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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
2
A garbled collage of quips on fashion gender roles and society. It threads jokes about tango attire prize money weather forecasts and etiquette with scattered names and fragments suggesting a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper column.
A hooded giant rock head rises in Coony Canyon, sharply outlined against the sky. Local New Mexico lore describes the carved figure as ancient and possibly worshiped by Southwest natives, with tales of its origin persisting in Indian stories.
Gideon B. Welsh of Torrington Connecticut, judge, reports a bulldog named Jack is fed when the graphophone plays the opera The Poet and Peasant. The dog responds only to that piece and ignores all other whistles or tunes.
A cotton handkerchief issued to French soldiers bears printed sanitary precepts for marching and campaigning and is decorated with pictures of officers of all grades so a private can identify an officer's rank at a glance.
The article traces pin production in England France Germany and Holland, noting daily European output about 84 million. It explains high loss rates, the shift from manual work to machines, and how 14th century pin selling restricted to two days a year led to the term pin money.
A Napoleon Bonaparte death mask fetched a recent London auction price. The mask came from a plaster coat made at St Helena by Dr Antommachl and rests on a velvet cushion in a walnut Empire period secretaire.
The text outlines strict wartime rules aimed at fair play. It emphasizes prior notice before bombardment to allow evacuation of civilians, protection of churches hospitals chaplains doctors and nurses, and immunity for medical staff. It states captured soldiers may be shot for robbery or mutilation of enemies and death penalties for injuring a disabled foe, with enemy bodies carefully searched for identifying items.
A fourteen pound pike bought by Josef Abazoff fed more than 400 poor at Fuenskirchen. Its stomach held a leather purse with gold silver and nickel coins. The mayor ordered part of the money spent on a meal for the needy and a generous supper was served with the fish as the leading course.
Henry Cartonberry, Milbourne West Virginia curfew officer, quits his job after being ordered by the town council to kill all NASCAR yet. He had previously enforced night-time youth curfew and faced conflicts with council directives amid a chaotic exchange over duties.
Walter Rose returns to Riverdale with little Joe, a rescued orphan, and discovers a new house plan born from scavenged waste. Joe gathers bricks and timber from Blairsville wrecking, turning rejected materials into a sturdy foundation for a hopeful future with Mercy and the old folks. Mercy backs the plan as Joe drives toward a home built on kindness.
A discussion challenges the traditional 961 year age of Methuselah noting scientific estimates around 78 percent of biblical figures. The piece reviews lunar year concepts from ancient calendars to 12 month years and dates shifting from Adam to Noah and Abraham. It mentions changes in calendars and future alignment of Jewish and Christian years millions of years ahead.
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