line noting the pangram The quick brown fox sums over the lazy dog and a remark that a player should not attempt Hamlet without at least a ghost of a show. This blends language play with theatrical adage about preparation and readiness.
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