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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1913
Page
2
A miscellany of tidbits from Ismay Montana items includes milk used to extinguish a Canadian fire, a Boston doctor on whiskers as capillary fungus, a Delaware hotel with four rat-catching cats, a Reno divorce trial in nine minutes, and quips on tightwads spendthrifts and leap year fruit.
A 100 year old New Jersey resident claims he can shave himself without a scratch, noting decades of practice and steady routine that keep his grooming intact.
A Chicago professor claims there are more insane persons in the country than college students, possibly among some professors. The Prince of Wales learns bagpipes to develop his lungs, and may go barelegged. A Seattle judge rules husbands and wives cannot serve on the same jury, questioning whether there would be eleven jurors.
American phonographs remain widely favored worldwide and by their owners, though not necessarily by neighboring households. The device’s appeal spans continents while casual opinions vary on its broader social impact.
A Hungarian duel left both combatants injured before their dispute was settled. The exchange reflects archaic codes of honor and the双方 participated under lax duel protocols.
A Philadelphia lawyer critiques a fobster as lacking sport while noting spendthrift behaviors. Lectures on child care target rich mothers by unmarried women. A Western city reportedly lists all dogs in its directory to boost population figures. A Moscow wife kills her jealous husband in a duel claim. Finger bowls in elite restaurants test reveals germs.
A New York man arrested for theft claims he suffered a prenatal scar from a mouse. The incident echoes the old saying that when police are away, the mice will play.
A New York wife toys with superstition blaming her husband’s first wife’s ghost for marriage troubles. A London dispatch notes an English writer who has done many city jobs. The London hotel famed for its onions seeks renewed world fame through bold bids.
In a bold claim a local bandit asserts he never robbed the poor. The remark shocks residents who question the motive and seek clarity on the alleged crimes and the bandit’s intent.
An eastern college mathematics tutor has filed for bankruptcy protection with debts of 421 000. The note questions his fitness to lead the department.
A remarkable pair of elephant tusks from equatorial Africa, 9 feet 1 inch and 9 feet 2 inches long and weighing 325 pounds combined, showcase the pachyderm’s strength. The piece notes elephants live long, potentially a century bearing ivory, with some elephants living toward two centuries and recalling a century old Indian pagoda elephant in 1847.
Norway enacts a sickness insurance law covering wage earners and public servants over 15 with earnings up to 322 dollars in rural areas or 375 dollars in cities. Employers pay one sixth of the premium and may deduct this advanced amount from the insured workers’ wages at term end, effectively creating an additional tax burden on employers.
The Silver Peak marsh near Goldfield and Tonopah holds about fifteen million tons of surface salt. Geological survey explorations by Richard B. Dole found little potash. The 32 square mile playa is largely salt covered, with a ten foot saline bed in the northeast measuring at least six square miles.
The most costly set of dishes ever made is shown in St Petersburg. The 36 hand colored plates are valued at 18540 dollars, about 515 dollars per plate. The property of Count Orloff Davidoff.
An Armenian wedding unfolds with days of festivities led by minstrels and dancers. The groom’s public shaving and gifting, brotherly mock struggles, and new garments precede the bride’s church arrival. A gold forehead binding follows, with three more days before the groom may claim the bride.
F W Fitzpatrick outlines a plan to mold bodies into clay blocks then heat them into structural units for a vast national monument of the dead. Each slab bears the deceased name, with a goal to surpass any prior human construction in beauty and size.
A Papuan man from Kiwai Island dons a long plaited grass necklace during mourning that reaches to his feet. He wears it for a year and, in the initial weeks, muds his face and body daily as part of the ritual.
The article surveys varied oath rituals from Assam rope circling to a bear head gesture in Siberian court cases. It notes Indian tribes swearing by tiger heads and some chopping a dog, contrasting with the Quaker pledge to tell truth without swearing.
The piece notes that doll use dates back over 2,500 years with five hundred years before Christ cited as evidence. Edward Lovett, a doll collector, possesses a battered but authentic relic. The text reflects on the timeless role of dolls in quieting children and stimulating imagination.
Birds and insects mimic sounds, not just humans. The corncrake delivers harsh notes that seem to travel distances as it calls nearby then far away. The grasshopper also produces a sibilant note that is hard to locate by ear.
Lord Alwyn and Signora Pasquale form a romance aboard a ship. He reveals he is married and plans to find Eva, the long-lost simpler wife, while she keeps his confidence. In Colorado he discovers Eva is actually Alice Pasquale the singer, an adopted daughter, who has waited for him all along.
A department removed polite warnings about handling garments and replaced them with bold red Beware signs filled with exclamations. The new signage deterred customers, who then kept their hands away from the items, maintaining distance and muffed hands.
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