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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1919
Page
4
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non habit forming remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It emphasizes vegetable ingredients and states a sample bottle can be requested by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. with paper noted.
A fragment recalls a story about an American hustler named Allenby in London, noting he left a job to go into business for himself. Friends question his selling abilities as the anecdote hints at past success and current status.
A sprawling Iowa page item notes local business plans include Marshalltown State Bank erecting a building at 660, and Clarion producer Wallace Wallace killed by a slipping rope. It lists veterans, marriages, prizes, school issues, road plans, hotel projects, and war-era debt cases across multiple towns with names such as Jefferson, Sioux City, Grinnell, Oelwein, Webster City, Tabor, and Runne lls, including figures like $30,000 and a $1,000,000 hotel project.
The brief treaty summary outlines Germany to pay an initial 29 billion marks for damages, return Alsace Lorraine to France, cede territories, limit armed forces, and accept trials for the ex Kaiser. It sets lines for naval reductions, reparations, and international bodies, with the League of Nations to operate and a permanent international labor office established.
Paris reports renewed talk of a special pledge of security to France by Great Britain and the United States, sparked by Marshal Foch. Washington denies the assertion as rumor. The Echo de Paris amplified the claim after initial reports of a Franco British American treaty.
An Ohio report celebrates the rapid adoption of Marquis wheat, a spring variety imported from Western Canada. Farmers anticipate major land value gains as seed demand and acreage expand, with seed houses planning large Canadian purchases and future growth in other states.
A Parisian journalist recalls a habit of issuing air duels as a costly fashion. Traditionally £4 covered duel expenses, but grander displays demanded more. A café frequenter borrowed 100 francs from Scholl for a challenge and never repaid, the duel ending bloodless with Scholl noting he was the only one touched.
An American invention proposes an electric heater placed in a filled bath tub to raise the water temperature. The device is designed to fit the tub and provide controlled heat without refilling.
A damaged line references a hen that may lay golden eggs and questions whether any such animal exists. No clear names, dates, or places are readable to anchor the report.
An advertisement argues that thinness stems from starved nerves and promoted by modern foods lacking phosphates. Bitro-phosphate is touted as an inexpensive fix to build flesh, boost energy, and improve appearance, with a caution for those not seeking weight gain. Also a Yellowstone County farming ad invites irrigation, dry land farming, and land purchases in Billings, Montana.
An early health warning discusses kidney trouble signs such as nervousness dizziness sleeplessness back pains and fatigue. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy claiming quick relief or money back and urges asking for the original imported brand in sealed packaging.
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