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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1899
Page
2
Subscriptions listed with annual mail ahead price of seven dollars fifty cents and monthly carrier rate. Weekly rate shown as two dollars per year. Readers are urged to notify the office if the paper is not received regularly. Manager M A Berger, West Granite Street, Butte City, Mont.
The Inter Mountain reviews bribery charges before the Montana legislature in joint session, noting conflicting editorials from the Anaconda Standard and the Butte Miner. It urges caution, cites past bribery cases, questions the handling by Whitesides, and calls for thorough investigation before a public verdict, stressing the potential harm to many involved regardless of truth.
The article notes Professor Max Muller’s 72nd year and Oxford jubilee, plans a Siberian journey to study penitentiaries. It contrasts presidential flag etiquette in Washington with handshakes of European monarchs and leaders, citing Emperor Franz Josef, Kaiser Wilhelm, the Russian czar, King Humbert, President Faure, and Senator Morrill’s successor.
A well dressed guest at a tea argues for the art of repose and calm amid constant fidgeting by others. She laments disturbances at theaters concerts and church and admits occasional nervousness while noting disruptive habits from nearby patrons.
A reader recalls a creaky fan in church pews during service and describes rude cinema and theater behavior. She notes two girls nibbling brittle candy at a matinee and criticizes the public for constant wriggling and lack of self restraint.
A Washington Star passage narrates a railcar dialogue between a taciturn man and a talkative citizen. The talker muses on life as a fleeting show and questions the other about using wealth to improve the world, wryly noting the irony of a free ride.
The Chicago Chronicle notes no visible changes in packaging of tobacco after wartime taxes. Retailers claim stamps were applied before the tax, but newer stock shows looser packing, reducing quantity per package while preserving familiar size and look. Manufacturers adjusted to recoup revenue without altering product appearance.
Poem describes Bessie attempting recipes from a cookbook while the cook is away. Mischiefs with doughs and drinks lead to failed cakes, undercooked bread, raw fish, tough meat, and general indigestion. The speaker confesses fibs to please sweetness and awaits the cook's return.
In early Chicago a bus line owner named Parmalee found a driver named Bob hoarding daily proceeds. Bob counted silver dollars from a buckskin bag and debated keeping a lone dollar but chose to give Frank Parmalee a share for feeding the horses. Parmalee confronted him and gathered the full pot.
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