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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
4
The article discusses ostrich plumage in millinery, praising French plumes for investment and durability while noting willow plumes can be fragile in damp air. It highlights color options, care tips, and the decorative use of plumes on hats with three illustrative fall hats by Julia Bottomley.
Crochet lace ideas extend to wooden ornaments like collar pins hat pins belt buckles and cufflinks all covered with lace. The writer notes wooden pieces can be personalized with lace or fine net to create dainty gifts for brides or Christmas.
The article describes a fashion trend reproducing old lace patterns as jewelry using tiny pearls and diamonds set on metal. The lace motifs are formed into jabots or lace falls for collars, with sometimes colored stones like emeralds rubies or amethysts. Prices are very high.
A health article stresses that a graceful neck comes from overall health and posture. It advises daily balance with a book on the head, gentle neck exercises, ample sleep, milk with raw eggs, and nightly washing with warm water a cold spray and cold cream massage to improve neck appearance.
A dark blue lawn dress featured a round Dutch neck with a tiny piping made from a hemstitched handkerchief edge. The effect was described as cool and dainty by the originator who noted the handkerchief seemed painted on the fabric.
Brief style note warns bracelets over gloves clash with long gloves and should be worn under them or avoided. Emphasizes minimal wrist accessories for a neat, era-appropriate look.
New York authorities enforce a rule requiring eggs be sold by the pound. The piece explains weight variation from freshness, describes grades from strictly fresh to desiccated eggs, and notes imported China and European eggs entering New York markets. It discusses potential nationwide adoption and wholesale pricing implications.
Mrs. H. G. Blandford of Shady Cove Lakewood stood at the lakefront for hours after spotting six vacationers in a swamped launch three miles from shore. She telephoned the life saving crew and used a megaphone to attract help. Captain Hansen and his men arrived and rescued the six men after a difficult approach in heavy seas.
In Baltimore the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports a campaign against ownerless dogs and stray cats. Officials say 109 dogs were killed in one day by gas, as part of a wider effort to curb roaming animals and reduce nuisance.
Dr Charles H Hughes a prominent St Louis neurologist warns that city noise endangers public health by robbing people of rest and dreams. He argues restful sleep is essential and that urban noise creates sleep neurasthenia and nervous wrecks across generations.
A woman pleads with George as she faces pressure from her father about an unsuitable match. He questions the differences and pressures, while the next day she shows off her engagement ring to friends, hinting at a swift change of plans.
A newspaper dialogue shows a student named Johnnnie questioned by a female figure about behavior. He explains he is counting to a hundred before acting, then asserts he is sitting on a boy's face to be present when the count ends. The passage highlights early dialogue on restraint and impulsive conduct.
Raffles Jr. is caught with stolen items found in his rooms. He regrets not telling officers his pleasure tour yielded souvenirs from various summer hotels. Sherlock Holmes appears in the scene nearby.
A punchline from a bygone era centers on Parker losing hope of divorcing his wife after a man’s Bible reading yields a fatal typo. The widow’s tale leans on a grim misreading to deliver its joke, reflecting era humor and social norms.
Bleeker jokes about a wife as his better half. Meeker replies that she is the whole thing, humor signaling their close rapport and playful banter.
Dialogue between two girls on male conduct and gentility. The first girl dismisses a man who excuses himself by saying the woman tempted him. The second notes that it takes three generations to make a gentleman, reflecting social expectations and gender norms.
A reflective forecast about future guidance and the value of trusted statements. The passage contemplates how society will learn what leaders claimed to have said and the confidence that will guide public understanding.
Public figures offered career guidance during the commencement exercises while graduates shared ideas on how to run the government, creating a dialogue between sanctioned advice and student insight.
In a light Front Row item a Denver society girl visits a ranch and reports to her mother that a woman said no chicks had hatched yet but four hens were sitting.
A dialogue notes a clerk’s temperament and efficiency. The speaker questions the clerk’s fit while acknowledging he is open to argument and effective when convinced the task falls within his duties. The exchange hints at workplace dynamics and authority boundaries.
The remark suggests Russia may bar Oscar Hammerstein II from travel, prompting questions about motives tied to Hammerstein personally or to U S relations. The exchange hints at political leverage and possible cultural diplomacy or retaliation factors in play.
A witty lines up front about cigarette prices and the rising cost of dying as a satirical jab at the era. The quip contrasts consumer costs with the broader burden of daily living.
A poem compares life to roses needing sun and rain. It argues pleasure and pain both shape growth, warns against excess of either, and encourages continuing hope to blossom despite difficulties.
A city boarder jokes about a four thousand year old sacred cow in Egypt. The ex cl owner explains the butter might come from cream the cow produced at her last milking, quickening breakfast chatter in the Old Farmhouse.
A countryman and conductor exchange in a brief dialogue about tickets and trust, reflecting an ordinary train ride vignette. The exchange shows the young traveler’s cautious attitude and the conductor’s practical stance on passenger confidence.
A town tale recalls a man whose vanity kept him conspicuously visible in any crowd, making him impossible to miss amid strangers and neighbors alike.
A wife asks her husband about a perfect figure as he reads a physical culture magazine. He replies that while $100,000 may not be perfection, it is near enough to satisfy a man with simple tastes.
The new town celebrates rapid growth with 97 automobiles already on the road and no churches yet. Local leaders express pride in development while planning future community facilities.
A scientific boarder asks if a clock ticks faster in winter, and the landlady replies she did not know, but notes that a gas meter does. The vignette contrasts scientific curiosity with practical household observation.
Mrs Parvenue tells Bridget Malone that her husband is a highly particular entertaining society man, widely connected to the premier circles she knows. Bridget notes her cousin Dan Malone belongs to many fashionable societies.
An old editorial note questions whether reformers can fix all troubles for the nation and ponders what politics should do to aid public conversation. It uses a Socratic tone to discuss civic discourse and reform.
A witty exchange argues that devotion to a spouse proves love is not blind. A challenger asserts disbelief while a defender cites the partner’s choice as evidence. The banter hinges on trust, marriage, and perception in a playful domestic vignette.
Conversation hints at Twiller visiting a friend. he sat by a window to cool off and then fell, ending the brief encounter.
Advertisement dialogue notes a motorcar using electricity and other systems with witty banter about its power and versatility. The barbed exchange hints at evolving auto technology and consumer curiosity.
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