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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1911
Page
2
A clipped note lists varied items from the Ismay Journal including a comic opera with no music and six Haitian generals executed, plus other odds and ends about society, crime, and taxes. The tone reflects a satirical roundup of contemporary curiosities and headlines.
A Cleveland man sues for divorce claiming his wife has hardly spoken to him in years. The report notes some men fail to appreciate blessings and mentions a czar of Russia ordering an opera to honor ancestral deeds. Bomb-explosion risk implied with music.
The report cites a per person circulation total of 34.43 dollars while noting many people retire the week with under 43 cents left to their name.
A learned professor reports that men prefer blond women. He notes wives with brunette hair offer no help in proving the claim to the public.
A New York man famed for his courtesy died leaving a modest bequest to his wife amid an apology in his will for not providing more money.
In Washington a woman jury fines a man for swearing while at work as he swings a shovel of coal and misses the furnace door. The remark highlights a courtroom incident tied to a labor scene and a colorful local moment.
The 100 year old inventor Johnson who discovered Portland cement remains active and healthy. The text hints that innovative venting may contribute to longevity over Fletcherizing.
A Wilkes Barre alderman asserts face paint is a necessity not a divorce ground raising questions about aldermanic jurisdiction in divorce matters. The remark implies a broader debate on local authority over personal marital issues in the city.
A Boston professor quips that a man who allows his wife to have her own way is a philosopher and a diplomat. He adds that this is the only practical role a husband can play.
Three men in New Jersey, disguised in hobble skirts, trapped a highwayman who had terrorized women residents of the area, a bold deed praised as a strong defense of local women.
A contentious ruling in Ohio allows a wife to annex a husband’s cash without his knowledge or consent. Critics warn it undermines marital property rights and could set a dangerous precedent for financial autonomy within marriage.
Travel to Europe this year will be heavier than ever before with stricter rules. Through the custom house passage in autumn will be handled more carefully than in the past as leaves fall.
The commentator cites Ex-President Eliot favoring six to eight children and asks him to recall modern children’s constraints such as copper-toed shoes, implying economic or social changes affect ideal family sizes.
Professor Salisbury of the University of Chicago notes the world’s growth, predicting it will double someday. He argues this trajectory supports Chicago’s hopes for future greatness and expansion.
A witty remark notes cars becoming common may lead social leaders to embrace airplanes and, when that is common, submarines. The speaker humorously questions what may follow under such trends.
A Baltimore newspaper runs a half page piece on an actress noting her skill at making a good salad dressing. The piece contrasts with a London Times remark about American papers praising trivialities.
A fragment notes that a measure has been introduced in the pore. The text lacks clear context or identifying details, making it difficult to determine the governing body, locale, or exact policy affected. Further readable lines are needed for precise summarization.
The article recalls Hinton Rowland Helper, early advocate of a Three Americas Railway uniting North South and Central America. It notes his relentless pursuit, prior poverty, and death in Washington in 1909 while promoting the project, with a niece recounting his sacrifices and neglect.
A brief quoted exchange from Life features a child asking how the father acquired wealth and a mother attributing it to God. The dialogue frames wealth, morality, and understanding as a child grows, ending with the mother telling the child to sleep and to understand later.
The article recounts General Joseph B. Carr born in Albany to Irish parents and his Civil War service. It notes his postwar roles, his 1883 New York secretary of state election victory by about 16 000, and his moral leadership during Troy riots of 1872 when he led state militia to ensure peaceful Orangemen parades.
Dudley Jones recalls his 1853 California gold field journey via Commodore Vanderbilt lines. He details leading volunteers to push a barge past sand and rock along the San Juan river under Col. E D Baker, who later became Oregon senator and was killed at Ball’s Bluff.
A Homestead article explains grading seed corn to ensure uniform size for mechanical planters. It describes building a simple two screen grader from a wooden box with wires to separate large and small kernels and prevent clogging while yielding a uniform stand.
The Orange Juda Farmer reports a double alighting board system to separate workers from the queen and drones. The upper chamber stores honey while a perforated zinc sheet blocks the queen. Practitioners say it keeps honey clean and eggs out of honey cells. Regularly swapping brood combs helps control swarming.
The Pennsylvania experiment station compares kerosene, acetylene, gasoline and alcohol lamps. Kerosene with no mantle is poor light, eye strain. Acetylene, gasoline, and alcohol give daylight-like quality. with mantles, kerosene improves. Acetylene appears most economical for health and eye comfort, despite higher cost per candle. Poor lighting may push rural youth toward city life.
The Cornell station advises a temporary pasture mix on good land using Timothy ten pounds and red clover eight pounds, plus .4 pounds of another clover. For wet or sour land a top dressing may be added, while permanent pasture on good land should include Timothy eight pounds and red top four pounds.
An illustration depicts an attachment for plows that crumbles soil after turning. The extra blade with trailing rods is secured to the bottom of the mold board on the plow.
The excerpt urges praising a boy for feasible ideas to foster a love for farming. It warns against hindering a child with parental handicap and argues that offering an agricultural education can repair past losses and secure a brighter future for homes and farms. The message promotes empowering youth as a path to lasting improvement.
The text stresses winter plowing, spring sowing of peas, and spreading manure. It advises watching every farm department for leaks, considering rhubarb plantings in spring or fall, and dedicating space to asparagus for profit. It notes turnips on wet land and proper use of manure and phosphate for yields.
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