24 Mar 1916
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1916
Page
1
Ed Harem advertises a sale Wednesday starting at 10 30 AM two miles south and one mile east of LeGrand. Four horses cattle sheep farm machinery and timber land near Laiersvill to be sold to highest bidder Col John R Llanship auctioneer reporter supplied printing free lunch at noon
Commencing March 26, 316, the post office will discontinue opening to the public on Sundays. By permission of the First Assistant Postmaster General the office will remain open Saturday to aid mail distribution from trains. Respectfully, Arthur A. Richards, P.M.
A brief note debunks the belief that colds stem from cold weather, arguing the causal agent relates to damp, cold conditions. The text critiques the notion as foolish and hints at broader misconceptions about disease transmission.
Early Ohio seed potatoes offered by B H Beane and Henry Searle. A baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs Ray Duncan on March 20. J W Piper away on a ten day Missouri Kansas trip seeking work. Third Brotherhood meeting set at Friends church Sunday at 2 89 p m. Myron Sawyer visits from Marshalltown. Paper distribution plans announced by P D Harvey. Walter Howard visits from Marshalltown. Calvin Vao of Brumley plans summer stay. Local drive by EB Sharp and J L Harrison toward the county seat. Davis family attends grandmother Copeland’s funeral in Searsboro. Shelton family visits relatives in State Center area. Hesse and Mary Maronda visit West Tama County aunt. Notice: quarantine. workers remain available. Tax comparisons LeGrand 66 mills vs Marshalltown 115 mills. Ferguson dedicates new modern school house. A M Deyoe speaks. Glen F Richards re-elected Norway consolidated principal. Paper urges local readership and subscription. Real estate: Hoover sells LeGrand land to Armstrong. new home being built.
The New Republic argues that ideas sustain an artist’s rhythm more than external shocks. It cites Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad as examples whose inner quest and truth driven thoughts maintain artistic communion with the world, unlike artists who rely on loud events for inspiration.
The piece questions wartime romance by recalling graphic injuries from battle. It contrasts cheerful talk of flashing sabers with a Vienna hospital wound, a V shaped neck injury near a major artery, illustrating how war brutalizes idealized visions.
A thirteen year old Girl Guide from Prestwich, Joyce Buckley Yeoman, earned the British Royal Humane Society bronze medal for saving two people from drowning at Llanfeirfechan. While bathing she observed a man and a boy in danger, steadied the man, and with the boy clinging to the man’s arm, brought them to shore. She later explained she had been hauling in people.
A garbled item rails at a proposed "pet economic theory" and quotes two men debating wealth and money. The dialogue hints at conflicts over distribution and who benefits from new economic ideas, suggesting public scrutiny of policy proposals.
Dr. Ernie Lobdell warns at a hospital that avoid kissing a baby after leaving the office or tea, and especially if you rode home on a crowded car. The advisory stresses preventing the spread of germs to infants through routine contact.
Toledo news notes the Woman's Relief Corps with 24000 members plans a Lincoln Highway beautification campaign, ensuring every school along the route flies a standard size American flag. Other local items include illness and quarantine updates, a blizzard, church activities, family visits, and a March 28 talk by Hon. Chas. E. Newlin on constitutional issues.
A brief filed by Arthur S. Friend for Paramount, Famous Players, Lasky, Equitable, and World Film demands federal regulation and a censorship commission for moving pictures. It warns that vicious films attract profits and threaten decent society, urging action to protect youth and home values.
The church announces Rev Tins and C Horse as pastors with a $35 a month stipend. Sunday School at 9:00, morning and evening services led by A A Richards in the pastor’s absence. Topics include Christians and What Will Help Us and How Can We Keep the Revival Spirit Going for Three Months. Junior EB at 4:20, Senior EB at 6:30 with a 7:30 evening service. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 by Albert Shellenbarger.
The notice invites public worship at Friends Church with Sunday School at 10, preaching at 11, Intermediate Endeavor at 7:00 p.m. in September featuring Miss Reba Ferguson, Senior Endeavor at 6:30, a March 26 program about Great Home Missions Luke 10 1-20 led by C. Knudson and Alfred Omundzon, 7:30 preaching, Wednesday prayer at 7:30, Bible study Friday night at the parsonage. All are welcome with no regular place of worship yet established.
Notice of school election in LeGrand Marshall Tama counties calls voters to approve bonds totaling twenty eight thousand dollars for purchasing grounds and building a new schoolhouse. Special election set for April 1 1916 at LeGrand Council Chamber from 1 PM to 6 PM, with S. G. Henderson listed as pastor and church events noted.
A historical notice notes a typographical error in a settings clause. The corrected passage should read that the action is for the purpose of purchasing additional grounds and thereon constructing and equipping a new school house, credited to Colwin 10 Neal and Chas. G. Johnson.
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