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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1919
Page
4
Fragmentary dialogue shows tension between characters Miss Chatz a and Mrs Mush, with Mrs Slush alleging pressure to disclose true opinions. The exchange hints at strained friendships and hidden motives within social circles.
An old advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Oil Capsules as a safe gentle remedy for kidney liver bladder and stomach troubles. It warns symptoms like fatigue sleeplessness backache and abdominal pain signal trouble and urges three to four capsules daily to detox and restore vigor. Consumers are advised to insist on the original imported GOLD MEDAL Oil and not substitutes.
A Missourian in City, Missouri, with blindness runs a productive poultry operation. He built his own house, broods chicks, and hatches birds guided by touch. He markets nonkeepers as broilers and keeps others for winter egg production while planning outreach to blind readers and poultry publications. The piece also recounts a travel anecdote from an elderly Arkansawyer about a near-lynching misadventure and travel limits.
Fragmented quip on marriage roles suggests a husband who yields the final say in attire and arguments. The line plays with gender norms using humor about hats and gowns as symbols of control and compromise.
Police raided a suspicious photograph gallery amid signs of illegal gambling activity described as a blind tiger operation. The case involved arrests tied to suspected bootlegging and deception in a developing crime scene.
The speaker brushes off discomfort with a witty reply about gross receipts. The exchange hints at attitudes toward what is considered acceptable in public discussion and finance.
Obituary notes H F Andrews former Audubon county state senator dies at 75 in his home. A Ward precinct report says $25 000 allocated by the legislature cannot fund employment offices for veterans. Teen Frank Brennan killed by team near Tara. Iowa hosts Yankee Robinson and Orton Brothers winter shows. Purity-Ozis plants now under American Homing, oats output to rise 60 percent. A long profile of a Taylor County veteran and farmer born 1857. Filipino student Juan J Valdez posthumously awarded BA at Iowa State University. Rockwell City women’s reformatory described with two men staff and active farm work. Council Bluffs to gain aerial mail station on Iowa side. Pershing Red Cross rooster sold many times for charity. World mail train from Council Bluffs carries vast cargo west and abroad. Most Iowa graduates from home economics at ISU likely married or soon to marry. Howard Jackson Clay townships in Wayne county push for consolidated schools.
An ad style reader note extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming it cures kidney liver and bladder ailments and relieves uric acid Rheumatism. It invites readers to request a sample bottle by parcel post and to mention the newspaper. Also includes unrelated quips about a rope climbing class and ad copy chatter.
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