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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
7
In old Naples basket makers pose as a living tradition moving through streets with wares for babies crates wine bottles and fish. They craft watertight wicker by hand while singing Santa Lucia and living in close quarters with animals, enduring a life of constant labor and little rest.
The Queen of the Belgians has received a handmade veil crafted by Belgian lace and embroidery artisans. The French press notes it as a masterful work weighing four and a half ounces, with Belgian arms in the center and city arms in the corners, and four side panels illustrating weaving, fishing, hop picking, and dairying.
Frost discussed in Farmers Bulletin No. 104 notes on frost formation and protection for crops. Weather Bureau plans a newer publication. meanwhile the old bulletin remains a practical read for farmers.
Madrid will gain a subway with trains running beneath the streets. The first segment runs more than sixty feet below street level toward Cuatro Caminos. The city is rapidly modernizing with new avenues and office buildings as the subway marks the start of a larger metropolitan system.
President signs proclamation adding 29 440 acres to Crook National Forest in Arizona. Lands lie in the Winchester mountains and southwest of the Galiuro division. Terrain is rough and not suitable for farming. Timber includes oak juniper and cedar with good western yellow pine along Pine Canyon.
Arkansas hosts several diamond mines yielding about 5000 gems valued around 20000 dollars. Diamonds form in peridotite chimneys like kimberlite geologies in South America and South Africa. War neglect ends as owners plan more extensive, systematic mining to meet rising demand and prices.
Myra Lane disrupts a Longdale society gathering by seeking Hector Bermingham’s autograph but mistakes Armand Lisle for the author. Alma Dysart shields Lisle as he signs the little volume and later receives his note of love. Lisle’s genius rises with a popular masterpiece born from their bond.
The article argues Germany seeks to gain influence in Holland through peaceful measures, especially intermarriage with the House of Orange. It notes German marriages have occurred, but assimilation has flowed Dutch to German, not vice versa, and praises Dutch steadfastness despite German pressure. It concludes Germans tire of peaceful methods and may seek force.
Theodore Roosevelt writes in the American about his youth as a shoe black in cattle country. He recalls an idle morning spent boot polishing for both sexes, failing to shine and losing regard from others, while still allowed to feed the pigs.
Dr E P Hershey of Denver argues deaths from lobar pneumonia come from heart failure or septicemia, not lung aeration. He advises heart monitoring with digitalis, vaccine when possible, ice bag, alcohol avoidance, a meatless generous diet, open air treatment, and cautious handling of temperature spikes on days three five or seven.
A whimsical critique describes army horses forced to wear shoes by officials in France. The piece laments the lack of choice for the animals and jokes about the farrier's work, while noting shoes add weight to a horse’s hind hoofs for future arguments in camps.
A 100 foot transfer rail in Missoula links the Northern Pacific with the O M S P line. It has no equipment, employees, or stations yet earns 50 cents per passing car. Sixteen thousand cars have used it to date.
An essayic reflection on American endurance and freedom citing John Galsworthy and wartime bravery. The piece shifts to botanical notes about double forms in crops, noting double heads of wheat and common occurrences of double grains, and describes vegetables and double peaches with two seeds.
An exchange notes that nature produces doubles in crops with two ears growing together. Double ears of corn are common as they develop side by side, typically one ear slightly outgrows the other. A Western state exhibit shows a remarkable double ear.
The steamship Armenia was torpedoed in a submarine zone with American sailors led by Chief Boatswain's Mate Stief Homiak. As a breach widened, the crew patched the hull with collision mats and canvas then filled the leak with flour dough, saving the vessel and bringing it to port.
In parts of New Guinea a woman in love sends a string to the man’s sister or mother. The recipient informs the man, who then decides privately whether to pursue marriage. Courting is avoided as beneath a man’s dignity. if he agrees, he meets the woman and they decide to marry or not.
Reports say several hundred miles of unbleached muslin were cut into pajamas for Albanians, many in rags. One Albanian’s shirt reportedly contained scraps from 287 different cloth types he traded for a neat pajama suit now worn in the streets.
A witty remark notes Maud rejoices yet resents her second husband’s income. The line suggests the man’s status means no handover of earnings, implying tension in their marriage.
Tribune office offers carbon paper and typewriter ribbons for every machine model. Compact, sturdy options available now.
Thurlow Ridley plans to relocate farming operations to Claremont, with pans set for 80. The move follows rapid changes at his current site and aims to streamline production and logistics.
M. H. Cuddy departed for night travel and is expected to return about April with plans for ongoing work and upcoming duties in the season.
H. P. McLaughlin traveled to Grand Rapids last Saturday to inspect furniture and consider spring stock purchases.
Anuric advertised by Dr. Pierce claimed to wash away poisons and cleanse kidneys and bladder. A testimonial from Mrs. Louise Gilfillan of St Paul credits Anuric with ending backache side pain and normalizing kidney function after two years of illness. The ad links kidney disorders to uric acid buildup and promotes Anuric as a cure for lumbago rheumatic pain gout and related conditions.
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