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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1909
Page
2
A jumble of short notes and opinions covers hypnotism as a cure for alcoholism, wireless telegraphy as a life saver, sparrow protection, bounty on rats, France birth rates, a Toledo divorce joke, Kongo labor, amethyst fortune, a new planet near Neptune, Balkan war rumors, Castro's Berlin plan, and a remark on a woman with police protection.
A Brooklyn milkman has invented an aeroplane thought suitable for delivering milk to second and third story flats. The remarks hint that de luxe editions will gain patience if meant to be read and reference the Balkan situation and a claim about human descent from hogs.
An Oklahoma woman reports discovering 301 ways to cook corn offering a wide array of techniques. The humorous note adds a wish for someone to find a better way to eat corn on the cob.
A claim that unsound teeth drive criminal acts is challenged by the view that skilled dental care serves the public good. The speaker argues dental health can curb wrongdoing and warrants recognition despite the cost of care.
Augustus Thomas rejects the claim that playwriting is holding a mirror to nature. He argues the mirror mainly serves to apply grease paint, shaping stage illusion over raw realism.
A Wisconsin state board seeks insight into the decline of marriages and questions whether lack of attractiveness among Wisconsin girls is the cause. The remark suggests broader social factors may be at play.
In Africa Mr Roosevelt will confer a favor on natural history students by investigating whether a creature called the snark or the giasticutas exists.
A dancing teacher has been chosen as speaker of the Delaware house of representatives. His skill at avoiding treading on others’ coins is cited as a likely reason for his elevation.
King Edward prepares to travel to Germany to visit Emperor William. The encounter may aim to discuss how to be happy during a reign that rules but does not govern.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes the public still honors athletic prowess over scholarly achievement. It argues a university’s reputation should rest on liberal education but acknowledges public attention often centers on sports and physical prowess rather than intellect.
The article notes proposed bills in Wisconsin and Texas to tax bachelors and fund marriage ventures. Wisconsin contemplates a tax and a state bureau to pair would be grooms with wives, while Texas would tax bachelors under 70 and require annual proposals or face a double tax. Baltimore American criticizes women pursuing suffrage for influencing such laws.
The character Simon Pure falls for a charming girl, is counterfeited by an impostor, then proves his true identity. The name comes to symbolize the real article or something genuine in literature and language.
fragmentary text notes a startling claim that Romans and Etruscans are near relatives based on new evidence. The message speaks of surprising discoveries and contemporary shocks in paleogenetic research.
The Civil Service Commission asks Congress for 300000 to build a permanent headquarters, arguing a fixed home would protect its reputation and improve efficiency. President Roosevelt supports the recommendation as the commission with 194 staff oversees 1559 local boards and 4670 members nationwide with 167391 applicants last year.
The article notes that over half of Senate and house members come from cities with populations above 10 000. It cites 51 senators and 185 representatives from such areas, with 38 northern and 13 southern senators, 145 northern and 40 southern representatives. It highlights party leadership as city-born for Republicans and more diverse for Democrats, and lists prominent lawmakers and their specializations.
Article notes Taft to equip White House with autos replacing roving Roosevelt era carriages. Roosevelt disliked cars. Taft favored them, planning exclusive use for Washington movements. Urgent deficiency bill authorizes 12000 for initial autos and 35000 for White House stable maintenance.
A proposed government provision would grant Speaker Cannon and the vice president a carriage each with two prancing horses. The decision brackets a vague vehicle type and a $5,000 budget, marking a shift from only president and cabinet members receiving such conveyances.
A hotel clerk notes that about ten percent of guests leave razor strops behind while many also forget nighties, toothbrushes, slippers, and other items. Irrecoverable items are donated to charities after some time. The piece highlights frequent forgetfulness by travelers and the spread of common left behind goods.
The article endorses sneezing as a quick fix for faintness, noting it quickens brain blood flow and can stop weakness before loss of consciousness. It suggests lightly tickling the inside of the nose or placing a grain or two of tobacco there to induce a sneeze when smelling salts are unavailable.
F P Smith demonstrated trained houseflies with patience and cinematograph records. Flies were balanced on backs to twirl dumb-bells, climb wheels, and act as nursemaids using machines designed for study. Insects endured brief imprisonment to learn the tricks, then emerged wings intact but willing to perform the movements instead of flying.
A Chinese under secretary and a colleague debate the origin of Pekoe tea. The official explains Pekoe means white hair, referring to young tea leaves with downy hairs still on them, while the other dismisses the claim as nonsense.
A humorous dialogue unfolds as a wife asks for photographed poses and her husband suggests a risqué scene of her sewing a button on his trousers, promising a picture to contemplate with pleasurable emotion.
A French authority led by M Le Chatelier calculates heat costs per thousand calories from coal electricity and gas. Coal costs at mine eight hundredths in industries sixteen hundredths domestically. Electricity ranges from four tenths at water power to 11 cents in cities. Gas costs seven tenths in Paris. Domestic gas is over four times coal and electricity over sixty eight times as costly.
The article explains branch colors for shoulder straps: infantry white, cavalry yellow, artillery red. It details commissioned officer ranks by symbols on the strap: Second lieutenant blank, first lieutenant silver bar, captain two silver bars, major two gold oak leaves, lieutenant colonel two silver leaves, colonel silver spread eagle, brigadier general one silver star, major general two silver stars, lieutenant general three silver stars, general two silver stars with the U.S. arms between.
The playwright bursts into the manager's office claiming the third act has a sensational mill scene where Harold Headlight hurls the villain into emery wheels. The manager jokes that the hero will emerge a polished villain, praising the dramatic finish.
Emerson Hough recounts a camping tale about echoes heard in the Adirondacks and a joke about echoing in the Rocky Mountains where he claims the echo wakes him at sunrise after he shouts good night.
A Philadelphia scientist reports a new flea type lacking eyes and bearing six teeth. The society involved did not object to the finding and was advised to remove the flea’s teeth before release, aligning with public policy ideas.
F A Rippy of Gallatin Tennessee recounts fifteen years of kidney disease with back pain gravel attacks and blood passages. After using four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills he reports rapid improvement and no relapse. Sold by all dealers five cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
While wounded, District Attorney Heney told a reporter he would not retract his claim against the boodlers. He recalled a Tombstone editor who printed a rival editor’s father had served 37 years in jail and later retracted to admit a mistake. The mistaken report led to pressure and a failed attempt at commutation.
Mrs. Jennie L. Doane of Brockton Massachusetts has been appointed administrator of the half million dollar estate of the late R N Packard and to manage his large shoe factory. Packard died suddenly without a will leaving a brother and two sisters unaware of the business. Doane had long worked for Packard and he praised her brains as superior to two men.
The dairyman Jones enjoyed occasional benders and agreed to a temperance pledge. Soon he abandoned his restraint and mocked supporters by ordering more, lamenting to a waiter about the irony of a milk wagon driver branded as on the water wagon, as the judge noted.
A reader describes lifelong coffee use causing weak digestion headaches and muddy complexion. After trying Postum, she stopped coffee and now enjoys clear skin, better digestion, and no headaches for over two years. The letter endorses Postum and cites Battle Creek Michigan as the producer.
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