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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1910
Page
3
A crowded scene from Sunday Magazine shows a distinguished guest tired of attention. He leans on a pillar and recalls his triumph, murmuring such a waste as many stout ladies depart in indignation, a detail perplexing the hostess.
A man tells his wife he asked for a raise and faces a different outcome than expected. The exchange centers on the discrepancy between the raise he anticipated and the one he actually received.
A man who once disliked Wrigley Spearmint has changed his mind and now enjoys the product. The brief notes a shift in preference without further details.
Captain B S Osbon, secretary of the Arctic club of America, denounces Robert E Peary as a selfish egotist and braggart in a letter to the house naval committee. He applauds the panel's vote against making Peary a rear admiral, calling it a rightful stand for justice and the Navy. Additional letters from Portland and Boston question honors and praise Peary, urging caution and reasons.
Washington reports the president urges prompt action on Alaska territorial, Arizona and New Mexico statehood bills and other minor measures. He will meet leaders in both chambers and may send a special message if progress stalls. The note includes a humorous aside about Horace Greeley and an advertisement for Allen’s Foot-Ease 2c sample.
In a quip from a judge the scene features a survivor asked if alive after a two story drop. The judge remarks it is not far in a 51 story building in a dramatic exchange.
A collage of product pitches and quips from early 20th century ads. Promotions for eye salve Pettit's, Buffalo druggists Howard Bros, Wrigley Spearmint, Allens Lung Balsam, BromO Quinine with BEW GROVE signature, and Fargo specialist Dr J H Rindlaub appear alongside social jabs about undertakers, hypnotism, and gender anecdotes.
Col Warren C. Plummer dies in Maine after a year of declining health. A veteran of the Civil War, he rose to lieutenant colonel and was brevetted colonel of volunteers. A longtime Dakota resident active in Republican politics, he also worked in journalism and held a land office post in Minot. He was known for his wit and crowd work in New York campaigns and Tammany Hall circles.
Washington February 16 Glavis faced a second round of cross examination by John J Vertrees as the Ballinger Pinchot committee continued its inquiry. Vertrees pressed Glavis on the memorandum Glavis helped prepare and which tied to the coal land law of May 1908.
Nearly forty people were injured when three bobsleds collided on Remer hill in St. Cloud Minnesota. Several suffered serious injuries including a compound fracture of the thigh and a broken shoulder. A girl was severely bruised and leg broken as multiple sleds crashed into snow drifts.
Washington reports gloom at the navy department as officials conclude the Nina did not head north beyond Fenwick Island off Delaware. Thirty two sailors are believed dead or missing, and search efforts north of that area are abandoned.
Cavalier North Dakota February 16. Ralph Sowle cashier of the defunct Bowse mont Bank was arrested last night at Bowse mont and brought to Cavalier for arraignment before a justice of the peace. Bail set at 4000, default sent to Pembina county jail. Shortage claimed at about 75000 leaves 75 percent for depositors. Sowle, 35, came four years ago from Minneapolis.
In Rawlins Wyoming on February 16 six drinks of whisky were divided between two telegraph operators at Dana. The small amount disrupted the entire Union Pacific network in Wyoming, according to officials. The operators admitted they underestimated whisky’s effects.
Miss Agnes Elkins, niece of West Virginia Senator Stephen B. Elkins, shot herself in a Kansas City hotel room. The bullet passed through her body below the heart but doctors believe she may survive.
Burglars blew open the private bank of E. E Rogers & Son at Port Byron near Moline on February 1 and stole $6000 before fleeing on a handcar, per a report received.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina was taken ill on the Capitol steps and carried to a room by two employes. He was later moved to his home and placed under physician care.
New York February 16. To please the public the Mackay interests will sell their holdings in the American Telephone and Telegraph Co which controls Western Union.
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