09 Mar 1923
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1923
Page
1
A Indianapolis woman recounts personal illness and recovery after using Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits six bottles for restoring strength, enabling her to bear three more children, and endorses the medicine for expectant mothers to strengthen the reproductive system.
An optimistic take on starting the day is offset by a witty quote about returning to sleep. A pessimist would rather stay under the covers, highlighting differing outlooks on daily routines.
A dramatic portrait of Dr. R V Pierce, a Buffalo physician and student of nature's remedies. He claims to have learned from Indian methods and produced Favorite Prescription, a female regulator, praised for purity and efficacy over decades. Sale promo requests 10 cents for a trial package from Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.
A brief quotation from Jeremy Taylor contrasts wealth and mindset, noting that true poverty lies in the desire for more within abundance and urging contentment rather than restless craving. The line reads as a moral reflection on perceived riches and personal contentment.
The American Nature association cites pest imports from Europe and elsewhere cause about 2 billion dollars in annual losses.
In Fort Smith a Clarksville contractor, T. D. Westmoreland, was struck by a revolver bullet fired accidentally by bank guard Lige Rector. The bullet ricocheted inside the lobby, exited through a window, and flattened against Westmoreland's back, then fell to the pavement. He quipped about the bullet's force.
A historical report lists over 740 crop despoilers labeled as economically harmful. Included are pests such as codling moth, asparagus beetle, armyworm, plant louse, aphid, cabbage worm, sugarcane borer, corn earworm, wheat louse, and oyster-shell scale among others.
The article lists bark louse pea weevil croton hug and 23 injurious scale insects among imported pests. Thirty seven pests have come from Europe. Upon entry at key ports like New York Boston Seattle and San Francisco plant pest policemen inspect seed and plant material and other agricultural products for foreign disease germs.
A morning incident near the post office halted a mail truck driven by a Black driver after a black cat darted onto the track 23 feet ahead. The driver hit the emergency brake and stopped the vehicle, then rerouted to Park avenue and the station to avoid the omen of ill luck.
A new macadam road for motor traffic will connect Turin and Milan over about 100 miles. The largely flat route should allow racing cars to cover the distance in roughly an hour.
A long missing prisoner named Clarence Peters, also known as Jim Holloway, reappears after five years in Alabama prisons. He had been presumed dead when a body in Iowa matched his description, but later revealed his identity to his mother in Gadsden after years of concealment and mistaken burial.
Medlea reports from the A E F indicate 70 percent of gunshot wounds came from artillery in World War I. Civil War data show 90 percent from small arms and grenades. Many cases lacked weapon data. head neck and upper limb injuries formed notable shares, informing future artillery and protective gear research. Frederick Walcott shared a fish story in Connecticut.
Mrs Vincent Greg of Lynn Massachusetts declares she will rent her houses only to families with at least six children. All her properties are currently leased to large families and she states future tenants must prove big families before signing a lease.
Four hundred half inch pickerel were placed in a pond at the Winsted club. None were taken out dead. by the 21st day only one pickerel remained. They had eaten each other.
A motivational line urging perseverance after success. It counsels that it is better to fail again in pursuit than to abandon effort after an accomplishment. The message emphasizes continuous effort and resilience over complacency.
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