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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
2
West End dressmakers push models toward a uniform twenty four inch waist the present ideal. Earlier eighteen to nineteen inch waists are discouraged as unsuitable for showing today’s gowns. Managers say stock waists run twenty four inches and smaller waists are corrected by padding. Tight lacing is only found in outdated show rooms.
The Coos bay region hosts an enormous timber reserve with around 100 billion feet within a sixty to seventy mile radius, including fir spruce red cedar and Port Orford cedar. The harbor offers natural shipping and manufacturing advantages, with cedar valued for shipbuilding and water exposure, and hardwoods like maple ash alder and myrtle used in furniture and fittings.
Walter J. Travis at Rye recounts a friend's tale of a drunken caddy and laments the risk to those with serious responsibilities. He recalls a lady seeing her butler drunk in her dining room and a lighthearted remark that the ailment is not catching.
An adults party in Hutchinson offered nostalgia games from childhood such as post office and London Bridge with a prize for the ugliest face. Judges awarded a box of bon bons to an old maid who objected she was not playing.
A girl with a bantam admired an ostrich egg on a drawing room table. The ostrich egg later vanished and was found near the bantam nest with a note reading Something like this please Keep on trying.
The minister tested the class on the Prodigal Son story after a lesson. A quick witted pupil answered that the fatted calf was the one sorry for the prodigal's return, delivering a humorous closing remark.
An agent introduces a new “run vention” that combines a talking machine, carpet sweeper, and letter opener. The proprietor responds by noting he already has one and adds a personal detail about being married.
The Yildiz palace grounds in Constantinople, once the private domain of Abdul Hamid, are slated to become a public pleasure park under the new regime. Report notes lavish rooms, luxury décor, secret treasure hints, and a palace staff loyal to the Sultan amid a history of autocratic rule.
An account describes the palace dining, Abdul’s avoidance of public appearances, and his guarded meals in the Messarin Kiosk. Investigators found seven and a half million in palace and grounds wealth, less than promised. The sultan’s harem occupied a separate building. only the chief eunuch knew the total number of wives.
A New York woman using a dripping paint brush as her only weapon dropped from a second story window and jammed the brush down the throat of a supposedly mad dog to save several children from danger, despite critics who mock women who paint.
A short quotation defines true manhood as balanced virtues. It contrasts openness with levity generosity with waste secrecy with craft humility with meanness boldness with insolence caution with anxiety regularity with formality mildness with timidity and firmness with tyranny.
The term blue laws refers to the initial set of governing statutes for the New Haven colony published in 1650. The collection came in a blue cover, giving rise to the enduring name blue laws.
A Columbus Press Post column cites the claim that only ten cases of identified insanity among Native Americans across North America existed, describing them as possessed of a heavenly spirit.
Mrs Corntessel asks for sociability while the farmer cites his S P G C A membership and jokes about avoiding the mess of disposing of killed chickens. The exchange from the Washington Star blends humor with rural life and humane caution.
An author argues that many Americans still lack access to books and laments the scarcity of bookshops. The piece highlights a vast potential readership impeded by insufficient retail availability and urges expansion of bookselling nationwide.
In a brief exchange a passerby asks what literature is and a typewriter worker replies that literature functions to frame advertisements for better display.
A regional saying from Uncle Eben contrasts waiting to learn by experience with using common sense. He warns that delaying action leads to wasted time and possible harm, while proactive planting shows practical wisdom. The quip emphasizes practical knowledge over trial and error.
An Exchange item notes a claim about insects with astonishing traits weighing about 176 and wearing clothes as they move about. The fragment suggests a sensational comparison but lacks verifiable context or attribution.
A note on the phrase bearing the bell from English running matches. A little golden bell was awarded at York in 1607 to mark victory.
A Tattler quotation extols the great art of love as writing little and burning all. It claims half the scandals of life could be averted if people followed this counsel and keeps a sharp, ironic tone.
An Exchange notes a new fashion of including a parrot in an automobile party to lift its intellectual level. The item comments on the novelty and social trend of animals accompanying motor outings.
A quoted line from the Nashville American cites a lyric-like line about names and tea time, mentioning Jenny and several female names as a playful aside. No clear event, person, or place is established beyond the quotation.
A compact quotation on liberty as the source of a country and personal rights attributed to Henry Giles. It emphasizes that liberty grants both nationality and legal protections.
The eight Dewey battle captains from the May 1 1898 voyage are dwindling in number with Coghlan’s death on December 5. Only Rear Admiral Lamberton remains in Washington, while others are retired across the United States. A once tight-knit group gathers annually for reminiscence, and their legacy endures in naval history as the first modern American battleship squadron carved a new page in warfare.
A New York Press quotation notes that dancing has become a White House tradition under the Roosevelt era with Mrs. Roosevelt and her daughter frequently on the floor. The piece compares presidents and their spouses, praising ongoing social dances as a lasting custom for the next administration.
A Frenchman named Julien ran a famed Milk Street eatery opposite Old South Church in Boston. He created the Julienne soup that made him famous, and his potatoes likely accompanied it. Though the front building is gone, Julien’s legacy endures on many tables while his grave near the Common remains.
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