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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1911
Page
2
A collage of brief items notes aviation trust members in America, bold battles of London, safety debates on submarines versus planes, a New York musical, umbrella thefts in New Jersey, Vienna birth rates, a naval pistol idea, Africa and Russia naval plans, a street beating case, health and loquacity quips, Alaska fire skepticism, and playful weather observations.
Capt Drake of Marlborough county South Carolina holds a world corn yield record at 254 bushels to the acre. Wellesley college senior class reports more than half of its members engaged to be married. Smita and Vassar girls comments anticipated. Auto owners should choose careful chauffeurs to curb joy rides. owners can set a poor example.
The text notes a proposed change to theater program notices to swap the letter h with r in the last word of a standard line about hats. It also mentions New York demonstrations on clothing a child for seven dollars a year and comments on the value of a child versus housing costs in a fashionable flat building.
Twelve women jurors in San Francisco agreed promptly and pronounced for a divorce without awaiting the judge’s charge. The piece notes the women will learn to wrangle over verdicts like men.
The Old Philadelphia Lady, after eleven years of effort through the New York Herald Paris edition, still seeks how to convert temperature from Centigrade to Fahrenheit and back.
Maine has long supplied eastern ice needs but now turns to artificial production. A large Ice Manufacturing plant is to be established in Lewiston after artificial ice was produced at the Maine Insane Hospital in Augusta.
A Missouri man died after a 69 year marriage described as free of quarrels and lies. The obituary notes his lifelong harmony with his wife and highlights the rarity of such virtue among husbands.
Forty five sailors who mutinied have died since surrender with twenty six dying of sunstroke during forced government labor. The report notes unofficial capital punishment as the consequence of the mutiny and sentences carried out without formal trials.
Julia Bottomley describes enduring hat fashions for matrons and chic walking hats. She details three pictured styles a velvet faced English walking hat a silk toque on a wire frame and a black hair braid model inspired by Corday with plumes and satin accents.
A simple cork wrapped in silk becomes a crocheted holder for small scissors with a string handle. The cork keeps sharp points safe when not in use, and a glass vial protects threaded needles and pins, emptied with a silk drawstring. These two sewing contrivances make charming luncheon favors.
An attractive white crepe de chine waist features tucks of varying widths and bands of cream lace or embroidery. The guimpe shows Valenciennes insertion bands, and the collar is edged with black velvet, mirrored by a velvet knot on the waist front.
A dainty slipper pattern uses two lapped sections of three inch ribbon across a lambs wool sole to form toe and instep. Rib bon sides and back are lined with satin, finished with a bristol board stiffener if desired. Flowered tafetta ribbon suits the project though not too flimsy. A drawstring or turned down satin edge can create a collar effect or a ribbon rosette.
Discussion on using cut-out borders and floral borders to decorate walls with plain or large spaces. Paneling can create division but often demands more elaborate furnishings, contrasting with simpler wall treatments. References decorative styles and Furnishings from Harper's Bazaar.
The text lists four spoon sets for soup dessert tea and coffee, butter knives, four fork sets including oyster forks, two sizes of steel knives with silver handles for carving, and two carvers. The newest and prettiest case holds these without drawers, lined with soft ooze leather and arranged in piles with knives spread in the box cover.
Metal fabrics and tunic draperies appear in evening gowns with flexible glitter at the back. Gauze and small metal discs on thin fabrics add style to a sawn cut and contribute a decorative, fashionable effect.
A playful dialogue tests devotion with bold asks about renouncing society and smoking. The speaker promises sacrifice while rejecting a request for bridesmaids. A contrasting verse recounts a tired husband who toils for his wife yet faces constant complaint and loss of happiness.
A brief dialogue uses an Arabian proverb about words and deeds. Stella counters with a motto stressing action over speech. The exchange frames a theme of initiative and practical effort.
A letter from a carrier contains violent language about confronting a vicious dog. The unknown speaker boasts knowledge of how to smash the dog’s head, highlighting a threatening stance.
A quarrel turns on perceptions of Jaggsbys energy as colleagues argue he is wide awake not for prudence but for insomnia. The exchange reveals tensions around leadership and vigilance in the office.
A brisk dialogue highlights a tense breach of promise case and the defense's attempt to pivot on intimate memories. The exchange mixes courtroom innuendo with a weathered sense of place as characters seek the local atmosphere amid legal tensions and personal recollections.
Maud praises soldiers andTom jokes about becoming her son in law in a brief dialogue fragment rich with playful romance and theatrical mood.
The advice warns bow-legged individuals against wearing hobble skirts as it could cause discomfort. It emphasizes avoiding discomfort while offering gentle guidance and consideration for personal style choices.
A brief exchange between father and son questions shipboard pets. The child asks whether crews favor seasoned sailors or swift hounds as aboard ship companions.
A reader notes a subscription to a drug journal and remarks that nights call for reading material. They doubt football stories will be printed, hinting at a preference for non-sports content in a winter reading scene.
A brief dialogue recalls a popular schoolboy named Riggles and notes surprise that he became a vegetarian. The exchange hints at a notable change in lifestyle rather than a specific event.
A brief remark notes a nurse found luck when a wealthy man she cared for fell in love and died soon after marrying her. The tale centers on fortune, romance, and a timely union.
The late Sir Charles Hammond who won Newcastle seat in 1892 scored neatly off a heckler during a discourse. The interrupter urged a haircut, to which Hammond, a magistrate, replied I have caused your hair to be cut before today. The London Globe reports the exchange.
A brief exchange centers on planning Willie’s birthday this year. A question arises about what to buy for the child, casting doubt on whether castoria or castor oil would be preferable.
The dialogue recalls a man leaving town and his wife marrying the county’s most homely notable. She allegedly influenced his status but not his appearance, until a mule kicked him in the face soon after their wedding.
A playful verse imagining King Alphonso with a loyal biplane beside the palace door. subjects roar as the monarch muses on air travel and whimsy in a light spoof of royal flair.
Ashley-Swalmson introduces a novel alarm device designed to awaken the deepest sleeper without noise. The clock drops onto the sleeper’s face to rouse him, contrary to ordinary audible alarms.
A pair of Parisian duelists debate who committed the real offense in an affair of honor. One says the duke insulted him, the other argues resenting such remarks is an unpardonable impertnence for someone of his rank.
A reader recalls meeting a surgeon with a gruff, offensive manner and asks how patients respond. The reply notes that patients seem very cut up by the experience, suggesting mixed tolerance and concern about bedside manner.
A humorous quip attributed to a judge notes a woman saving by buying a chicken for Sunday dinner, claiming she earned four dollars. The line underscores frugality in domestic budgeting.
A man sends a marked copy of the city directory to a friend in the countryside. The exchange is described in a tone suggesting secrecy and reputation concerns within the community.
An exchange mocks Bullft with a jab about facial resemblance to a simian, as one speaker dismisses beauty talk and insults the man as a monkey.
A testimonial from Samuel Wilson of Minneapolis credits Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with relieving severe bladder inflammation and avoiding surgery after doctors failed to help. He swears the product saved him from a dangerous operation and urges others to try it. The ad also notes a 1909 Minnesota notary certificate and a mail order request for samples.
Mrs H E B Householder of Baltimore reports her infant daughter suffered severe eczema from four weeks old, with sores around the nose eyes and behind the ear. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about two weeks the condition improved then faded. she claims the child is now well with hair growing and no scars.
A terse lines exchange ends with a punchline as one speaker declares she must end the relationship and the man retorts by turning on the gas. The brief joke relies on a sharp, dark twist and a quick reversal.
A quirky health note urges using Garfield Tea for laxative relief and notes loneliness affects those without help. The piece blends playful product ideation with a social observation about isolation.
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