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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
7
A guide for a December crystal anniversary party with glass themed invitations, mistletoe centerpieces on mirrors, holly decor, white menu in glassware, oysters to soup to dessert, and a cotillion finale. It suggests wedding figure dances, bridal bouquets, rings, licenses as favors, and a May pole style finale with glass bead decorations.
Cornelia Hickman recalls a perilous leg of an Alaskan journey with reindeer. The party faced deep snow drifts, a sudden gulch, and an enraged reindeer herd, with Eskimo companions fighting the animals and rescuing the group. After a tense half hour pinned under pulks, they survived and reached Eaton Station before dark.
Practical shaving guidance written in brisk 19th century prose. It emphasizes washing with cold water, thick lathers, shaving immediately after waking, using a cautious sawing motion, keeping the blade flat, and proper stropping technique. It warns against hot water and sun exposure.
A Jamestown Magazine article notes Poe's Virginia connections linked to Fortress Monroe Sewell's Point and Norfolk. It recalls his early life in Virginia, time at the University of Virginia, adoption by Mrs. Allan after Richmond fires, and homage via a bronze bust by George Julian Zolnay in Charlottesville.
A 19th century letter from Poe in Richmond describes a Norfolk lecture and praise from local papers. The piece notes Poe’s last public appearance at the Norfolk academy and traces his life from Richmond to Baltimore before death. A second anecdote recalls Abercrombie the toll keeper challenges a ramshackle wagon.
Oregon governor recounts a Boise train meeting with a Swede who names Gooding Stockslager and finally Ringling brothers as having the best show. The tale frames Idaho politics as a traveling carnival.
The Dove-cot near Marl ow in Bucks is an ancient structure dating to 1307. The 1642 date with C. R. marks the front lintel. Monks once bred pigeons here. chalk niches line the walls and a central beam ladder allows the nest gallery to swing when pressed. The site remains home to many pigeons.
The text portrays nature as a builder and artisan producing marvellous pottery from cactus resin, wooden bowls from dead cactus trunks, cloth from tree barks and leaves, glass pipes from quartz sand via lightning, and ropes from tropical vines, noting lace trees in the West Indies as a lance maker.
Albert Jenks an elderly farmer from near Washington Pennsylvania fled a touring car near a graveyard and fell into a series of fits. He is reported dying, having rarely left Beaver County and now faces a grave and superstition fears.
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