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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1911
Page
6
In Easby City New Jersey a school strike over new buildings ends as Police Sergeant Wolfe disciplines marching pupils with his belt. He dusts 30 breeches before reporting the strike over and jokes about not facing charges. A separate cashier anecdote closes with a quip about spending money.
In Jeffersonville across the Ohio River tensions rise as two magistrates and two pastors clash after a resolution to stop using runners for weddings. Keigwin leads the magistrates, famed for presiding over thousands of elopements, while runners seek the edge by pairing couples with clergy. The feud centers on control of fees and weddings as the court battles unfold.
A New York opinion piece laments that tenement life forces children into dangerous play on fire escapes roofs and streets. It argues these conditions mirror a harsh clash of youth with law traffic and crowded housing, risking injury or death.
Upland towns from Oklahoma to Texas face severe water shortages as drought deepens since August. Muskogee and Tulsa remain unalarmed, while cities like Oklahoma City, McAlester, Ardmore, Enid, Shawnee rely on strained sources from the Grand River, Arkansas River wells, and distant shipments amid public health warnings.
Charles H Rosenberg from Bavaria showed a Kaiser ship arrival doctor lumps on his body that concealed money. He produced a lump containing $500 and disclosed total funds of $11 000 to buy an Oregon apple orchard. He was admitted to the United States.
A humorous exchange from Mack's National Monthly features a new resident asking who is the town’s best whitewasher. The colored patriarch praises Ale Hall as a bond a'tist with a whitewash brush while doubting his suitability for whitewashing a chicken house.
A reflective poem urges contentment with one’s lot and optimism in adversity. It stresses that lasting happiness lies in hopeful hearts and suggests sunshine and love endure as years pass. The verse invites readers to embrace warmth and gentleness as they age.
In a tense exchange a landlady suspects a foreign nobleman boarder may be fake. Tilbet calls the notion bogus while another character argues he could be genuine since he has not paid any rent yet.
In a brisk exchange Grouchly notes saving $2,190 by denying himself three ten cent cigars daily for twenty years. Moxley asks to verify the amount and Grouchly confirms the figure before requesting a chew of tobacco.
An audience at a vaudeville show roared as a blackface comedian was boisterously praised. Uncle Hiram whispers about the rising popularity of the performer as a city man deems him a self-made negro.
The Red Man notes Indians have per capita wealth around 2130 dollars while other Americans average about 1300. Indian lands boast oil timber and diverse resources with millions in agricultural value. Ranges hold 600000 head of livestock leased for revenue over 272000 while tribes care for over 1.6 million horses cattle and sheep. Asphalt deposits are largely on Indian lands.
A chummy lunchroom scene unfolds as a brisk man uses coded slang to order eggs and bacon and the waitress challenges his attempt to slip in unfamiliar terms. She retorts that sellers now use plain English, highlighting a clash between slang and modern dining language.
The League of Politeness has been formed in Berlin to promote better manners. Fraulein Cecelio Meyer spearheaded the project inspired by a Rome organization. The group adopts the motto Pro gentilezza and will issue a medal as a talisman to curb temper and discourtesy. Any polite person is eligible for membership.
In the Gazette a council order forbids ordinary interments in the churchyard and identifies the prosaic page with St. Giles Stoke Poges. The change bans standard burials in the churchyard henceforth.
A mother recalls her three children in a chat with a friend. John is slow, Tom improves, Edith the baby is brightest, and John interjects a playful insight about having siblings helping with learning.
A Gainesville man recalls Governor Allen D. Candler of Georgia who quit cigars at the year’s start and kept to the resolve till year’s end He reportedly quipped that by smoking a pipe he saved $208 but wonders where the money went.
The Christian Herald details Moslem views of Ramadan, recounting Gabriel delivering the Koran in parts, Mohammed retiring to the cave of Hira for prayer, and revelations to Abraham and Moses. It notes doors of heaven open, hell closed, and devils chained during this holy period.
Two doctors advised different treatments after a late consultation. The patient reports a deadlock that ends with a humorous twist as they were told to mix the two doctors' recommendations. The exchange highlights contrasting medical opinions and a playful resolution.
A bus climbs a steep Cumberland Gap road as a rear door repeatedly slams. Passengers hush concerns about a mare overhearing the noise and fearing it will be taken down to walk uphill, with the driver warning them to keep quiet.
In New York Mine Sara Bernhardt, asked about her youth, credits God and constant work. She jokes she is a great grandmother, dismissing the compliments as exaggeration. The crowd laughs while she comments on crowded boulevards and a nearby automobile accident with a nurse and a boy observer.
A conciliatory man rebukes a pig insult while a vindictive person defends the remark saying no one values him at forty cents a pound. The exchange highlights public indignation and a testy exchange over language.
A sentimental figure asks Mr. Meekton if he was nervous proposing to his wife. He replies that he was not nervous but wishes he had foreseen the next ten years.
Mr. Sirius Barker advocates an artistic education for his daughter preferring singing over art or literature. He argues art spoils materials and literature wastes paper while singing only creates a temporary disturbance of the atmosphere.
Mrs Bossim recalls the hotel awakening during the quake. Her husband says his first thought was of her and describes a vase, chair, books, and a framed picture hitting him as he moved to safety. He then notes her continuing anger through the evening.
A discovery in stained glass making fuses mineral color designs with glass under intense heat to create a pebbled surface. Each panel is separately molded and bent, then assembled in a metal frame to form large windows with multiple shades. The method claims to preserve color permanence and produce soft, mellow light.
A reflective piece on conversational voices heard in trains from a great industrial center. The author notes young women in fine dress and loud speech choosing seats, sharing apples and daguerreotypes, while contrasting these voices with sweeter, heavenly tones and a care for truth.
A Weekly's libel suit cites expert analyses of Grape Nuts ingredients. Geoghegan Beamis and Carey discuss Mineral Salts Phosphoric Acid and Potash percentages, claiming Potassium Phosphate is a key brain element and nerve fluid builder.
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