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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
2
The text presents scattered thoughts about right ideas and money. It discusses earnings figures like 1800 dollars a year and a possible 50000 dollar amount, plus notions of usefulness to family and improvements, all in an incomplete draft.
A Midwest critic lauds a Positively Popular work, comparing its rhythms to classic echoes of ancient poets. The review frames the author as a modern voice drawing from Horatian fluency and accessible appeal.
A Minneapolis Journal writer compares Horace to James Whitcomb Riley and Eugene Field noting how readers feel a kinship with him. The passage recalls Sabine Farm near Caesar, Minnesota, and familiar lines such as out to old Aunt Mary as a cultural touchstone.
A Nebraska State Journal report describes using molten tin in a graphite bulb with an open tube for high temperature measurement. A high melting point metal plunger closes an electric circuit upon contact, signaling the measured temperature. The device can provide continuous readings or trigger at a set temperature.
A fragmented OCR item mentions te matador and focus on functions aimed at mathematical or mechanical accuracy. Readers see a note about mobility and precision in operations, with obscure terms awaiting clearer context.
A Canadian Herald observer notes that reliable, steady workers outlast flashy talent. A Pennsylvania railroad engineer, retired after 48 years, says he has carried one watch for 26 years that always kept correct time, reflecting his sober, orderly record and clean health.
A writer argues that keeping confidences is a serious duty. Telling a secret to one person is a breach as grave as telling all. If a girl breaks a pledge she cannot claim others will honor it. The piece warns against boasting of trust and notes that laughter from others follows openness.
A writer notes Chinese farming uses good weeds for compost and dries stubborn coarse weeds. Graves cover more than a sixth of farmland in some areas under feng shui rules. Women have long worked in fields, proving equal to men in labor for the country.
A Chicago paper reports an unusual ad seeking humpbacked men for a factory experiment. The notice claims a strain of affliction proves qualification and promises success for participants in the airless, strange trial.
An envelope factory adds night work to meet orders. The owner hires men deemed physically incapable of heavy labor and uses hump backs for agile touch. In India a rubber factory describes coagulation with acetic acid and the process to produce amber colored biscuits that look pure when held to the light.
A 1903 contract for General Grant’s Capitol memorial set a five year completion window with extensions granted. Structural work is finished including the platform ramps and arms, and only the equestrian statue and two bas reliefs remain to be installed. Congress authorized 240000 dollars for the memorial plus 10000 for design procurement. Aristocratic bootleggers oppose recognition by name.
Monday and Tuesday visitors and returns populate this community log. Names include Mrs L E Boster Mrs White Miss Mary Whetzel S T Grove C A Garlock Jolliffe Manning family and more with notes on school openings fuel shortages and a Christmas program at local churches.
Sunday Bible School and morning worship at Plover Methodist Church are listed with Epworth League and Praise Service. Weekday Bible Study Thursday and First Quarterly Conference Saturday. preacher Dr. Hutchinson. A editorial note laments tax evasion and political corruption, and mentions Mr. Wilson’s unusual presidency.
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