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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
2
A collection of satirical items notes the U S duck fowl stocks 1 750 000. Krupp guns as dove nests. a dollar lasts 14 months. Ecuadorian generals lynched. aviator records and risks. a New York theater trial of a wordless play. rising diamond trust concerns and New York changes since 44 years ago.
A fragment notes a father of fifteen and his soul mate are at the center of a brewing domestic issue. One son is urged to physically seize the father by the ear and escort him to the woodshed, signaling a punitive confrontation.
The shah of Persia shows interest in the grizzly bear dance while the king of Italy researches the turkey trot, reflecting royal curiosity about popular movement and performance.
Two Minneapolis men play checkers by wireless telegraphy, a feat that sparks a broader push to regulate or shut down amateur wireless outfits. The note suggests growing concern over unlicensed operation in the field.
A Chicago girl files a $50,000 breach of promise suit claiming her suitor proposed fifty times. The case centers on a failed engagement and the value of vows in a dating dispute.
A young man who had the word obey inserted into his marriage vows appears to have been convinced of the ultimate triumph of woman suffrage.
Justice Gerard of New York notes fifteen lawyers in jail but does not reveal how many he knows who have escaped their fates.
The emperor of China is granted an indefinite vacation while many young men in the country express interest in taking the post.
A San Francisco resident was fined after attempting to steal from a patrol wagon. Authorities warn that measures may be needed to prevent jail burglaries in the future.
A poultry dealer who used lead sinkers to increase the weight of dead turkeys faces public outrage and calls to place him among the world s meanest men. Local residents condemn the cruel act and demand punishment.
War and diplomacy collide as Washington reporters grapple with naming the Greek minister Constantine N. Papami chaelopoulos, reflecting the era's pressure on foreign dignitaries and press coverage.
A scientist argues that the claim no one boy in a thousand is fundamentally bad may shift if he observed a healthy crowd of youngsters playing in good snowy weather, suggesting environment and behavior are linked.
An alleged Washington scientist asserts he can teach hens to talk but offers no evidence that talking raises egg production, a key issue for the hen industry during this season.
A Connecticut man married 77 years compiles ten commandments for married folk. Having endured the commandments game for 77 years, he asserts the right to issue his own guidance in this personal booklet.
A Missouri educator quips that you cannot plow corn with a Greek root while a Radcliffe graduate says that a college education enables a wife to wash dishes better. The exchange highlights debates on practical skills versus formal schooling for women.
New York real estate figure John G. Wendell, known as The Sentimental Millionaire and The Russell Sage of Broadway, owns more Broadway land than any other man and refuses to sell even for huge sums. He keeps property to protect tenants and his dog’s exercise yard, values sentiment over money, and still directs a frugal, quiet life in a Fifth Avenue brownstone.
The olive grows from a thorny shrub to a 20 to 40 foot tree with dark green above and whitish beneath leaves. White flowers yield greenish fruit the size of a pigeon’s egg, abundant enough to make old trees valuable. Oil from fruit is widely used for food. unripe olives are pickled for digestion. Wood is polished and cabinet makers prize the fine grain. Native to southern Europe Asia and California. trees live long.
A Scientific American note recalls Dr John Scott Haldane’s idea of using canaries to detect toxic gases in mines. In Briceville Tennessee’s Cross Mountain explosion rescues, the birds signaled danger as rescuers wore oxygen devices, sparing volunteers from afterdamp exposure.
The piece discusses how Charles Dickens derived character names from shop fronts and real life sources. It notes a dozen to sixteen enduring names such as Mark Tapley Lairey Gamp and Sam Weller, recognizable by readers.
A dialogue shows Mrs. Blithers proposing to stop rapid bill passage by paying cash or leaving, challenging Blithers on women's representation in Congress. The excerpt notes 7,000 bills presented in nine days and frames a satirical debate about civic reform by women.
In Cranton Pennsylvania a stone tablet bearing the confession of Revolutionary War deserter John Nair was found by William Sherer and companions near Rattlesnake Pond Spring Brook Township. The tablet records Nair’s birth in 1747 and fleeing the 1777 Brandywine battle. The inscription appears fresh and authentic leading to speculation about Nair’s fate.
Father Odenbach at St. Ignatius College keeps hundreds of termites, misnamed ants, in a corked bottle for a decade. The insects feed on wood and a damp wood piece diet, reproduce, cannibalize, and occasionally threaten local structures. He cites incidents in a dry goods store and a machine shop where wood uprights were hollowed out.
Matthew W Harbeson son of a brick trust founder and Robert Morris descendant was jailed thirty days for stealing a loaf of bread. His mother says he has been erratic since a Kiel University duel in which he was badly wounded. She notes he fought thirty seven duels, received skull injuries, and remains ill conditioned.
Society women from Los Angeles San Francisco and Pasadena prepare a spring party at the bottom of the sea near Catalina Island. Marine artist Walter Howison Pritchard organizes the event with guests in diving gear and oxygen, a yacht band broadcasting through water, electric illumination, and new dances like the mermaid dip lobster claw and funny wiggle. A mermaid may participate and real lobsters are anticipated for the claws as guests sip waterproof gelatine sealed treats.
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