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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
6
A compact collection of quips and opinions items noting Che Acantha by C. E. Trescott and Bro, reflections on arts, bull fighting in Spain, Wisconsin bachelors, Alfred Austin prose, Rockefeller wealth, Nero’s fame, New York gas politics, anti American Vienna moves, and Venezuelan Mr. Castro as potential honorary member.
A satirical note questions belief in fish stories, cites a claim of 13 000 drinks with only two harmless, and criticizes a Pennsylvania deacon for a harsh church choir remark. It adds a quip about the Sultan of Morocco offering $2 per enemy head and notes a market glut.
A New York soci ety eyes a spectacle featuring an educated baboon drawing many compliments for its wit and demeanor. The unusual performer attracts fashionable crowds and outlet chatter about the show’s novelty.
A prominent heiress, valued at sixty million, attempts to join Philadelphia high society but is blocked for lack of lineage. She is said to have no grandfather and is urged to have started her social ascent two generations earlier.
A magazine writer notes that Europe’s crowned heads and the un crowned in this country share fear of their cooks. The remark points to influence behind kitchens and power.
Champion Jeffries declares boxing pays little and will retire from the ring. The statement implies he sees no artistic reward in fighting and jokes about art for art's sake.
The report notes King Edward is losing his teeth and questions the moral in a period voice. It implies hardship and social critique, contrasting royal condition with the plight of workers and raising a broader ethical point.
A Pittsburg figure with a stated fortune of 20 million dollars signals a congressional bid. The remarks imply pursuit of more than a 5000 dollar annual salary, suggesting a wider political ambition.
A remark notes that any man over forty who does anything notable today faces portrayal as a living refutation of the Osler theory, reflecting public discourse on aging and achievement.
The Washington Post notes that a woman's kiss can be valued at $50,000 in a legal context, implying damages or compensation may be assigned monetary value through court action. The remark frames affection in financial terms within judicial settings.
It is claimed that yawning is the healthiest exercise. Now we see magazine poetry departments exist mainly for therapeutic purposes rather than to uplift literature.
George Foster Peabody has purchased a small mountain in New York. The note suggests a trend of wealthy individuals collecting geographic features, reflecting a curious folly of wealth.
A Standard Oil official faces a shooting accusation centered on a man who allegedly snored. The charge is disputed, yet the remark links snoring to oil consumption, prompting scrutiny of the claim and the case context.
The Atlanta tuberculosis convention did not address the tapeworm as a foe of consumption, a silence deemed reprehensible by critics who note it was once linked by some prominent figures.
London music publishers agreed not to issue any new popular songs until copyright laws are updated. This move is portrayed as blessed relief for the patient and long-suffering public.
A nurse in blue gowns and fleecy caps tends a sick child while June rain and dew refresh the earth. She shelters him from murky shadows, weaving nocturnal blankets and fanning him with soft winds as he rests under her care.
In Venezuelan waters a British countess seeks escape from turmoil aboard the Gemsbok bound for Marseilles. On deck romance blooms as Tom Devitt, the chief mate, falls for her while Ben and Sam trade chatter about her beauty as the ship sways in rough seas.
In a moonlit scene aboard a liner, Devitt a capable sailor confesses love for a countess. Despite crew and Captain Paul urging him to stay in his station, Devitt admits he’s attracted to a woman beyond his social rank, while the countess questions his happiness with her.
In a tense exchange a man presses a woman who reveals she is the Countess Cardozo's maid aboard the Gemsbok. She fears losing status if she speaks of her fortune while he declares he wants her regardless, seizing the moment with a kiss and embrace.
A London Times correspondent argues that uneducated Americans mispronounce America while educated Americans give the Italian form Amaric for Amalaric meaning strenuous labor. Brazil is cited as the original America with early maps treating North America as an extension of India. The piece traces the term America from India to North America in the 16th century and credits the Anglo-Saxon race with a debt to India.
Wealthy financier Charles M Schwab receives a London appeal for a miners widows fund offering a Christmas fowl and pudding. He declines after learning nothing reliable about the fund, but instead donates to a comparable American charity.
James Whitcomb Riley spoke on space to a Hoosier country school audience. A country editor's son humorously answers space as "Twenty-five cents on agate line for display matter" in a witty exchange from the Saturday Evening Post.
In a Vermont mountain home a daughter looking for her father in the United States senate finds comfort from a donkey at the adjacent pasture. She serenely tells the beast not to worry since papa will be home Saturday evening, recalling the late William M. Evarts.
Prof. Hugo R. Meyer testifies before the senate committee on interstate commerce in Washington on May 4. He argues that rail expansion unlocked western agricultural and eastern manufacturing growth, and warns that regulating rates by bureaucrats could destroy long standing, large scale economic gains.
In a short exchange the speakers joke about singing and its effect. The Detron Tribune notes a Sunday public performance for county jail prisoners, claiming many inmates cried during the recital.
Advertises forty acres of mineral land with assays from 10 to 67 dollars per ton. Seller offers half the property at a sacrifice of 6500 dollars to fund development of the remaining half. Respond via P O Box 206 St Paul Minnesota.
Postmaster General R J Wynne recounts a New York Times anecdote about a boy invited to a friend’s party. After multiple servings of ice cream cake and candy the boy declines further sweets saying he can chew but not swallow.
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