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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
6
The article explains brumby hunting in New South Wales as a popular pastime. Hunters trap wild horses by building a shallow funnel corrals with a booby fence, drive leaders into the enclosure, halt the herd, and then confine and break the brumbies after a day without food or water.
An elderly man recalls seeing a pair of nankeen trousers in days past and contrasts them with white trousers worn on Sundays or yachts. He notes fewer white trousers in today’s city streets and reflects on fashion shifts and nostalgia.
The article argues that nesting sites determine swallow life and notes that modern buildings replace wide chimneys with narrow flues. It laments houses and barns becoming unsuitable while sparrows seize remaining prime spots, leaving swallows without proper lodgings.
A dramatic exchange shows a tax collector urging payment while a poor man pleads for more time and declares he owns nothing. The dialogue features references to years of attempted concealment with a gun but no theft or capture.
The article notes that engaged couples discuss money by proxy through lawyers, while after marriage the principals must manage and decide money matters directly, including its disbursal and accounting.
A man muses that staying ten minutes after work looks good but fifteen minutes may raise suspicion of fiddling the books. The exchange highlights cautious managerial culture and the fine line in late-hour punctuality.
A conversation in verse about engagement plans. She vows to keep the couple frugal and cautious, delaying proposals to ensure prudence. Friends in chorus question the idea while the heroine asserts her duty to teach him thrift.
A perspective on the rise of modern political cartoonists as veteran masters pass away. It contrasts true cartoonists who shape policy with comic artists who aim for humor, citing Caran D Ache Nast and others, and notes the powerful influence of visuals on public opinion and politics.
The article recalls Thomas Nast's impact as a Union advocate and symbol creator for both major parties. It profiles Nelan, rising from Akron grocery sketches to New York war cartoons, and notes his status among top national cartoonists at his death. It also mentions WY Floyd Campbell, a portrait artist of unusual talent who would have gained national fame.
Poem fragment notes that sorrow fades with time while happiness can come with rue. The lines reflect on cyclical feeling and resilience across years.
A quick domestic quip contrasts bread making with housework as a couple jokes about affording a servant. The wife says she leaves her heaviest work to the servant who treats it lightly. The husband replies with a pun about bread making.
A conversation reveals a wife’s complaint that her husband Hiram never leaves the house at night once he sits by the fireside. The exchange shows domestic dynamic and humor about inflexible routines. The remark highlights the couple’s gendered expectations and social norms of the period.
A satirical quip by Puck notes a poor widow dying in a riverfront tenement and mockingly offers free tickets to a cantata titled Queen Esther, exposing callous indifference in charity.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet notes the rabbit’s fear when a peach-basket hat appears, remarking that the creature seems to see both behind and ahead, prompting its alarm at the sight of such hats.
A light hearted exchange sets a playful tone for upcoming notes on events in aerial navigation and travel. The facetious editor pledges the piece will appear under a column title reflecting high society themes.
The judge notes Farmer Stubbs voices agreement yet warns not all can earn a dollar per word for a jungle story. The fragment imagines writers choosing craft over fame or favor.
A humorous exchange features Joker asking if smokeless tobacco is kept. Clerk confirms chewing tobacco is available. Cornell Widow appears in the frame as the source attribution.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt extols the locomotive engineer as the monarch of the footboard. It notes the engineer’s grip on the iron bar and his skill guiding trains to exact timetables while safeguarding thousands aboard through heat, grease, and tireless vigilance.
A letter copied from the Kansas City Journal is presented as a complaint sent to a Santa Fe claim agent in Chanute. It alleges a violent incident on a road crossing and requests compensation for a herd loss tied to a claimed hurtful act and drunken conduct.
An Erie railroad conductor devised a quirky system to mark passengers by gender using colored slips. He pins the slips to the back of a woman's seat with round headed pins and later sticks them to his coat front, resulting in a coat resembling a dressmaker's waist.
The Simmen automatic safety device installed between Perris and Highgrove California on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway records each train as it passes. Dispatchers monitor a large paper sheet table and interlocked electric switches prevent trains from meeting in the same block. Signals travel via a third rail and can command the engineer to stop slow or proceed.
An innovative device tested on France’s western railways emits a continuous whistle from the engine and a light under the driver’s nose when a danger signal is passed. It is designed to prevent accidents unless the act is willful and thus aims to make collisions practically impossible.
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