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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
2
A collage of wry observations on daily life and society. Notes on autos used in war, domestic quirks, quirks of fashion, and small jokes about taxation, wages, marriage rules, and pet peeves. The tone is satirical and lightly irreverent about modern life.
Paris clubmen favor private duels and propose telephoned challenges as the best method. Chicago physicians back the hobble skirt, while Australian manners stir debate. A fine of 15 dollars is issued for women wearing long hat pins in violation of the law.
A San Francisco man plans a gold plated cornice for his house. Enterprising burglars may target the roof, risking the valuable feature.
A contemporary notes grasshoppers are being treated with kerosene in Kansas. The remark wonders if grasshoppers will influence the legislature to push anti treating laws.
City officials consider ordinances to regulate women's skirt lengths in Pittsburgh. The move appears as a symbolic local governance effort amid broader civic goals and shifting cultural attitudes.
In Saint My, Deux Sevres, the Gauthier family on a village farm fell into sudden madness after a clairvoyant sleep walker claimed evil spirits possessed their home following a pig's death. The village priest refused exorcism. the family seized him, beat him when prayers failed, and neighbors intervened to rescue him.
Dr. A. T. Bristow of Brooklyn died from blood poisoning after a knife scratch during an appendicitis operation at Long Island College Hospital. He was 62, Yale graduate 1878, later a visiting surgeon and editor of the New York States Journal of Medicine.
About 500 English song birds were sent from London to Victoria and released to nest in Vancouver Island forests. The shipment included larks robins tits goldfinches and linnets selected by J. H. Turner agent general for British Columbia. An aviary was built on an ocean liner and the birds traveled in a car de luxe with an expert whistler guiding them.
A small bid of one dollar won the sale of an old Romance architecture church at Clair Fontaine near Ram bouillet France. The offer rose to about 1.65 dollars as bidders press on. The parish plans to sell the ground too facing a beautified avenue of glycamores while repairs keep church members poor and unable to pay.
Bessie Scogan McHilhose files for divorce in Denver from Roy R. McHilhose alleging a 1908 marriage in Pawnee Nebraska and a Desert claim honeymoon near Deer Trail Colorado. She describes forced labor digging post holes plowing and harrowing followed by crawling with rattlesnakes causing her lasting mental distress.
Miss Kate Graham eight miles southeast of Rogers Arkansas took ten strychnine tablets during sleep. She had used the poison to treat her invalid mother. Convulsions followed, awakening the family and a physician saved her life.
A churchyard monument at Pinner resembles a church tower with a stone coffin projected halfway up both sides. An ironwork arch bears Ryde My Tyme, and the coffin holds the remains of a Scotch merchant whose heirs keep the property while he remains above ground.
A child’s handwritten letter titled To my dear God in Heaven was posted in a Russian townlet. Because the address was in German the Russian post sent it to the German frontier post at Tilsit where the postmaster returned it with the note To be returned. The addressee is in heaven, with which Germany has no communication.
A non aggressive bears were taken into custody in New York after crippling a man's hand. The incident notes the bear was not carnivorous nor linked to Wall Street.
The term tango is traced to a Latin dictionary noting meanings such as to take in hand carry off strike and smear. The quote highlights differing interpretations of the verb and its cultural baggage.
Vesuvius exhibits renewed signs of relief activity as it becomes excitable during global crises. The volcano tends to erupt when contemporary world matters attract excessive limelight, provoking heightened anticipation and concern among observers.
Sixty year old Anna Bischoff patient at Mattheawan State Hospital New York earned the nickname human pin cushion after swallowing a four inch hatpin six weeks ago. The pin punctured her stomach and moved to the lower intestines prompting two operations to remove the pin and later a second pin. She has recovered only partially.
J N Maskelyne, English writer, offers a skeptical analysis of the Indian rope trick. He argues atmospheric conditions and sun glare cause spectators to misperceive. a jointed bamboo rope and a hidden boy explain the illusion. He cites performances at Khandalla near Bombay and Delhi, noting variations with and without an awning.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press says Columbia University should withhold a bachelor of arts diploma from a senior who cannot swim the length of a gym pool. It argues practical education now includes basic survivability skills and commends the policy as a sensible standard.
A simple broom handle horse toy crafted from a cut broom handle and an old sock. Line the sock with cardboard, cut a slit for the mouth, add nostril holes with red flannel, and finish with inexpensive materials for a satisfying plaything for young children.
The excerpt describes preparing a small portion to serve as the fens with a similar material, attaching it to the broomstick, fixing two stiffened parts, adjusting the bridle and ornament as needed, and completing it to resemble the illustration.
A puzzled boy asks why his mother cannot travel with the circus as he voices concern about family plans and separation. The garbled text reflects OCR errors but centers on a child’s question to his father about maternal travel with a traveling show.
A fragmentary report notes crowded attendance and lively atmosphere during the opening event titled The Crowded Season. Details about participants or location are unclear in the readable text.
Paris inventor M Pierre Gelis demonstrates an electrical device that converts musical notes into sounds. A sharp metal point pricks notes on a music paper to trigger hammers that strike metal pieces, producing the corresponding tones and allowing reading and transposing music.
In Denmark a curious system exchanges country and city children each summer. The state issues free tickets and schools assign youngsters to host families. Children travel alone, are cared for at stations if lost, and return home rosy and healthy amid new experiences.
A collection of puns about tunnels ears authors soldiers beggars and other figures. The jokes hinge on wordplay and homophones with mispunctuated spellings and old fashioned spellings. The tone mimics a light humorous column.
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