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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
8
The article describes a precision balance used to test light gold coins and bars, noting dust effects and maintenance. It cites a 25 year circulation period and reports a total gold loss of about 5 million dollars due to abrasion across that span, with notes replacing coinage.
A Christmas gathering at an English country house features a young guest who promises to frighten the host’s butler by posing as the family ghost. He warns Briggs, the butler, and then reveals a revolver, but ultimately abandons the prank after deciding he cannot proceed.
Visitors flock to the British Museum to view the Magna Charta and the papal bull displayed nearby. Custodians note 14 000 people last year came to see the charter, though many leave disappointed at not spotting King John’s signature.
The 1902 New International Encyclopedia notes low literacy in China Proper with 6 percent of men and 2 percent of women able to read an ordinary book. The 1920 Americana remarks substantial gains in female education, shifting from private family effort to broader intellectual training and increasing equality in education.
Gas powers 49 million households and drives industry with about 2 000 applications. Mains stretch across 4 600 communities, rivaling the earths circumference in length. It heats homes with 7 000 000 cooking stoves and 1 500 000 water heaters, making gas essential to thousands of plants.
A brief, cryptic note touches on policy and personal life amid wartime strain. The speaker questions using shared resources and hints at wills and mutual favors shaping domestic choices. The fragment hints at social norms and implications of wartime restrictions.
A London inspired dance named the balloon dance gains novelty on Broadway. Women wear balloons tied to ankles while dancing a foxtrot trying to pop rival balloons without losing theirs. A winner was noted at the Rendezvous as crowds compare pops to champagne corks and balloon makers cheer the sales boost.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes a shift from dummy rifles to wooden swords and crossbows as youngsters recreate swashbuckling action. Rock piles become castles and vacant lots turn into moors where boys enact duels, with hickory rapiers and crate-cover cutlasses adding realism.
An old Paris Central Markets tragedy is recalled by the death of a rich woman known as Princess who lived there for decades. She spent years turning garbage and selling found items after a riotous society life. Her true name remained unknown.
The Designer notes a shift toward enclosed porches in homes of various sizes from cottages to mansions. Glass panes create porch rooms that blend old and new styles, with these features often removable in summer to reveal open porches again.
Ontario aims to market next season's honey largely through cooperatives after a recent Ontario Beefkeepers' association committee report. Government support and a graded, registered brand will protect consumers with each package bearing a distinguishing number to trace to the producer.
English officers who served in France during the war developed a taste for snails and frogs legs. Returning home they demanded the tidbits, and now London restaurants receive these dishes daily by air from France, drawing enormous business.
Pocahontas residents anticipate a busy week with the Farm Bureau Picnic Legion carnival and County Sunday School picnic and field day at Twin Lakes. Grace Waton returns from Geneva Lake Wis after attending a National School of Methods for Sunday Schools. A new local WCTU chapter forms under officers Mrs Otto Alberts and others. The county contends with a rising crime wave prompting active enforcement and a push for law and order. Publicity and facts are urged in the campaign for safety and liberty.
A town bulletin promotes a clean carnival with innocent fun expecting big crowds Wednesday and Thursday to lift Legion and Auxiliary spirits. It notes jobless men briefly aided, critiques labor talks, reports Dubuque convention optimism, and mentions local outings, threshing season wrap up, and tariff bill discontent.
A collection of aphorisms and quips about virtue, ambition, and prudence. It contrasts prudent action with complacency and reflects on wisdom, self worth, and the idea that effort overcomes obstacles. One line jokes about coal and dust to close.
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