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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1911
Page
2
A collage of remarks on hobbies for men and women. It notes amateur aviators face skepticism from the public, joked mishaps with mushroom eating, and playful lines about a perfect baby claim in Des Moines. It also mentions Turkey season barbs and aviation romance headlines.
Aetna reports lava damage already tallies about 30 million dollars with internal affairs deemed not subject to injunction.
A chaotic mix of sensational items includes Argentina unveiling another so called largest battleship as debate rages over motive others wonder if it signals war or mere expenditure. A New York arrest of a woman selling aigrettes reveals she is a cookery lecturer whose specialty is eye omelettes. A Long Island grade crossing collision yields no injuries. A petrified watermelon unearthed in Kentucky provokes mockery while a physician touts a laziness curing serum. A Buffalo woman travels to Medicine Hat to end her life as Niagara Falls appears. The parody of counterfeit hundred dollar bills worries a nervous parographer.
A Paris report notes a hoop skirt revival amid crowd fashions and social commentary. The piece contrasts rising aviation incidents with public interest in style while noting heavy July imports of pocket knives and the unclear impact on youth safety.
A Georgia judge holds that one drink can place a man under the influence of liquor and hopes the court will not deem intoxication a valid excuse for misbehavior. The piece notes a learned judge affirmed a wife’s right to scold, but asserts that ruling would not alter attitudes anyway.
A Chicago architect says the capitol at Washington will not endure beyond 600 years and asserts that it is a permanent structure even at that span.
Mount Etna blasts lava at a rate exceeding the past month, with speculation it now uses steam shovels as it vents during the ongoing eruption.
A medical journal asserts the automobile is a valuable agent in nervous affects. It suggests best results come from being in the automobile rather than in front of it.
Irvington health officials weigh whether the bee should be declared a nuisance and harmful to public welfare. The debate centers on safety and environmental impact as they consider possible actions.
A quirky note describes shoppers at a Kansas City dry goods store where a boy slides down banisters from the second floor to reach a bargain counter on the first floor, following his sisters’ lead.
Fragmentary testimony shows a Pittsburgh woman asking the court for alimony at a daily rate of 67 dollars. The incomplete record mentions her efforts to obtain financial support and ongoing disputes over earnings and living arrangements.
A newlywed professor endures his wife and a chatty mathematics teacher as a noon snooze fuels jealousy and rivalry. After weeks of covert spying and a comic reveal, the couple turns the skit into playful reconciliation with a kiss filled ending.
Hallowe'en planning tips suggest traditional stunts with fresh settings. Readers are urged to tour shops for favors, craft invitations at home, and prepare with simple materials like orange crepe paper and cardboard. Teens are encouraged to make decorations and wear caps, keeping excitement for the festive night.
A guide to Halloween party games using wooden toy guns hiding gray white and horned owl paper targets with red strings. Players hunt owls for prizes then learn milk writing fortunes by a hidden wizard with a magic lamp. Also suggests storytelling by firelight and tissue pumpkin caps.
Children dress as witches in scarlet, goblins, and brownies as costume models. The party runs from 9 to 12 with a midnight finale as ghosts walk and charms are cast. A cotillion with favors ends the event for ages twelve to sixteen.
An old time prize idea uses a golden yellow pumpkin hollowed and lined with waxed paper. Fill with confectionery imitations or homemade treats, then reseal with the top and tie with green ribbon. A cabbage filled with chestnuts serves as a consolation prize.
The current look includes multiply bows at the throat, Shetland veils, and white lace remained popular. Fall will emphasize sashes and military touches, with indoor wear in mohair tussah voile crepe. Paris favors large hats and new black patent shoes with white calfskin tops.
A compact sketch presents a boot and shoe rack made of four wooden bars fixed across a wall recess. Two bars attach to the wall, two in front, with nails securing the arrangement. The design stores footwear neatly out of sight and can be placed in a cupboard corner.
Cement Talk No 10 proclaims concrete made with UNIVERSAL Portland Cement resists rot shrinking warping and rusting. It touts use for sidewalks floors steps foundations and more and urges customers to ask dealers for UNIVERSAL. Annual output 10,000,000 barrels listed by RSAL cement.
A brief exchange shows an editor refusing a submitted poem explaining management bans such contributions. The dialogue notes an obligatory decline and a courteous apology to the author.
Quote from Senator La Follette at a Madison banquet about reputation and a joke involving a wicked Madison millionaire and pastors. The exchange references a wealthy farmer and a Socialist millionaire named John H. Good or Sam Good in a humorous parable.
Ellen Key, a prolific author and public opinion influencer in Sweden, traces her ancestry to a Scottish Highlander, Colonel McKey, who served under Gustavus Adolphus. After her father lost his fortune in 1880 she began teaching and later lectured about civilization for twenty years at Stockholm’s Popular University.
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