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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1922
Page
3
A crowd watches as a substitute fills a baseball fielding slot then hits a home run but complains of paying for more balls. Separate items note imperial war graves care for Canadian forces and a wry marriage contract exchange about binding ties.
Senator Johnson of California introduces joint resolution to amend the tenth article of the U.S. Constitution. The proposal would allow national regulation or prohibition of employment of children under eighteen, arguing Supreme Court rulings block such laws without a constitutional change. Passage requires two-thirds in Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states.
Mary Culberson daughter of Senator Culberson of Texas travels to Europe with friends amid sensational charges that British veteran Alexander Robertson was kidnapped by agents of the Culberson family. Robertson, who is 24, had proposed with Robertsons’ pursuit ending after a Burns detective case and indictments in Newark.
Reindeer experiments led by Uncle Sam and William T. Lopp in Alaska aim to feed the nation. A 1500 head herd moves from Good News bay to Riley creek along the Alaska railway, to be fattened on mossy plains and slaughtered in the fall. Additional herds will enter a 12,000 square mile feeding area, supporting Alaska and parts of the United States. The Eskimo use reindeer for meat and skins, with herds valued at over $4,000,000 today. Lopp, head of the Alaska division of the U S bureau of education, has taught the Eskimos the reindeer business and aided relief efforts like the Point Barrow expedition of 1897 back to feed a starving people.
The Senate exchange over the tariff bill turns comic as Senator Morrison of Mississippi is accused of facetious remarks. Senator McCumber retorts calling him the funny run of the senate while Senator Williams defends his colleague with sharp satire about humor and intellect.
Lieutenant Commander H J Farsons in Houston questions a young man named Bryan Dry who says he is a namesake of William Jennings Bryan. When asked for an address he replies Moonshine Bil, learning there is a Moonshine Hill in Texas. The officer signs him up for naval service.
A newspaper advertisement urges women with kidney bladder or related pains to test Kilmer’s Swamp Root claiming it restores kidney health and relieves backache headaches and nervous irritability. It offers a sample bottle for ten cents by mail and notes larger sizes are sold at drug stores.
Miss De Muir-Papa forbids you from the house calling you dangerous. He says you linger with a girl and will never marry. The dialogue centers on a man deemed dangerous by family standards in Edinburgh.
A judge quips about love and money in a brief courtroom exchange. The remark hints that the past actions define the people they become, ending on a reflective note about identity shaped by deeds.
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