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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
7
A guide from Mrs. Frank Learned in New York warns educated readers about frequent misuses in English. It covers pronoun cases, verb forms, tense consistency, and common contractions, offering corrected phrasings for everyday speech.
During a Paris restaurant dinner Bedell criticizes Wilkinson's French while Wilkinson tries to order. The dispute escalates when Wilkinson demands in English that Bedell stop interrupting. Bedell retorts that Wilkinson confused a staircase with a spoon in the exchange.
A Persian stage length varies with country, measured in farsaks. The phrase explains that a farsak is elastic and that muleteers count stages by how far one can distinguish a gray camel from a brown one. The piece notes stages average about six farsaks or twenty five miles.
The British Medical Journal recounts Dr. William Babbnton of Guy's Hospital as an Irishman and an exceptionally agreeable man. Sir Astley Cooper praised him. He told of a countryman who rejected an emetic saying it would not stay on his stomach in Dublin.
A witty exchange compares a man to a carpet. Clara says a man is walked on when down, Tom counters by noting dust on a man makes him less likely to be shaken. The joke hinges on metaphor and wordplay about cleanliness and resilience.
The Montana Supreme Court ruled the state board of land commissioners cannot be forced to issue a deed for school lands. The board may approve or reject a sale at its discretion, and the court compared the situation to a receiver sale where the court may set aside an undervalued transaction to protect the trust.
Governor Ed. V. Stewart named John Sanderson of Red Lodge to a four year term as state coal mine inspector starting January 1. He succeeds J. B. McDermott, who served about ten years. Sanderson led all applicants in the board exam and won broad endorsements from coal industry interests. He has long worked in Red Lodge as foreman at the West Side mines of Northwestern Fuel Co.
Notice of the regular annual meeting of Citizens State Bank stockholders at the bank office in Chateau Montana on Monday January 5 1913 from 10 a m to 4 p m for election of directors and other business. James Eckford cashier. Also sale offer for the Grant A Gorham ranch near Burton bench with 160 acres in townships 25 4 W. good artesian well fenced possession spring terms available.
Starry Sterns reports that many Notre Dame grotesques date from Frampton, an English craftsman who worked in Paris mid 19th century for Rothschild projects. He joined Viollet le Duc’s renovation staff and created new grotesques replacing damaged ones, earning continued favor.
A Paris dinner tale features Empress Eugenie and Napoleon III. A senator praised a speech about marriage but preferred the sauce to the dish. At the Tuileries he avoided the sauce and she teased him. he replied he must mend his mistake with rare wit.
The article argues that lens magnification was understood early, citing a rock crystal lens found by Layard at Nimrud and the widespread use of blown glass hollow spheres as magnifiers. It links gem-cutting excellence to eye aids, suggesting ancient artificers could craft effective magnifiers for their work.
A war veteran returns to a hometown banquet of former classmates expecting reminiscing. Instead talk turns to ailments as one partner after another describes bad lives, a weak heart, kidney troubles and more. He leaves frustrated, calling it an organ recital.
An old neighbor recalls Nancy Doane praising a rival by saying she would “lop down in a cheer” and “set an' set an' seet” doing nothing for hours. The line ends with a vivid boast that she’d mildew. The anecdote showcases Doane's sharp humor and original expressions.
For sale 2,500 breeding ewes and lambs. For particulars call at the Montanan office.
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