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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
2
A collection of short witticisms and light observations, including remarks on the Servian Cabinet resignation, King Peter, French duels, Harvard telescope, a pig on the elevated railway, and a pocket umbrella invention.
Author muses that corporations should not be crushed by regulators and jokes about Wall Street as a wall to steal. Cassie Chadwick’s husband is described as modest, yet Cassie’s actions push him into the spotlight. The French duel is said to affect longevity, though mortality remains in car races.
The piece notes Americans eat about seventy five pounds of sugar annually and asks readers if they are getting their full share. A New York Herald personal advertisement is quoted with the line inexpressibly sorry and comments on the phrase's eloquence.
Rev Dr Zimmerman of Baltimore calls for action on elderly care urging adoption of the reciprocity plan and support for old citizens. A Parisian scientist claims love stems from a microbe and notes the boll weevil disease pales beside its ravages.
A University of Chicago professor states that all lovers of music are lazy and urges the public to become excited without delay.
A Washington pharmacist was discovered dead at the prescription counter, an incident that puzzled investigators as the victim appeared to be on the safe side of the counter. Local authorities opened a case to determine the cause and circumstances surrounding the death.
The Business Men's association of Washington DC elected Mr. Oyster as its president. This provides additional proof that Mr Oyster is not a clam.
A bank that operates open night and day is proposed for New York City signaling a 24 hour style service. The city’s banks have long offered round the clock access and dealers keep hours beyond standard business times.
An elderly author Mark Twatin faces library bans as some public libraries restrict access to his books citing evolving standards and community concerns. The move is framed as part of broader changes in reading material selections across districts.
Tommy Russell, originator of the title role in Little Lord Fauntleroy twenty years ago, has returned to the stage but longtime audience members would not recognize him today.
Mr and Mrs Cramer of New York celebrate nineteen months of marriage with the arrival of two twin pairs, marking a remarkable family milestone and heightened joy at home.
The quote notes that wealth is not always tied to intelligence and that the average man can feel comfort in believing merit does not always dictate earnings. It reflects on the balance between brains and fortune.
A Lyon County Kansas woman returning from the St. Louis fair occupied an upper berth and startled the car by looking under the bed out of habit, a quirky travel moment reported in the route.
A poem laments taxes hidden in daily life. It argues air, drink, and meals carry costs paid by all, and questions exemptions. The verse urges readers to seek a world where no expense is spared yet hints that even freedom bears a hidden levy on thought and effort.
A doctor visits Joe Dale in his dim sickroom as Fern Dale tends beds and flowers. The physician warns of fading blooms and urges timely care while recalling a past lie and a brick husband who once tricked Fern. Joe awakens, receives cautious hope, and the scene centers on care, memory, and quiet resignation.
A doctor tends a dying patient and the wife Fern reflects on eight years of trouble shared with her husband. The physician, steady and compassionate, comforted the family as the patient nears death, gifting a final moment of peace with a white morning glory and a promise of sleep.
A devotional poem by Frances Ridley Havergal praising Christ’s majesty and seeking to dedicate the speaker’s life as one anthem to praise. The speaker bows before Jesus Christ, longs for inspired worship, and asks for open lips to proclaim God’s grace.
Experiments show birch and aspen decay in three years while willow and chestnut take four. Maple and red beech last five. elm and ash seven. Oak Scottish fir and Weymouth pine lose only half an inch in seven years, with larch and juniper untouched. In dry conditions timber durability is effectively unlimited. Westminster Hall roof exceeds 450 years.
A clerk jokes about returning from vacation to find ten fianc es to correspond with, highlighting a humorous workplace exchange and social eccentricity.
John B. Dearing in The World Today describes a Sept 5 display of Japanese flags banners and lanterns transforming the city. Mobs of processions lit by paper lanterns along bamboo poles created a river of fire, surpassing American torchlight scenes.
The old Denver mint dust and debris, saved during the move to the new facility, yielded about $30,000 in fine gold particles. R W Burchard cites the finding, noting the minute gold did not alter metal weights, and the amount covered moving costs.
A lawyer, delaying at a wine event, encounters three large trees named as the monarchs of the forest near a New York judge's residence. After bowing and apologizing to each, he awaits a procession, bruised and bemused, until a passerby asks what he is doing there.
Poem reflecting on divine solace during grief and doubt. The speaker seeks comfort in prayer, praising God’s loving wing that lifts sorrow, turning darkness into new light and peace beyond earthly joy. The verse emphasizes faith as refuge amid trials.
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