23 May 1930
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1930
Page
1
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick fix for sour stomach caused by rich food or smoking. It claims the remedy alkalinizes acid, relieves distress from overeating, and neutralizes nicotine. Endorsed by physicians, it urges buyers to choose Philips for similar results.
The Alaska flag features a blue field bordered on three sides with a gold band. In the upper-right corner is Polaris, beneath which the Ursa Major constellation appears. Blue symbolizes the night sky and sea, while the gold border represents Alaska's wealth in hills and streams.
Peach growers plan to shield crops from brown rot and oriental peach moth by spraying as shucks split. A. Freeman Mason of the New Brunswick agricultural college advises a mixture of one pound lead arsenate, 12 percent sulfur lime, and water. overuse risks foliage injury. Larger plots may use a 70 10 20 dust mix with sulfur and hydrated lime, similar effectiveness.
Unusual storms across the eastern states in late 1920 caused widespread damage to trees with fruit trees hit hardest commercially. The article advises bracing branches with guy wires instead of props, detailing wire sizes by trunk diameter and suggesting galvanized telephone wire for small trees and quarter inch strand cable or larger for big trees.
Black mold retts, caused by fungi such as Alternaria and Rhizopus nigricans, affect apples and pears in cold storage. It follows injuries like calyx or stem pendures, appears as black or greenish black growth, and develops best at 50 degrees or more, so rapid cold storage is advised to prevent it.
Strawberries should be kept in wide rows and not over pruned in one area. Feed late cuts across the plant and avoid eating large limbs. Ned or pink raspberries grow best in hills tied to stakes, aiding grass and weed control under them. Use newspaper burlap or building paper to shield fruit trees from rodents. Home fruit growing saves money and pleases households. Oil sprays of 2 percent are effective in the East, while the West calls for at least 4 percent.
The USDA reports legume silage, especially sweet clover, can help wintering dry cows and heifers when other feeds fail. Silage is cheap to store in trenches, but cows prefer corn silage. silage alone reduces intake after a few days, while Ardmore tests show bitterness disappears with ensiling.
A new asphalt coating claims to bond to damp surfaces, enabling sealing of leaks in silos and water tanks without requiring dryness or warmth. The coating supposedly bonds as well to damp surfaces as to dry ones and does not taint water taste or odor.
Cucumber gardens face major beetle threats from striped and spotted cucumber beetles. For small plantings use cheesecloth frames and arsenate Bordeaux spray to repel beetles and reduce foliage injury. If wilt or mildew appears, apply Bordeaux mixture to protect plant health.
Agricultural notes discuss best storage for root vegetables, transplanting tips to protect roots from sun and wind, costs of crate shipment versus containers, alfalfa harvest timing, grounding farm buildings for lightning, and a 9 percent rise in the turkey crop led by western states. Also notes on garden arbors, vines, and potato quality through spraying and clean seed.
An old man who stole chickens is approached kindly by the owner who worries not about the loss but judgment day. The dialogue features dialect as the owner asks what he will say in court and the old man responds with anxious humor about the chickens’ fate.
Readable scraps show a playful conversation about liking cinema. One speaker asks Madam if she enjoys the cinema and the other hesitantly affirms some preference for different poetry or paper content.
A fragment notes personal sorrow and a recurring date with a dentist, hinting at a domestic or emotional vignette. Text references a recurring dental appointment and repeated feelings of pain. The read is fragmentary and lacks clear event or public context.
Fragmented dialogue shows a man named Amin known as an explorer who rarely speaks to women. His friend questions his reputation and jokes about his preference for men over women, noting his limited vocabulary in social talk.
A brief exchange frames Weary Rhodes joking about earnings if every railroad tie stepped on yielded a nickel. The quip highlights lighthearted regional humor in a conversational tone.
A terse exchange reveals a woman insisting on marrying her son without his consent, while the suitor contends the marriage should proceed regardless. The dialogue highlights conflict over authority and parental approval in the match.
A humorous exchange discusses a woman with a wonderful personality and a sharp rumor about Mrs Jabbs noting she has buried three husbands in two years. The dialogue hints at media curiosity and social gossip in a playful newspaper tone.
The manager confirms Sally Skirtzoff as the top draw of the ballet segment The Whole Show The First Nighter with Bathing Beauty, noting she outstrips all other performers.
The Boston Transcript quips about wool stock proving its authenticity by shrinking on the first wash, noting it ran true to form during a slump.
The dialogue centers on a welfare worker who calls a man an inventor while another character jokes that his invention is excuses for not working. The exchange frames cleverness as unrecognized amid social service scrutiny.
Glacier Park Montana guide Jack Brown recalls horse drawn coaches on the Helena to Corrine line in the 1890s. He describes six horse teams, eight and a half hour runs Ravalli to Polson Landing, and changing horses four times. He recounts a top deck passenger joke and compares stages to early motorists.
A fountain pen pistol found on Yee Kim in the Bronx is described as convertible into a deadly short range weapon. Test results show a lead slug splitting in a tube with a steel wire, producing large exit holes. Chicago-made, price seven dollars thirty cents, police aim to bar the pistol in New York. Detective Harry Butts reports to Commissioner Whalen and Chief Inspector O'Brien. trial of Yee Kim set in Bronx special sessions.
J A Hartman of Ball California serves as city license collector war rant officer court bailiff city hall janitor traffic officer official chauffeur court investigator assistant court clerk and assistant switchboard operator for the Bellfre department. He says outside city work he has nothing to do.
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