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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1925
Page
8
A caustic critique targets a class of pretenders who drift through life like chips on tides. They seek opportunity without effort, parade as privileged, and infect others with vanity. Genuine, earnest people see them as artificial and hypocritical, yet they remain a troubling social background.
The text traces the surname Wagner to Germany where the name arose from the occupation wheelwright. It notes the family’s notable figures in music and poetry and compares to the English Cartwright name. It mentions the name’s spread and a fragment about Elizabeth Schine and a 3723 date, suggesting historical context.
A playful debt request warns that overdue bills will cause flowers to fade and voices to fall silent. It mixes romantic imagery with a push for payment, urging prompt action this spring. The piece ends with a sign off by McCluce Newssaver syndicate.
A four year old, Baldy Fadden, vanishes from a fourth floor balcony on Hester Street. After hours of public alarm and wild speculation, Caparelli finds Baldy safe in the Bronx dump area, having fallen into rotten bananas on the truck. The crowd erupts in relief as the father explains the accident.
The obituary fragment outlines Mazzini born 1803 Genoa, studies at Genoa University, joined the Carabocari faction, faced conspiracy charges, and involvement in Rome's 1848 revolt. He was exiled after papal restoration and died in Pisa after years abroad. Also mentions Henry Wagner’s frontier life and early settlers in Maryland.
A quirky recipe fragment presents easy to prepare dishes for any day. Featured items include a two hour liver bake with bacon and parsley, ripe pear salads with cream cheese balls, fried peppers with cheese, and baked Mexican chicken with tomatoes corn green pepper and herbs.
Giuseppe Mazzini spoke of death as the cradle of transformation during his 1870 Palermo rising. Arrested with many comrades, he faced the threat of death but retained resolve that Italy must be free.
A fragment notes a young woman warning about melancholia victims as those to watch. It mentions a person who threatened death by own action and indeed acted, attributed to McClure News Service.
A reminiscence recalls steamboat era pilots on the Ohio river and a grizzled storyteller who claimed a mule died of imagination. On a blistering Tennessee summer, a field of popcorn ripened into a faux snow scene as heat caused corn to pop, the mule interpreting it as snowfall and dying in its tracks.
In New York a crowd of English residents follows a Greater New York cricket match with Archie Gunn, the artist, and Will Kirk, the Wisconsin verse writer, observing with zeal. A batsman’s shot soars as Gunn and Kirk cheer in ritual phrases, while a fielder slips, the ball striking him as he falls, and Kirk bursts out with a dubbed cheer.
In a reminiscence that blends rumor with satire, Charles M Schwab recalls meeting a European gentleman whose chest boasted many decorations. The punch line reveals the first medal was given by mistake, inviting scrutiny of embellished reminiscences from after-dinner speakers.
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