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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
4
The narrator outlines ruthless mail order schemes from an office boy rising to general manager. He describes discount schemes, counterfeit goods, fake brands, and brutal customer deception, including scripted letters and staged apologies to fleece buyers.
A court martial convicts Jean Marchand, a young American fighter, of sleeping on sentry duty after two forced-night marches. Sergeant Lavergne later contradicts the two-night duty claim, amid tensions as war nears the frontier. The verdict labels the act inevitable under war laws.
A French colonel sentences Jean Marchand to death at dawn for suspected espionage. By a ruse, his mother visits, and the prisoner is allowed to live as his mother believes him dead. The colonel guides him toward a future in the Army of the East, ensuring loyalty while saving the boy's life.
Leipziger physicians appeal to the Prussian war ministry for release of licensed doctors and medical students not yet licensed from Landsturm service. War minister replies that only exceptional, case by case releases are possible to meet local needs while maintaining army doctor shortages.
The article explains that marching efficiency depends on shoe shape not just size. It cites Dr. Herman Meyer’s idea that the great toe should align so its axis through the heel center. It describes the foot as a second class lever with fulcrum at the ball and big toe and power at the heel, transmitted through the Achilles and calf muscles, balancing the body weight.
A London Chronicle item recounts a barber shaving the Belgian king at Windsor castle and joking that a barber could cut his throat. The king reacted with alarm and the barber reportedly never returned to the palace. The anecdote highlights monarchs' risks when barbering is done by others.
The report notes the vessel was buoyed successfully then manned, confirming the salvage operation proceeded in two stages with positive handling of the craft.
The island housing the Eddystone lighthouse is described as the smallest continuously inhabited landmass in the world. The remark highlights its isolation and the lighthouse’s long-standing maritime role.
Plans call for assessors to report biweekly on census progress after Swan's population estimates proved unreliable. The state anticipates no population decreases, offers instruction meetings in Iowa cities, and has invited Swan to attend but he cannot.
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes arboriculture as key to a city’s beauty, tracing early efforts and praising Maury Nicholson who leads tree planting in the Birmingham engineering department. Residents seeking to enhance streets and parks will find Nicholson a patient, informed advocate.
The piece argues that not every child suits clerical or professional work and that school gardens reveal talents in horticulture. It urges productive, attractive gardens during school years to provide life options beyond the standard curriculum.
Adapting the porch box for indoor winter use, the Philadelphia Press notes planting closely to cover soil and creating a harmonious color scheme. It recommends limiting to one or two colors rather than a jumble, and suggests combinations like scarlet geraniums with purple red petunias or pink and white geraniums with trailing ivy for gay color.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes steel darts dropped from aircraft can pierce a teak plank one inch thick. Gravity alone would drive the darts to high ground speed, about six hundred feet per second from five thousand feet up, nearing a quarter of the rifle bullet's muzzle velocity.
School children in Oakland under elder direction planted about one million flowering plants along city streets this year as part of an organized movement. More than a thousand municipalities have revised charters in recent years to align laws and city services with modern public needs.
In earlier days trees were planted too closely together. Arboriculture principles require proper distances, says Mr. Nicholson of Birmingham Alabama, who emphasizes spacing trees correctly for healthy growth.
The couple cites phonographic incompatibility as the reason for separation. She vowed to hear only classical selections while they previously cared for tango tunes, signaling a clash of tastes that led to their split.
A dialogue fragment shows Gerald and Vanessa planning marriage with one remark about credit for the match. The response warns that later blame may fall on the other person, reflecting private impressions about relationships.
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