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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
8
A poem contrasts the sun’s yearly dip, solstice and Christmas, with Rome’s ancient triumphs and the hope of Christ’s birth. It questions ongoing power and asks whether tyranny can endure as Christmas time returns. Bethlehem’s birth marks a guiding light in a bleak era.
London corresp reports British army uniforms retain historic distinctions amid khaki shifts. It notes sash wear by Somersetshire Light Infantry sergeants, Gloucestershire badges on front and back, Grenadiers bearskin badges from Ramillies 1706, Royal Welsh flash retention, and varied plumes and bands across regiments.
An Exchange note advises drying linoleum completely before treatment. Lay it face down or hang with the back outside and apply a thin coat of linseed oil red lead and driers, let dry, add a thicker second coat, and ensure full dryness before another coating.
A Washington Star cartoon-style exchange shows a man always evolving ideas wrongly convincing another businessman that flattery will prompt questions about a proposed proposition. The busy figure refuses to be drawn in, highlighting skepticism in advisory pitches.
A Pittsburgh Post discussion quotes a physician lamenting repair work costing more than the initial machine and an automobile man countering that repair work pays better, noting a typical 89 in the business.
A reflective piece argues that speaking wisely is valuable yet choosing restraint reveals a sharper mind. It emphasizes restraint as evidence of higher wisdom beyond mere articulation and eloquence.
A restaurant chef in an isolated Indian outpost offers meals to a British troop. The officers club together to pay high wages, celebrating Lucullan dinners. Complaints rise as inspections intensify and tips enrich the chef, who is eventually dismissed for keeping the profits.
A New York hotel manager calls tips rewards for special service and cites examples from waiter behavior. The piece notes sane debate urged by the New York Evening Post and lists actions tipped workers take to enhance the dining experience, including handling soup, table manners, and attire etiquette.
A seventies traveler recalls Montenegro where adults were abroad at war leaving inmates unsupervised. Prisoners carried rifles for protection, delivered a banker’s 8,000 florins to Cattaro and returned, and one prisoner asked a Russian for help to leave saying he was only there for a load of skins.
A New York Sun excerpt discusses early musical notation. It notes Findus and the Chinese as possessing forms of notation while the Greeks and Latin systems are examined. It credits St Gregory with organizing the scale to the octave and naming the seven notes.
A Boston Herald quote credits an American clergyman with likening patriotism to a backbone. The minister urges training and bringing that backbone to the front, echoing enduring civic duty amid community approval.
Cartoon caption in Louisville Courier Journal contrasts a dog and a horse. The dog is deemed wiser with a quip about dogs working for a living, underscoring a humorous valuation of animal cleverness.
A Washington Herald note argues a man with a common school education can earn money but his son needs a college education to learn how to spend it. The remark points to values in education and personal finance.
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