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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
7
A letter from Miss Bridget Brannagan to Dunshaughlin district council in County Meath Ireland prompted an ultimatum to 69 bachelors to marry within three months or abandon their cottages. The district features ample eligible women as depicted by a local illustration.
The document lists extensive fabrics and embellishments used in a Broadway production. Items include large quantities of silver and gold thread, chiffon, velvet, fur trimmings, sequins, beads, and fringe, plus numerous laces, ribbons, and ornate accessories.
The text describes Liechtenstein as the smallest independent European state except San Marino and Monaco. It covers 68.8 square miles, about 10 000 people, Vaduz as capital, a twelve-member indirectly elected diet, and a reigning prince with a Vienna court. It notes no public debt, a customs union with Austria, and no compulsory military service.
A well known resident, six four and four hundred pounds, received a bathtub 7 feet 4 inches long 4 feet deep and weighing 1940 pounds. The solid porcelain tub holds 800 gallons of water. Two steel girders were installed to support it so he could bathe in one piece.
The Camphill Prison Hotel at Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight has welcomed its first guests. Prisoners living in the hotel enjoy meals together under supervision, with a warder nearby and a large reception room for visitors.
An upscale bootmaker in Place Vendome Paris announces rules for wealthy customers only. Each client gets a unique new shape. trials are free until satisfaction. prices start at £4 with a requirement of ten pairs plus matching stock and a trunk. £120 deposit guarantees accounts cash on delivery.
A village schoolmaster near Moresnet says three men abducted him from a lonely road in an automobile and cut his throat to drink blood before dumping him in a ditch near the border. He was found by a doctor who noted the wounds.
Towers in the illustration are revealed as brick wells unearthed by the sea at Plage St Gabri el near Boulogne France where a hotel and bathing station have been destroyed by the encroaching tide.
A Russian smuggler was shot by Cossacks as he crossed the Austrian boundary near Czernowitz. His body lay with head in Russian territory trunk on neutral ground and legs in Austria. Officials cannot remove the body due to multi country jurisdiction. it was left unburied with guards on each side.
A 200 year old veteran baby carriage described as a miniature stage coach was sold at a public auction in a Pennsylvania town. A Pottstown resident bought it for 121.50 dollars to send to San Francisco in 1915 for the Panama Pacific exhibition.
The Briton chief Caractacus who resisted Rome faced the Emperor with calm defiance and vowed to defend his land and family. On a Roman holiday a new champion was set to face him, and Caractacus fought fiercely, winning his freedom and returning home with his wife and children.
Mrs G A Selby of Redondo Beach California writes that her five month old baby won a prize in a baby contest while using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She notes that the child has never had a sore or chafing and urges others to try Cuticura, offering to mail a free sample and 32 page book from Boston.
Historical notes recount high pay for ancient surgeons. Damocedes cured Dar ius son of Hystaspes after Damocedes replaced a failed physician. The king introduced him to the royal harem where attendants filled a gold vase with pearls and treasure, which fell and was gathered by slaves.
Important to Mothers urges careful examination of every Castoria bottle for the Signature of Fletcher Castoria. The ad claims a safe remedy for infants and children and notes the product has been in use for over 30 years while children are depicted crying for Castoria.
A quirky line reads about thinning hair and a miracle product, ending with a punchy joke as a judge clarifies it wasn’t the chair. The snippet hints at humorous street chatter in a barber context.
Paxtine Antiseptic is advertised as a successful remedy for catarrh to be sprayed into the nasal passages. Sold by Paxton Toilet Co. in Boston for 25 cents a box or by postpaid mail upon receipt of price. The ad ends with a quip about a woman who never reveals her age.
A claim in a historical ad style suggests that every man has good in him and that unsightly eruptions disappear after a course of G Tea, asserting even absent minded men have a good presence.
An editor mulls featuring a man who claims to understand birds. He proposes sending the interview subject to meet a robin and report what he learns, as part of a playful feature for a New York newspaper.
A witty exchange about Rome and Romeo versus Juliet surfaces in Boston as residents joke over who was truly found dead. The line plays on classic Shakespearean names to punch up local humor.
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