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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
6
A collection of wry comments from The Choteau Acantha musing on heat wave survival fashion travel and social foibles. Jabs at humidity airships the birth rate London suffragettes and the silliness of summer routines with a touch of sarcasm and sly humor.
Scientists find humans becoming more spry due to reflexes sharpened by quick dodges of automobiles. The observation suggests a population-wide increase in agility linked to exposure to fast-paced traffic.
A brisk string of curious items: summer havens aboard scout cruisers hunting icebergs, a French town weighing a graduated tax on heavy residents, public opinion largely against it. The Indianapolis post office shows rising business for the year, an Austrian count declares bankruptcy with assets of 7.20 dollars, and an American heiress might snag a bargain. A barefoot boy in a cotton bathing suit highlights casualities of civilized amenities.
A New York alimony claim valued at 28 445 dollars was sold at auction for 100 dollars raising questions about the process and motives behind the sale. The transfer appears unusual given the claim size and its potential beneficiaries.
The city hosts nearly 12,000 active lawyers, yet some residents choose street confrontations with revolvers to settle disputes. This reflects rising violence as legal channels compete with personal action.
A Pennsylvania farmer notes he has hens that can “run the magical scale” but wants more egg laying ability and less artistic temperament from his flock.
A New Jersey man was fined for allowing mosquitoes to breed on his property. The report wonders how he could disperse the skeeters, joking that a Gatling gun would do the work.
A Detroit boarding house resident demands his room rent returned claiming he was forced to kill 28 000 bedbugs. He warns that without a care he will be arrested for hunting without a license.
Students at the University of Chicago face a public ban on toothpicks. The strict rule risks stripping Chicago of its distinguishing characteristics if such measures continue to spread.
A skeptical remark asks why girls must learn baking cooking fire building and childcare when those tasks already align with traditional female duties, implying scouting offers no added value for girls.
Readers reminded to recall last year’s torpid heat as a comparison to current temperatures. The note suggests gratitude for being alive this year.
A London court reveals a locked codicil to Sir John Murray Scott's will amid a tangled tale of Sir Lionel Sackville West's romance with dancer Pepita Duran and a century of titles. The hunt for a 1900 codicil linked to Lady Sackville could determine part of the Sackville estate valued at over $100,000 annually.
Eugene H. Garnett shares a tale in Chicago about a New York railroad bill and a rival Irish member who argues for progress over caution. The anecdote ends with the bill passing as proponents celebrate development and free rides, while framing corporate power and public interests.
An artist recalls hiring a youth who described a celebrated painting as three soldiers marching. One played the fife, another the drum, and the third bore a headache, a playful anecdote about A M Willard’s Spirit of 76.
The Brockton Massachusetts school principal ordered that pupils may use either hand as they find most convenient after noting seven of nine failing to promote were left handed. He criticizes teachers who enforce right handed use as a detriment to a child’s progress.
In Irmingham Alabama eleven jurors sat on a damage suit against a large local corporation when a young juror asked to be excused to attend his wedding. The judge and opposing counsel agreed to proceed with 11 jurors, sparing the groom-to-be from service.
A North Side Chicago mix up bundles a baby and a borrowed dog as a woman smuggles the pet onto a Madison Belmont car. The mother holds the other child while an exhausted rider helps, then the dog owner abandons the baby and flees. After a long chase, all three owners are reunited with their baby and dog.
Detroit reports Joseph Murphy a one-armed thief with a long police record dating back to 1897. After a Jackson prison stint he was released and soon burglarized a home, firing on officers before being captured. He is now 48 and claims he is content only when jailed.
At Sbury Park New Jersey Nate Brahn showcased trained fleas on wires and wagons as Mrs. Percy Wilcox and Frank Thompson of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals challenged the display. Brahn rejects cruelty charges and argues fleas are not animals and vows to feed his fleas with his own blood.
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