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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
8
Detective Sergeant Tim Bailey, once fond of mince pies, visits a restaurant near the Hall of Justice for a meal of three boiled eggs, coffee, and a wedge of mince pie. A black cat leaps from the counter and bites into Bailey s pie ending his dining and prompting a hasty exit.
A woman novelist links jealousy to economic dependence, calling it economic determinism. She argues fear of losing daily bread explains pre marriage jealousy. The piece then asks for the source of male jealousy beyond this theory.
Two visitors from Pennsylvania compare how New Yorkers name city blocks square property and common foods. The Pennsylvanian misunderstands shoulder steak and chuck while New Yorkers explain local terms. The exchange ends with a bake shop quirk as cruller replaces fried cake.
The report highlights women employed in the linen embroidery industry in Lorraine Germany earning two to three cents an hour. In Macomb a city court is presided by a woman. Miss Josse Westfall was elected to lead. Indiana appoints Miss Grace ONeill as the first woman judge to hear divorce testimony in Terre Haute. Other notes mention Miss Clara Colwell and rising incomes for women in agriculture and related trades.
A writer from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer laments the neglect of early culinary innovators such as the creators of Irish stew and the first onion or oyster eaters. The piece argues nations honor dramatic heroes while forgetting those whose quiet sacrifices shaped domestic supper joys, noting scarce records to chronicle their lives.
A thief stole a coat from outside a clothing shop but was chased by the proprietor and neighbors. The man claimed innocence while wearing the garment, and police soon corralled him four blocks from the store.
The Georgia legislature orders the restoration in public schools of the old blue back speller amid debate over its value. Some praise its role in orthography’s history, while others doubt its relevance to modern higher education.
A sunburned Walnut Street foreman in a white suit stormed into a police station claiming he cannot sleep and suspects hoodoo. The sergeant presented an opium smoker's outfit found in the property box, confirming the man's complaint and linking the disturbance to drug paraphernalia.
In Knik Alaska at the head of Cook Inlet the patriotic town houses have meat poles instead of flags. With no local butcher shop the only fresh meat comes from moose or sheep hunted nearby. Households store meat aloft on strings to keep it from ground-dwelling flies and to borrow from neighbors when needed.
An English newspaper displays a photo of two Turkish women without the yashmak, noting their attire and status. The piece links this visibility to wider 20th century shifts, comparing Japan India and China, and asks what their actions signify for reform and women in Muslim lands.
A century ago reports describe the British army near Niagara Falls executing two distinct movements against the enemy. About 5,000 Canadians were involved as part of the siege operations under uncertain command.
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