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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1913
Page
3
Mrs. Merriwich laments an eight dollar gas bill and enlists Mr. Rover as a paragon of asserting rights. Aunt Jane notes Melissa’s need for a protective husband while Melissa boasts of pressing authorities for fair treatment and reflects on male power in domestic life.
A renowned French physician endorses the idea that colors and sounds affect people differently based on health. Historical practices from Pere Hue to Tonquin and Australia use carmine in therapy and dress for illness. Red light benefits skin, blue and violet deter bacteria, yellow protects eyes, green aids sleep.
The article highlights Holland’s end of Napoleonic domination in 1813 and the 19th to 20th century reforms. It notes William I’s rise to power, Wilhelmina’s reign, franchise reforms, and railroad strike laws. It frames The Hague as a center for international diplomacy and emphasizes Holland as a modern, influential nation.
From Chalfont St Giles Milton's cottage draws visitors with May sunshine on latticed windows and cherry blossoms. The old house, now a small museum, recalls Ellwood and Milton discussing Paradise Lost and Paradise Found. Nearby Breakspeare's former home and a curiosity shop add to the village charm and memory of the poet.
Marie Chandler of Middletown New York mother of ten children completed a 1500 mile walk to Minneapolis. Three children accompanied her and friends funded rebuilding her burned house in exchange for the trip. she spent 53 days on the road and won $4000.
In Hanford California the first recall election directed against a woman in the state is underway. Mrs N Hi Davidson superintendent of schools is the subject while Thomas Rosaman former Hanford principal initiated the recall after his teaching certificate was revoked.
Mrs W G Hanford and Mrs Beatrice Recknadel of New York climbed Mount Washington crossing the dangerous Jacob's Ladder trestle in darkness. They completed the five mile ascent in four hours and a half despite high winds and no lights. Railroad men followed with lanterns but could not stop them until near the summit.
Bohemian sculptor Mario Korbel argues fashion tastes mirror art trends. He claims Grecian figure silhouettes inspired skirts slit to the hips and praised such styles as paragons of beauty.
New York tenant may break lease and move if rats or mice disturb occupancy Judge Firefield notes in a recent opinion. The ruling sets a precedent for tenants facing rodent infestations as a grounds for lease termination.
The article describes a party word game called word rhapsody. Guests pick words and the hostess compiles them on a large sheet. Players write short grammatically correct stories using all words within ten minutes. Stories are read aloud for amusement and educational value.
Instructions for building a strong boys swing apparatus using oak timbers and concrete set posts. It covers post height ten feet, three foot digging, level use, rope guides, and a week by week setup. A half hour daily practice is suggested to keep a growing boy fit.
An elderly visitor addresses a Chicago Sunday school about kindness to animals. He points to plentiful pigeons in the downtown heart of the city and asks why they are fed and cared for. A boy in class suggests fear of using them for meat someday.
The user cites Hugo in Les Misérables as containing an extraordinary sentence that spans a hundred lines. They also reference a chapter about Waterloo with over fifty lines without a period, suggesting astonishing long-form prose in French literature.
A New York man designed a table device to develop a child's muscles. A horizontal arm pivots from a table pedestal and a spring supports the child in a ring at the end of the arm. The child walks back and forth while the spring bears weight and a bracket limits lateral motion.
Philadelphia Record notes a trend among sign painters to alter letter forms. L gains a frill, O resembles theta, and A V Q receive ornamentation to fill blank spaces, risking a wider change to the alphabet.
A fourteen year old boy in Illinois with a dog revolver and axe hunted squirrels and uncovered a she wolf with six cubs. He used stakes to trap the den, killed the wolf with his revolver, dispatched the cubs with the axe, and returned home with seven scalps and a bounty.
A simple illustrated trick shows fastening scissors with a string to a nearby object. The goal is to release them without cutting or untying the string. The method involves passing the loop upward through the handle to free the scissors.
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