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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
2
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A patchwork of gossip and witticisms covers varied topics from hats and weather to a submarine ball and a snowdrift egg. The items mix social quirks, small stunts, and faint political jibes with playful insights into daily life and trends.
Prof Bosler estimates the world at least 710 million years old. A man died of pneumonia with a silver spoon in his stomach. Burglars stole and perfume and candy worth totals. Prof Shailer Matthews says the world is feminizing. A Brooklyn church with burglar alarms guards its poor boxes.
A local preacher noted for urging limited courtship time to six hours weekly cites his own family lessons with daughters and rising gas bills as practical reasons. This remark sparked discussions on dating norms and household expenses.
The Denver Times reports on a sensational claim that sauerkraut promotes longevity and may kill germs during cooking. A separate note recalls a Chicago case about a man who chose death over leaving the city, prompting broader curiosity about dangerous places he might have faced.
The article notes Chinese people dropping pigtails and Manchu styles to imitate white fashion. It expresses hope they will stop using the term pants for these garments and adopt Western dress respectfully.
A scientist asserts the mirror has propelled human progress more than any invention noting that people tend to be quiet when looking into mirrors. The remark frames mirrors as a mirror of self reflection and societal development.
A program to establish a school for umpires in Boston is under consideration. Details remain unclear, but the effort aims to improve officiating beyond casual remarks from the stands.
A terse aphorism notes that Manchu princes preserved their pensions while losing face in a political or social upheaval. The remark underscores the tension between financial security and reputational standing amid upheaval.
A Denver preacher asserts hugging makes dancing popular while a Connecticut couple married seventy seven years disputes the idea. The exchange hints at evolving social norms and long standing partnerships facing changing entertainment trends.
An American eagle in Lafayette Indiana killed two Mexican blue quails brought from New Mexico. The birds, a rare species captured after six months of searching, were kept in an empty cage compartment separated by wire netting. the eagle reached through a hole and severed a quail's head.
The camel serves as a traveling dwelling place fitted with a tent like structure on its back, illustrating how travelers use camels for mobile shelter during journeys.
In Utzmach near St Gall a Swiss man with his wife consent sold her to an Italian friend for four dollars. The buyer, under belief of legality with two witnesses and stamped paper, arranged the transfer as a marriage contract fixed at 16s.
George Rodenhauer, standing on two hot bricks on the ice of an Allentown dam, was bitten by a water snake thawed from the ice as the bricks melted the surface. Panic spread among ice cutters and workers delayed returning to duties.
A hen with only one wing drew attention at a Pendleton Oregon poultry show. Owned by J E Duke a noted poultry breeder the bird has never shown a right wing. When on the road with the wingless side down she is entirely helpless.
The article notes aging and international adoption of fingerprinting from 1896 onward. Argentina requires thumb impressions for police IDs and service records, passports, and deposits. Roumania uses prints for illiterate signers since 1908. The Philippines and Bengal employ marks for the unlettered, and France archives prints to curb enlistment fraud in the Foreign Legion.
French entomologist Professor J Bouverie reports that a wood boring beetle called Bostrychide builds a mushroom bed by drilling holes in wood and half filling them with prepared fungus. The garden is tended and mushrooms eventually appear for the beetle's food.
Professor W Volzs of Breslau University reports the Kubus a primitive forest people in Sumatra. They live like apes with no known religion and show no hunting development.
Joseph Clair a Philadelphia druggist is to inherit over 125000 from Joseph Waters a Wyoming rancher who once received a dollar loan from Clair eight years earlier The stranger promised repayment and later sent a gold headed cane as a gift The legal firm in Rockdale Wyoming notified Clair of the bequest claiming the entire estate.
Two Englishmen visiting a Chinese official in Ning-Po opened the sedan chair roof for air and drew a crowd of about 500 that grew to 2000 with cries of menace before their host exclaimed that only condemned criminals travel in open chairs.
A retired U S Navy captain unveils a curious steam powered vessel with a roller like hull and garden tool elements. Proponents claim it has advantages over standard screw propelled ships though the design looks ungainly yet it apparently functions as advertised.
Remains of a sixteenth century timber building were revealed after 29 years of concealment during Goodrich House construction in Hatfield Hertfordshire England. A hoard of silver and copper coins from Charles I to George II was found. The site formed part of the Manor of Hatfield and changed hands from the Hart family in 1792 to M Speight last year.
A witty exchange between Cholly and Gussie about a stopped watch and dinner at seven. The gag pivots on a young man marrying an heiress and not waiting decades for a golden wedding, delivering light social satire in a period voice.
A Penn track runner guides a young woman through the campus Gardens while a professor contemplates the fourth dimension. She quips it is dreadfully cold and asks if she should wear stockings, prompting a playful exchange.
De Wolfe Hopper relays a humorous domestic tale from a theater company about a rich but plain wife and a jealous husband. A rival actor flirts with the wife, is surprised when the husband discovers the affair, and the husband nonchalantly exclaims that the lover need not have bothered.
A California wife recounts severe nervous strain from coffee and insomnia. After switching to Postum she reports weight gain, calmer nerves, and better sleep for her husband, who again suffers insomnia when coffee is reintroduced. The letter cites earlier health theories and endorsement claims.
Stop the Pain. The hurt of a burn or a cut stops when Cole's Carboli salves applied. It heals quickly and prevents scars. 25c and 50c by druggists. War free sample write to J. W. Cole & Co., Black River Falls, Wis.
An assortment of old advertisements and quoted phrases. Items mention Paxton Antiseptic in 25 cent boxes, Garfield Tea as a natural herb regulator, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething at 25 cents, and a few moral maxims. The tone echoes patent medicine and self-help promos common to periodicals.
An advertisement promises cure for itching, burning and protruding piles within six to fourteen days. A druggist offers a money back guarantee if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case. The rest appears as stray text about sermons.
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