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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1900
Page
3
Folio on autumn fashion traces hats from continental to American styles, with chenille and velvet textures, ornate trims, and the Princess of Wales influence. It covers Etons, capes, and umbrella handles, noting waist-line concerns and new outerwear silhouettes for the season.
The piece argues many celebrated generals and soldiers were frail as youths, citing Lord Roberts and the Duke of Wellington as examples. It notes how climates and early health shaped their early reputations, with later strength contrasting childhood delicacy and taciturn temperaments.
A New Orleans merchant condemns mnemonic spelling as a habit for busy men of affairs and argues that orthography improves only with constant practice. The article then shifts to military balloon defense, citing Greely’s Harper's Magazine summary of experiments on balloon vulnerability to artillery and the need to adjust altitude and position to maintain safety at varying ranges.
In a rare event near St Petersburg a 100 versia race drew much excitement as cars, voiturettes, and a motor tricycle competed along a Narva gates to Strelna course twice over a triangular route. Grand Duke Sergiya Mikhaylovich presented prizes. M Barbet won the 100 versia in 3h 57m 20s, M Fomin took the voiturette in 4h 23m 50s, and M Deschampa set the day’s best 2h 53m 30s on a motor tricycle.
An amused note on hereditary quirks from a family obsessed with eyewear and the tacky habit, linking marriage vows to fashion choices and daily routines. Other families are said to favor hot-water use, avoidance of warm bread, and distinct peculiarities, highlighting eccentric traits across lineages.
The excerpt discusses heredity and learned behavior as influential factors in morality and traits. It recounts a clerk’s cynical dialogue about education impairment, a miner's deception to avoid literacy exams, and a cattleman’s practical buckskin shoes, illustrating how individuals adapt to social constraints and norms.
The Army carried Cuba's progress over two years through public education, sanitation, and orderly governance led by General Leonard Wood and military authorities. Civilian interference caused scandals, yet army scrutiny prevented greater mischief, showing military role as an essential national development factor under civilian oversight.
The Portland Oregonian notes tuckskin shoes are rare in Portland, while the old Indian moccasin tradition remains a topic of local curiosity and debate.
A woman comments that changing her mind is a privilege. a man retorts that he would change his if he had an average feminine mind. The exchange echoes the reputation of a "mean old thing" as light harm results. The Chicago Evening Post reports the quip in a social note.
A light dialogue from the Indianapolis Press features the Savage Bachelor quipping about a man who waited 30 years to marry the woman he loves, noting another 30 years would not have changed his choice. The Sweet Young Thing challenges the timing as foolish yet humorously engages the bachelor.
A mastiff named Tiwa in Paris was trained to assist thieves by knocking over elderly men in the street. A so called lady and gentleman owners would rush to aid the fallen pedestrian then steal his watch and purse.
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