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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1904
Page
11
A stream of pithy observations tels of fashion fixes for bandy-legged men and clever quips on husbands, wives, and wealth. The column notes a Nome Alaska wireless dispatch and a New Jersey professor joining the police, with playful jab at broomcorn shortages and other small-town curiosities.
Far East reports Japan's mosquito fleet active and winning encounters while New Jersey forces also engage, delivering routs to opposing units.
The prize monkey at the Philadelphia Zoo is learning to write and is expected to fit him for a future role as a society reporter at Newport.
The journals report that alcohol produced from sawdust is already commercially successful and very easy to sell, suggesting strong market demand and easy distribution for this new biofuel like product.
The discovery suggests the absence of red headed dolls mirrors cultivated preferences like olive taste. Observers note hair color appeal may be a constructed trait rather than a natural preference.
The Boston Globe ponders whether Guatemala ants fall under duty rules for farming utensils, joking that the issue resembles a wild animals question more than a tariff item.
Harry Lehr overlooked a once in a lifetime moment as the Igorrotes visited President Roosevelt and failed to secure attendance at a Newport dog dinner.
English society gradually adopts American ways as soda fountains spread and trends shift. The prospect hints at changes in leisure and dining, with culture and cuisine evolving as Americans influence daily life in England.
Mosquitoes in Panama react to Gen Davis request for 100000 yards of wire gauze with concern predicting possible famine as officials debate the supply and its impact on public health and defense.
Four members of the Boston base ball club extinguished a fire in a Cleveland hotel the other night. It is to be hoped that the official scorer has credited each of them with a put out.
The Post Office Department plans to extend rural free delivery as roads improve. The move targets areas where the road network supports expanded mail routes, boosting the Good Roads movement in regions most in need.
Brussels reports claimed the Princess Chimay eloped again but the tale proved baseless and wicked. The princess has not eloped for six weeks and no such event occurred.
In Chicago a cornet player was assaulted and his instrument taken as he was held up. Neighbors show grim satisfaction as authorities charge suspected hold-up men with the crime.
Johan falls for Minna daughter of Klang the farmer while promised to Clara. The Holferyd and Runeryd estates push a marriage alliance, a staged theft of coins unfolds to scuttle Minna. A fiery carriage of a devilish machine frightens the couple.
In a village a plot to wed is thwarted when an automobile appears at the crucial moment. Johan's father, though frail, directs the deliverance of Minna and the banns are read the next Sunday. The Holferyd and Runeryd owners deny being fooled, though they may fear exposure.
A goat in Buchanan's town raided yards and ate diverse items to appease hunger. A veterinarian used X ray study revealing the stomach contained an apple pie and numerous odd objects including slippers subpoenas and a war cry. The animal may recover after the pie caused a temporary indisposition.
Poem reflections on Norse myth and modern questing for gold. The piece cites Asgard and Bifrost gods Baldur Woden Loki Thor then broadens to contemporary rainbow chasers seeking pots of gold, noting the legend survives in wives tales and human folly.
A man accused his neighbor of slander claiming theft and embezzlement. The neighbor filed a damages suit in court and won, with the accuser ordered to pay $700 plus $42 costs. The case highlights the financial risk of unjust public accusations.
The Authors' club of Boston spent a day visiting Whittier in Amesbury. On Main Street a girl greeted Hezekiah Butterworth the author and editor and joked about kissing a newspaper photo that resembled him. He replied that if it kissed back it would not be like him.
Gerald Kelly, a 25 year old English artist, has gained acclaim in Paris with exhibitions that captivate the French capital. The French government ordered one of his works for the national collection in the Luxembourg gallery.
A traveling man recalls a postwar dinner with Majah General and Captain where a Majah offers 12 000 in Confederate bills to honor old times. The colonel notes a shared sentiment of generosity as they toast the end of the war and the South's lingering memories.
The piece explains Spanish courting where a novio accompanies the girl on walks while her mother or maid remains nearby. Courtship rarely leads to marriage, yet the girl remains loyal and obedient to her gallant during this state of affairs.
A Paducah Kentucky primary school teacher recounts asking students what Washington would have fathered if the Confederacy had succeeded. A quick reply from a pupil: Twins, demonstrating childlike wit amid wartime rhetoric.
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