09 Mar 1934
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1934
Page
1
A fragment features dialogue about a young man and Mr Smith with a remark about a promised wife. A seven year old named Dianne recalls a movie outing and jokes with her aunt, mentioning sadness and a wedding as a punchline.
A humorous dialogue sketches writers advising a tiny book run, noting scarcity can raise later value. A separate skit riffs on marriage woes and a butcher shop quip about meat and ends meat, reflecting social mores and puns of the era.
A humorous remark from Munich Jugend compares a grain of sand in a wife’s eye costing three dollars to a fur coat in a wife’s eye costing three hundred. The exchange highlights playful exaggeration about expenses in a lighthearted street debate.
A Brooklyn Eagle cartoon caption debates housing policy as a flat owner argues high rents leave nothing for raising children, while the objection references children in apartments. The exchange highlights tensions over rent, family priorities, and urban living costs.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a shift from Hamiet to Mac beth for a production. The first actor cites facial expression as a factor, while the second actor jokes the hero needed nine shaves and lacked funds.
A Border Cities Star item notes a man claims he saved a fellow life during the war. He is described as not looking like a hero yet asserts his act on record. The story hints at controversy over his draft status and downtown allegations.
A brief, humorous exchange sets up a conversation between Little Pitchers First Mother and Second Alother about children’s honesty. The dialogue hints at fibs and truth telling in awkward moments, with a light, period-tinged tone.
Robert Lynd notes Soviet Russia lifts bans on nursery favorites like Robinson Crusoe and The Emperor's New Clothes. He compares censorship to past Puritan concerns and cites American resilience with fairy tales, while warning politically charged tales shape child readers differently.
Primitive Sumatra tribes believe a deceased spirit returns months after funeral for a final celebration with kin. A native magician creates a hinged wooden figure of the deceased and animates it by strings during a dim ceremony. The illusion signals the spirit joining the living one last time before departing.
Professor William Rowan of the University of Alberta states leeches have caused the deaths of thousands of ducks in Alberta. Ducks feeding on leeches suffer clamping bites when disturbed, often inside the duck’s mouth or throat as they rest.
A long excerpt discusses J S Farmer of Texas killing a deer with a bow at 45 yards described as Indian fashion. It veers into archaeology of flint arrows, African Indian archery, and quotes Robert Louis Stevenson. Also mentions fungus damaging car tops, Dr Pierce’s pills, and a tribal draw of 50 pounds, ending with reflections on American prowess.
A testimonial-style pitch urging indoor workers to use S S S tonic to rebuild red blood cells, boost appetite, color, and energy. Claims it stimulates gastric secretions and supplies minerals to rebuild hemoglobin, enabling continued work without exhaustion. Available at all drug stores.
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