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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
6
The World of To-Day describes the so called humming sponge method used in prisons. A prisoner is stripped bound gagged and subjected to a sponge soaked in water as a current is applied gradually up the body. The process creates a buzzing sound and severe physical strain though it is not widely used despite some investigation indicating it is fairly common.
A New York Press excerpt contrasts bourgeois excess with true housekeeping. It argues real kitchen work is simple and efficient, while clutter and upholstery signal wealth. It praises capable cooks who clean quickly and warns against sloppy, unhealthy practices in domestic spaces.
Prof. Franz H. Kirmayer of Bridgewater Normal School, a Civil War veteran, would take a new artificial leg every three years over $75. The government would pay travel and expenses to the chosen fitting site, even Manila, and he just returned from Minneapolis with his latest leg, deeming it the best yet.
In a New England town a public school teacher struggled with a pupil over weights and measures. The student Tommy responded to a gallon to pint question with It’s all milk, mum, after the teacher used a milkman example.
A villager questions federal progressives about railways. An enterprising resident doubts the railway would boost population, arguing it would tempt locals to leave the village rather than grow.
A terse exchange features Mr. Hunter asking to meet Miss Richie who has $50,000 and no incumbrance, while Miss Keen queries whether she is seeking a husband or security. The dialog centers on wealth and marriage prospects.
Helena Zimmerman of Cincinnati, wife of the duke of Manchester, is central to a social upheaval as their son grows up in an American style. The couple’s influence shifts European high society, with the duchess as queen of social life and their son being readied in American ways in Ireland.
Swiss spring landscapes host vast wildflower blooms that fuel a thriving honey and wax business. About 250,000 bee colonies yield 10 million pounds of honey annually, valued at roughly $2.5 million at 1909 prices, with Lucerne and Berne leading production.
A February Atlantic correspondence by Lafcadio Hearn praises non Caucasian beauty. It claims beauty lies in varied skins and metals, noting gold skins with blue hair and many eye colors, urging readers to consult Broca’s pattern books for color examples.
The article recounts Napoleon III and Eugenie de Montijo, from his early failures to his rise as emperor and her influence. It covers his escape to England, marriage in 1853, their son Prince Imperial, the 1870 war, exile, and her solitary life in England after his death.
A long biographical sketch recounts Sam Houston’s daring rise from pioneer boy to Tennessee governor and future Texas leader. It notes his romance with Eliza Allen, their abrupt separation, his retreat to the Cherokee, his return to fight for Texas, two marriages, and his death with a final lament for Texas.
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