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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
3
The Breeder's Gazette cites farm life as ideal for boys, stressing self-reliance, regular labor, and physical vigor. It argues most youths stay on a productive farm while stagnant, unprogressive farms push them to leave for better prospects.
A famous tenor known as A A in a magazine anecdote recalls a Chicago trust magnate who invited him to dinner and pressed him to sing. After polite refusals the magnate persisted, prompting the tenor to joke that he would sing only if shown how to pick a pocket.
In the Liverpool Mercury, a playful fashion note describes the Jinxes wearing silhouette gowns as a clear sign of a new family skeleton theme. The item reads like a cheeky trend blurb from a era when fashionable wit accompanied society pages.
The article describes galagos as nocturnal possesing a fondness for palm wine and quick intoxication when drinking. It notes their ability to fold ears flat to protect membranes, their stealthy, noiseless movement between branches, and their diet of insects small birds eggs and fruit.
A German railway has begun ambulance trains each with three vehicles a ambulance car a tool car and a service car. Trains station in designated districts with double walled insulated ambulance cars a ward room surgery operating table. Tool cars carry tools and acetylene gear while service cars house officers rooms phones kitchen and lavatory for officials and crews.
A compact method uses words to stand for months and their letter counts mark the first Saturday of each month. The example June 14, 1913 shows how the first Saturday falls on the seventh day, making the 14th the second Saturday.
The text describes Asiatic goat skin churns used to make butter. The bags resemble large footballs made from goat hide with hair inward. Cream fills half, air from the churning breath fills the rest, churns hang on sticks and rock to extract butter, then strained to remove hair fragments.
An old article explains expert colorists tinting meerschaum pipes using a machine system. The setup attaches many pipes to bellows and tubes that draw heat evenly to produce consistent color on each piece.
The article discusses heart failure as a real cause of death and explains how diet and alcohol can weaken heart tissue. It argues fatty degeneration is curable with proper diet and medical treatment, countering common myths about incurable heart disease.
A consular report notes Montevideo leads South American cities in per capita car use with 115 high priced cars entering the port for sale and more than 1,300 licensed locally. About 2,000 cars are registered nationwide aided by 100 miles of macadamized roads and broad agricultural regions. Half of the cars are of American manufacture.
The Ohio State Journal notes that butternuts black walnuts hickory chestnut hazel and beech nuts are becoming scarce while pecans rise as the great American nut. It cites southern cultivation yields from different trees and mentions nut-picking challenges and machines for processing before praising English walnuts as best.
Ordnance officers consider shortening the Springfield rifle by four inches to make a lighter carbine for mounted troops. Sights would be adjusted and muzzle velocity only slightly reduced, preserving effectiveness to about 1500 yards. The cavalry board will review the proposal within its report on reorganization and new equipment.
Alexandria, Egypt’s principal port and commercial center, ranks third among Mediterranean ports in 1908 statistics. Twenty one ocean navigation companies run regular scheduled services at Alexandria, highlighting its pivotal role in regional trade.
A humorous exchange compares national mottos. One speaker jokes about the U S motto by blending the French phrase Dieu et mon droit with James Monroe’s name, prompting a light, historical-wordplay moment.
A brief gag notes Old Man Jones has just gone up not in business but on the elevator, delivering a light humorous image without further context.
Fragmentary ad copy mentions Dr J H Rindlaub specialist in eye ear nose and throat in Fargo North Dakota. It also includes stray lines about a shy bride and a teething syrup advertisement. The text also notes a claim about age and a remark on self made men not needing a union card.
The Australian prime minister, visiting London, says women’s suffrage steadies political feeling and yields steadier economic judgment. He notes women avoid hysterics and earthquakes, acting as domestic economists who closely plan household needs. The piece cites Australia’s eleven years of suffrage and a unanimous parliament resolution praising its success and urging Britain to enfranchise women.
A local Vermonter asserts his horse can tell the days of the week by behavior. The claim ties to his routine and a habit of avoiding the saloon on Sundays.
A wry adage notes that some men always choose hardship rather than risk, effectively purchasing trouble rather than borrowing it. The proverb highlights a caution about unnecessary worry and costly overreaction in daily life.
Mrs Jessie Schaar of Grayville describes severe female complaints with irregularity and cramping for a year. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and ability to resume daily life.
Chicago reader Mrs Wilma Tully reports relief from painful periods and displacement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She thanks the remedy and recommends it, inviting others to write for confidential advice from the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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