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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1910
Page
2
A collection of playful items from The Choteau Acantha noting jokes about flying machines heat waves and a German scientist claiming 61 400 000 germs in a raisin Boil your raisins and other wry observations about aviation music and urban life including a New York woman seeking an honest lawyer and a St Louis professor who says noise shortens life
A Florida woman, mother of thirteen, received a souvenir spoon from the state. Since a dozen spoons make a set, she can soon furnish her table by saving and trading stamps.
A California girl was fined 25 dollars after racing her car against a steam locomotive. She told the magistrate the thrill was worth the price, illustrating a broader warning about speed maniacs. The piece argues heavier penalties are needed to deter such dangerous stunts on public highways.
The Royal Academy of Science of Prussia awarded the Leibniz gold medal to a former Columbia University student in New York. The honor marks the first time an American has received the prize, noted for high scholarship in intellectual achievement and practical fields.
The fires threatening the giant Sequoia trees in California have been controlled, ending the immediate danger. The big trees are unique natural curiosities of the United States, and efforts to preserve them for centuries are hoped to succeed.
The Salmon, a U S Navy built submarine, completed a voyage from Quincy Massachusetts to Bermuda amid heavy seas and rough weather. The craft proved it can operate effectively on the surface as well as below, adding to the record of American submarines.
A woman attorney, having used all other avenues during the case, ended the proceedings in tears. She argues that no male lawyer has yet countered this outcome in court.
Alaska continues to pour gold in a steady stream with experts predicting the year’s yield will surpass all records. The United States receives a large share of the output and remains well fixed despite sizable exports.
The piece notes former senators and representatives settle in Washington between November adjournments and summer stays, drawn by the capital’s opportunity and social pull. It mentions General Grosvenor, Champ Clark, Senator Spooner’s restraint, and other notable figures while detailing a 18½ hour filibuster by La Follette Gore and Stone over the currency bill and its ending aided by a missed relay and a mistaken relief.
The article extols moderate walking as the ideal exercise for all. It improves digestion and liver function without overstraining, helps preempt headaches and disturbances, aids weight maintenance or loss, and enhances oxygenation and waste elimination through lungs skin and kidneys.
An East Boston doctor recounted a druggist tale where a new customer signed the book and warned not to twist the name. He said the name was Michael Sullivan, not Sullivan Michael, noting a directory error.
A woman explains how her family shifted to outdoor meals in a suburban home. She details a porch dining setup with simple pine tables, drop awnings, and a green rug, noting breakfast at six amid birdsong and the joy of outdoor dining from May through September.
The piece traces the word lobster from Elizabethan abuse for a bungling fellow to a soldier’s red coat. It notes Cromwell era cuirassiers called lobsters for bright shells, then redcoated soldiers as boiled lobsters and police as unboiled or raw lobsters. It also covers phrases like boil a lobster meaning enlistment.
Mr Sandback notes an old superstition against crossing a funeral. He explains instinctive halting as mourners pass, and considers whether rushing ahead shows respect or disrespect. He recalls watching a carriage of men smoking cigars and wonders if they are truly mourners or not.
In hot days a gray old gentleman advises ignoring the thermometer. He says many people fixate on the reading and grow uncomfortable, insisting he prefers to imagine comfortable warmth and avoid looking at the instrument.
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