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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1914
Page
5
The French president visited Marseilles and met a sentry eating bread and cheese. When asked if he was a corporal or general, Thiers claimed to be above ranks and finally identified himself humorously. The officer offered to share bread while Thiers asserted authority.
Dr Rudolf von Liebich explains how music uses notes as letters and chords as words. He notes melody is tones in sequence while harmony blends tones simultaneously, creating words that can be heard either way.
The London Chronicle notes John Gower, contemporary of Chaucer, as a key monument in Southwark claimed as a city base. It recalls Gower wrote his three great works in French Latin and English at royal request, with his Confessions of a Lover praised by few modern readers.
A western professor claimed soil could be judged by taste and a curious man mailed a soil sample with a note asking for a palate test. The sender joked about vegetables misbehaving and asked for frank results, even promising to keep the rest for dessert.
At a club dinner a Serb was the principal speaker while the orchestra played and the guests rose for a misidentified national anthem. The program included the French, German, and English airs, with the King’s song mistaken for America amid cheers.
An Outlook essay by Hamilton W. Mabie argues Japan has enjoyed uninterrupted development, never invaded or conquered, with a strong centralized social and political order. It contrasts Japan's national consciousness with India and China, noting Japan's Asiatic roots yet Westernlike cohesion and organization.
On the eve of a major battle Lord Uxbridge, wounded at Waterloo, asks Wellington about tomorrow's plan. The duke replies with patient humor that he must rely on Bonaparte's plans, then reassures Uxbridge that both will do their duty no matter what happens.
A librarian envisions an ideal one line entry public library catalogue printed like a cheap newspaper sold for two cents. It would list author entries only, be continually updated, and require patrons to consult the library or subject bibliographies for deeper information.
The piece lists traditional weather omens tied to days of the week and natural signs. It notes associations such as thunder signaling deaths and grain or warfare rumors, with references to a red full moon predicting wind and foggy mornings predicting rain.
The passage laments people who dwell on the past and nostalgia, claiming life today lacks romance, heroism, and vivid seasons. It contrasts modern dullness with earlier vitality, warning that dwelling on yesterday freezes joy and vitality.
In a reflective column the writer urges readers to grasp Christmas meaning beyond gifts and lights. The piece contrasts secular festivity with the nativity's heart, centering on the Christ child as the season's core and noting a city observation about a Chinese laundryman's tea parcels as a small, poignant gift.
A fragmented passage reflects on Christmas themes from Christian Intelligencer and poetry, urging a transition from birth to suffering for redemption, then praising gifts to children and the joy of shared peace. It ends with a nod to successful farming and home life.
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