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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
2
The piece mocks heat waves pestering life with playful lines about public cups mosquitoes and sunspots while noting a Rhode Island judge ruling photographers may snapshot anyone and China selling bonds for a railroad amid summer heat and aviation rumors.
A New York woman seeks a divorce amid disputes over her husband reading poems aloud. The item discusses wasteful spending and extravagant acts such as burning icehouses, noting it as extreme. Details are fragmentary and non-specific.
Atlantic City woman fined 40 for scolding behavior. A Canadian Pacific locomotive wrecked by a moose shows Canada remains wild. An actress sues for divorce after her husband demands discarding wedding ring. Montclair dogs restricted after nine. Two New Yorkers sail to Italy in a 25 foot yawl. A prize for slowest car down a steep hill is proposed.
The vociferous campaign against houseflies sparks outraged voices as reformers shout knockers. Readers react to the heated public debate over pest control and local priorities.
A man leaves 3500 dollars for maintenance of a parrot he cured of profanity. He acquired the bird while a sailor and owned it before his death. Details of how he cured the parrot are not stated.
In Carberry, Susie Conover starts a term as teacher amid concern over Tommy Belding the unruly pupil. The boy shames critics with discipline, then slips, provoking a dramatic spanking by John Thearle who vows lessons and promises, while Susie faces a future marriage proposal and plans for a steady classroom.
Upper California hosts an eight inch pine found near the seacoast that grows slowly and stays small. Cones cling to branches for years and refuse to release seeds unless exposed to intense heat from a forest fire, a theory backed by experts at Kew Gardens and Harper's Weekly.
Read about porch tea games where girls at gatherings answer word ending contests and a second card game asks about T prefixed words. Prizes include a honey cake and a tea cup set, with a parade judged by a committee.
In a suburb a weekly August sale raised funds for a Ladies Aid or guild. Booths on the lawn featured sal ads cold meats rolls bread cakes cookies jams mayonaise candies cheese crackers and more. Young housekeepers ran it aiding strangers at boarding houses for tea and sherbet, lightening the burden on all.
A humorous social note invites guests to a coiffure party where attire remains formal but headwear is transformed. Men and women are urged to wear conventional evening dress while styling their hair in picturesque or grotesque fashions, such as a war bonnet.
A young woman used clever engagement cards at her mother's luncheon to announce the engagement to selected friends. Pink heart cards with a silver cord web and monogram, a silver loving cup toast with claret lemonade, and guests sketching ideal houses for the couple.
The seated figure wears a pink Hinon gown with an embroidered front band and two flounces finished with tucks. A corsage forms wide revers with embroidery and pink satin borders, while the guimpe and cuffs are lace. A second gown features white mousseline with a blue tunic hem and lace fichu with pearl fringe.
Mrs Justwed declares there is nothing to eat at home and plans to return to her mother. Mr Justwed, broke, agrees to join after fetching his hat and accompanying her.
Mrs Gaddy explains that writing about a man's bad deeds for all to read is biography while sharing the same tales on a porch becomes gossip. Professor Pundit-Like raises a point, defining the contrast in ordinary life discourse.
A Brookline, Massachusetts woman describes a package mix up bringing Postum to her family. She reports coffee replacement improved her husband and children's health and swayed a coffee drinker sister to switch. The letter promotes Postum by George H. Kellogg Battle Creek Michigan.
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