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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1895
Page
2
A fragmented note describes a vocal performance with jittery phrasing and confusing output. The passage hints at harmonics and higher tones but is garbled, making the singer’s intent and exact words hard to parse.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses historic music theory and composers from Ambrose to Brahms, mentioning harmony, notation changes, and key figures like Beethoven Chopin and Gounod. It references publication fragments, a Zelazowa town note, and a Berlioz Faust casting anecdote at Royal Albert Hall. The prose is garbled with misread names and dates.
A fragmented 19th century critique blends song origins with a polemic on music’s public neglect. It argues the public supports fashion over art, cites Burns and Woolworth era figures, and laments society’s detachment from true musical culture while praising discipline and moral focus in performers. The piece also references phonograph effects on self perception and invites perseverance in artistic study.
A 19th century review extols the novel as the era’s dominant form. It praises Mrs Ward’s Trilby and Marcella, notes urban life in London and Paris art life, critiques French influence, and warns against indecent prose while urging select public reading.
The article notes Brahms Dvorak Verdi and Saint Saens among leading composers, mentions Sir Arthur Sullivan’s score Contrabandista reaching America for production, and reports Paderewski’s father’s death. It highlights a great organ from the World’s Fair moved to the University of Michigan, fine piano tours by Theo, and praise for soprano Ellen Beadhan in Lohengrin.
A fragment from Jasper County Iowa details the 1856 act to organize Jasper and Polk counties, appointing commissioners to locate the seat of justice at a site in Township 80 Range 19, and naming the county seat. It notes the first marriage in 1845 at Tool’s Point and a related poem by a missionary clergyman.
Fragmentary reading recounts a county judge of the peace performing a marriage ceremony in court with humorous exchanges. The groom Jonathan Higginbottom and Belinda Dumper pledge vows amid skeptical remarks and legal admonishments. Also notes a father seeking a marriage license consent for an underage son and tax payment reminders.
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