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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1906
Page
6
William S. Rossiter acting director says 160 trusted clerks will review 20 years of divorce records in 20 large cities to produce block statistics. Names will not be released and analysis will cover New York Chicago Philadelphia and nationwide totals estimated at up to 1,000,000 cases. Completion expected in one year.
Fred Irland, official reporter of debates in the house, traveled to Baltimore and won the world shorthand championship in a five minute test reading the Congressional Record at over 200 words a minute. He completed his notes with no errors while rivals conceded. Irland had previously set a Lake George record of 250 words a minute for five minutes.
The article describes a new luxury on great ocean liners a flower shop carried by the ship with a glass window display modeled after New York stores. The ship crosses in five and a half days and renews stock regularly allowing passengers to buy fresh bouquets at sea at higher prices than land wholesale.
Under Capt. George S. Gibbs command the signal work at Mount Gretna Pa conducts a field test of a portable wireless telegraph system. Each station weighs just over 300 pounds with a 60 foot mast weighing about 50 pounds. Two mules can haul the full gear. The mast folds from lightweight sections raised by a small detachment, with a shelter tent at the base for sending and receiving apparatus.
An army officer notes the Mississippi River’s odd feats and recounts a government steamer losing bearings during river improvement work, plowing through a flood-concealed barn. The War Department faces $20 in damages alleged for the barn, remarking such an accident is unlikely elsewhere.
A south western congressman recalls learning to operate a big motor car bought last winter. A friend asks about progress and the reply is cautious optimism. He can spit now and hopes to raise his hat soon, reflecting a humorously self deprecating tale from the American Spectator.
In Russia a pioneering woman, Varvara Smolianoff, becomes the country’s only licensed female cab driver and sleigh operator. Her father’s heroism leads to her inheritance of his license, spotlighting gender roles and a bold business spirit in Moscow.
The scene is now marked by an elaborate enclosure and shelter. An illustration shows the exact spot where the priest and Levite passed by on the other side. The landscape remains bare and desolate, likely altered across centuries since the biblical event.
On the second floor of the congressional library a 50 by 50 foot pavilion houses desks and catalogs for manuscript consultation while six repairers cleanse mend and reinforce fragile documents. The vast storage hall holds three tiers of glass cases and iron safes with combination locks protecting pivotal papers from the Continental Congress to John Paul Jones and Robert Morris. The collection includes Washington Jefferson Madison Monroe Franklin and other statesmen with letters log books and naval records critical to final Revolutionary history.
The motor eye is a new condition imagined by the medical world where constant rapid driving makes the eye take too quick an impression of encountered scenes, disturbing its mechanism. Nature is adapting to modern speeds and unforeseen circumstances may arise.
In early 1902 the first successful gasoline powered agricultural motor appeared in England, challenging the farm horse. Plowing trials compared three systems. horses, steam, and gasoline motor, with costs per acre dropping from 4.08 to 1.97 for the motor.
Engineering Magazine notes Chinese carpenters lead in skill while valuing native tools. The piece praises their balance, precision, and teamwork using the small ox and adze equivalents, with two workers shaping heavy work on opposite sides and rapid, accurate swings.
King Oscar II, during his Paris stay, refused almost all media requests with one exception for Lectures pour Tous. He recalled Stockholm meetings, joked about magazine salaries, and mused on age and reminiscences while noting plans to visit again and explore Paris artistic venues. He also touted his multilingual prowess and past congress speeches.
The article reports indications that the Michelsen government will secure a sturdy majority, with party lines blurred and unexpected coalitions forming. Opposition is expected to be aggressive led by Castberg and Hricksen, while socialists may gain twelve to thirteen seats. A first test vote will reveal actual support for sustaining the ministry.
Mr Cheerily declares the fountain of youth lies within each person warning that worry seals it and sends men to search abroad. He argues true vitality flows when one stops worrying and discovers the spring inside the heart, not in distant lands. He cites Ponce de Leon’s quest as an example of wasted effort.
Washington observer Edmund S Stevens claims to have uncovered the universe’s secret and warns of further earthquakes. He predicts a global upheaval in 1989 wiping out major cities, followed by perpetual perturbation from 2035 to 3144 AD before a new heaven and earth emerge.
A caustic line contrasts Lovemaking of the kind usually found in romantic novels with the real thing, likening the latter to a mere 28 cents.
The Central Athletic Club of Christiania cut travel funding after Swedish press tone. Norwegian runners and skaters had accepted Almanna Idrottsklubben’s invitation to Stockholm but were warned demonstrations could follow. Prospective hosts assured hospitality yet feared chauvinist demonstrations, leading to a canceled trip.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson’s new novel Mary debuts in Norway and Denmark this week with an initial 8000 copies. English and American editions to follow by William Heinemann. The tale centers on Mary from a powerful Norwegian family, praised for vivacious narration and natural love development, with rich depictions of life in Norway and Paris.
Gustav Vigeland’s planned Ibsen monument in Christiania is described as unattractive and not self-evident, with the recumbent figure supported by two imps and lacking facial dignity. The London Sketch questions the sculpture’s artistic merit. The American tobacco trust acquires Orient Cigaret in Stockholm, stirring concern. Moeller de Berg studies Nordic postings, arriving from Uruguay to become Norway Sweden consul general in Christiania.
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