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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1925
Page
4
A reflective essay by F A Walker urges steady effort and unwavering faith to climb life’s hills. The piece contrasts how some fashion golden garments from effort while others seek humility, all under the guiding force of ambition. It emphasizes endurance, self restraint, and trust as keys to reaching lofty career turning points.
The Delano surname, of French origin, traces to Philip de Ca Noye who arrived in Plymouth in 1621 aboard the Fortune from Leyden. Governor Winslow notes Philip was born to Protestant French parents, later migrating to Duxbury, Bridgewater, Dartmouth and Middleborough, with his grandchildren spelling the name Delano. Susannah, a great-grandchild, is mentioned in the lineage.
School Days name, married Noah Grant, and was therefore an ancestress of Gen A. Grant. The name traced to its French source and linked to a Brittany family. Irrancais de la None, known as the iron-armed, bore a soubriquet for an iron arm replacing a lost one in battle. Pitt and Masters notes indicate Norman and Brittany origins.
A compact verse extols financial prudence by saving, buying bonds, and building a cushion for tough days. It praises debt freedom as a daily confidence booster and urges steady saving to achieve security. The rhythm mirrors a MeCture Newspaper Syndicate style promotional lyric encouraging prudent money habits.
The fragment blends poem lines with a recipe note describing a dish of chopped celery mixed with cabbage and bananas, plus pineapple and a highly seasoned salad dressing. It shifts from Kipling quotation to a culinary instruction in a single page fragment.
A reader notes versatile uses for buttermilk as a refreshing drink and baking aid. Includes recipes for Roquefort lettuce with vinaigrette, Cheese Balls with watercress, and cabbage dishes with cheese sauce, offering simple steps and serving ideas for dairy based appetizers and salads.
A witty quip notes the nation’s per capita wealth at 42.81 dollars while joking the author’s own riches were not counted. The remark frames a light social jab about national statistics and personal worth.
A Baltimore Sun piece catalogs eight average and unusual men and their fixations. Bill values Car extensions and bonds. Jock frets meat prices and box scores while lobbying for UL OG. Bob shops and fishes while guarding timber. Henry pursues radio and peanuts advocacy. George reads Shakespeare and aids children. Pete collects coins and promotes Esperanto. Clyde travels, studies Emerson, and contemplates laws to curb pleasure seekers. The piece ends noting that intelligence may be judged by a person’s priorities.
A 1925 Western Newapaper Valor feature on knitted outerwear for mature women highlights silver and gilded trims on rayon knits, two piece suits, and lace accents. It showcases matron fashion from Paris couturiers with uneven hems, beading, and two piece sets, plus appropriate hats for age groups.
A muddled Paris briefing quashes Bolshevik revolution fears while a fanciful anecdote recalls a bedtime tale of a boy who fears a stick of candy eating him. The scene shifts to Chicago where Antonin Barthelmy Bard is noted at a reception amid the odd reflections on danger.
Cochineal bug dyes once dominated world commerce for fabrics and cosmetics, especially face and lip colors. Today they are limited to narrow uses as chemical dyes have largely supplanted them in fabrics.
A misread item quotes Zuloaga as predicting regional beauty waning with age and hints at a planned return to New York. The note seems garbled, but references a Span ish painter and the New York Herald.
An acquaintance praises Constable Sam for catching bank bandits the day before, recounting how Slackputter, guardian of Petunia, nabbed them in the tall timber before they escaped. The exchange echoes a Kansas City Star tone of frontier bravado.
The Royal Zoological Society of Ireland Gaulicizes Dublin Zoo names. A catfish is dubbed Lase Catt and a golden carp from China named the Lase-pit, while no Irish word could be found for the alligator.
A short note suggests that memory can be improved by practicing tasks that are hard to forget and building habits that reinforce recall. The idea centers on challenging exercises to strengthen mental retention and overall cognitive sharpness.
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