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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1925
Page
1
A reflective piece extols the bow boy as a symbol of industriousness and purpose. It credits constant effort with personal happiness and broader social value, arguing work raises individuals to eminence and sustains humanity while idleness leads to despair. The essay, attributed to McClure Syndicate, links labor to moral and societal progress.
The article outlines Honore de Balzac born 1790 Tours, early struggles, breakthrough with Le Dernier Chouan, and fame from Physiologie de Mariage. It notes major works such as Scenes de la Vie Parisienne and Le Pere Goriot, and details his friendship and later marriage to Countess Eveline de Hanska. Balzac died 1850.
ITH reflects on unattainable dreams and how riches fade into simple wishes. The speaker recalls dreaming of a citadel and castles but now longs for a modest home, a roof over head, and true friends. The piece, attributed to 1825 McClure Newspaper Syndicate, frames wealth as illusion and fulfillment in plain life.
In a sunny jungle scene Cheerups meets Rafty the giraffe with the longest tongue and learns how his prehensile tongue and closed nostrils help him reach leaves beyond his reach. Jacky Monk notes Rafty’s persistent hunger and Cheerups offers a lesson on contentment and effort.
The piece discusses Scotch Irish roots of presidents like Polk and claims ancestral names Pollok Pollock Pollock origin from Poland. It explains surname theories for Mann Ayre Manh and Le w is as derived from master or Llewellyn, noting common Welsh usage and local derivations.
Recipes describe banana pie and apple pie methods with cream fillings and meringue toppings. Steps include pastry lining, banana layering with vanilla cream, meringue browning, and unique juice retention tricks. Also notes breakfast tomato stew with buttered toast.
A syndicated comic voice quotes a young lady across the way who argues nations including Great Britain and Japan must agree with the United States on a disarmament plan.
Black Eye, for Instance "Doan yuh start no fight with me, mit" Ah's been decorated in de war. Mabbe yuh wuz, but in mah opinion tit's time yuh got redecorated. Atlan ta Constitution.
Alice Terry, then eighteen, moved from Indiana to enter the movies as an extra. She soon earned a lead role in a prominent picture, beginning a career marked by shared screen roles and growing fame among fellow stars.
The article surveys apple based love divination practices and folklore. It traces methods from apple parings and seed divination to midnight apple eating and bobbing for apples, linking them to mythic roots and Hercules Hesperides legend. It notes the belief that apples symbolize forthcoming spouses and reflects on ancient associations with mistletoe and the gods.
This brief notes Jeanette Hough naturalized in the U S tracing the name Jeanette to France where it arose from Jeanne and Jeanne de Valois among royalty. It cites Jeanne de Valois and Jeanne la Pucelle as famous bearers, links the name to prosperity, and mentions Wednesday as a lucky day with a favored number.
Two Highland farmers talk at Tar Ket about Donald being gone for weeks. One asks what happened and the other replies that Donald got three months for stealing a con’t. The exchange ends with a Scottish dialect shrug at the mischief and punishment.
A writer recalls crossing streets to avoid creditors and a prior plan to walk down the middle of the street leading to arrest. The incident underscores safety rules and social pressure in encounters with debt collectors.
Louise Francois de La Valliere, born August 6 1443, rose from maid of honor to mistress of Louis XIV. Despite scandal and rivals like Montespan, she chose piety, entering the Carmel convent where she spent her final years. The tale portrays her as a devout figure amid court turmoil.
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