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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
3
Mrs William plans a Christmas gift of Robert Burns poetry delayed by library and shop crowds. A messenger boy by chance returns the book, inspiring her to see that pleasantness reflects mental fitness and a good mind.
Out of the night that covers me comes a note of resilience. The lines praise an unconquerable soul amid darkness, with a gratitude toward unseen gods for strength.
A recipe for roasted capon with savory stuffing uses liver from the bird and chicken livers, parsley, mushrooms, bread crumbs, butter, egg, and truffle sauce. Directions cover stuffing, trussing, roasting at a hot oven, and serving with mushroom stuffed peppers. Also includes mushroom cups in pepper shells baked with toast for a side.
An excerpt describes elephants as excellent swimmers among land animals. It claims they can remain in water for five or six hours without touching bottom, noting their strong aquatic ability.
A London court report notes a woman addressing her landlady in Clerkenwell with a sharp but courteous retort. The incident centers on a civil dispute over behavior and propriety within a boarding arrangement.
The article surveys lost cities overrun by jungle, noting Burahdoer in Java rediscovered by Sir Stamford Raffles, Ayuthia in Siam hidden for four centuries, Tibet’s dead city with ancient palaces, and Angkor in Cambodia where temples remain but streets are jungle overgrown.
The wood duck avoids water nests, yet after hatch the parents carry a chick each through a hollow tree to a water hole. Ducklings, about the size of bees, swim learnedly for cover, then join 12 to 18 siblings as the family paddles toward water spiders at a parent’s soft call.
In a ledger of a military court, the commanding officer discovers a mutiny charge against Private King. The corporal admits the arrest was for insubordination but misspelt the charge as mutiny, highlighting a clerical error in the order.
A Wise man addresses young lovers urging marriage as the path to moral improvement and shared security. He touts the value of starting life together from scratch, facing responsibilities, and finding happiness through family life, contrasting with delaying marriage for now.
Prof Leonard Hill told the London Zoological Society radiant heat is most useful in helping caged animals fight infection from tuberculosis. He noted water pipes raise temperature cheaply but do not match radiant heat like sunlight or coal fire, and central heating, though excellent, is not healthy heat. He cited Sweden Russia and the United States as examples of steam heating’s link to higher tuberculosis prevalence.
The report notes 1849 California prospectors and their kin passed by rich bonanzas in southern Mexico and Panama while moving toward the Pacific. It highlights how later finds along the Winding Snake river would reveal oil beneath those paths, changing the map of fortune for many pioneers.
Church officials sought an I. D. for the pastor but did not contact a diploma mill for terms. With the cost higher than planned, they sent a second letter offering to buy one D now and pay for the second later when funds allow.
The article notes lace worn by men in the seventeenth century was costly. Valenciennes lace, about three inches wide, was in great demand and sold for about a shilling per vard.
Dutch threshing machines are designed to preserve the length of straw as far as possible since the straw is used in making strawboard.
A poem mocks science and philosophers who claim deep insight into life while confessing doubt about faith. The speaker asserts personal belief that a loving God awaits beyond death to share in the glory of mortal striving, suggesting faith endures beyond worldly inquiry.
When two glass tumblers stick together and may break, put cold water in the inner tumbler and place the outer tumbler in warm water. They will separate at once.
A quotation attributed to Southey discusses a stubborn mind and temper as hindrances to wisdom knowledge and happiness, noting how obstinacy reduces receptivity to truth and joy.
A Youth's Companion tale recalls a clash between an aging ram and a bred youngster. The old ram charged through an open gate, collided with the younger ram, and lay dead with a broken neck, while the younger ram calmly joined the flock.
The musk ox of northern Canada is described as a link between wild cattle and sheep. It has a dense woolly coat with a long rain coat, a short tailed body, and horns that form a broad base and curve upward to puncture wolves and polar bears. It thrives far north beyond other hoofed animals.
In Patrick County Virginia a spur of the Blue Ridge named Bull Mountain hosts the famed fairy stones found nowhere else. Local lore links the stones to ancient myths and a legend that elf messengers carried news from Calvary, prompting fairies to carve crosses as memorials of Christ’s crucifixion.
A peacock parades its beauty before a turkey who jokes that Thanksgiving would be a pity if he were hatched so vain. The farmer notes the turkey is a tender subject for Thanksgiving and takes the bird to market, while the peacock quips that fine feathers do not guarantee a cook’s favor.
Reported remarks reveal a married couple argued before attending a lecture. She delivered cutting replies while he tried polite deflection. The sharp exchange ended with a quip about overlooking faults in private.
The article details color variations of the red fox across Northeastern states and colder North American regions. It explains four main phases red, crows or patch, silver, and black, noting terms used by furriers such as silver fox and related color descriptors like silver gray and silver black.
Paris police arrest Moses a man who courted fifty women leading to a sensational case. The report notes his engagement with numerous fiancées and hints at a future lifestyle change after release from prison.
A humorous line in the New Haven Register jokes that descendants take pride in their ancestry, suggesting ancestors would be surprised to learn they are the source of family pride.
Jeannie tries to speak to a smartly dressed man who boards a moving train. He refuses to listen and warns her of reporting him to the guard. At Killietuchie she traps him with a dare about paying for the butter he has sat on for six miles.
A West Point News feature notes a man described as too big to be called by his first name has already outgrown the best things of life. The remark implies a boastful or boastful persona reflecting lingering town lore.
A quip notes that every man is a hero to his son except the father who assists with algebra problems, reflecting a humorous take on parental role expectations in a San Francisco Chronicle item.
The article stresses regularity in feeding and attention to details to maximize a ration. It notes that even with a good ration and ample water, shell grit and succulent green feed are essential. without them the egg yield drops.
An old record lists the duties of a 1061 English schoolmaster as court messenger, serving summonses, conducting church ceremonies, reading the Sunday choir, ringing the bell for worship, digging graves, and other occasional tasks.
The article discusses tethered balloons and rainstorm electricity observed by a U S weather bureau expert. It also shares a resourceful garage trick to double parking space by rotating cars on a wheel jack. Additional tips cover tuning coil tricks and methods to attach carpeting to concrete floors using padding and wooden plugs.
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