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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1904
Page
2
A dinner in honor of Bishop Candler of Georgia features a tale about his first encounter with a hard shell crab. He recalled arriving from the mountains to a Richmond crab supper and admitting ignorance on how to eat the dish, joking that if it were a gopher or possum he would know where to bite.
Newport News Shipbuilding superintendent Matt Doughty criticizes Navy inspectors for red tape while recounting a quarrel over teak for the battleship Louisiana. He argues the inspector wasted time and money, noting the wood existed but was mischaracterized.
A three year old at a Buckingham Palace children's party offered a daisy to Queen Alexandra after admiring the scarlet coated bandsmen in the garden. The queen commented on the boy and his choice as he compared her quiet gown with his floral token.
A New York Times tale recounts ex Governor Frank S Black in Troy New York where bootblack William Mace asks about the nominating race in Chicago He palms a five dollar note and tells the bootblack to scratch the Black from his name, prompting a faint smile from the former governor.
A Connecticut congressman boasting of his status chased by a bull on a neighbor's farm clambers over a fence to escape. He confronts the farmer in anger asking if the farmer knows who he is, only to be reminded by the farmer to tell the bull that.
A writer recalls humorous preacher texts that were chosen with unintended seriousness. In a North England country church an oil lamp fiasco left a feeble light while the pastor preached on And now we see through a glass darkly, illustrating unlikely humor in sermons.
Minister Takahira protested Count Cassini the Russian ambassador at a White House reception over not acknowledging his formal bow. Takahira, near sighted, recalled strict etiquette as tensions between Japan and Russia rose, and defended his attentive courtesy to the dean of the diplomatic corps.
Capt Walter H Chatfield returns from the Philippines and recalls a Fifth Infantry Bible duty story. A worn battalion rests on a Sabbath before Easter as the chaplain conducts services without a candle. An obliging private finds a candlestick and offers to hold the candle to support the chaplain’s singing for the service.
The Rev. Dr. W. S. Rainsford recalls a child’s remark about a locked church and the need for access. He says that when he has a church, people should not have to hunt a sexton to enter, a lesson he credits to a four year old’s wit.
In the wardrooms and navy clubs a tale recounts Admiral Evans finding the Indiana’s 1,500 pound stream anchor wedged behind the after superstructure. Chadwick, then chief of the Bureau of Equipment, notes the placement as proper. During gun tests a distant 15 inch round is believed to tumble as a shell splashes far off target, then a geyser erupts nearby signaling the shell’s flight.
In Memphis Judge Sam Walker, famed for thrift, met Luke Wright now governor-general of the Philippines in a courtroom. Walker asked for tobacco, quipping he did not chew enough to buy it. Wright stretched his pouch and replied with a dry smile that Walker was mistaken.
A fragmentary verse portrait of a mysterious woman beyond definitions. The speaker rejects beauty and wisdom yet portrays her as an incarnate mystery whose spell lingers beyond simple sense or name.
Artist Jay Hambridge spent weeks in Kinderhook New York where residents resist modern ideas. A fire company debate on using left treasury funds to buy a piano ends with an elder noting no one may play it, illustrating local skepticism toward progress.
A New York Herald tale recalls Major Sam Early of Charleston West Virginia a bigoted old line Whig who detested Democrats. He once saw an Irish man in his service imitate his master and when a Democratic torchlight procession passed he pulled the man out and demanded why he defected. The reply was a wink and the line I am trying to disgrace them.
A French duty collector sat at his desk in a wine barrel filled with water to stay cool and conduct business. An inspector witnessed the scene and immediately suspended him for the stunt.
Report notes cardinal headgear hung in Westminster Cathedral and at St. Patrick's Cathedral New York. The scarlet hat of the late Cardinal McCloskey remains suspended in the chapel, near the altar, since 1885, fading with age per church custom until it turns to dust.
A Japanese in New York explains that Japanese soldiers fight as pure combatants because servants handle camp chores. He contrasts this with Russian and other troops who carry their baggage, cook, and camp, leaving soldiers free to rest and fight.
Japanese journalism rapidly adopts Western practices as war extras sell briskly on street corners. Newsmen appear in distinctive dress and bell at the belt, with lively reporting during active war news. English columns are common, and English study is widespread as the country runs about 600 newspapers with strong circulations.
A woman credits Postum with restoring her complexion and health after years of coffee use. She describes indigestion and heart palpitations improving within a week and lasting for two years since switching to Postum. The testimonial references a friend’s experience and the product’s origin in Battle Creek Michigan. There’s a note to look for The Road to Wellville in each package.
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