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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
2
A collection of short, humorous slices from The Ismay Journal by H. W. Wilson touching aviation enthusiasms, social quirks, international affairs, and light remarks on marriage and daily life, including stories about aeroplanes nonskid needs and playful jests about Japan and Tibet.
A report says young women in a West Virginia town advocate fuller skirts in a boycott that could cause Paris fashion houses to hesitate. The piece notes potential impact on styles abroad and local social dynamics.
A New York man dies claiming to die of old age at twenty six. The piece notes the pace of the Great White Way and calls into question life insurance risk. It mentions aviation insurance disputes and a quip about Boston’s articulated streetcar, suggesting local transit quirks.
A female fly produces about 120000 eggs in one season, a result of high reproductive rate. The remark notes the insect’s constant laying behavior and humor about it.
Elbert Hubbard recommends base ball as a cure for nerves signaling a personal remedy rather than interest in pennant outcomes. The remark highlights a literary figure engaging in light sport metaphor without competitive stakes.
The article envisions stepless cars possibly entering New York street railway routes and hints at later strapless cars, predicting a future where street car travel becomes seamless and modern.
Reports describe thieves in Philadelphia drugging chickens with chloroform to steal them from a yard. The incident involved the owner facing a calculated loss of poultry with the birds subdued before removal.
A Chicago woman asks the courts to compel her husband to stay at home during nights. The article notes that such injunctions would be unusual and difficult with an average man.
A local report notes that telephone girls are forbidden to powder their faces. The editorial condemns tyranny oppression and cruelty in a free land, arguing the prohibition reflects broader social control and injustice.
A Chicago woman nearly suffocated by illuminating gas was saved by a pulmotor. The report notes a new motor that is not designed for destruction, offering a safer technological advance.
Many city residents are unaware of the difference between sweet corn and green field corn and some grocers do not explain the distinction. The note urges clearer labeling and education for shoppers.
A brief comment notes that Chicago women are smoking cigars and that some women and men elsewhere may engage in nearly any conduct. The tone suggests social commentary on reputation and behavior without specific events or individuals.
A New York judge endorses a stern jail option as a love remedy described as more strenuous than traditional tonics, reflecting a drastic move in personal reform. The odd prescription sparks debate over judicial approaches to relationship troubles.
Colonel Brady fears Penelope will wed unwisely but secretly schemes by portraits and a financial betrothal. Penelope objects then accepts Owen Deering after discovering he is Major Graham’s nephew, whom she had been pressed to marry since infancy.
A Crete fisherman plans a method to recover sunken articles from shipwreck debris in Suda Bay. With clear water he spots items through a water glass and lowers an octopus attached to a line over the target. When aligned, he jerks the line, the octopus clamps to the nearest object, and both are hauled to the surface.
A guide to starting a pony business using Shetland ponies. It explains buying a mare for 125 to 200 dollars, breeding, and raising foals to five years old, plus tips on care, shelter, fencing, and selling well-bred stock.
A novel skill game gaining favor in France uses a balance device and sets of nearly identical balls. Players estimate each ball’s weight by hand and place them in depressions on the pans. The heaviest balls go to the farthest depictions, and the beam releases to reveal the winner and score.
During Whittier's birthday visit a celebrated singer sang Robin Adair. His dog Watched with fascination, pawing the singer and licking her cheek when the ballad ended. The dog then carried her bag to the gate and showed distress at her departure.
A mother learns her son Tommy misplaced one of his two pennies, the Sunday school coin, after playing outside. The innocent exchange highlights a small domestic moment and a child’s memory of his allowances.
A guide from the American Boy describes building a durable two foot quarted four-section fishing pole from hickory. It covers tapering to one inch to one eighth inch over eight feet, joint assembly with glue and cord wrap, line guides wired into joints, and finishing with sandpaper and oil for a tough, inexpensive pole.
A Persian mother laments the birth of a girl and the social inequality that assigns little value to females. Infant mortality is high due to women’s ignorance, and girls are often married as young as ten or twelve. Some propose cruel ideas to curb losses, though none have been adopted.
An illustrated device uses a rubber vacuum cup that collapses with finger pressure to bend the baseball. It slips over the forefinger of the pitching hand and is designed to increase the curve of pitches by varying suction.
A compilation of light brainteasers and witty Q A pairs. Riddles cover trains time travel patience and family. Answers include common humor and simple arithmetic like three ducks and the railroad tracks.
A mother scolds Harold for a secret and promises to tell his father when he returns home. Harold playfully protests and asserts the secret cannot be kept, prompting lighthearted back and forth between parent and child.
Women suffering from female ailments are urged to contact the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential, woman‑to‑woman correspondence and advice. No testimonial or letters are published without consent, and thousands of letters support the service. A free 80 page Text Book is available by mail.
An advertiser promises to send a dollar value package for free, but readers recall the maxim that no package worth a dollar should be free. The note hints at skepticism toward promotional offers and the value of the advertised contents.
An advertisement for Cole a Carbolisalve claims to stop itching and pain from piles and to cure fissures. Available from all druggists in 25 and 50 cent sizes.
Rose Pastor Stokes told a charity address using a New York week cause to relate a little slum girl who first stood in a barnyard full of ricks cows plows and harrows. The child laughed at the sight of chickens running around raw, a vivid image captured from the Washington Star.
A rainy day leaves a group of fishermen exhausted and angry as they trudge to a village. A ferocious dog confronts them. one man kicks it aside and bluntly wishes for a bite to end their misery, revealing their desperate mood.
A reader letter from Postum Co. advocates Postum over coffee, claiming caffeine harms the heart and nerves. It urges boiling Postum 15 minutes per directions and promotes a booklet "The Road to Wellville" as proof.
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