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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1924
Page
2
John Dickinson Sherman argues the Constitution embodies freedom and national unity. The piece traces the document’s structure, federalist balance, and enduring impact, noting ratification history, key amendments, and ongoing movements for further reforms.
In Chicago’s Loop a vast underground freight system eases traffic with 62 miles of horse shoe tunnels, 149 crossings, 652 intersections, and 1 254 switches. The network carries about 611000 tons of freight and 219000 wagonloads of material yearly, with 570 staff and 132 electric motors.
The article highlights Chicago’s Furniture Mart as at one time the world’s largest building sixteen stories tall, spanning 240 by 467 feet with 1 250 000 square feet across 28 acres and a 20 000 000 cubic foot capacity. It notes vast foundations, materials, Gothic exterior finish, a 750 diner top floor restaurant, an estimated weight of 325 million pounds, and a ground and building cost around 10 million dollars.
A paraphrase of Emerson on the value of honest work. It states that whether the task is planting corn or composing epics, the reward lies in the act itself and personal approval, regardless of defeats, as true success is born from completion.
Investigation into the electric eel at the New York zoo after keepers report shocks so strong they resemble sledge hammer blows. Popular Mechanics notes the current could stun a horse, while German professor and curator R L Ditmars describes a brief dazzling flash measured via bulbs, yet instruments fail to capture the impulse.
An advertisement urges shoppers to try Red Cross Ball Blue for dazzling baby dresses and recommends purchasing at all good grocers.
Elsie Janis spoke at a dinner in her North Tar cytown colonial mansion wrecked by fire. She recalled a manager who refused to hire a married couple for a new play, saying the public balks at seeing a man making love to his wife. The playwright pressed why not both, noting the couple's cleverness.
Joyce favors a private golf outing with only the caddie present. He notes he may play the worst game, but the caddie reassures him and mentions another golfer named Joyce as supposedly worse. Pearson's Magazine.
Pitcairn Island, two square miles in area with about 160 inhabitants, was settled in the year 1770 by mutineers from the British ship the Bounty.
Roston notes in the Transcript that people have a right to their opinion but that opinion may not be correct. The remark emphasizes personal belief versus objective truth.
Advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder for reducing shoe tightness and easing Corns Bunions and Caluses. It claims instant relief for blistered feet and tired feet, suggests foot-bath use at night, and offers free samples and a walking doll from Le Roy New York.
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