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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
2
A humorous column mocks weather swings, traffic chaos, and common sayings. It quips about flying birds, prosaic dangers, and social quirks with playful lines on taxes, marriage, and aging. Names or events are not clearly identifiable in the fragment.
An Indiana woman files for divorce claiming her husband’s fondness for onions and Limburger cheese. The item notes she sues for divorce and adds a light aside about a pessimist and a jovial line about bets.
The Pittsburg report notes blue paint as a deterrent for flies. It adds a swat with a swatter is more permanent per man.
The article notes Germany's construction of a dreadnought named The Peacemaker and questions the aptness of the title should the ship be deployed in war.
A city observer notes a prosperous farmer preferring traditional plowing despite severe weather, contrasting with city folk who favor motor cars. The farmer's resolve highlights rural persistence amid urban ease.
A Massachusetts preacher claims gray hair is a punishment for sin and suggests baldness indicates early piety as a corollary of another theory.
A pianist reportedly endured 38 hours at the keyboard in a bid for a world endurance record. The feat, if confirmed, would mark a major achievement, though neighbors describe him as a notably ill harmonized figure.
Readers glimpse a bold proclamation that accidents cannot deter pilots as they pursue mastery of the air, risking lives to win prizes and advance aviation.
A Chicago professor argues for a dedicated school to teach courtship skills, asking whether such training isn’t already a core part of every coeducational institution’s curriculum.
The papers report a farmer in Ohio stayed in bed three days with a flock of eggs and hatched eighteen chicks. The odd twist is the tale did not originate from Winsted Connecticut.
Roger O'Mara, a veteran Pittsburgh detective and adviser to affluent families, specializes in rescuing rich young men from trouble by cutting off cash supplies. He cites Thaw and Griscom cases, warns against blackmail, and urges parents to require work to curb dissipation.
William A Radford, noted editor author and builder, will answer reader questions on all building topics without charge. Send inquiries to his Chicago address with a two cent reply stamp. He discusses modern building advances and the shift from colonial times to today, highlighting new materials plentiful transportation and evolving industrial conditions.
The article describes a Colonial style cottage with a full front porch, central hall, seven rooms plus reception area, and a rear kitchen connection. It notes cost estimates of 2650 to 2800 dollars, dimensions 37 by 31 feet 6 inches, and features like a firing hearth and ample storage. It also touches on broader architectural history and the American adaptation of European forms.
A hunting expedition in northern Africa by Prince Ludwig Windischgratz and four companions yielded a vast tally. The five guns killed or captured six lions, two panthers, five elephants, six rhinoceroses, five hippopotami, 15 buffaloes, four giraffes, one zebra, 122 antelopes, 14 crocodiles, 30 gazelles, two hyenas, four wild dogs, two great apes, and 94 wild birds. Windischgratz returned with two live young lions presented to Budapest’s geological gardens.
A publisher recalls a scene where a heroine from Pittsburg clutches the air convulsively and then, perhaps, goes to wash her hands indicating a turn in the narrative with understated action and local color.
A Puck quote features Uncle Hawkee claiming the fiddle is the devil's invention and notes that making a fiddle requires killing a stray cat for its strings, spoken to Brudder Lobstock in dialect.
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