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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1904
Page
3
A worried niece and her suitor confront a grim plan as Mr Maddox vows to end his life at noon. Guy Cheevers arrives with a box of schemes to hasten the suicide, proposing devices to sever or suffocate him, while pressing the safety and welfare of Miss Silver.
A lyrical plea from a poet to Adeline asking for consent and a hopeful promise of a future day. The speaker recalls past gloom brightened by her smile and begs for a postscript confirming a joyful union and a named happy day.
In Chicago, Mr. Maddox confronts Guy about a dangerous box of inventions once more. The stranger boasts of a nitro glycerin torpedo and other devices as Maddox grows wary then violently ejects him from the room. Lizzie and Tizzie observe the uneasy dinner ending with Maddox’s grim remark.
Harlan W. Whipple of the American Automobile Association recalls a traveler in the White Mountains who, spotted with axle grease and wearing goggles, asks a New England farmer if he can find work for winter. The farmer jokes that a month earlier he could have hired him as a scarecrow in the corn, praising the traveler’s outfit.
A New York Times anecdote recounts Sandy, the canny Scot, entering a smoking car and asking neighbors for a match. All were without, and he sighs, “Aweel, I’ll e’en hae to use one fo’ my ain,” a quiet moment of self reliance.
In a London court a Whitechapel seamstress testified she began work at 8 am Friday and stayed until 9 am Saturday, then was dismissed for not working after midnight the next Friday. Two other workers faced similar dismissals. The employer received a $106.50 fine.
A reflective poem by Anonymous contrasts humility with fame, noting that the highest minds bow the deepest, and merit remains modest. It claims true greatness lies in lowliness and shuns public praise.
A light exchange in the Detroit Free Press notes violets are selling for twenty five cents. A playful line imagines buying a wagon load of flowers if money were as cheap as the bouquet.
The piece reproduces excerpts from a Japanese newspaper noting midshipmen and sailors such as Shibuye Kikuchi and Suzuki who vow to sacrifice all for the empire. Stories show stoic resolve, self restraint, and a soldier’s family burden as they face battle and death at Port Arthur and the Yalu.
The New York Telegraph notes Eddie Foy silences a crying infant on a streetcar with a playful gesture and comic timing. The crowd laughs as Foy signals for quiet and jokes about an encore.
A eucalyptus variant from the Santa Monica Experiment Station grew twenty feet in eighteen months and was shipped to the World’s Fair to showcase California’s rapid shade trees. The staff studies foreign imports adapting soil and climate to California, noting moss packing for transport and the jacaranda’s striking lilac blooms as a notable addition.
A whimsical poem by Bertrand Shadwell in the Chicago Post describes a charming Japanese man in a blue chemise with socks and sandals and a paper fan. The speaker admires his neat appearance, gentle manner, and disarming smile, noting he does not appear to be a fighting man.
A London fashion authority announces the season’s winter shade as emi nence a seculiar purple dye noted for its rich tone and distinctive hue in upcoming wardrobes and runways.
A Camden New Jersey resident Mrs W Walker praises Allen's Foot-Ease for curing burning itching feet. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for Allen's Foot-Ease, priced 25 cents, and notes it is sold by all druggists.
A crowd gathers as two men argue politics on a street corner. One accuses imperialism while the other asks for a clear idea. The exchange captures heated public discourse in a concise Chicago Tribune style.
A Missouri woman recounts a dramatic recovery from years of indigestion and emaciation after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She claims weight rose from ninety eight pounds to one hundred sixty five, with stomach pain and burning fading. The ad-like testimony urges others to try the remedy and mentions pricing and mail order.
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