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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
6
The essay argues men wear hats more from tradition than function, noting straw hats mark spring while derby and silk hats symbolize dignity for those who lack courage to go hatless. It laments hats’ symbolism but suggests straw hats ease social expectations for some.
A quirky scheme in which John the Oysterman hands customers an envelope with a coat hanger advertisement. Inside hangs a one inch wire pall Toge Mevle Ran, a surprising product not related to coats, framed as a five year warranted hanger. The ruse plays on customers’ expectations with a joke item.
The article states the US army consumes more than a billion pounds of meat and an equal amount of pure wheat flour annually with a 27 item standard menu for daily meals. It notes high caloric rations, fresh eggs chickens vegetables and fruit supplied in France and the United States, all for about 47.5 cents per man per day and cites Napoleon’s maxim that an army fights on its belly.
After news of allied forces pursuing the crown prince army, a crowd at the customs house celebrated. A dignified man loses his composure, a colored porter climbs a pedestal and polishes the eagle globe while boasting to the crowd about making it shine and the German threat.
Lt Edward Martin recalls a conversation with a general who praised smart dress as a sign of reliability. The veteran emphasizes pride in oneself and clean buttons as small but essential traits that help soldiers endure hardship and be dependable in battle.
Sir Conan Doyle toured the United States when a Boston cabman identified him by details on clothing and luggage. The cabman claimed to recognize Doyle from coat linings hair and mud evidence and recalled seeing Conan Doyle in large letters on the explorer’s trunk.
New Zealand imports iron and steel products currently about 20 million dollars yearly as demand grows. Preliminary estimates place iron deposits in the Nelson district between 40 and 50 million tons with coal deposits nearby, prompting plans to develop a domestic iron industry.
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