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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
6
The Thrasher crew reports a monster whale with a harpoon embedded in its back and nearly 2000 feet of rope trailing after it. The catch escaped in open water near two bergs, the crew vows to pursue next season as the rope snapped on ice.
Old Aunt Hopsy Garside views a moving picture show in awe as rapid mechanical wonders dazzle her and a speeding automobile nearly crashes into the audience causing her and her niece Minerva to flee for safety.
The bloodhound is explored as a historic and romantic breed. It notes its use in pursuing fugitives in wars between England and Scotland. It mentions Wallace and Bruce as figures who evaded bloodhounds, with Bruce escaping by wading a stream and hiding in an overhanging tree.
A teacher explains units using a pencil book ruler flower and apple. She peels an orange to test students and asks for the term. William Bill replies the skin of a unit in a shy, humorous moment.
A Life Insurance Agent boasts his company as the strongest, citing a forty six story building. A rival counters with plans filed for a sixty three story structure. The exchange appears in Puck style as a humorous test of employer claims.
The excerpt shows Mr Jaggers arriving at 1 a m to find his wife waiting at the head of the staircase. He exclaims in stammering fashion about a two headed woman and a moving stairway, joking that he is back at Coney Island after all.
Dialogue notes the balancing of love and money in a couple as the wife urges restraint on spending. The exchange implies mutual care and the tension between desire and duty within marriage.
The girl proposes posing as a trained nurse to help her bashful lover who fears the idea. He retorts that nursing is a real profession and questions her knowledge after she claims six months of nights spent by his side.
In a discussion on kissing and civilization, Mrs. Loebinger argues that the kiss remains the hallmark of civilization and that a suffragette should defend a woman’s right to be kissed, despite critics. The piece quotes Rev. Horace Scudder contrasting kissing customs in India and among New York society.
The piece contrasts views on romance with Fiji custom and propriety, cites Mrs. Sofia J Loebinger on women’s rights, then recounts Mme Marcella Sembrich’s farewell performance at the Metropolitan Opera. Sembrich received a grand curtain of flowers and farewell tributes after a 25 year tenure.
Tomdix jokes that Gotrox faces greater trouble as he must keep his homely daughter’s husband on his feet. The exchange highlights family strain and social humor in the scene.
The article advises women to improve gait and carriage for health and elegance. It contrasts small and tall women, urges head held high, avoid looking at feet, and cautions against back bending and pigeon toes. It praises arm positions and recommends handbags to aid grace.
Mrs. Clarence H Mackay gave a dinner at her New York home for Miss Marjorie Gould who has been entertained since her introduction to society last month Attending were Mr and Mrs Reginald Ronalds Mr and Mrs Philip M Lydig Mrs William K Vanderbilt Jr Miss Harriet Daly Miss Joan Whitridge Miss Emily Sloane Miss Annah Ripley Miss Elsie Howland Miss Sadie Jones Viscount Roger de Perigny and many others A gold service adorned the table and pink roses with white lilacs decorated the setting A Hungarian band performed though no concert occurred The piece ends with a short poem about worrying.
A shabby beggar and a man in a fur-lined coat discuss the harsh sleet. The stranger notes the severe weather is the toughest he has seen on automobiles, signaling how winter conditions impact travel and daily life.
A stranger asks for free gas in a dental parlor, is told he is in the wrong place and that the barber shop is next door. The sixties quip about aging follows with a father and son exchange on the meaning of a ripe old age.
A child notes castor beans grow while others do not. In a second problem the waiter’s size is described as either very tall and thin or very short and fat. The text toys with perceptual questions about growth and height.
A girl in the street car advertisement is described as the fashion leader and the reason many look up to her. The tone mirrors a social spotlight on contemporary trends and public images.
Mrs. Vanderbilts and Miss Ssars bid Alfred Vanderbilt goodbye at the pier before his departure for Europe. The scene recalls a child’s church memory and a Judge's Library anecdote about random literary chats and magazine reading.
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