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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1906
Page
3
A March into luncheon fashion promotes white decor and flowers for June birthdays. White centerpiece cake, rosebud wreath candles, and white place cards create a pearl inspired party. A Jewel Story contest uses colored gems as a game with a prize, and porch card parties are suggested for late spring hosting with rose bouquets guiding partner assignments.
The hostess may spread a lunch clothed card table setup or prepare small tables with spring flower centerpieces and floral place cards. Serve bouillon thin sandwiches salad nuts olives coffee ice and wafers. A floral fan can be awarded to the winner of the games.
A Mississippi traveler and a Cape Girardeau lev ee man recall Barfield Arkansas five years earlier when a stormy night, muddy bank and a raft of logs sparked a memory of two pounds of rice and one can of tomatoes. The stranger wonders what the groceries signified while the other recalls the moment.
Capt. Bill recalls Closson the watchmaker who built a clock that ran backward with four lucid moments in 24 hours. People watched it and tried to read real time by its hands while others obeyed its faulty cycle, until the clock ran down and was abandoned for the old church time. Newark News.
The piece cites William Dutcher and other authorities arguing cats destroy many birds. It also notes English views on teaching and a St. Gall by law banning smoking by minors with penalties and rewards for informants, aiming to curb youth smoking.
Latest statistics show 1715 child deaths from burns and 494 from scalds in England and Wales. Over 1000 deaths were due to unprotected grates and 412 victims wore flannelette.
Bibles bound in tin are sent to Uganda to protect against ants that gnaw ordinary covers. The tin binding is described as a sturdy solution to the problem of book damage in the field.
Turquoise and other gems are found in waterless deserts with main deposits in Persia, New Mexico and Arizona. Much is hidden in households across Constantinople and Turkestan, stored in jars and boxes to avoid search. Gem collectors note vast unknown caches from India, Egypt and Persia may lie undiscovered until necessity forces release. Professor Flinders Petrie references Sinai mines yielding turquoise and copper.
A husband in the yard readying boots hears his wife cry for help and hurries up two flights of stairs. He finds her at the window pointing to a bonnet she wants purchased, a dramatic domestic scene from the New York World.
The word lieutenant derives from terms meaning holding the place. A lieutenant holds the place of colors in the absence of the standard bearer, and a lieutenant also stands in for a captain when needed.
A compact extract quotes a quip about flattery as counterfeit and truth. The line reflects period sarcasm attributed to Puck. No named individuals or events are provided beyond the quotation context.
Margaret Manson, wife of the wealthy industrialist, escapes to the Genesee valley old tavern seeking the scent of her youth. In a chilling twist she discovers the corpse of Duncan Mitchell, once her secret love, buried with roses after a life on the Great Lakes Life Saving service. A published note reveals a protective sister and a tragic romance.
Hon John D Long a Buckfield Maine native is nicknamed Johnny when visiting. While secretary of the navy he met Aunt Bridgham who kept a flypaper sheet. His tall hat landed face up on flypaper and stuck to the paper requiring trimming with scissors before he left.
Consular Agent Murphy of Sorau reports on the royal Prussian textile school noting high fees for foreigners. Three months course costs Germans 7.14 dollars versus foreigners 119 dollars with a 14.28 dollar entrance fee. Card and rope making or spinning runs 47.60 dollars for Germans and 238 dollars for foreigners per year plus 14.28 dollar entrance fee, and girls’ course costs 7 dollars per year.
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