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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1929
Page
4
A Louvre museum display near snuff boxes features pipes valued as art, including briars said to have belonged to painter Corot. The pipes are tied to famed figures such as Verlaine, with authenticity sometimes uncertain in Paris cafes frequented by the rich and famous.
A peculiar Mardine practice funds nightly hunts against venomous scorpi ons hidden in ancient city walls. Hunters search by lantern light, remove the pests, and await rewards from town officials while bets on scorpion battles entertain the crowd.
Robert Louis Stevenson argues that true opinions come from thoughtful consideration of the world rather than rote formulas. He warns that catchwords resemble oaths and serve as empty intellectual counters, while many rely on them instead of forming personal conclusions.
Arrival of a new Algerian grasshopper species at the London Zoo shocks observers. Despite a one inch body, hind legs reach three inches, and the insects, confined in a glass case, hunt raw meat and dead insects. They are noted as carnivorous and unfamiliar to the menagerie.
A famous artist avoided funny pictures when painting, choosing only great masterpieces to inspire his work. He believed this kept his mind filled with noble conceptions and made it easier to create great art. He urged others to observe only what is great and good to live a pure life.
Mammoth ivory from Siberia, called fossil ivory, is mined from frozen tundra. A tusk reached 18 feet 7 inches in length and weighed 185 pounds. Market prices run from 75 to 100 dollars per hundredweight for fossil ivory.
A Boston transcript notes a sardonic exchange about an apartment being too small and insufficient for any cat to swing, highlighting character humor and cramped living spaces.
The Kansas City Star notes 1659 Massachusetts General Court actions banning lace and points on garments and prohibiting short sleeves and wide sleeves for women to curb pride and expense. The summary highlights the era's strict dress restrictions and attempts to curb ostentation.
A California Death Valley survey reports 135 plant species 124 bird kinds 12 reptiles 1 fish and 235 insect varieties on the valley floor. The sole fish is Cyprinodon Macularius a minnow found in salt marshes and springs. Mammals include bighorn sheep coyotes rabbits moles mice and shrews.
The Gulf of California is eroding inland as Lower California widens, making the gulf shallower each year. First noted by Jesuit priests over two centuries ago, a palm-planting inhabitant now has trees inland by about a hundred yards. Twenty years ago large boat navigation was common, now it is somewhat dangerous.
A forgetful visitor dines with his absent-minded doctor and discusses politics. He recalls his maid fainting and asking the doctor to visit, only to learn the maid died in the interim while the wife had called the man on the phone.
Ruth four year old chats with her mother while getting hair curled for a visit. The girl says she cannot have everything and notes she has a pretty face, highlighting a child’s vanity and parental patience.
The onion has long been valued as a food and was used to prevent thirst by travelers and soldiers. Likely native to southern Asia or the Mediterranean, the plant has many varieties and was cultivated by ancient Egyptians at the dawn of history.
Sally Green the modern business woman rejects Alfred Grewn and imagines a life of independence. On a train she observes a couple in love and feels a chill at marriage while facing a rejected proposal. She tears up Alfred Brown’s letter and drops it in a post box along with her other mail.
The article recounts the 1929 groundbreaking and dedication of a new Norwegian Lutheran Church, with Lippert Brothers as contractor. It lists architects Vorse Mraetsch Kraetsch and notes a fund drive, cornerstone items, and commemorative issues from the Bergen Church era. Families and women’s groups raised funds for furnishings and a pipe organ, with committees named and key dates cited.
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