26 Jul 1929
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1929
Page
1
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes relays the latest adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel, the rescue of the Tournon d Agenays, with Sir Percy Blakeney revealed as the English gentleman behind the daring sally. Laurel’s failure to stop the escape brings government censure.
Chauvelin and Lanzer plot to have the Pimpernel fall into a trap in Paris with a plan involving the Conciergerie and a potential guillotine. They urge silence and discretion as they pledge mutual confidence and seal their deal over wine.
In Moisson a respected wine merchant Citizen Desere is arrested after a house perquisition and a second search. His invalid wife and daughter are distressed as the family is taken to Paris under escort amid rumors of treason and state seizures.
The passage explains that crude oil subjected to or illusory distillation by fire yields products distilling up to 72 degrees Fahrenheit. Above this, hydrocarbons crack and form light products including cracked gasoline suitable for cleaning after treatment to remove color and impurities.
Paris observers from the Societe Astronomique and scientists from Germany Austria America and France report rocket travel to the moon Mars and Venus appears theoretically practical. Professor Herman Oberth’s double-tube rocket and hydrogen exhaust could escape Earth gravity, with prize money raised for advances in interplanetary navigation.
A British yearly naturalization report shows 1,393 certificates granted to new subjects. Americans numbered 41 of the total, with men vastly outnumbering women, and revocations affecting 19 men from several nationalities including Germans and Russians.
In Clay Romania doctors connected the arm of Rosa Jancu who had died from injuries to the arm of George Morar who had stabbed himself through the chest. Morar who was near death received blood from the deceased patient and is expected to recover.
Cincinnati judge Edward Hurley notes athletes rarely face arraignment in criminal courts. He attributes this to participation in clean athletics building self-reliance and character, arguing a sound body tends to yield a sound mind.
Six foot ten Scot Andrew Kelling from Scotland comes to Winnipeg with others heading to Canada. Hap of Les Mathangow, he is tall yet shy about voting for himself. He aims to use his height for fruit picking as a path to prosperity in his new homeland.
New York report quotes Magistrate Alexander Brough detailing his harsh view of women who come to family court. He calls some women liars and lacking fairness, describes wives pursuing weddings, and mocks their finances and appearances. He also sketches his imagined ideal of ladies awaiting rescue.
Paris theater scene turns legal theater as Saturnin Fabre will kiss Mme France Ellys in a court appearance to prove innocence of a staged onstage embrace. The actor, his wife, three judges and onlookers will witness the formal kiss recalling a prior performance that sparked public indignation.
Superior Judge Albert Lee Stevens conducted a land condemnation hearing from an airplane above San Gabriel County and Los Angeles in a rare aerial session. Attorneys argued the case as the plane circled, outlining claims and legal points amid the motor noise and high altitude.
A bottle found floating in LaHave fishing grounds contained a corked airless container with a gulf weed plant that appeared to thrive despite the lack of air and moisture. Capt Forbes of the Gosgoon brought the bottle to port to examine how a plant could grow with no air.
A scarce text shows a witty exchange about mistletoe and a joke about domestic abuse. The lines reference a Botany teacher, Vienna, and a playful reversal of blame in a volatile marriage. The fragmentary passage mixes humor with serious themes.
Six year old Suzanne writes to her hostess Merriman in a playful note claiming Tommie has the henpox. The observer notes political compromise as second nature to statesmen and jests about easy street and rejuvenation talk at a Baltimore dinner.
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