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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
6
An electrician exposes a con with a Hindu mind reader who used a rug wired with copper coils a hidden telephone head set and a transmitter. A velvet bag held questions while an assistant fed the data to the professor who delivered answers by induced signals. A faulty joint ended the ruse.
The article traces how many common words and place names stem from Spanish roots. It maps terms from cola ndars to hammock and caravel, notes translations like Colorado red and Texas tiles, and lists U S states with Spanish-derived names such as Nevada Florida and Arizona highlighting broad global influence.
Readable scraps show Ethel Little asking why men talk about school days and a reply about guesses and style. the clipped text hints at a page fragment from a column or dialogue on childhood reminiscence.
The Anglo Russian reports police ejected two revelers at a city theater for improper attire. One dressed as Illiodor, with an interrogation mark on the chest, and another as a famine year sack labeled 10 000 000 000. In Tsheboksar two women were fined 75 rubles each for costumes depicting the young constitution in chains and a carrot symbolizing famine.
A simple trick uses a bread board and a newspaper to create a momentary vacuum. When the board is struck the far end rises and air pressure above the paper holds the board down, making the board seem impossible to knock off.
The article recounts the origin of dominoes in Monte Cassino by two monks and how the game spread beyond monasteries. It also mixes in a discourse on royal figures, contrasting Queen Alexandra and other queens with Marie Antoinette, and ends with a reflective note on royal prominence and decline.
The article describes Alaska’s lush summer scenery including Sitka Bay’s Lob Sitka walk, ancient forests, vast wildflowers, epilobium fields, and blooms along coast to Yukon. It notes moist air, long days, and green mountainsides, with timber mostly shipped from Puget Sound for large projects. It highlights native villages and diverse flora from poppies to bluebells.
An English paper reports a novel census trick in a London district. Monkeys dressed in a wagon led by a man drew crowds of children who received candy as officers collected names and addresses to reveal over sixty parents keeping children from school. The effort brought about 200 children to the school.
Queen Maud of Norway dreams of living in England as a private citizen. She prefers being poor to royal pomp and would trade the throne for a day on a London bus. She loves her husband King Haakon VII and son Crown Prince Olaf but craves a quieter life. The public adores her, yet she remains homesick for ordinary life.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for general debility, anemia, and nervousness. It features Lena Roberts of Aberdeen Dakota recounting recovery after childbirth, crediting the pills with restoring strength, appetite, and color. The copy offers a free booklet and pricing details.
Becker-Yes she said she understood all about diamonds in the metaphorical sense. The line hints at baseball dialogue and playful wordplay about diamonds and sports.
A fragment quoting dubious health and moral observations. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Boothing Syrup for teething pain and Garfieldes as a remedy for liver and kidney complaints. The text includes a humorous aside about Lot's wife and a remark on the wages of arbitration as peace work.
Laura Jones, described as an aged former slave, stopped a Bay Shore train from entering a washout by signaling the approach with her red flannel wunderskirt. The heavily loaded train had just returned from an Alabama coast resort. passengers collected money for her as a grateful gesture.
A report describes a fatal shooting during a movie scene. An actor or participant was wounded by a bullet and died at the hospital after being moved from the location. The event sparked discussion about realism in film production.
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