15 Mar 1929
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1929
Page
1
An old advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a trusted remedy for sour stomach indigestion and discomfort after meals. It highlights medical endorsement, mass use, pleasant taste, and notes the Phillips name as the registered trademark of the Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co since 1875.
San Antonio once a haven for Mexican revolutionaries is no longer the center of plots below the Rio Grande. Businessmen ignore exile pleas as 70,000 Mexican residents adapt to American life, sending children to English classes and abandoning hopes of return. Politicians and exiles shift to New York and California as San Antonio loses its revolutionary role.
James Taylor Adams of Wise owns a parchment contract with what is claimed to be Captain Smith's signature. The faded text includes the date March 16, 1617 during King James I's reign, tying Smith to a period in England for his burns treatment. Adams, a geological researcher, obtained the documents from England.
In preliminary court arguments Mrs. Sterling Parker Delano sues for separation claiming her husband neglects the family to play golf. The Delanos have been married 30 years as the case highlights alleged marital estrangement centered on the husband’s golf.
Paris fashion presses describe a shift in jewelry from ornate filigree to bold geometric pieces. Big clear stones set in platinum appear in cubist inspired designs with flat, reflective surfaces, cactus lines, and yacht or knight motifs, reflecting postwar art influence and rapid modern life.
Private Macintosh the Scottish piper attached to the royal household was ordered to fold up his pipes as King George III lay ill. Queen Victoria started the Balmoral custom of a piper under the royal window, later continued by Edward VII and King George.
An eighty year old woman, born in the county almshouse and never living outside charitable care, spent her life in the District home near Waynesboro. She cannot read or write, has never traveled, and remains content in her limited world. The district home offers a better lot than the old almshouse.
Lion steaks become the latest fashion in exclusive London restaurants. Managers have ordered lions from South Africa, sent to England like beef from Australia. The trend is said to be sparked by the Duke of Gloucester, who shot his first lion on a trip to central Africa.
Washington reports progress in establishing radio beacons by the Bureau of Lighthouses. Nineteen new beacons placed and twelve more begun, offering signals that cut through fog and wind, with each beacon using a distinct code and providing shipboard position by radio rather than light.
Storms batter coastlines along western Europe. Gelgoland Island off England’s North Sea coast has lost 13 000 square meters and is sinking at about ten inches per century. A Prussian survey commission will study the coastline to assess any accelerated subsidence and needed precautions. United by regional concerns, the effort spans Germany and neighboring coasts.
Four Glen Ridge high school girls were placed under quarantine after exposure to scarlet fever. One girl reportedly contracted the illness while another believed she had caught a cold. The group sought a vacation by exposing themselves to the disease, and the outcome left them quarantined and the case under medical observation.
A fragmented historical line mentions aspirin and a curious phrase about a "small Dey" and a "pretty, srowoup sister," reflecting garbled OCR from a newspaper page with unclear context.
A San Antonio mother praises California Fig Syrup after her three year old daughter recovered from a severe intestinal flu. She reports rapid improvement and notes the product is a vegetable laxative with a long, trusted history and high sales. The advertisement urges buyers to seek the genuine product by its California name on the carton.
A fragment notes dogs use instinct and smell to follow a rabbit. It mentions older tracks growing colder and dogs determining the rabbit’s direction by scent and hunting instinct.
A Birmingham mother recalls her 18 year old son’s recovery from repeated pneumonia and weakened lungs after long use of Milks Emulsion. She praises the product’s effectiveness and notes she fed him 125 bottles before he fully recovered. Ad copy from Milks Emulsion Co. Terre Haute Ind.
The Postmaster notes Torparson in town standing references his limited public activity and hints at consequences of idleness. The exchange frames Torparson as under observation with implied action to be taken regarding his social role.
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