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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
8
The Mongol capital Urga, modern in places yet steeped in tradition, houses a vast lamatic hierarchy led by a ruler who is described as both monarch and religious head. Mongol life centers on movable felt huts, monasteries, and dramatic lamapoetic rituals with terrifying instruments and drum music.
A compact survey traces famous William writers and poets across history. It highlights William Shakespeare William Cowper William Wordsworth William Blake William Collins William Morris William Allingham William Yeats William Cullen Bryant and prose figures William Makepeace Thackeray William Rossetti William Dean Howells William Hall Caine and William Sharp aka Fiona Macleod.
Mme Bernhardt admired Edmon Rostand partly from a rescue at Belle Isle when he saved her from drowning. She praised his genius and saw him as a renewal of flamboyant drama opposing realism and Ibsen. Even when Rostand is forgotten, readers will recall Ibsen, she said.
The piece extols concentrated effort and prioritization. It argues effective workers identify the essential task quickly, start with the most urgent job, complete it, then move to the next. Procrastination and indecision hinder progress, while one by one execution builds results.
A dialog between Miss Cayenne and a traveling man jokes about marriage and distance. Miss Cayenne dismisses local suitors who merely roam between here and Baltisure, preferring a spouse with truly far reaching travels.
In Sitka Alaska the Alaska Pioneers home serves 65 aged and disabled pioneers who helped blaze the North. Gov Thomas Riggs Jr recently visited the facility, sharing meals and talking with residents and staff. The buildings were former U S Marine barracks used before 1911 and transferred from the Navy to the Interior in 1913.
Berlin again faced total darkness as General Electric workers who run the municipal lighting plant went on strike at five pm Wednesday. Streetcar operators joined, crippling telephone service though large-scale disorders were not yet reported. Dispatches describe continued tensions with Radek returning to Berlin and rallying Spartacists after Liebknecht and Luxemburg.
In New York on January 23, postwar problems dominated the National Association of Clothiers convention. Members split on price trends but favored lower fall and winter 1919 clothing costs, with further cuts anticipated for spring and summer 1920. A committee pressed manufacturers to grant concessions to enable dealers to post lower prices.
Paris dispatch reports former King Manuel of Portugal aboard a steamship near Lisbon with London as a recent departure point. Advices claim the monarchist movement gains pace as a proclamation in Valenca Do Minho sees the republican flag torn down and replaced by the monarchist standard.
Private listing offers a 10 acre tract with a nine room house and two room basement near colleges and schools. Lamson exclusive sale agent invites exchanges for a small farm between now and March 1. Includes contact details and price incentive for quick sale.
Classified notices list multiple rental offers. Includes contact options for 507 W Broad Way and phone numbers 1379 646-24 2699 1751. Mentions four furnished rooms and a nine room house with furnace and garden, under various landlords such as Jacob Scheffel.
A pragmatic note urges action over distraction. It warns that idle dreams and postponed tasks doom productivity and advises focusing on the present to build a better tomorrow. End with resolve to take medicine, gather needed tools, and make today count.
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