Oddities and Opinions From The Times On Various Topics
A miscellany of satirical notes from The Choteau Acantha spans topics from college football and rising living costs to ships and comets. It jokes about skates on lake steamers and olives of zealous reform, noting Wall Street activity and amusing local quirks in Scranton and Virginia.
Peoria Judge Rules Man May Punish Wife Over Breakfast Hour
A Peoria judge held a man can punish his wife for not having his breakfast ready at four a m yet other regions do not share this view. The comment notes that the rest of the world does not follow the Peoria example in marriage and breakfast hours.
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Peoria
Door of a Million Bibles Opens for World Distribution
A New York door for the American Bible Society is described as the Door of a Million Bibles. The society plans to raise funds including a potential $500,000 gift from Mrs. Russell Sage to support annual expenses around $600,000. The article details collections, languages, and distribution points, with exhibits, rare editions, and global printing efforts.
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York
Fourth Avenue
Shipping Department
Russell Sage
Bible Society
Walter Scott
American Bible — Society
Nassau Street
China
Yangtse-kiang
Society
Lenox Library
Oxford
Schrescherowsky
Calmuck
Cardinal Mazarin
American Society
Douay
Reims
Dr. Dwight
The
Africa
Mexico
South America
Beirut
Syria
New York
Manhattan
Ellis Island
Far East
Yokohama
Philippines
Korea
Shanghai
Chen Tu
Bangkok
Siam
Presbyterian Missionary Society
American Bible Society
Northwest
Indianapolis
Haughville
The Wonderberry or Sunberry Gains National Praise
Luther Burbank originated Wonderberry or Sunberry and John Lewis Childs introduced it. Noted figures like John Burroughs and Judge Morrow praise the berry as delicious and productive. Reports describe heavy yields in sand and drought, with owners confirming high per acre values and long fruiting seasons.
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Luther Burbank
John Lewis Childs
Floral Park
N. Y
John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt
New York Agricultural Experiment Station
Canada
Hall
Wichita
Kan
Enochs
Hammond
J. H. Powers
Kenwood Avenue
Chicago
J. P. Swallow
Kenton
Ohio
Rev. H. B. Sheldon
Pacific Grove
Cal
W. T. Davis
Enon
Judge Morrow
U. S. Circuit Court
Childs
Hattie Vincent
Hayden
New Mexico
Hospitable Man and Tuberculosis Campaign Notes
The article reflects on the anti tuberculosis push in the United States. It cites 163 new associations 133 new hospit als and sanatoria and 91 dispensaries in 1909 and a stronger year end tally of 394 associations 386 hospitals and sanatoria and 265 dispensaries on January 1 1910. A humorous cartoon caption about a deer hunter contrasts with a wry warden exchange.
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United States
Postum Aimed to Cure Stomach Trouble and Nervousness
A Western city chief bookkeeper credits Postum with curing his stomach pain and neuralgia after years of coffee and tea. He says switching to Postum removed his nervousness and blues during long mental work periods and urges others to try the beverage.
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Postum
Wellville
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Holland
Virginia
Peanut Gallery
Stream OF Bibles
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Dwight
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Satan
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