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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
13
The Engineering Magazine argues that integrating pleasure into industrial tasks can spark a new burst of human energy. Joyful work fosters loyalty, reduces worry, and improves performance as workers gain mastery through repeated, engaging challenges and a sense of freedom.
The piece reflects on wills as windows into ordinary lives with humor and pathos. It notes Horatio Nelsons last diary and codicil to his will dated October 21 1805, leaving Emma Hamilton a legacy and Horatia Nelson Thomas to be known by the Nelson name.
The piece notes how labels shape action and opinion and cites a woman debating free trade as an example. It laments hours spent in aimless social activity and reading or writing items labeled as pleasure versus obligation. The author criticizes societal reliance on terminology to judge usefulness.
A wounded eagle pursued a Dover New Jersey farmer during an evening stroll. The man heard fluttering behind him and mistook the sound for a new automobile, then heard a sharp screech, more raucous than the latest car horn.
A resident complains about grown children and a phonograph disturbing neighbors, while a motorist offers cash for an unfinished roadside painting to use as a tire mend. The exchange shows the clash of urban living and curbside art in a small scene.
A humorous vignette from Woman's Home Companion tells of a boy named Little Dick who watches his mother wash the baby's mouth with antiseptic after naughty words. He cheers his mother and asks to hear what was said, admiring the motherly care.
Dialogue snippet shows Mr and Mrs Smithson-Sloane debating exclusive summer spots. A factory owner notes tango music causes workers to quit, while a cinemagoer recalls a patron connected to an actor. A liberal progress remark mentions militant campaign tactics in England.
A witty quip contrasts a fortune teller’s boast with a widow’s teasing reply about four husbands, reflecting a lighthearted encounter in a social vignette.
Mrs Mips receives a telegram from her son and notes his writing shows changes since he left. The family remarks Gobble may have rapid consumption while contrasting his table manners with his absence.
A brief note reports an unusual result tied to a locally brewed IPA. Casiea’s team reportedly crafted the beer, leading to a paradoxical result that puzzled tasters and sparked curiosity about the recipe.
The text discusses how Afghanistan bans Christianity with death for converts, a European medical mission for an Afghan ruler, and a supposed fatal mishap from chloroform. It also notes coal waste recovery in Pennsylvania since 1880, plus quirky town observations about phony money and a theater district incident, all reflecting a miscellany of dated curiosities.
A display range at the electric light company in Salt Lake City was operated continuously day and night to demonstrate its low operating cost, promising savings for customers considering electric cooking.
A fragment depicts large sums of stage money used nationwide to pay mortgages and fund a theatrical scene, with a side note about using small paper notes as a base for a roll. Jokes about boxers curing insomnia and a jab at Doppel’s dignity appear alongside health warnings about colds and germs amid miscellaneous chatter.
An old home recipe, Sage Tea and Sulphur, is marketed to darken gray hair naturally. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is sold in stores for about 50 cents, claims to restore color, stop dandruff, itching, and hair loss with simple nightly application.
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