Various Briefs and Quips From Choteau Montana
The B C E Treescott firm notes $10 bills are popular. Phipps wins divorce and qualifies for golf at Newport. Jim Jeffries enters hotel business. A sick editor confesses lies. The czar’s baby faces training hurdles and language. Dressmakers’ convention may interest men. Englishmen drink 500 glasses of beer yearly. The King of Italy is short yet tall in spirit. Empress Dowager reforms but acts independently. New York Press seeks last word by any means. South American revolution costs lives. Police should inquire. Automania and autophobia explained. Hazing season brings doctors’ rounds. European royalty’s stork news boosts Queen Wilhelmina.
Chicago poet blamed for finish rhyme with spinach
Critics lash a Chicago poet over the finish spin ach rhyme while noting local pronunciation. The New Jersey apple harvest proves large this year and farmers dream of applejack as the crop swells.
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Chicago
New Jersey
Vegetarian swimmers top meat eaters in Toronto event
Canadian vegetarians outswam meat eaters in a recent Toronto contest. The story notes that the best swimmers are often fish eaters, highlighting a contrast between diet and performance.
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Toronto
Treaty lets Tibet pay John Bull for free rein
A new pact between Great Britain and Tibet grants Tibet the right to pay John Bull 2.5 million dollars for the privilege of acting without constraint.
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Great Britain
Tibet
John Bull
Ella Wheeler Wilcox and the idea of success
A witty remark questions if Wilcox believed success comes by force. The speaker asks whether she has seen football or burlesque to imply effort and strategy matter more than blunt force.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ella
Mad Mul lah Predicted to Strike Again This Season
Observers warn that the Mad Mul lah may unleash another celebrated outbreak as the season advances, with anticipation mounting for the familiar display of his disruptive outbursts.
Chicago Woman Seeks Art League Gift After Pink Boudoir Find
A Chicago woman who discovered a pink eyed burglar in her pink boudoir plans to apply for membership in the Municipal Art League, pursuing a civic or cultural avenue after the incident.
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Chicago
The
Municipal Art League
Wardrobe Dilemma Before Newport Season Ends
The annual crisis in Mr. Harry Lehr's life nears as the Newport season closes. He must choose what to wear on the train home, a fashionable decision that marks the end of the social period.
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Harry Lehr
Newport
Estate of St. Louis Reporter Valued at 80000
A St. Louis newspaper reporter died recently leaving an estate valued at 80000. The mournful remark notes few could have endured the circumstances as he passed.
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St. Louis
Railroad stats warn of long ride before harm
The record notes average passenger travel of 58 1745 miles before fatal risk. It urges stepping out to reach the 58 917 646th mile. It also jokes about dancing masters vowing to end a new awkward dance once it’s invented.
Plentiful Double Stars Seen as Common as Royal Births
Astronomers report 800 or more double stars catalogued and claim the phenomena will soon be as routine as a European monarchs birth. The work suggests a maturity in starlit observations and a shift in attention from novelty to normalcy.
Subtle rainbow gleam and earthquake force
A compact reflection contrasts gentleness and power, calling a generous friend and a wicked foe into sharp relief. The poem frames strength as both beauty and danger, likening perception to color and impact to tremors.
Return of the prodigal son in Lidbridge tale
Herbert Seaton returns after 12 000 miles to Lidbridge seeking Mrs Haygarth now Radford. He meets Margaret Radford and visits the school where a gentle teacher, her pupils, and the prodigal son story move him, rekindling a long-held hope and emotion.
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Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Lidbridge
Purser
Herbert Seaton
Coast Guard
Margaret
Salcombe
Schule
Schulehouse
Seaton
Earth
Sweet
Nouth
Margaret Radford
Rob Carey
Haygarth
Herbert
Prodigal Returns to Margaret After Twenty Years
Hebert Seaton returns to a grown life, finding Margaret Radford in a teary reunion. The pair recall past choices and betrayals as they embrace in a quiet, heartfelt moment. Margaret questions his departure and the engagement to Haygarth, while Seaton explains.
Try a Smile By Baltimore American
Poem urges optimism and resilience urging readers to smile instead of frown when faced with hardship. It encourages showing courage, humor, and positive spirit even after defeats and weariness, concluding with a call to spread a genuine, uplifting grin.
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Baltimore
Why Diamonds Increase in Price
A Washington Post article cites Irving L. Russell stating diamonds are high now and likely to rise further. He notes a 40 percent price rise over two years and cites a major South African firm claiming diminishing diamond grounds justify rising values. the public is left uncertain about the producer's motives.
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Irving L. Russell
Washington Post
Commodore Benedict and Huntington Share Fishing Tip
Commodore E. Benedict and Wall Street friend L. D. Huntington fished together when a nearby boat asked for advice on market prospects. Benedict, a keen steam yachtsman, quipped that sailboats may go down but naptha launches are more likely to rise.
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Commodore E
Benedict
Wall Street
L. D. Huntington
Commodore
Child Returns from Grave Seen in Broad Daylight
Eyewitnesses report in the Friend of Burmah a two year old child buried in Pakokku cemetery reappeared in the village zayat at about eight in the morning The father Maung Yun carried the apparition home before two women wrestled for the child and the ghost vanished The cemetery cradle remained undisturbed and no corpse was found
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Burmah
Monyinzu
Pakokku
Maung Yun
May Neain
Zayat
Mah Sein Pwin
Ko Yun
Oh He's So Tired A Puppy Story
A Chicago Chronicle reminiscence details a flirtatious encounter on Dearborn Avenue. A young woman with a tiny Pomeranian cradles the sleepy pup as a lullaby plays, then the scene shifts to the dog’s death when the sandman arrives, prompting a quiet departure.
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Dearborn Avenue
Chicago Chronicle
Metals in the Transvaal Spur Iron Industry Growth
The Transvaal colony now begins iron ore exploitation with a forge near Pretoria. Rich iron, coal, and limestone deposits nearby prompt plans for a rolling mill and related iron works in the region.
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Transvaal
South Africa
Pretoria
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Acantha B. C. E. Trescott & Bro
Choteau, Montana
Roberts
Phipps
Jim Jeffries
Italy
China
New York Press
Wilhelmina
Electricity
Aladdin
HE Rieturn
George Bartley
New York
Margaret Radfords
Sidoes
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