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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1933
Page
1
Nero reportedly used public halls in ancient Rome to entertain guests with music and performances. When audiences failed to appear he sent notes urging attendance with threats of death by action tomorrow. Those who stayed faced hours of songs and clamor, while at least one bore a fatal consequence.
Washington reports that Nizhni Novgorod, a historic Russian market city, has been renamed Maxim Gorki. The feature traces its role as a Volga valley fair ground, its booming trade, wartime interruptions, and the new plant development dubbed Detroit of Russia with a $150 million US-backed automobile complex near the Oka river.
In Vienna a court dismissed a divorce suit after finding no fault in visits by a wife’s widow, who repeatedly kissed Paul Johannes, a married patient in a Viennese hospital. The widow, about thirty, visited and kissed him on entry and exit, while the wife argued the acts were charitable.
Prince Bibesco, president of the International Aeronautic federation, offers a trophy for the fastest circle of the globe by air. The route includes Karachi, Tokio, San Francisco, and New York with landings at four specified cities. Competitors must average at least 10 kilometers per hour over about 22,000 miles. Fueling in the air is allowed.
New Orleans report on Jonn Tuin a 46 year old South Dakota carpenter who could not earn a living in his trade. He bought five children band instruments and now tours the country making a living by street performances with Jennie 18 John Jr something Margaret 12 Virginie 10 Koosje 8 and John Sr leading the group. The family travels in a ramshackle car and pursues jazz on city corners collecting nickels and dimes.
Dublin reports Donnbill ua Butchails known as Donald Buckley insists staff will speak Gaelic in his presence and seeks to rename the office seanascal. He will move from vice regal lodge to a furnished free house in the suburbs, reflecting a British crown appointment via King George V on Valera's recommendation.
Secret service reports show a 25 percent rise in counterfeiting with changes in inks and removal of printing to imitate currency. Small denomination counterfeit bills and imperfect coins spread nationwide while authorities note new methods since 1981 and thousands of arrests and seizures in the 1932 fiscal year.
English statistics show record sobriety over the past year with 42,300 drunkenness cases, down from 188,900 in 1913. War years apart, drinking declined due to high liquor costs and reduced purchasing power, with 1918 hitting 29,100 cases but not sustained after peace. Liverpool dropped from 14,594 in 1913 to 2,? last year.
Operations resumed at the Alma and Meta mines in the Sierra Madre southwest of Saratoga after decades idle. They were among the first patented claims in the region and had not been worked for about 30 years until last spring when leased by veteran miner C. Johnson. A carload of ore rich in lead with some gold and silver was recently sent to a Utah smelter.
Staunton Virginia heirs in the will of the late James E. Dutt face a unique condition. Any heir who uses funds from the estate to buy whisky will forfeit any further claims to the property.
Ohio State University extension notes that artificial lighting extends laying periods, raises winter egg yield, and increases yearly labor income without harming flock health. Early batches of pullets benefit by year-round production, with January hatched flocks producing well into summer and maintaining strong fall and winter yields.
A Missouri Farmer report describes a condition called Pressure Necrosis in four week old chicks. The disease stems from overly fine, pasty feed that accumulates on the roof of the mouth and under the tongue, causing inflammation swelling and impaired circulation. Prevention focuses on avoiding excessively pulverized feeds to maintain proper nourishment and avoid impaction.
Eight cockerels per lot tested fattening systems at Scott Sesk Dominion Experimental station. Lot 1 mixed wheat oats barley potatoes, Lot 2 wheat only, Lot 3 and 4 used wheat oats barley with Lot 4 pen fed. Gains ranged 12.5 to 13.3 pounds per eight birds over 20 days with pen fed Lot 4 showing slightly higher gains per feed.
The size of a pullet egg is influenced by the age when she begins to lay. Early maturing breeds should not be chosen as breeders since they tend to be undersized and produce small eggs throughout life.
Sour skimmilk or buttermilk is desirable for turkeys and dry mashes with greens aid. Buy feed in large cash quantities to save, store away from pests, and use efficient hoppers. Laying hens under artificial light should get green feed cod liver oil and milk. Green feed options include alfalfa leaf meal hay or soybeans. The winning pallet laid 37.5 pounds of eggs in the western New York contest, about 310 eggs, weighing 24 ounces per dozen, over eight times the hen’s weight.
A London Morning Post columnist recalls a Huntingtonshire belief that bats in houses sew shut eyes in sleep. The piece links ancient superstition to a Mexican village tale of blindness and notes the county’s remote, unchanged communities still holding onto such suspicions.
Miss Fleets Smith of Nabb Indiana details a severe skin eruption on hands spreading to arms. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment for relief and complete healing after using a box of Ointment and soap. Advertises Cuticura products with prices and department-address contact.
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