12 Jul 1929
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1929
Page
1
At a house party hosted by Sir Percy Blakeney Sir Andrew Ffoulkes recounts the latest daring rescue of the Tournon d Agenays by the Scarlet Pimpernel, famed as Europe’s boldest adventurer during the French Revolution.
A Paris rescue led by Sir Percy Blakeney frees the detained Tournon family as mist and night aid the assault. The tale recounts the daring ride, horses in panic, and quick action of the Scarlet Pimpernel and his band to extract prisoners to England.
In a tumultuous chapter II scene Citoyen Lauret and security committees pursue the famed Scarlet Pimpernel legend. Armand Chauvelin, once disgraced, is sought for help to trap the elusive English spy amid wary officials and whispered rumors. TO BE CONTINUED.
Georg Bernstein hired a builder for a sound proof room costing 175000 francs but the room proved not sound proof. Bernstein sued and recovered 37000 francs in damages. Horace Stokes cites Carlyle anecdote about sleepless nights from a rooster as a digression on failed quiet.
Washington reports National Geographic and Carnegie expedition leader Ernest G. Holt studies Venezuela’s bird life across elevations from hot lowlands to cool mountaintops. North American species like redstarts, warblers, and rose-breasted grosbeaks visit coffee plantations. German-descended plains host larks and mockingbirds. Thousands of specimens are collected for U.S. museums.
Workers at the George Wray farm near Fort Ann two miles from the village uncovered a stone tomahawk believed used by Native Americans before the Revolutionary era. The James Goodman homestead, built soon after 1777 by Colonel Wray, sits on a large land tract with historic slave pens still visible. Goodman is a direct descendant of Wray.
Out In Melbourne Australia traffic cops don t give tickets they collect them and the tickets cost a shilling A sad portent of conditions if parking space becomes scarce Melbourne motorists park only after presenting traffic cap collectors with colored pasteboard costing a shilling a day five a week one pound a month and so on
National Guardsmen in Lowell Massachusetts rehearse weekly under Mrs. Frederick Bond daughter of Lowell public schools music master with support from Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers. They study singing of patriotic tunes as part of training.
Kansas City reports the Fred Harvey system will inaugurate transcontinental airplane dining on July 1 marking a new era in in-flight meals. The move aims to elevate traveler comfort and align with evolving air travel standards.
In Tunisia, women remain largely veiled and socially restricted, with entrenchment of tradition clashing with limited modern influences from French rule and urban centers. Some progress appears through schooling and shifts in marriage patterns, but widespread emancipation is still distant.
In Seattle a dimly lit second hand book shop run by Charles D. Raymer acts as a mailbox home for itinerant workers. A permanent address allows letter delivery to lumberjacks, sailors, and travelers who move from camp to camp across the globe. Raymer charges a small fee for forwarding and pickup, aiding readers and mariners alike.
In Hartford Connecticut Superior Court Judge Edward M Yeomans ruled custard pie throwing is not grounds for divorce. William Fitzpatrick testified his wife threw a custard pie at his face while Mrs Fitzpatrick admitted throwing dishes hot water and a poker during the dispute.
In Cuero Texas Fleury Frebese reports fifteen eggs hatched into sixteen chickens. The twin headed freak has four feet two bodies and one head and neck. Eggs called curken ezzs come from a pheasant chicken cross. Fourteen birds thrive while the cross is kept on display in Frebese’s office.
English nobles sell historic castles as Americans buy them for lifestyle use. Prices vary from about 4000 pounds for ruins to more for better preserved estates. Notable listings include Thurland, Baggerston, Sibdon, Skelmorlie, and Colliston castles with islands and villages also offered.
Clarkson farmers told the town board aviation activity over grazing lands harms milk quality and quantity. They cited planes over the airport near Pierre A. Bernard’s aviation field, trampling gardens and barns, and sought abolition of the airport after a year of operation.
Siam, a major importer of American built coin operated vending machines, reportedly uses them for weighing and dispensing sweets at religious fairs and temples. The National Geographic survey notes Siam's wide reach among Asiatic nations.
Andorra paid about 1500 francs to France as recognition of suzerainty in a ceremony at the Pyrenees Orientale prefecture. Three Andorran delegates delivered the tribute and swore fidelity to France, then received a luncheon gift costing more than the tribute.
The British and Foreign Bible Society announces TRibles published this year in 618 languages.
John Burroughs contrasts winter and summer beauty. He argues winter's stark skies and disciplined study spur heroic intellect, clearer moonlight, and greater self demand, while summer charms with sentiment and impulse. Winter challenges the self and rewards perseverance.
A terse exchange notes the manager taking dictation over the telephone while a businessman views borrowed money as an asset not a debt. The quote frames debt as a path to independence, echoing Voltairean sentiment about injustice and self-reliance.
A historical note recalls Dr. Caldwell’s 1876 start in medicine and the 1892 introduction of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild liquid laxative for women and children. It claims broad relief from headaches digestion and sleep issues and advertises a free trial bottle via Monticello Illinois.
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