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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
4
The Mongol pope rules Urga the capital of Mon polis and head of a religion with hundreds of thousands of lamas. Hemispherical felt huts build a movable city while monasteries spread across the country. Lama exhibitions feature masked dances with drums and flutes from virgin thighbones.
A condensed survey lists prominent William writers poets and statesmen. It highlights William Shakespeare Cowper Wordsworth Blake Collins Morris Allingham Yeats Bryant Thackeray Rossetti Howells Hall Caine Sharp and others, noting their varied contributions in poetry novels and criticism.
The text recalls Bernhardt praising Edmond Rostand, grateful for an act of rescue by Rostand when she was rescued from drowning at Quiberon’s Helle Isle. It notes her devotion to Rostand as a creator who renewed flamboyant drama and provoked reaction against realism. The passage questions Rostand’s lasting fame compared to Ibsen.
The piece praises a leader's ability to focus on essential work. It argues starting with urgent tasks and finishing them before moving to the next, resisting the pull of many options. It notes the value of finishing products to propel progress and reduce confusion.
A playful exchange tests Miss Cayenne on marriage to a traveler. She jokes she will marry only if the suitor travels far, dismissing local pretenders who hop between nearby towns.
Sitka hosts 65 aged pioneers at the Alaska Pioneers' home, once barracks for U S Marines before 1911. Thomas Riggs Jr visited recently, dining with residents and staff. Buildings were later transferred from the Navy to the Interior in 1915.
Berlin returns to blackout as General Electric workers strike at five pm halting municipal lighting. Streetcar staff also walk out crippling transport and telephones. Dispatches note rising alarm amid Spartacist turmoil with Radek active after leaders Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg.
New York January 23. Postwar problems and price revision dominated the National Association of Clothiers convention. Opinion on lower costs was divided but many expect fall and winter 1919 offerings to be cheaper than 1918 with further cuts forecast for spring and summer 1920. A committee met a retailer urging manufacturers to concede to dealers to enable lower prices.
Paris dispatch reports former King Manuel of Portugal aboard a Lisbon bound steamship after leaving London for unknown destination. Monarchist progress shown with Valencua Do Minho proclamation. republican flag torn down and monarchist flag raised.
A reflective piece urges focus to prevent idle thoughts from derailing work. It compares daytime daydreams to unstarted tasks and urges taking action today. It encourages forgetting the past, fortifying for the next attempt, and making the present count to end with hopeful resolve.
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