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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
2
A late 1920s humor column notes quirky remarks about modern life from pennants to pajamas and aviators. Jokes touch on Boston's pennant hopes, vaudeville plans for a Philadelphia policeman, and a cat with three heads quoted with light satire.
A New York woman reportedly willed all her money to her attorney, a plan seen as self serving. The writer jokes about the death of a 185 year old Mexican, imagining the lengthy lifespan with humor about lying in Mexico.
An Indiana resident reportedly ate a gallon of ice cream in one sitting illustrating how easy it is to break a food record. The anecdote highlights extreme eating as a novelty feat with no wider context.
A New York woman proclaims she loves her horses more than her husband. She jokes about not driving them as hard. The piece notes no law fixes shave prices under patent law and that there is no law against whiskers.
A fragment notes a tendency among girls to wear their own hats in gay patterns and forming small bunches, reflecting casual fashion tendencies and personal expression.
Archaeologists uncover remains from a society that venerated the peacock. The report mocks old stereotypes about women and beauty, cites Cleopatra’s imagined fate, and notes social quips about women, flight, farming, and domestic life as a sensational, wide ranging collection of reflexive opinions.
A column questions the decline of live music in theaters and the effect on suspense and mood. Writers fear absence of orchestral sound leaves villains and heroes less clear in tense scenes.
A contemporary asks if marriage makes a hero. Answer affirms by noting a married man demonstrates heroism through commitment and responsible action within family and community.
A remark on charity notes that some young women on the street only realize their unclothed state after seeing it in newspapers, implying the exposure prompts self-awareness about dress and propriety.
The treasury department plans to reduce the physical size of paper money, citing efficiency rather than consumer concerns about larger bank notes. Officials indicate redesign aims to streamline handling and production.
The author compares American, German, Russian, English, and British attitudes toward politics and culture. He notes American openness and hospitality contrasted with rival national traits, remarks on personal insult in politics, and praises American linguistic reach and the country as a sociological laboratory for ideas.
The passage delivers a sweeping, harsh critique of the United States and its people. It targets money worship, purportedly poor machinery, superficial education, corruption, and vulgar public life, asserting Americans lack manners, taste, and high culture while admiring European titles and emigrant success abroad.
Extracts from In Defense of America by Baron Gustav von Taube argue the dollar represents labor and future productivity. He praises American innovation, cites Edison, Morse, Fulton, and Whitne y, notes impressive machinery durability, and critiques European education and political corruption while lauding U S public spirit.
Dr Dunbar Brunton once faced a charging bull elephant while tracking in Africa. He fired multiple shots at close range, hitting the beast in the heart as natives fled and he calmly finished his pipe before the elephant toppled.
Workmen at Fferm Farm near Mold uncover a revolving stone in an ancient fireplace revealing a hidden chamber. Inside lie antique oak furniture, a table with muskets and feeding utensils, and dusted remains of a meal. Likely used as a Royalist hiding place during the Charles I civil war.
A condensed historical narrative recounts William the Conqueror leading Norman forces at Hastings in 1066. Harold’s Saxons collide with a shifting battle, Norman craft overcomes direct assault, Harold dies, William gains England and the Tower of London era begins. The piece contrasts Norse raids, Norman mercy, and William’s brutal rise with mixed moral judgments.
Bourrienne, once a poor Brienne schoolmate of Napoleon, rose to be his private secretary and later a grafting intriguer. Their feud intensified after Napoleon’s fall, Bourrienne fled France, lost his wealth, and died insane in 1884.
A conversation about a horse race tip leads to choosing a new overcoat over betting. One speaker notes the tip never pays off, while the other confirms no wager was placed and money went toward apparel instead.
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