11 May 1928
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1928
Page
1
A compact column blends witty maxims and career notes. It cites chefs earning ten to twenty thousand annually and features quips attributed to Milton and Hi Ho the Sage of Chinatown. It also mentions violet rays for birds at the Brons Zoo quarantine hospital treated by artificial sunlight.
London discussion by Prof. Harold Laski challenges the easy view of Lords reform. Peers retain seats for life and many have spoken rarely or never in debate. Lords Gorrell warns of reform revival in a form acceptable to Conservatives.
Georges Clemenceau, famed Gaul statesman nicknamed the Tiger, sought a new car but the plant refused to take payment for the old machine. He offered a large parting gift to workers and sent 10,000 francs to aid the needy after the encounter.
Nice France reports a shipment of 60 orangutans from Central Africa for future restoration efforts by Doctor Vor on Off and colleagues. Surgeons warn a global shortage may emerge within two years as forests are stripped. Captive breeding programs will attempt to raise orangutans to meet demand.
The Commerce Department reports five thousand landing fields nationwide. Aviators can fly to any state and access modern ground garages for their airmobiles, with fuel available for fueling and continuing flights.
Robert Pehrenbach, a 31st child father from Neustadt Germany, has become a father again. His present wife is his third partner and there are 26 children living.
A new classroom board uses ground glass surfaces lit from the rear to make writing visible from every part of the room. Benefits include easy erasure, use as a translucent screen for lantern slides, and mixing chalk diagrams with projected images without altering overall room illumination.
Frank Beresford cites that many good stories are not published due to authors losing faith in their work. He notes writers with brass over talent print little while those with real merit discard material. He contrasts overconceit with a joke about a story returned by a big magazine.
A Detroit exporter recalls a Genoa visit and a fascism lesson. An agent forgot his Fascisti insignia, fearing that without it officials might doubt his loyalty, delaying a trip home two hours to fetch it.
Data shows 71,000 brides in Germany with 54,000 employed or training. Stenographers in industry and insurance offices were most attractive to men, with 19 percent of brides who married coming from these two branches.
The suggestion proposes converting slum quarters of large cities into central airports. Demolition of these quarters is deemed inevitable, while airports are presented as a uniform necessity for all future population centers.
World population in May 1927 was estimated at 1 906 000 000 based on figures from the League of Nations secretariat. The U S toy industry shows over 1300 percent growth in 20 years. Question posed on naming an apartment house, and a reflection on parental strictness and jealousy.
Stronger hotter reversed circuit delivers a larger spark to spark plugs. write today for free particulars.
Popular Mechanics Magazine reports Paris policemen will direct night traffic with sighted illuminated clubs. The devices resemble orchestra batons and use a red and white bulb powered by belt batteries with a switch to select the desired light.
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