23 Jan 1925
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1925
Page
1
A columnist argues the natural urge of an unqualified person is to circle the same path. True progress requires clear thinking and straight effort toward work, avoiding distractions, laziness, and reliance on routine. A repeated aimless trot yields no lasting change or success.
In Appleton, Daysey Mayme aids a woman with two broken arms, reminding her she has much to be thankful for and two strong legs. Lysander John Appleton and son Chauncey Devere grapple with household perfection and its limits as Mrs. Appleton cleans a parlor so thoroughly some items vanish for months.
A collage of 19th century snippets recalls Mrs Appleton and Dayser Mayme’s loyalty fears, Rev James Noyes’s historic Massachusetts home and scholarly lineage, and a note on medieval shop signs tied to an angel emblem in McClure syndicate copy.
Fragmentary verse by Douglas Malloch urges daily improvement in heart, will, kindness, and neighborly acts. Emphasizes helping others, drawing closer to loved ones, and strengthening faith, courage, and purity of soul as days advance.
A recent authority on surnames discusses Noyes origin from Old Testament Noah as sponsor, with popular form Noyes deriving from Noy from which Noy, Noyes, and Nosce emerge. Some Noyes members claim descent from Noyers France with historical forms de Noies and de Neulers. The earliest in the country include two brothers, Rev. James Noyes, born in England.
A dated cookbook style section offers Banana Fritters and Fritter Batter recipes. It lists flour sugar baking powder salt eggs milk lemon juice and bananas, plus steps to fry and serve with lemon sauce. A hot tartare sauce recipe blends white sauce mayonnaise onion vinegar capers olives and parsley, kept hot without boiling.
Otto, a poor peasant, dreams of palace life. A false king abducts a rider. Otto helps him, learning of a rival invasion. He uses cunning and a girdle to thwart the traitor and aid the true king, earning a throne for his loyalty.
John Ball, shelved at thirty five due to illness, observes how disability narrows the modern race. He notes poor devils contending with limits and a blind newsboy reading a day old paper with practiced ease, proving skill can endure despite misfortune.
The article discusses the name Enid from Arthurian legends, noting its Celtic roots meaning soul and its literary fame through Tennyson’s poem. It traces adaptations from Enide in French verse to Enid’s enduring identity as a noble, admired figure in the Round Table stories.
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