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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1904
Page
2
The excerpt blends satirical musings on war, society, science and cricket with sharp asides about Russia, England and fame. It wanders from a duke's hunting trip to a playful jab at “skirmishes” versus battles and ends with a Richmond man waking to a million dollar inheritance joke.
The report notes Mrs Buffalo Bill Cody accuses her husband of long term self poisoning. It also mentions Herbert Spencer's tempers toward Carlyle and Carlyle's feelings toward Spencer in a terse biographical aside.
A curious remark notes a deaf and mute man who invented an umbrella rock and reads funny columns seriously, suggesting a misread seriousness in his engagement with the editorial humor.
A St. Louis woman refuses marriage until she confirms the suitor is saved. She notes that most girls consider a man well saved when they win her approval and commitment.
A fragment suggests motorpathia cerebral as the cause of distress for an automobilist who injures others, noting the condition is contracted by those he runs over.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat notes hostilities may end after dispatching their best admiral to Makaroff’s house as tensions with Russia and Japan persist.
A Denver man refuses to accept an $1.8 million inheritance from a wealthy uncle. The story hints at a public or social context, suggesting he may speak to John D’s Bible class instead of taking the funds.
A Wall Street broker has just taken out a life insurance policy worth 1,500,000 the largest ever issued and will pay annual premiums of 45,000. Paris reports the famous Queen's Necklace, linked to Numas copy, has been stolen. Hubert Sothern hints at a D'Artagnan revival.
The Trans Siberian railway is praised for its resilience noting it functions even after being blown up in hundreds of places comparing its operation to an intact line.
A Maine man declares he will devote time to studying the cat language, aiming to contribute to the dictionary of profanity through new feline expressions.
A brief note describes two Frenchmen engaging in a duel in front of a cinematograph as an unusual stunt to gain fame amid many modern paths to notoriety.
A remark on the identification of the beloved in the verse line A jug of wine a loaf of bread and thou. The quotation highlights how the meaning shifts with who is addressed and suggests intimate or romantic reading varies by context.
A Philadelphia demonstrator of anatomy declares men surpass women in beauty while noting girls are progressing well enough to make us notice when they seek 30 cents.
A near century old discovery reveals the 1507 map by Martin Waldseemuller of St Diel first naming the Western Hemisphere America after Amerigo Vespucci. The Latin book popularized the term and linked it to the new continent.
The tablet purchased through donations by D A R chapters, led by Miss Marion Brazier, honoring Commodore Paul Jones, was formally presented to the school committee Friday afternoon April 15 with exercises at the school. Dorothy Bates pulled the silken white cord to unveil the tablet as Lieut Gov Guild represented the state in Gov Bates absence.
A German professor, Joseph Fischer, uncovered the long sought 1507 Waldseemuller map hidden in a Wolfegg castle library volume. The atlas piece, 8 by 4 feet when assembled, shows Americas with early distortions and the name America across the southern continent, photographed for public reproductions.
In the sixteenth century European locksmiths produced keys treated as art with embossed figures coats of arms and grotesque arabesques. These ornate keys adorned the bows while today they are replaced by plain metal rings in this utilitarian age.
An expert artisan chisels and dates keys once owned by royalty. The Strozzi key linked to Henri VI of France sold for $6000. Notable keys feature sphinxes back to back on a column capital and dual conjoined pipes on the stem. A seventeenth century key shows two seated men under a coronet. A third key dazzles with arabesques, cupids, river gods, Victory, and paired human figures supporting the stem.
A charitable woman visiting tenements on the East Side recounted an incident with a sick child. The doctor had ordered a bath, and the mother called downstairs for a neighbor to lend a washtub to scald the baby.
At the onset of the war the medical department in St Petersburg reportedly had about 15000 dollars worth of linen in stock but none remained. Officials say the linen was eaten by rats.
Sir Hiram Maxim unveils a captive flying machine on a large open umbrella frame. Fish-shaped cars glide around a central shaft at high speed, offering a fifty foot altitude thrill at about sixty five miles per hour. One will appear at Earl's Court and another at Crystal Palace as funds target solving flight.
The article details the growth of state aided road building from New Jersey to New York and New England. It cites specific funding shares, mileage completed, and bond proposals, noting Massachusetts and Connecticut as early success stories with substantial investments. It argues state and national aid share the same principle of public benefit and suggests national action may follow state gains. It also includes a brief note on Japanese torpedo boat crews and heat management in small vessels.
A fragmentary verse attributed to John G Whittier expresses longing for spiritual strength and divine presence during weary hours. The lines request heavenly refreshment and guidance as one faces aging, sunset, and the dawn of new morn while seeking courage for upright living.
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