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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
4
Eugene V. Debs is freed from Atlanta penitentiary after serving most of a ten year term for espionage. He departs for Washington with release conditioned on reporting to Attorney General Daugherty and offers no statement on the case.
A Chicago Post column argues the true cost of selling a soul is the self selling done by people to temptations, noting famous works from Faust to Dorian Gray. It warns the devil collects swiftly and cites Judas and mortality as the ultimate price for sin.
The mountain city grows as 2,562 people in 518 households encamp on a small hillside parcel while hundreds more camp at the base. Chyong Kam’s prophecies link Mount Kelyong to a future Korean religious capital, attracting thousands convinced it will become a world city.
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania plants 150 bushels of seed for black walnut restoration and expects 100000 seedlings ready for replanting in state groves next spring. An Indian farmer in the Far West spread nuts on frozen ground then pounded them in with mallets to establish a thriving young grove.
An Atlantic City incident reports a large black cat perched on a nine month old infant and sucking the breath. The father threw the cat from the window as the baby lay unconscious until a physician arrived. The animal not belonging to the family likely entered through an open window.
A Governors Island court martial absolved Earl Clark of desertion after he claimed he was shanghaied aboard the Kronprinsessan Margareta in Colon in November 1920. Clark, who served in Company A MP at the Panama Canal Zone, was carried to Sweden, kept in Manchester prison, then returned to duty. A parallel World War II case noted a Spanish kidnapping at St Nazaire with a similar outcome.
Dr Sampietro argues yellow fever has two causes, not one, with Noguchi’s germ inadequate. He cites a bacterial agent producing core symptoms and a second filterable virus altering effects. Virus may underlie contagion and diffusion, while bacillus disturbs organs. Attenuated dengue form seen as a mild variant.
Calgary considers cheaper bedtime signaling after evaluating a nightly 18 pound cannon. A full time gun would cost about 25 dollars daily or 7 500 dollars yearly, far more than the city is willing to spend. Military authorities offered to provide the cannon, but the cost remains prohibitive.
A brief exchange features a wife and husband debating future marriage prospects. The husband mentions his first spouse as the past, while the wife jokes about evaluating a future partner’s qualities, capturing a light period tone.
East Fork campfires host tales of adventure and mystery as Aunt Nancy the cook recalls a Civil War ghost story told by a black man named Jake. The tale describes a gorilla with guns and a knife at a revival, ending with a mass and a burial collection after the mass.
Lieut John Philip Sousa recalls telling a hardworking hotel breakfast cleaner about a concert and being mistaken for someone else. The anecdote, cited by Musical Courier, highlights how musicians offer solace or joy while sometimes underestimating others' daily toil.
John Hays Hammond Jr announces a new torpedo fire control system that guides torpedoes along curved paths automatically without altering the firing vessel course. The system enables submarines to attack two targets simultaneously and includes wireless guided torpedoes, molten steel projectile, radio controlled warship and radio airplane control.
A brief aged quotation references a bootlegger with a private ambulance service and being up to date. The exchange shows casual talk about illicit activity linked to a mover of illicit goods and a private emergency transport operator.
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