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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
4
A reflection on how dress signals taste and character. The piece argues fashion reveals inner self and moral philosophy, shaping how others perceive us. It notes styles wander yet progress has brought better art, color blends, and appropriateness, shaping social esteem.
Castalia home to the Blue Hole near Sandusky where a subterranean stream resurfaces through limestone to form a clear circular pool about thirty feet wide. The Cold Creek stream flows three miles into Sandusky Bay, with water rich in lime soda magnesia and iron, remaining unfrozen and historically powering the first northwestern Ohio grist mill in 1810.
A grieving Indian sought a so called United States tombstone for his wife. After failed attempts the old man retrieved a barber's pole which he planted at her grave. The agent finally saw the pole late and realized the token of his lasting love. It stands as a unique, if odd, memorial.
A quotation from John Burroughs extols nature as the greatest, most constant resource life offers. It frames nature as an inexhaustible storehouse fueling health, intellect, and joy for scientists, painters, poets, and moralists alike.
The first practical gas engine was built in 1860 by French inventor Lenoir. It resembled a single cylinder horizontal steam engine and ran on an explosive gas charge sparked as the piston began the second stroke. Exhaust occurred during the return stroke, and the engine was notably wasteful due to uncompressed gas.
Sloths are arboreal animals with hooklike fore limbs and tails, slow deliberate movements, and a simple rudimentary tail. They rarely leave trees and have a complex stomach to digest plants. A moral about self-control and material choice ends with a note on psychic research and family skeletons.
A reflective note argues that avoiding action due to fear of errors is worse than making mistakes. It urges stepping forward despite failure and highlights courage as key to progress and learning. The piece challenges paralysis by over caution and champions proactive effort.
Monaco covers about eight square miles in a compact principality on the French Riviera. The tiny state is known for its dense urban fabric and notable landmarks.
Franklin quotes the urgency of labor and subsistence urging action amid scarcity with stark call to fists and effort. The phrase underscores hardship and the necessity of work to avoid starvation.
The essay explains warming up and fatigue, detailing how endurance can rise after crossing fatigue thresholds. It notes layers of energy surges, including multiple winds, affecting both mental and physical work, and suggests hidden strengths unlocked when pushing beyond first fatigue points.
A Broadway supper club dance team faced a dispute after a Park Avenue woman asked for 15 minutes of performance. The manager quoted 600 dollars, prompting a counter from the matron who argued the time was too short. The dancers noted their routine runs under ten minutes, with ten dances possible in 15 minutes, highlighting the fee dispute.
The Loch Leven Castle in Scotland sits on an island and is famed for Mary Queen of Scots being imprisoned there in 1567 68 and escaping on May 2 1568. It saw her signing abdication in favor of her infant son James and the earl of Murray becoming regent. Built in 1257 it served as a royal residence under Alexander III and endured sieges in 1301 and 1335. Notable prisoners included Patrick Graham first archbishop of St Andrews and the earl of Northumberland.
Kansas City Star reports dentists advocate fresh fruits as the best dessert for teeth and a natural dentifrice. They say fruit sugars and acids stimulate saliva, aiding mouth cleanliness, while pastries are less healthy for dental care.
Harvard university expert Draper notes the debate on postmortem hair growth. He says most authorities believe hair and beard stop growing at death, while apparent growth may result from shrinking soft tissues, with rare documented cases suggesting actual growth.
A short dialogue on fair pay argues work value over skill. Won defends the idea that compensation should reflect effort rather than expertise, while a tidy questions the maid's lack of experience. The replying maid insists unexperienced work is harder, presenting a concise sociocultural exchange.
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson targets modern pronunciation fashions in a London Telegraph critique. He favors familiar forms like often and agen and condemns long drawn out vowels as intolerable, noting his former insistence on heard and a cautious stance on exceptions to pronunciation rules.
A discusssion of which animals can be tamed and which resist captivity. Wolves and some big cats may be domesticated when young, but Tasmanian devils and black jaguars remain savage. Leopard cubs can be tamed briefly but may revert to wild behavior, as can North American lynx. The walverene is feared for raiding and destroying stores.
The piece reflects on Beethovens deafness as a poignant trial and a testament to the power of mind over matter. It notes his oblivion to applause when music failed his ears yet honors his later sublime compositions created in inner vision, bringing delight to listeners despite his loss.
A vivid fragment from Alice Meynell depicts a barge with red hues sailing through flowering fields under a vast sky. A windmill or dyke harnesses the wind, rivers glisten pearl gray, and red roofs dot small towns while the horizon hints at life on the water with a cow, a tow, a singing child, and a barking dog on the barge deck.
A Century ago Amnisa Whitney ran a Winchester Massachusetts factory. The Outlook lists sixteen rules and regulations including start times ten minutes before sunrise and close times ten minutes after sunset from March to September and thirty minutes past eight from September to March.
A Kentucky merchant era tale recounts a clerk who sold a bugey harness set without prompt payment. The boss advised charging all on the books and reclaiming the harness if a kick arose, totaling 18 names with only two resisting.
In a witty library dispute a librarian claimed a blue ribbon for a bacon slice found in Mr. Service's poems, while a rival chief from a major city cited a soft-shell crab found in an engineering book, both highlighted by salvaged items between pages.
The article notes cavern temples in India, Palestine, and Egypt as remnants of early tombs and worship sites. It also suggests Rome’s catacombs drew inspiration from rock burial practices, as discussed in the Ciuladelphia Ledger.
Vienna officials report sixty eight thousand trees on streets and public spaces. The city, famed for beauty, emphasizes its abundant greenery as a defining feature of its landscape.
A playful, philosophical exchange asks if a doctor can or should doctor another doctor as the first doctor desires. The dialogue riffs on how control and method differ when one professional treats a peer.
In Michael Arlen's The Green Hat a narrator hides his inability to ride from Lady Pynte for four years. He attempted to confess but feared her judgment, while hints place a unit from the lower Chassey as a sign of social distance.
The terms cryptic and esoteric describe hidden or inner circle knowledge. Cryptic signals unclear or secret meanings while esoteric denotes doctrines intended for initiated disciples only.
Fur described as a Chinese product, claimed to be from the sheep family with white fine silky skins and long curly hair. When combed and ironed straight, this fur is mislabeled as Teeland fox.
Our want dds get results. Phone 154, St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday, May 24, Memorial Sunday: Services will be held in the English language at 10:30, with sermon by the pastor. Sunday school meets at 9:30. You are welcome. J. J. Vollmar, pastor. Sunday, May 24: Sunday school at 9:30. No preaching services due to union memorial services in the high school auditorium.
Union Presbyterian Church holds Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11 with Rev W E Smith returning. Evening worship at 8. First Methodist Church offers 10 am Sunday school but no other services May 24 due to memorial and baccalaureate at the high school auditorium 11 am and 8 pm. The Stream of Life screens at the college auditorium Thursday and Friday nights. Charles H Seward, pastor.
A discussion on the sanctity of letters notes how personal content is revealed only to the intended recipient. It contrasts American respect for sealed mail with other countries where opening letters is common, citing 21,000,000 letters read annually and suggesting this will persist without changes in behavior.
The piece explains that letters without return addresses are sent to the dead letter office. There clerks read them to find clues to forward or return to the sender. One in five letters yields a clue, while the other four are destroyed. People should always write their addresses to ensure privacy and non-delivery notices.
Omaha parents praise citizen military training camps as a solution for restless boys 17 to 24. Maj. Gen. George B. Duncan says widespread endorsements reach camps opening August at Fort Des Moines Fort Snelling Fort Leavenworth and Jefferson Barracks July 23 to August 21. Mothers especially trust army officers to ensure moral surroundings welfare and protection from bad company for their sons.
General Dun can sends invitations to visit the camps to parents educators and public affairs participants. Special provisions will be made for attendees and guests as the program opens this year.
On visitors day the public is invited to see the vast machine praised for turning out thousands of healthy minds and bodies since it began operation four years ago. The event aims to acquaint attendees with its workings and impact.
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