22 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1915
Page
1
A lively survey of a mother grilling her son about a sweetheart. It contrasts wary parental questions with a young man’s need for privacy, depicting social expectations, honesty, and the path to trustworthy marriage amid family scrutiny and flirtations.
A humorous tale recalls a brother among many sisters as the family protects him from temptation and alcohol, while he finally admits his own longing and the sisters guard his social path with night keys and curfews.
A reflective piece argues against bachelor sympathy noting that widowers and bachelors alike seek companionship. It suggests marriage brings steadiness, warmth, and renewal, while men grow lonelier with age and a faithful woman can revitalize a home and heart.
Rainfall on the island ranges from 352 inches per year in Waipio valley to 20 inches on Kuala lai slopes. Surface streams are limited to the northeast coast between Hilo and Kohala. Waipio river is the largest on the island and partly developed for irrigation. At Kapoho warm springs feed a pool about one hundred feet long twenty feet wide and twenty feet deep.
The article describes upgrading an omelet with extra eggs and water, herbs, and garlic, plus a buttered dish and dual-burner oven method. It suggests potato or turnip cups as molds and outlines a creamed vegetable filling option with parsley garnish. A separate recipe, Chop Suey with Fish, mixes pork celery onions mushrooms tuna and peanuts for a novel dish.
A note on developmental science cites that practicing skills during growth spares adults from weaker learning and results in stronger, more enduring mastery. Emphasizes earlier rather than later training for durable outcomes.
A reader offers recipes for Allmand Pudding Veal and Ham Pie Bran Gems and Graham Bread with notes on olives ripe for flavor. The piece ends with a humorous exchange about feeding tramps and a wife’s satisfaction in a man eating without complaint.
A joke from Puck notes a wife who can transform an old $10 hat by spending $15, making it look nearly new. The gag plays on thrift and frugality as a punchline about clever economy.
Cornell rowing coach Charles E. Courtney claims the team will win at Poughkeepsie this spring. A rival faction within Cornell factions previously disrupted the varsity crew, but Courtney says he has maneuvered to ensure a united lineup and a crew that will not miss the varsity.
Eddie Plank the Athletics veteran and two time world series hero signed with the Baltimore Federals after a long stretch with Philadelphia. The left handed pitcher, 13 years with the A's, left Gettysburg to join the Federals as Connie Mack offered praise for his former star despite the move.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley former chief chemist of the federal department of agriculture says football players should carry lump sugar during games and take a lump every few minutes to maintain strength. He notes sugar is the quickest emergency food, as stated in a Harvard Alumni Bulletin letter.
The article notes Norman F. Brookes and Anthony F. Wilding have reclaimed the Davis Cup for Australia from the United States. It argues this could be their last stand as Brookes loses strength and Wilding seems to slip, with both likely to step down in 1915, paving the way for younger players to defend the trophy.
A friend of Russ Ford says the famed pitcher conceived the swivel or Rand screw hall after studying billiard ball curving. Ford’s latest success stems from analyzing how english twists billiard ivories to create movement.
The saying Golf is an old man's game is challenged as British golfers face wartime scrutiny. Critics argue younger players and the amateur champion are at the front, leaving older players to continue on the links while the war rages.
A unique golf match was staged at Hot Springs Virginia between two one armed golfers. William Pater ell and Charlies Fry both of New York were termed southpaws and single paws. A large gallery followed them.
In New Haven, plans hinge on coach Hinkey as Yale weighs next season. The silent leader is seen as the key to Yale athletic redemption after a crushing Harvard defeat may propel the program toward a needed turnaround.
Salt Lake City joins the Pacific Coast league as talks progress. Wagner admits age has slowed him though he remains a useful asset at forty one. Mack comments on the Philadelphia fan’s spending and the infield value. McCormick of Chattanooga hits .322 last season as a corner piece in the infield. The Central league may expand to eight teams adding Youngstown Erie and Wheeling. Springfield Ohio is out of contention. Mack says he won't dispose of McInnis Barry or Haker, keeping a $75 000 infield intact. McHale praised for singing more than pitching. Marty ranked thirty eighth among American League pitchers. Herzog signs a two year Reds manager contract despite a last place finish. Bart Hamilton recovers from car injury with his arm returning to form.
George Chip seeks rematch with Al McCoy while Jess Willard may tour to meet challengers. Jem Driscoll resigns to serve in the English army. promoter Jimmy Coffrath notes boxing downturn in California. Willie Ritchie has rapidly gained weight and may be unable to compete at lightweights.
Geers trained J. Malcolm Forbes to a mile in 2 12 before winter. Fred Samison plans Tramp-a-Bit as a likely pacer after a 2 12 on a half mile track this year. The colt is three and by Trampfasy with Prince of India as dam sire.
The Sheepshead Bay rowing club plans a movement to engage Brooklyn schoolboys with radios. Cornell announces two varsity races before the Poughkeepsie regatta next June. Cornell will row Yale and Princeton at Carnegie Lake on June 15, and Cornell and Princeton freshmen crews race the same day.
The article notes about 9,000 billiard rooms and 15,000 bowling establishments in the United States. Willie Hoppe plans to use a clothesprop in future matches as part of changes. George Slosson of New York withdraws his challenge to Hoppe for the balk line title.
Jerry Travers has joined the cotton exchange in New York and hopes to avoid boll weevil trouble affecting his clubs.
Williams defeats McLoughlin to win the amateur tennis championship. authorities still deem the Athletics as world champions in baseball, citing undisclosed basis.
Charlie Taft, son of a former president, is blossoming in basketball at Yale. Hannes Kolehmainen, the flying Finn, is making new marks on American courses. Thirty six life clubs in twenty one states began competition for the championship of the United States.
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