Long court speeches draw both praise and weariness
A Mills County Tribune excerpt reviews a recent England commercial case where counsel was expected to speak for eight days. The piece notes the judge’s notes as the true value, comments on historic oratorical feats like Warren Hastings’ impeachment, and suggests even great eloquence benefits from restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brent
England
Warren Hastings
Burke
Fox
Sheridan
Saunders
Christian Science Monitor
Knows All the News and a Block Housemaid
A quip recalls a neighbor who insists on knowing all the news while a maid with exposure to many local families is hired, highlighting social chatter and household changes on the block.
Hunter Slays Arctic Silver Tip in Snow Inferno
Pierre Baptiste追 trails a marauding bear across endless Arctic snows, tracking the foe until he confronts and shoots Silver Tip the silver fox. The hunt ends with Baptiste admiring the fox’s pelt as frost binds his clothes. A separate note mentions hikers and a ghostlike figure seen near the Rhone, causing tourism panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Fox
Arctic Circle
Pierre Baptiste
Ant
Columbus
Robert E. Hewes
Pierre
Mr. Hewes
Nps
Arctic
Secret of Success Lies Within Hard Work and Initiative
Orison Swett Marden argues in the Chicago Daily News that true success comes from personal effort not external influence or wealth. He praises self reliance, noting history makers are those forced to struggle and innovate, pushing civilization forward through their own initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orison Swett
Great Soldier’s Monuments to Napoleon and Paris Tomb
The Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre du Carrousel stand as triumphal monuments to Napoleon’s military supremacy. Des Invalides, meant as a home for veterans, became a vast museum housing trophies, personal items, and Napoleon’s body, lying near the Seine with his people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Arc de Triomphe
Des Invalides
Seine
Royal Needlework Pieces Displayed in London Exhibition
The Royal School of Art Needlework in South Kensington has entrusted for exhibition a rose point face attributed to the needle of Mary Queen of Scots and donated by James II to the convent of Irish nuns of Ypres, along with sixteenth century Italian brocade worn by Archduchess Isabella, daughter of Philip I of Spain.
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Royal School of Art
South Kensington
London
Eng
Mary Queen of
Ypres
James II
Isabella
Philip I
Spain
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North Side Square
Glenwood
Iowa
Ralph B. Townsend
With Jas. A. Swope
V. F. Barnes
Mills County
Mills County Abstract CO. (Inc
Glenwood, Iowa
L. A. Hollingshead
Dr. Agan
South Side Square
Iowa State University
The
Tribune
R. H. Giltner
Osteopathic
Mills County Nat'l Bank Bldg
Advo Collection
Lewis
Mulg County National Bank
Glenwood State Bank
W. M. Lamb Bank
Carter Block
D. R. Lewis
Bromley & Lewis
Tyler
Railway Exchange
15Th and Harney
Omaha
Nebraska
Slezak
Sale
Poland
China
Tara Russell
Wm. Slezak
Otto Judkins
Bear
Tukhigs
Arkes
Rhone
Thos
Moonligh
Iiven Ccu
Rlus
F. W. Kelley
Blo Aes Makers
Tris
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