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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
2
A jumble of observations and wry notes from The Choteau Acantha pokes fun at city life. Items include thieves in New York stealing cheese, a barber chair incident, travel advances, pistol concerns, and a New Yorker marrying a polite telephone operator.
A well known danseuse testifies or swears her entire property is valued at 200 dollars possibly to justify economical stage dress. The piece notes novelty inventions and a large real estate offer in New York Madison Square Garden for sale at 3.5 million dollars and hints at a central garden sale. The article ends with a remark on gardening aiding nerves per doctors.
The general manager of the Chicago telephone company says question "What's the time?" is asked by Chicago subscribers at least 62,000 times daily. He notes a strong market potential for clocks and watches that keep accurate time.
A Vienna girl was fined a small sum after scratching a man's nose with her hatpin in the street. The incident is described as a poetic retribution, noting the offense and the large perceived fine.
The text suggests future police crowd control at parades could use aeroplanes to herd people, improving on current pushing and hauling methods. It notes this method as a geomie style advance, replacing older crowd management techniques.
The Troy Times notes several bubonic plague cases on incoming steamers but says medical skill meets the emergency and quarantine has prevented further spread, providing assurance that vigilance will be maintained.
The courts have decided that a man who gives a diamond engagement ring to a woman cannot reclaim it if the engagement ends. The note hints at evolving gender rights and echoes fears that men may lose remaining privileges as militant suffragettes gain influence.
England foresees a magnificent coronation of King George in London with a grand spectacle expected to surpass past displays. The event promises large crowds and substantial profits for merchants, hoteliers, and other city businesses.
A survey of spring hat fashions highlights hemp and milan braids as leading choices with many other braids like hair braid pyroxylin and leghorn. Velvet borders and facing add flair while conservative crowns emphasize graceful outlines and floral trims dominate the season.
A fragmentary diary style note describes a child's concern with old clothing for Tige, the sweetheart, and the wish for new spring garments. The speaker mentions white dimity, a mother’s sewing expectations, and preparing outfits before hot weather arrives.
Six year old Anna M. Denniston details her fashion choices with a blue sash, blue ribbon hair, pale stockings, lace insertions, short sleeves, solid embroidered skirts, and kid shoes or black slippers, as reported by the Chicago News.
Small beaded bags remain popular with a trend toward tiny beads. The article notes ongoing appeal and growing enthusiasm for these delicate accessories.
The article describes spring millinery emphasizing medium crowns and balanced brims. Turbans in multiple colors, two-tone fabrics, and restrained trimmings define the look. Straw and crinoline blends, lemon and leghorn tones, and subtle accents like flowers and velvet cockades are highlighted.
Hats with brims that turn up at the front side or back dominate the new spring models. Straw brims remain large but are more tailored and eye lines are visible beneath. One form measures 18 inches by 22 inches, while extra large hats are confined to extremists as they become too absurd to be picturesque.
A fashion note describes women’s tailored shirt waists featuring novel collar designs. Ornate cords and a cid blue corded silk tie thread through vertical eyelet slits around the high straight collar, knotted in front in four in hand fashion.
The Child Welfare Exhibit at the Seventy-first Regiment armory examines child life risks in New York. It notes a saloon for every 294 people and scarce playgrounds, with candy shops, cheap theaters, and street crime impacting youths. The exhibit covers 250 moving picture shows reaching two million weekly and analyzes dance academies teaching many underage youths, with half of the dancing schools deemed undesirable for young women.
In Quindaro a pig aided Shaw in a civil dispute over hog ownership. Judge Pfaff, after watching the animal squeeze through a tiny fence hole to its familiar feeding yard, reversed the prior verdict and ruled in Shaw's favor. The crowd cheered as the pig returned to Shaw's lot.
In Vicksburg Michigan a man named Manigold excels at lightning calculations. He reportedly multiplied 4 898 by 67 instantly and computed his age in seconds at 995 328 000. He describes a left-to-right mental method and can group digits on a mental blackboard.
Ephepherson City reports John H. Burgin from Gentry County proposes a free matrimony bureau to pair bachelors in the legislature with Cole County girls. He claims ten successful matches and advocates mandatory marriage for bachelors while criticizing women who flirt without wedlock. Burgin cites his own 15 children as proof of marriage benefits.
The article argues aging adults suffer from feeling useless and outlines ways families can keep elders engaged. It emphasizes grandparents deserve priority, cites a daughter's kitchen help turning into joy, and warns children to treat aging parents with deference to avoid later regret.
A New York producer faced a sharp critique from a famed author. The manager halted all performances of the play after the author urged him to stay out of rehearsals, signaling a swift decisive end to the run.
A New Haven passenger train struck five deer on a grade curve near Fluteville Donn. The engineer warned and tried to stop but a buck and a doe were hit and killed while four others escaped. The train halted and the crew later shared venison for supper.
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