Russian music scene battered by hunger and exile
A bleak report cites Belarussian and Moscow musicians facing ruin as government controls force retirements and closures. Nicolas Medtner heads a village music school near Moscow while Chaliapin and Nesdanova sing in operas halted by state limits. Hunger halts Stravinsky and Ravel ballets and leaders mourn the deaths of Russian artists and scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misic
Bophie Glazounoff
Nicolas: Medtner
Moscow
Jules Wneel
Ge Wells
Russia
Rolfe Local Notes Fill Page With Visits and Events
Rolfe residents and visitors share social rounds through the week including Beam family from Moline visiting parents, Miss Helen Goin and Mildred Goin from Fort Dodge, and Mrs Kent and infant en route from Sexton. Local trips to Lakes, Manson, and Fort Dodge mark a lively period with sickness and travel woven through community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Beam
Moline
W. As Jones
C. By-Bowen
Tor Templar Park
Helen Goin
Fort
Dodge
Mildred Goin
Don ' ‘Kent
Baby
Sexton
Mary Sennett
Twin- Lakes
Clell Kirkpatrick
Manson
Will Quigley
Veronica
Mike “Lynch
Gilmore City
F. E. Hoyne
Fort Dodge
Rolfe
Wm. Fraser
Earl Harmon
Pocahontas
J. H. Charlton
Dallas Center
California
Guy Hall
Methodist Episcopal Church Service Schedule
Rev. A H Bryan presides at Sunday services with morning worship at 10 30 a m Bible School at 11 45 a m Epworth League at 6 30 p m and Evening Service at 7 30 p m Week day prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Epworth League
Trinity Lutheran Church services and summer school closing
Morning English services at eleven. Sunday school after the service. Young People Luther League at seven. Evening Norwegian services at eight. Summer school closing during the morning service. All welcome to any or all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Luther League
When a fellow is cock-sure he is right it is often easy to convince him
A collection of aphorisms criticizes certainty and bias while noting no price change for stamps and licenses. It remarks that honesty often loses rewards, justice is blind and sometimes deaf and dumb, and warns about immigration pressures looming ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Baltimore Trolley Topics Puzzle Test
A Baltimore trolley paper presents a brain teaser style test of quick thinking and accuracy. It asks readers to mark letters PGHIJ, cross longest of three words Boy mother girl, and perform a sequence of coded instructions including dates seasons and numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americam
Ares
Edison
America
China
Africa
George
Henry
Baltimore
Ancient Perfumes In Historic World Affairs
The article notes perfumes shaped ancient life and rites from Circe’s charms to Athenian violet feasts and Nero’s fragrant fountains. It highlights rose, violet, balsam, henna as ancient scents and says crusaders popularized perfumery in Europe after travels in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Circe
Ulysses
Nero
Cyrene
Athens
Orient
Egypt
Europe
East
Prison Forum at Great Meadow Prison Expands Inmate Education
Inmates at Great Meadow prison in Comstock New York have formed a prison forum led by Warden William Hunt. They hold lectures on politics and economics and conduct parliamentary style discussions with elected officers and committees. Membership is by investigation and secret ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prison Forum
Great Meadow
Comstock
N. Y
William Hunt
Coins as Metric Weights Featured at Metric Association
Howard Richards Jr notes at the American Metric Association meeting that U S subsidiary currency and nickels are defined in grams. A five cent coin weighs five grams and a dime a quarter and half dollar weigh one gram for each four cents. Two ten cent pieces balance one nickel and these coins can be used as weights or to check metric scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Richards, Jr
American Metric Association
United States
Tactful exchange hints at wealth and status
Two speakers debate wealth signaling as they remark on her fine clothes and luxury car. One suggests her husband earns much more, while the other notes extravagance alone does not prove income.
Doctor puts dieter on a diet in Louisville quip
A Foods column quotes a shopper saying the doctor is getting back at him for doubting his knowledge of beans. The punchline notes the doctor has placed the speaker on a diet, per the Louisville Courier Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Local social notes recount visits and travel highlights
Friday returns from Wisconsin. A B Olsen and family host. Mrs Meech and Ellen Hemerson visit Omahalos t. Miss Agnes Goodmundson in Paullina. Rev Hamand family from Lake City visits. Donald Cornell and Madge Nichols at Lost Island Lake. F F Caywood and A E Olsen families enjoy lakeside outing. Mrs C W Bowen and Nellie plan west trip to see daughter Lucy. Gilmore callers noted. Quotes on money and greatness close the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Hansell
Donald
Milwaukee
Wis
Ted Munson
West Bend
E. A. Kerns
Des Moines
June Moore
Mallard
Nettleton Commercial College
Sioux Falls
S. D
Moe Carter
Mystic
Iowa
Dorothy, Messinger
Emily
Wisconsi Steing
A.B. Olsen
Wes Tilton
Es Meech
Rolfe
Omaha Las
Meech
Ellen. Hemerson
Paullina
Agnes. Goodmundson
Hamand
Lake City
Donald Cornell
Madge
Nichols
Lost Island
Lake
F. F. Caywood
A. E.'Olsen
Lakes
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John Deere
John Hudek
J. R. McIntire
Sandwish
Hans Haugen
Nacke’s Pharmacy
McCormick
Pro Wheeler
T. O. Thorsen
D. Evans
Holstein, Towa
J. T. Grant
Des Moines Township Consolidated Schools
P. L. Amick
Secy
Boston
Habhab Brothers
Robert Hunter
Bert’ Peterson
the Lakes
Geo. & Smith Cottage
M. G. Davies
D. V. Ragan
Westbrook
Minn
Mr. Wiswell
EH. R. Wiswell
Clyde Lighter
Moneta
Emma Lighter
Thurlow Siefert
Webster City
W. W. Beam
Harold Bryan
Sioux City
Theron
Jay Lighter
Terrill
Everson
F. DeWolf
Paul Lothian
Lothian Homie
Huboldt
I. 'Gi Smith
Vera
H. ‘Highmey
Eand
Elizabeth
Waterloo
EB. L. Hollis
Nels Frederickson
Perry
Will Pattee
Peters
Tri- Weekly
Tribune
Axel. Rose
Estherville
Rose
F. J. Nacke
Arrow Office
Bud Hauck
JW. P. Wheeler
Robert Bruce
T. D. Jones
Kk. S
Saree Peterson
R. MelIntire
Ber R. Cook
J. C. Beck Pqrce
Clarke
Jolliffe
L. M. Graham
Bert Peterson
Elwood Garlock
Arte Ramos
Jas. Bruce
J. F. Marcam
Geo
Hauck
Joseph McMwen
Bess Cuff
Ted Fields
T. R. Campbell
Clarke Jolliffe
Edna Marcum
Vas
F. J. Nacke Aeewan
E. H. Clarke
Methodist Episcopal Church
Trinity ‘Lutheran Church
Carl M. Vevgle
Gilmore
J. T. Grant Building
Telephone
Rolfe, Iowa
Webb
Webb’s
Rexall Store
Dixie Gem
Southern
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