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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1913
Page
3
A middle aged couple, about to leave for a weekend with their daughter, instructs their heavy sleeping son to wind his alarm. Returning Monday they find blinds drawn as left and hear the son sleepily ask if they missed their train, hinting at confusion over the alarm.
Constantinople advances a metropolitan electric line project through the Ottoman Metropolitan company capitalized at 5 million dollars. Construction aims to reach Pancaldi in four and a half years from October 1, 1912, with completion of remaining sections within ten years. A new bridge over the Golden Horn is included.
The fragment notes that an orchestra uses racks for its music and that audiences are present on one of them. The content is sparse and reads like a vague caption or note about stage or seating arrangements without clear event details.
The article extols voile and batiste waist blouses with hand embroidery as refined durable garments. It notes voile lasts laundering well, trims use Cluny or torchon lace, and small floral or dot embroidery enhances waists. Hand embroidered blouses are elegant, affordable to make, and valued by skilled needleworkers.
Instructions describe making a cheesecloth bag four to five inches square filled with a mixture of one fourth pound oatmeal two ounces finely shaved toilet soap and two ounces powdered orbs root. Drop the bag into the bathtub before bathing moisten and rub the body with it as with soap and reuse after drying.
The article describes saturating a handkerchief in gasoline and rubbing over soiled gloves to clean them, then shaking dry to reveal cleaning effectiveness. It notes gasoline leaves a disagreeable odor on certain materials, yet this method is usually sufficient to clean properly.
The piece notes many sash styles for cloth gowns and blouses, from plain satin and velvet ribbon to brocaded and plaid ribbons. It highlights how sashes dress the waist, not define it, and advises variety for morning to night wear with emphasis on intuition and restrained cost.
Citizens rally to an apparent new Culex mosquito type seen late in summer. The article notes all females bite and enter homes through screens while males remain outside singing, pledging a Bloody thirst and a contrast to gentler weather. Walter
The newspaper humor piece describes Henpeck’s amused state after a morning comic breakfast fiasco. He pretends to be hungry, awakens his wife Bertha with a creaking shoe and frying pan, then reveals the prank with laughter at the end.
Mrs. A. B. Wolters reports her two and a half year old son suffered a scalp eruption after a head injury. After applying Cuticura Ointment and Soap twice daily for two weeks the itching ceased, new sores stopped, and the scalp healed with no scar in three weeks. Cuticura sold worldwide with free samples and Skin Book. Boston address.
Authorities say cancer is not contagious, but Dr Odier of a Geneva cancer institute reports finding about a dozen houses with recurrent cancer in a main street. He urges disinfection of every house that has housed a cancer patient.
A conductor trips over a boy and insults the child as awkward. The mother retorts that the conductor should not judge, replying that the conductor’s own mother might have born such a child. The exchange highlights a sharp motherly comeback.
A compact remark on lawyers noting their ability to split hairs on bald facts highlighting legal precision and scrutiny. The exchange contrasts perception of lawyers with the nature of exacting analysis they perform.
Germany obtains the largest share of its tin ore from Bolivia shaping economic ties between the two countries. Bolivia supplies tin ore critical to Germany's metal industry and manufacturing.
Captain C E Johnson and A S Gamble of the cutters Seneca and Miami report no reliable method to detect icebergs. Temperature change, ship echo, and bird cues offer little certainty, with ninety percent of echo attempts failing. Murres may indicate icebergs, but mariners should ignore other birds.
An amateur traveler returns from Mexico claiming to have fought for revolutionists. He was wounded with a bullet under the heart but survives, explaining his shaken nerves and his heart was in his mouth at the moment. He shares the tale with friends as a man who narrowly escaped death.
The exchange features a boastful man asking a sharp question and receiving a prompt reply. The dialogue toys with language by equating curiosity with a capable character trait, implying inquiry itself defines ability.
A brief quip about loving forest sounds contrasts with a playful line about enjoying the bark of the dogwood tree. The exchange showcases a humorous woodland pun in a compact dialogue.
A husband at the police station asks to speak with a robber captured for his home crime. He wants to know how the intruder entered without waking his wife, a question he has wrestled with for two decades, while the sergeant offers the meeting and the judge reflects on the line of inquiry.
A sharp joke contrasts union pay with a domestic dispute as a boss recalls two clerks marrying and demanding higher salaries, suggesting unions influence wage expectations.
Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo delivers insights on the standing army in a quip about health topics. An ad copy promotes Mentholated Cough Drops for throat weakness and Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething pain.
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