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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
2
A collection of light jests and observations on cigars films fashion and travel features. The piece notes opium China and cigarette bans blunt humor about ballots hats and fishings. It references a Cincinnati actress a two hook dress and a saber redesign for officers.
Styles favor cutaway coats for gentlemen with the prevailing trend pointing to the cutaway design in most garments next season though price may vary. The note hints at widespread adoption despite cost differences.
A St. Louis attorney argued to win an acquittal for his client on theft charges, but the defendant then stole the attorney's watch during the plea hearing, illustrating that retribution can arrive unexpectedly.
A judge sharply reproved a woman in court criticizing her for wearing a fashionable slit dress. The remark reflected the judge’s peevish mood during the session.
A Kentucky man raises chickens with four legs drawing neighbor ire. A French biplane sets a new passenger record, challenging belief that American aircraft are the most practical.
An editorial urges a redesigned motto to emphasize action and frames Germany’s gun scandal as having a potent impact. The phrasing contrasts a simple rallying cry with the serious public reaction to the affair.
The fishwalk is praised as worthy of tango companionship and is expected to gain rapid acceptance among the lobster dancers, signaling a lively shift in partner routines.
The so called glory kiss has been introduced in Cincinnati and is drawing interest. Readers await a full description of its osculatory advantages over the normal kiss.
A Salvation Army helper escaped injury after tumbling down an 800 foot waste paper chute. The incident drew crowd attention as onlookers watched her land safely and continue with duties.
A social observation notes that as women near thirty they begin calling friends who were once termed maids as bachelor girls. The remark reflects shifting language around adulthood and relationships.
A Gotham business house decides to eliminate affectionate addresses and humble signatures from its correspondence. The move aims to standardize tone and improve efficiency in routine business dialogue.
In Algiers botanical gardens a palm spathe three feet long exploded producing a golden cloud over the top of the palm. Heat from an unusual sun dried the air and caused fermentation within the spathe aided by a hot sirocco. Similar rare events have been recorded including ostrich eggs exploding from the same cause.
A retired Emden telegraph official faces an extraordinary charge of fraud for shipping his deceased mother from Nice to Germany as ordinary goods. He traveled ahead, claimed the burial would occur in Emden, and used a death certificate to try to mislead authorities. The plan unraveled when a doctor refused to testify she died in Emden.
A tiny house near Conwy Castle in North Wales is described as Britain's smallest dwelling. Though modest, the owner runs a successful postcard business and charges visitors one penny to inspect the tiny home.
Mrs Alexander Furst of Jamaica New York 64 years old turned gray from worry after her daughter Gladys Arnold and son in law Felix Arnold narrowly escaped gas asphyxiation in their room The couple had been on a theatrical engagement and unintentionally left the gas on when lights were turned off A doctor from Jamaica hospital attended to the unconscious pair after they were found by Mrs Furst following a thump on the floor and another shortly thereafter.
A four foot Arctic hawk was captured aboard the steamship Minnesota near Seattle after following the vessel south of the Aleutians. Heavy Alaskan gales drove many small birds to sea, attracting the hawk to the rigging where it fed and roosted. A Japanese crew boy bagged the bird, and Captain Thomas Garlick donated it to the Seattle park board for placement in a city park.
A fragmented account describes Devils Tower in Wyoming as a famed natural beacon in the United States. The report notes its about 600 feet height with a red sandstone base and a cone formation, with the Belle Fourche river nearby nourishing the surrounding plain.
A street lamp was found embedded in an elm at Chestnut avenue in Bushey Park London. The iron frame lay several inches inside the trunk about 23 feet above ground when the tree was cut down. It is believed the lamp was nailed to the tree long ago and later encased by wood.
A Philadelphia dress maker Miss Elizabeth Forsythe swallows three pins when a rat runs across the fitting floor. She is rushed to Mt Sinai hospital where doctors use X rays to locate the pins and assess the danger.
Advice that there is no single best chicken breed. The expert argues sentiment shapes choices for city keepers, while real profit hinges on individual bloodlines within a variety. Emphasizes pure breeds, selective breeding, and comparing flocks rather than breeds.
A column discusses the rise of tree surgery as a profession to save sick trees. It notes pests and diseases spreading from the East to the West, including gypsy moth and Elm Scale, and stresses pruning to conserve strength and achieve artistic results while combating these threats.
Garden vegetables show few diseases due to annual crops and varied sites. Bush fruits face pests like foliage eating worms and aphids. act early with powdered white hellebore, dusting both leaf sides before dew dries. Handle red rust and anthracnose by cutting infected canes and applying Bordeaux mixture or sulfur dust when needed.
Spread the manure over the fields while fresh to maximize humus content. The soil will absorb fertilizing elements rather than leaching away in lot or stall, advising farmers to apply manure promptly for soil nutrition.
A local farmer constructs a shed to store a second hand hay loader, while milk cows endure winter straw and cold, highlighting farm storage needs and arctic conditions on a rural homestead.
The text advises dividing pasture for sheep and rotating grazed and resting sections. If sheep must dig for living, they will eat grass roots. better to split the pasture and feed one part while the other recovers. This promotes sustainable grazing and soil health.
A fragment discusses soil nourishment methods for wheat fields noting manure or straw as possible mulch. It references a light eye dressing and general farming practices without a clear source or date.
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