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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
2
A Montana railroad worker recounts a near mishap when his lucky rabbit's foot slipped from his jumper pocket during a 40 mile gale on a daylight express. The tale ends with a broken rail and a question if luck aided the safe stop.
The Pennsylvania railroad tale known as The Grasshopper Level sits within four miles of Lancaster and derives its name from the swarms that year. Reports claim grasshoppers wore fence rails smooth as they crossed to green pastures. During that season engines stalled on rails due to the pest density.
A fox struck by an express train during a Vine hunt near Whitchurch ends in tragedy. One hound was killed and another hound's brush was severed as the train dashed by, according to reports in the London Daily Mail.
The Redwing aeroplane built by Curtiss Mfg at Hammondsport N Y flew 319 feet at 30 mph on Lake Kauka ice. Pilot F W Baldwin 175 pounds, craft total 560 pounds, wing area 385 sq ft, eight wheeled forty horsepower motor, flight ended when rear support failed. Aerial Experiment Association chaired by Bell includes Curtiss Baldwin McCurdy Selfridge. Further trials planned.
A Missouri settler on a summit ridge near Jasper has created a unique farm enclosed by a fence that no animal has ever breached. Access is by a cliff trail narrow ledge and rock points, with livestock grazing on cultivated grain as the farmer moves animals to market via a private trail to Jasper.
Local history notes tell of a famed buzzard nicknamed stork like in East Nottingham. The bird's release from confinement follows a period of reverence among residents who feared it might threaten public safety.
In township Pennsylvania the famous belled buzzard kept imprisoned for years as the community stork figure was captured by Samuel Winchester. He has decided to set the bird free after attracting great crowds and widespread interest. The unusually large bell ed buzzard, colored differently from its species, wore a sleigh bell on its leg. Mothers told children it announced new births. It had defied capture for years until Winchester succeeded.
Forces under Sir James Will cocks advance to subdue the Zakka Khels through hostile terrain near the Khyber Pass. The southeastern entrance to the pass is closed, while Afridas resist fiercely and remain a threat to progress.
Mr Salter and tenants battle a mouse plague in a crowded city apartment. Regina the cat hunts the rodents nightly, drawing complaints and chaos. After days of pest control, Salter imprudently keeps the cat, which Mrs Salter eventually gives away to a boy named Billy Moses who delivers dead mice for his father’s shop.
In a tense scene from The Throne Jonn reassures a frightened woman as a burglar bangs the piano. The man vows to aid the intruder, insisting the instrument cannot be moved without help, highlighting a sudden domestic crisis and a daring response.
A dialogue depicts Mr Nuritch remarking on a man who acts as the host in his own right. He criticizes a seller who performs all the honors at the party the guests pay for, revealing tension over social roles and compensation.
In New York Wall Street greets a curious mix of visitors from newlyweds spending their three day honeymoons to classes of schoolchildren escorted by teachers. Guides overheard saying the most interesting people are those not in the market, while sightseers linger near brokers and the Morgan cottage amid the money maze.
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