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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
1
An advertisement touts bitra phosphate as the best remedy for thinness and nervous weakness. It claims to feed nerves and body cells, increasing weight and energy, with visible health improvements and a money back guarantee. The caution warns against use by those who do not want to gain flesh.
A London Morning Post anecdote recounts a tale of an adjutant whose envy of a commanding officer’s garden strawberries leads to a humorous notice. The C O allegedly helps himself to the adjutant’s berries, prompting a sign warning trespassers that violators will have their cow shot.
An OCR fragment discusses medical testing and life insurance, noting public ignorance about kidney disease and a Kilmer preparation advertised in drug stores. It mentions a burglar inquiry about life insurance payments and a Birmingham Age-Herald reference, all in a jumbled historical excerpt.
A collage of brief quotes from old papers shows light banter about weight of a newborn, wartime heroes, and political practitioners. Lines reference jokes on flipping, borrowing, and plain politics, with mentions of Chicago Tribune, Birmingham Age Herald, and Louisville Courier Journal.
A humorous exchange notes a submarine named Apache, with a quip that the vessel seems built mainly of sinkers. The line frames a cartoonish jab at naval hardware and the term submarine in a playful context.
Carolyn May Cameron-Hanna travels from New York to stay with her uncle Joseph Stagg at the Corners after her parents are reported lost at sea. She encounters family estrangements, a guardian left penniless, and a disapproving household. Prince the mongrel dog earns the Corners' approval by stopping a tramp from robbing the schoolteacher.
Carolyn May and Uncle Joe take a frost-bitten Sunday walk with Prince the dog. They encounter a nonpoisonous black snake by a brook where Miss Amanda Partlow sits. Prince saves the moment with courage while Uncle Joe hides a tintype of Mandy Parlow, recalling past love and pondering why.
Carolyn learns basic details from Chet Gormley regarding her finances and resulting worry. The note hints at issues to be explored in a future installment with a continuation promised.
An informal diary item recalls Hewas Gap residents chatting with Johnson about a string of misfortunes. The note mentions measles and mumps in children, a house damaged by lightning, a child breaking an arm, a stubborn dog pack, and a neighbor firing at someone, all ending with a tough joke about keeping a good man down.
A brisk fall afternoon encounter on the hill ends with a breathless boy asking after his father. The child, flushed and anxious, insists the speaker should know his dad, revealing a tense moment of presumed familiarity.
A retired Philadelphia lawyer famed for lengthy speeches ends a six hour closing with a note from an opposing counsel. The note invites him to a hotel bar after the trial. The jurors watch as it ends with the classic line I leave the case with you. Who'd do the work of the world if everybody were rich.
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