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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
2
A satirical column jokes about heat, fashion laws, and oddities. It mentions a humorous note on a bald head, a straw hat rule, Uncle Sam and cash, goldfish theft, polo about Detroit receivers, Dr. Wiley on cooling, a doorstep historian on the Mexican revolution, and grocers in Chicago favoring weight for eggs with lines on tipping and tip trusts.
In New York a tire exploded injuring two people while in Elgin a golf ball burst in a stunt. A Chicago woman sues for divorce claiming her husband’s habit of being shaved by lady barbers spurred the split, with whiskers gaining support as a counterpoint.
A reader notes a boastful amateur touting his garden achievements, surpassing even a pest tale in showmanship. The piece shifts from a fish story to a broader jab at local pride in home gardening successes.
A Chicago report notes teachers urge graceful alighting from street cars for schoolgirls in hobble skirts, while observers doubt grace remains in the fashion. A western society promotes apple blossoms over orange blossoms for weddings, and some men propose lemon blossoms. Ireland’s population falls, blamed on easy emigration rather than loss of vitality.
A New York physician urges placing a statue of no perfect man in all schools while the boys prefer honoring the inventor of the summer vacation.
The text questions if the unwashed soda water glass and the beer glass will learn from the fate of the public drinking cup. The answer remains not yet, suggesting ongoing issues with sanitation and public beverage vessels.
A women's club asks the sterner sex if a girl may propose and notes most suitable bachelors reply affirmatively if the proposer is the right girl. The item reflects social mores and dating norms of the period.
A Chicago man petitions for divorce claiming his wife refuses him peaceful floor scrubbing. He asserts a man may be too young to marry but is never too old to repent, reflecting a humorous legal stance.
A Washington publication debates the fate of murderers noting that capital punishment is not always applied and that justice depends on lawful process rather than a fixed fate. The piece contrasts common language with legal realities about hanging or execution.
A college professor notes that the average man uses about 400 words per day in conversation. He remarks the figure seems small yet a wife may help keep the family conversation balance.
A Massachusetts school allows boys to calculate baseball averages to spark interest in mathematics. The idea invites students to practice data handling and numeracy by engaging with real sports stats.
Muriel Landis secures a term with famed pianist Professor Poppins after saving through writing and church work. He pressures her to quit choir duties and join his household for uninterrupted study, leading to a powerful debut and a choice between love and art.
Washington dispatch profiles Justice John Marshall Harlan marking his 78th birthday. It notes 33 years on the Supreme Court, rare absence, Kentucky birth, Hayes appointment in 1877, and details of his Washington home, daily routine, staff, and modest social life.
Melissa Hodgdon aged seventy five, the oldest American cloth weaver, completes fifty five years of continuous work at York Manufacturing in Sace Me. She recalls how the cotton industry evolved since 1856 from rudimentary looms to a thriving modern mill, noting few remember hand looms.
South Paris Maine native Frank Farrar a Dallas schoolteacher will receive a 160 year old handmade chest of drawers. The rare mahogany piece stands seven feet high with eight large and three small drawers. Sides are 36 by 27 inches and the case uses 38 feet of wood at a half inch thickness. Built for David Bemis the chest was brought to Paris in 1796.
The Muskogee Oklahoma piece notes prominent Indian figures in politics. Charles D. Carter a Chickasaw with Cherokee roots leads Oklahoma's fourth district. Senator Owen is a quarter-blood, W A Durand a Chickasaw speaker, and Benjamin F. Harrison Choctaw secretary of state. Eastern Oklahoma shows Indians well represented in public offices.
Michigan New York Ohio Kansas Louisiana and California produced salt valued at 7 714 557 dollars from rock salt sea water and natural brine. These six states accounted for the nation’s salt output from all known sources.
Real estate pitch promises Orchard and Garden valley land priced at 450 to 600 per acre located 20 minutes from a city of 115000 by trolley. Multiple railroads irrigation and modern conveniences cited with a money back guarantee if it fails to pay in three years. Guaranteed fruit yields stated with 300 per acre for small fruits and 500 for apples. Terms described as easy.
A propriety minded Miss D. hosts suitors in her drawing room and compares dormitory tubs to flowers, exclaiming that the girls’ bathtubs are full of American beauties, stirring gossip about the young men.
Little Jean, visiting a large summer park, rode a thrilling figure eight ride with her elder siblings. She confessed to her mother that the fast turns made her feel as though she had freckles on her stomach, describing the fear and excitement of the moment.
A narrator recalls Ben forty and his remark about changing paths after seeing the Prince of Wales at a new hospital opening. Ben notes he once pursued romance and different ventures but chose prudence to save money, joking that nothing would cure a bald head.
A Colorado man credits stopping coffee with curing heart trouble and indigestion after life insurance denial pushed him to seek change. He switched to Postum and reports restored digestion, reduced nervousness, and a steadier heart, promoted by Postum Co. letters.
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