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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1925
Page
3
An old fox plots to profit from sharing wisdom while rival Mr Turtle offers lectures. Fox tricks him by misdirecting to a mushroom bed, leading to a mud bath trap. Turtle escapes with cunning as Fox flounders, learning a costly lesson about cleverness and pride.
In a forest skit a fox taunts a rival as he slips away and vows to explain his point to an audience. The rival reaches home late, dragging a sign and planning a retreat far from the woods, fearing ridicule from the wood folk come morning.
The piece traces the rise of faith based names in Puritan England and how the virtue themed appellatives fell out of favor with some classes due to Puritan disfavor. It notes Faith as a simple beauty and cites St Paul on faith charity hope. It then suggests Puritans brought Faith to New England with their migration.
A critic laments modern amusements dulling youth and eroding refined taste. He warns of sensationalism erasing old theatrical virtues and urges retreat to upland solitude for clarity, virtue, and renewed humanity amid cultural confusion. Wirting echoes McClure Heate.
The article discusses the name Pear as a feminine appellation popular in native lands and spreading nationwide. It notes the name cannot be contracted, describes the pear as Paith's talismanic gem, and claims the wearer will have charm, affability, many friends, with Wednesday as a lucky day and luck in numbers.
The threshold carries mystic meaning from ancient times. The custom of lifting brides over the threshold survives in rural England and Scotland and explains how beliefs about good and evil influences shaped entry to a new home.
In mid summer fashion notes, Stylistss Point highlights voile frocks as the season’s must have. Vibrant but dainty fabrics in pinks greens and blues rule, with light canary yellows and orchid tones. Adornments favor simple stitching, hems, drawn work, and narrow lace, plus a slim ribbon belt to finish low waists.
Tulia Bottomley surveys 1928 glove fashions in Western Newspaper Oslo, noting a shift toward short gloves with ornate cuffs and decorative embroidery. White silk and two tone color contrasts lead, while wristlength kid and gold inset cuffs gain popularity.
A Cincinnati woman says she suffered nervousness, insomnia, crying spells, backache and weakness before using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, Blood Medicine and Liver Pills and Sanitive Wash. She reports better health, appetite and energy and willingness to answer letters. A Philadelphia woman shares similar relief from nervousness and weariness after the same remedies, noting improvement in wellbeing and readiness to respond to inquiries. Sold by druggists everywhere.
A West Park Ohio teamster writes that a years long leg sore was cured after using Peterson’s Ointment. He had been told death in two years but recovered fully. The letter praises the product for eczema and skin diseases and notes a 9 35 cents box price with mail orders from Buffalo.
A father argues with a tutor about allowances for his spendthrift son. The tutor notes the boy is young and deserves leeway, while the father worries extra allowances fuel his son's spending habits.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It feigns quick friendly relief and calls it a gentle vegetable compound. It invites readers to send ten cents for a sample and to mention the paper.
A reader reports clear skin after using Carter's Little Liver Pills, claiming the pills purge stomach and bowels of poisons that cause pimples. The note says the remedy also prevents upset stomach and headaches and endorses Carter's product.
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