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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1905
Page
2
A collage of satirical remarks and brief notes previews social trends. Bits refer to health, marriage, finance, royalty, crime, travel, and agriculture from various U S sources, including Miss Daisy Leiter and King Peter of Servia, plus a Berlin poker ruling and a Chicago mother's record.
A Frenchman who had fought seven duels died recently of natural causes. The note questions whether it is necessary to label the duels as French.
Stoessel faces the common end of a hero as many generals regret they never had a chance to defend the fortress. The passage reflects on failed defense and imagined alternate outcomes by officers who felt they could have held the line.
Harry Lehr states plans to retire from society after years of belonging to the social world. He suggests the move was long contemplated and would not affect his standing among the prominent circles he frequented.
A New York man buys a rare variegated carnation for twenty thousand dollars warning to be careful. The gossip hints that kin of wealthy men who engage in unusual deeds may push relatives into sanitariums.
Many men resolved not to waste money this year by buying the most expensive ledgers to keep their personal accounts, a trend noted as a paradox of frugality.
A new use for silver dollars is reported as they are shoveled out in large quantities to halt run on banks. The discovery suggests instant effect in stabilizing liquidity and easing public panic at financial institutions.
Friends celebrate Cornelius Vanderbilt after a Wall Street win of 1 750 000 amid caution that losses accompany every victory. A observer warns not to cheer since many are suffering as markets move.
A Portuguese scientist claims to have built a great sun furnace that concentrates solar rays to melt any known substance. The report suggests he should attempt the device on the Boston girl, implying a provocative or sensational test.
Pittsburg residents offer a $1000 prize for the best peace novel. The public imagines the work will avoid a spouse driven plot and focus on broader themes. The prize has sparked wide curiosity about the forthcoming work and its likely subject matter.
A humorous observation notes a bachelor’s complaint that no woman hears the call to hurry and wonders if such impatience is evident in the public rush to a tempting bargain sale. The remark playfully contrasts personal delays with mass consumer urgency.
A French scientist claims gossiping women cannot live long yet the speaker is mistaken. The author argues that gossipers do not die, claiming the pleasures of village life prove otherwise.
A girl reports a man at a street corner spoke to her with the line Where are you going, my pretty maid. The man claims he was merely refreshing his mind with poetry.
Commander Robert E Peary promotes a plan to reach the Pole using wireless telegraphy and Eskimo support guided by the Smith Sound route. The pamphlet argues the expedition would offer national prestige, fuel Arctic exploration, and spur youth while noting a base at Cape Sabine and a voyage to Kane Basin Robeson channels. President Roosevelt hails Peary and Nansen as leading Arctic explorers.
The article explains that floral design expresses earth air and water or heaven earth and man. Vases water and stems symbolize these forces and a calendar of meanings guides which flowers and vase styles to use. Guests must not overdo arrangements and often offer to destroy their work to show humility.
An excerpt praises Mr Bernard Shaw as the cleverest thinker and notes his London lecture on Socialism for the Upper Classes. The piece argues money is linked to virtue, clarifying scripture’s root of evil reference and examining how people value money versus other ideals.
Mr George F Daniels recalls a moment at Albany Central station when he asked if his face was good for a ticket to New York. A stranger in line quips would you like it punched when you board. The tale captures a humorous rail travel moment.
A Seattle Post Intelligencer report recalls Lew Hanback, a Kansas nominee for congress in 1882, who used three railroad passes to haul 125 men to political events. Archie Williams, Union Pacific attorney, faced a harsh reaction from management over the abuse of passes.
The article envisions liquid air and its components oxygen and nitrogen becoming economical for home cooling within a decade. A plant will regenerate liquid air daily, promising delivery to large establishments then households, with insulated piping and decorative coils. Nitrogen preservation could render ice obsolete for kitchen refrigerators.
Poem praising various forms of love including maternal sister wife and divine love. Compares human affection to heavenly mercy, ends with devotion to God. Reflects themes of enduring fidelity and spiritual ascent through divine love.
Mrs. Fletty Green notes housekeeping mishaps rival finance woes. A Bellows Falls party featured an apple pie with an ornate crust. When the hostess complimented the crust, the cook quipped with a joke about her teeth.
A vignette from Youth’s Companion recounts Annie Simmons eight year old, a shy girl, asked about the minister’s baby recovering from chickenpox. Annie replies she is “Very much better” though she adds the baby cannot be “so very much better” because he is too little.
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