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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
6
Temple notes in the Cleveland Plain Dealer describe how a paramount chief is chosen in west Africa. Lesser chiefs train the future king, thrash him if slow, then present him to a silent, vast crowd where fealty is proclaimed and ceremonies follow, ending with the king's fatigue and honoring sleep.
The Dutch Imperial Institute found rubber tree seeds can yield an oil similar to linseed oil and the remaining cake serves as cattle fodder. A Malaya mill now crushes seeds and small consignments of the oil sell in Europe at good prices, though collection costs affect planter profitability amid a large seed supply in the Dutch East Indies.
The Danish king and queen toured Greenland, a key link between Europe and America. Greenland spans over 800000 square miles, five times California, but glaciers cover about 700000 square miles, reducing immigration pressures and highlighting the territory’s strategic value for American interests.
Neighborhood children gathered on Susie’s porch as she, a self described flapper, recounts how she slipped between her parents on a street car to stay inconspicuous. Betty asks if Susie’s knees were dirty, prompting giggles and chatter about socks and stockings.
Readable text notes wild flowers emerging for wedding bouquets with orange tones and bright fruit colors. Mentions azaleas and other blooms shaping arrangements.
The London Times describes Monte Carlo's International Sporting Club, noting male candidates require a sponsor and a 50 franc fee for carte d admission. It highlights the private gambling rooms, restaurant, and Arnold the multilingual bar manager who may extend temp loans to trusted patrons.
An elderly Jewish itinerant, selling whipping straps, laments the decline of his trade in the East Side of New York. He blames reformers and increased schooling for parents and children, noting few sales and a life once richer than today.
An Encore Unawares at Yale finds Masefield finishing early and the audience silent. A young English professor implores him to read The Tewksbury Road, the poet hesitates then explains he has just read it, avoiding offense to “these singular Americans.”
The papaya or true melon is praised as one of the most delicious tropical fruits. In Hawaii its popularity rivals the banana, and in Mexico Cuba and Jamaica it is a common dietary staple. Originating in Central America the tree has spread to the tropics and can survive winter in Jacksonville Florida and southern California.
In 1918 Japan shipped 50 000 tons of tea to America, dropping to 30 000 tons in 1919 and 23 000 in 1926. The fall is blamed on Indian and Java black teas replacing Japanese tea in the American market.
Farmer Corntessel debates with Josh about learning with Josh favoring practical tasks over studying. He would rather tinker with mam chinery he understands than read a difficult book, showing a clash between tangible skills and academic work.
A missionary in Tap pan, New York, visits a Chinese shop selling spirit money for ancestors. The dealer explains that in China large sums are customary, with $10 000 noted as ample and $1 000 as sufficient for comfort. The exchange rate and heavy costs burden families, reflecting widespread belief in ensuring ancestors’ cash needs after death.
The giant timepiece, costing 5000 dollars, was exhibited at the National Museum in Washington drawing large crowds. Measuring 914 inches in diameter and 114 inches thick, it dwarfs standard watches and embodies horological craft with pivots staffs balance and springs noted as in a pocket watch.
The piece notes fish are a robust food source despite fears of dwindling coal and oil. It cites prewar Britain testing North Sea fishing, where over half the bottles and marked fish were caught, suggesting female fish’ prolific breeding preserves ocean stocks and guards against collapse.
Calcutta Y W C A reports successful fundraising with a unique obstacle of cows at office doors. Belgium YWCA teams raise 192 348 francs, surpassing goal by 1000 francs in Tientsin. W C A aids famine district with a $7000 yearly budget. Czechoslovakia association plans a YWCA building campaign in 1922.
A compact dialogue highlights the tension between starting a thinking man and the momentum of thought. The exchange emphasizes the difficulty of initiating action while ensuring continued mental activity.
French scholar Camville Jullien reports archeological finds near Clermont Ferrand showing a Gallo Roman market town in daily life. A sarcophagus lid revealed a perfectly preserved woman whose body soon turned to dust, with five more tombs yielding coins vases garments and fruits. Scientists credit carbonic acid from nearby springs for extraordinary preservation over 1800 years.
A soft white wood boring grub spent more than forty years hidden in a seasoned bird board in Mt. Pleasant Iowa. Biologist H E Jaques raised the larva to an adult honey locust borer Eburia quadrigemina Say and notes in Science puzzling longevity. Previous cases found similar beetles in an ash door sill with eggs laid nineteen years earlier.
A Brooklyn Eagle editorial warns that seals off the English coast, East African monkeys, Adda bush elephants, Pacific coast species, and the northern wild cat face extinction due to protection withdrawal and human predation. It argues the future favors domestication over survival of fittest.
A Birmingham Age-Herald clipping describes Mr. Bibbles entering breakfast in a glacial mood. He avoids his wife's proximity and shifts his coffee away, prompting a sharp question from Mrs. Bibbles about the cold cup and the morning ritual.
A Ponca t Mich girl clerk at the post office was embarrassed when a window sign reading Take home a kiss It s sure to please was noticed above her window. The joke was traced to a confectionery shop.
Dialogue fragment shows an inhabitant and a fisherman debating limits on public water access. The angler asks if landing a fish is a crime and the inhabitant responds that it would be a miracle, highlighting tension over rights and exceptions in public waters.
The article explains how icebergs form and drift from polar regions into busy Atlantic routes. It notes ships have been moored to bergs and saved by echoes, with examples like the Isle of Mull and Franklin ships. it discusses visibility, size, and the peril to vessels crossing iceberg lanes.
A Singapore correspondent to the London Daily Mail describes a Malay religious festival with a costly idol moved between temples, a gilded chariot, and savage rites. The account details palm-lined avenues, hollow effigies, coconut offerings, and devotees in gold ornaments enduring painful ordeals during the procession and temple ceremonies.
The Birmingham Age-Herald recounts a parable where a colored patriarch warns his grandson about sowing wild oats and the danger of danger. The dialogue contrasts a youth’s flashy behavior with cautions about consequences and respectability in a racially charged era.
A couple sits in the amphitheater at Bartholomew county fairground as the next race, the 2746 trot, is called. The girl glances at a wristwatch and remarks the time seems off, noting it is a quarter to four while the start approaches.
A humorous exchange features Senator Sorghum affirming belief in yielding to public wishes yet asserting his own continued role in current office. The dialogue satirizes political calculus and public opinion dynamics within a legislative context.
A brief exchange from the Boston Tran script notes a man asking about a summer trip and the reply that his wife prefers staying home to avoid fatigue. This reflects domestic dialog and light humor in the scene.
Descriptive vignette from the Christian Science Monitor notes spring scenery in Holland. It highlights golden kingcups, blue waterways, windmills, poplar avenues, red-roofed cottages, blooming orchards, and blue-bloused peasants guiding barges along dykes as a train passes through the countryside.
The Seaman's Church Institute in South Street will operate a free wireless medical advice service for ships within a wide zone around New York. The program, funded by the institute, is described as the world’s first such dispensary and will serve hundreds of vessels along the Atlantic coast and beyond.
A Daily Herald London note describes new color names such as mutton fat jade and lists others like chicken gizzard gray cat’s meat pink and chewed gooseberry skin cerise, reflecting London trends in color fashion. The tone signals a cataloging of unusual hues capturing contemporary taste.
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