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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
4
In a whimsical scene a girl, boy, and their circle stage a spring time celebration. A shy poet declares his poem will cover all seasons while dancers perform and a playful elf named Brother Joker joins as a new friend in the gathering.
In a river caisson project near the East River, foreman Pop Stiefel risks his life to slow a collapse and save workers. While trapped in shifting sands, he urges a partner to flee and then perishes, imagining Mina beside him as the rescue window closes.
In a domestic scene Willie agrees to stay silent at dinner as mamma orders quiet while, in his reply, he asks for help with the move and suggests giving him plenty of tasks and 20s to stay occupied.
Two young brothers in mild iniquity drank a pint of corn liquor then tested the blue flame from the drop left in a flask. They lit a hand mirror with the flame and returned to bed, satisfied by the dangerous experiment as reported by the Atlanta Constitution.
A humor snippet notes an American traveler complains of vermin in a sleeping car. The reply from headquarters praises the complaint but a misfiled memo reveals the line officer’s instruction to send the bug letter. The story contrasts English and American humor perspectives.
A vast rock formation about two miles east of Batavia New York is described as a glacial relic. The mass resembles an hour glass with a 30 foot base, narrowing at the neck then widening to form the upper chamber. It is among the state’s most striking natural features.
The article discusses grammar quirks in pronoun use, noting shifts between I and me in varied phrases. It cites Ring Lardner and a playwright, arguing that common speech reflects evolving case rules despite teaching errors.
A Bay Ridge Brooklyn restaurant preserves relics from the pre 1920 prohibition era. Stained glass remains while the bar is removed. a surrounding shelf displays German beer steins, each nicked with a chain anchored to the wall. The piece notes collectors value and measures to keep the past.
Massachusetts mills produced woolens last year capable of a blanket a mile wide and 37 miles long, highlighting industrial scale and regional textile output.
Fireflies, notable beetles of the elateridae family, produce intermittent phosphorescent light. Both sexes and larvae glow, with eggs luminous in the womb, and the light appears controlled by the insect's nervous system.
A quotation from Sir Joshua Reynolds states that great talents are enhanced by industry, moderate abilities are aided by effort, and nothing is denied to well directed labor, while nothing is attained without it. The emphasis links talent progress to diligent work.
A veteran recounts a dozen years of injuries and illnesses from 1905 to 1913, including a railroad accident, broken bones, pneumonia, typhoid, and chronic stomach and liver trouble. He credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a cure after thirteen years of suffering, promising a money back guarantee. Jericho & Easton and druggists advertise the product.
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