Man reads about Charlotte Corday in history
He praises Corday as a great dame and recalls her killing a man who was bathing, in a casual conversation about French history. The exchange notes Corday’s action and frames it as notable.
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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1913
Page
7
He praises Corday as a great dame and recalls her killing a man who was bathing, in a casual conversation about French history. The exchange notes Corday’s action and frames it as notable.
An Englishman asks the Irish driver how often the two granite dogs at a Dublin suburb estate are fed. The driver answers with a straight face that they are fed whenever they bark.
A witty remark notes that a woman never brags about how cheap it is to have a previous year's hat remodeled, hinting at frugal fashion humor.
A garbled string references Cordelia a lawyer, Mia and Winslow’s Syrup for teething gums, bromine quine laxative claims, and E. W. Grove cures, with notes on competition and managing women. It hints at patent medicine ads and male–female stereotypes without coherent narrative.
A Fargo office exchange humorously notes a typist planning a birthday day off with a bystander quipping about taking five years off as well. The joke references Dr J H Rindeaub a specialist in eye ear nose and throat care in Fargo North Dakota.
A poem of life seen through childhood phrasing. Butterflies likened to pansies in flight and dew described as grass crying reveal rich, unconscious meaning. A tiny tot delights with a pencil walking image while an older nurse calls it a worm.
A Kansas City Times quips that the universal American hero is John Hampden for his tax resistance. It notes that even figures like Napoleon Washington Lincoln face praise and criticism, but Hampden is singled out as the ultimate tax protestor in a satirical line.
A longtime tea user describes severe headaches bilious pains numbness and heart trouble linked to tea. After quitting tea six months ago and starting Instant Postum she reports relief with better sleep and stronger heart. cereal company promotes Instant Postum as a coffee substitute.
A writer praising Egypt calls the Nile winter in Assuan and Luxor more like a pleasant summer with warm days and cool evenings. He notes narcissus and violets bloom by Christmas, orange blossoms by March, and the Winter Palace walls draped in Marechal Niel roses and bougainvillea. He advises touring upper Egypt, values river life, and describes the timeless scene of river boats, Arabs, and villagers living as in ancient times.
New York society women pledge to avoid wearing plumage of the bird of paradise and the aigrette. Mrs H Fairfield Osborn, head of the American Museum of Natural History, led the action at a club meeting. The pledge supports federal protection of birds as urged in the McLean bill before Congress.
Joseph Schwartz unemployed and hungry sold a pint and a half of his blood to Jack Shapiro for 25 dollars. The transfusion occurred at Cebanon hospital in New York.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt recalls a family dispute over loud music used to mask a mother washing dishes. The dialogue features Pa Wombat commenting on his daughter’s playing and a courting beau in the parlor.
An old advertisement promises relief for piles with a money back guarantee. The passage also recalls a family moment as John and Betty miss a train farewell and later joke about being left behind on the way to Sunday school.
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