16 Jan 1925
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1925
Page
1
A motivational column urges readers to work honestly, endure hardships, and keep faith. It stresses patience, industriousness, charity, and resilience, noting great individuals rose from humble beginnings and that affluence comes from disciplined effort and timely action.
The account traces the Cushing surname to France and England with variants Cushon and Cushlon, linking it to an occupative root meaning cook. It follows Thornd Cushing of Hardenham 1468, then lineage to Peter Cushing born 1589 who moved to Boston 1658, and notes prominent Cushings including naval officer William B. Cushing.
A poetic reflection on names from youth to age, urging backward turning the page to innocence and truth. The speaker longs for friends who call him by boyhood nicknames rather than formal titles, seeking a balance between youth and maturity.
The passage references Thomas Cushings and Caleb Cushing as pre and post-Revolution figures, noting Frank Hamilton Cushing the ethnologist and Jonathan Cushing the educator. It discusses origins of the name Tiffany and Epiphany name derivations, mentioning English usage and Anglo-Saxon roots.
Fragmentary quote reflecting on wealth and happiness. No identifiable people, places, or events.
Readable extracts describe English Plum Pudding recipes as shipped to America for holiday consumption. Detailed ingredient lists include Malaga and Smyrna raisins, currants, suet, candied peel, bread crumbs, flour, spices, eggs, milk, and long steaming times for seven pounds.
A brief remark notes the young lady across the way finds steerage travel intriguing yet questions the extra cost to guide a ship. The line echoes a McClure Newspaper Syndicate style remark about travel and perspective.
A basic recipe using two cupfuls of flour three teaspoonfuls of baking powder over half teaspoon of cinnamon and one half pound of blanched shredded almonds. Mix, spread in a floured tin and bake seventy minutes in a moderate oven. Cut into strips when cool.
A humorous piece describes Lysander John Appleton and his women Daysey Mayme and his wife as they steer him by public coat tails at gatherings. Daysey Mayme loves her brother Chauncey Devere and jokes about ferrying five cents liver from the butcher. The family calls the front porch the verandas while the men insist on calling it the stoop in church.
Liszt was a noted pianist even before reaching his teens, recognized for exceptional skill at a young age and soon celebrated for his musical talent.
Calico Cat accuses Harold Doll of staying away for mischief while Luella Doll hopes for his return during the magic hour. Teddy Bear reassures, but Calico Cat remains cynical as Harold arrives with Luella’s baby, prompting a clash over truth and trust among the dolls.
In a short scene Teddy chides Luella about listening to Calico a catfish with claws. He notes Calico cannot help herself and then they sit on the steps of the old house with Bar and Luella.
Regina, daughter of Regina's mother and father, faces desire for a new dress the family cannot afford. The tale follows her vanity from childhood complaints to a changing self as she becomes a companion to a rich elderly woman, learning to adjust to others' needs and her own self conscious habit.
A study traces the belief that pig squeals predict rain to ancient Egypt and Isis worship. It links agricultural reliance on pigs to drought warnings and notes persistent Isis influence in modern superstition, alongside a tangential reference to the Duke of Monmouth papers and a prayer to St.ists.
The article traces Lillian as a popular English flower name with medieval Italian roots. It notes debates on derivation, linking to Cecelia and an Etruscan lineage, citing Liliola Gonzaga of 1340 as an early bearer and mentioning variants like Lillas.
Lilias Ruthven appears in Scotland in 1587 and is linked to the ballad Roswel and Lillian where Lillian is the queen of Naples. The text notes American adoption of Lilian forms and describes Lillian’s jewel lazuli with supposed healing powers. Thursday is named as her lucky day and 2 as her mystic number.
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