19 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1926
Page
1
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes at 15 cents per pack with directions for tinting silk, wool, linen, cotton, and mixed fabrics in permanent colors. Instructions urge telling the druggist the material type and warn about choosing the right dye. Also mentions Cuticura skin care and Cole’s Carbolisaire for pain and healing. A closing note advocates courteous free speech.
A fragment from a column notes W. B. reflects on a Roosevelt era gravestone viewed in Oyster Bay. The inscription reads Here sea Ananias Doughty who died in 1751 prompting a tongue in cheek remark about the phrase here Iles being superfluous.
A quarrel over a sharp remark ends with severe cut injuries as witnesses describe Billy-Miss Skelton turning away and cutting contact. Philippa-Gosh is noted for a sharp shoulder blade that caused harm. Authorities investigate the incident and collect statements from bystanders.
A reader quotes a proverb about having one’s cake and eating it. The governor commutes a prison sentence to penal servitude, while the condemned man comments that no news is good news and jokes about being hanged.
A humorous exchange portrays a husband reacting to a wife praising a fur coat. The wife notes the coat is beautiful and that she believes her husband can afford it, prompting the husband’s resigned sigh.
A child named Natalie complains of throat pain and trouble swallowing. Her mother asks for precise location while Natalie points to the tongue area where the pain began.
A shopper tests a cloth sample, noting a perfect match. The clerk confirms the fit, and the customer asks about yardage, revealing this is her first shop visit.
Opinion snippet discusses married men risking death more often than single men and notes science enables men to do almost anything today. The fragment hints at societal views on behavior and capability.
A compact verse note praises a hard edged poet who writes of battle scenes but would be too tough for modern magazines. The piece nods to a historic or literary figure and frames the author as mismatched with contemporary tastes.
A Washington Star snippet features a car with an out-of-town plate and a driver who mirrors the vehicle ahead to navigate traffic. A bystander asks about a black armband. the reply reveals a burned hole from a cigar, not a death, offering a sharp, quizzical moment.
Senator Sordium cites lack of clear definition for senatorial courtesy while suggesting it may entail the privilege of being impolite to a newcomer, as reported by the Washington Star.
A brief exchange shows Aunt-Oh apologizing for past behavior and Elsie, four, responding that she hasn’t known her long. The dialogue hints at family dynamics and a gentle reconciliation in a domestic setting.
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