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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
6
This ad promotes Cuticura Soap as a preventive skin care standard with emollient purity and fragrance. It highlights benefits for hands scalp and hair while noting higher initial cost but longer wear than ordinary soaps. A free sample and booklet offer is included by sending to Cuticura Boston.
A humorous tale recounts a Kansas man famed for laziness. Neighbors bury him alive in a wagon as they head to the cemetery. A passing stranger offers corn, and the man asks if it is shelled. The response is no, so he refuses the help and vanishes.
Cautionary note urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the signature CSE and for the claim of safe use over more than twenty years. The advertisement highlights Fletcher's Castoria as a remedy for children and plants, noting its longstanding presence on the market.
In a playful exchange young Dubsley is praised for a budding stage career. A friend notes his talent with ears wiggle and cow imitation, highlighting his entertaining mimicry as a sign of future success.
If you are a trifle sensitive about shoe size you can wear a size simpler by shaking Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder into them. For dancing parties and breaking in new shoes. Sample free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Ray New York.
Baltimore American notes a quotation about big prizes and big winners, suggesting scarcity of top rewards and success opportunities. The brief item presents the sentiment in a sports or human interest context, linking ambition to achievement.
An advertisement claims Cole’s Carboli salve stops hurt from burns and cuts, heals quickly, and prevents scars. It notes a 60 cent price and offers free samples by writing to J. W. Cole & Co. Klick River Falls Wisconsin.
The piece argues that while platonic friendship and perpetual motion are sound in theory they fail in practice due to inherent conflicts. It notes practical limits in relationships and physics concepts, suggesting hypothetical solutions remain unproven.
An old advertisement extols Paxtine Antiseptic as a lasting aid for clean mouths and sweet breath, touting it as a joy for druggists to stock. The copy blends generic proverbs with quirky claims about remedies and patient care, ending with a promotional nudge.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation and piles within 6 to 14 days with a money refund guarantee. It promises relief from itching blood leading or protruding piles and claims Garfield Ten aids for dyspeptics.
Air and Mrs. D. I. Starns both over 70, expelled from Higginsville Confederate Home for marriage, arrived in Kansas City with 15 cents and two telescope cases. They recalled Civil War service and said their union, though forbidden at the home, found them a new place to live after hardship and illness.
Atlantic liner barbers face slumping trade as safety razors cut profits. On White Star ships rules limited noon haircuts. passengers shave themselves when the ship tilts. Rents drop as steamship lines struggle to recruit barbers. some pay up to 40 dollars monthly. Barbers like Rene de Sans Souci and Sam Skeggs lament shrinking business and shifting jobs.
In Pittsburg a warden calls on Andrew Carnegie to donate a full library for the county jail. He cites a growing group of about twenty inmates fluent in multiple languages and seeks “brain food” to match their intellect, contrasting with reputed Boston jail traditions.
In Atlanta a Mammy explains a prisoner’s outfit sent to Julius Williams, a jail inmate. She carries a splits basket with a newspaper and a new Georgia convict uniform, a striped suit and bonnet. She recalls her son’s youth and insists he be well equipped on release.
A tale shows Kalestick advising Kabbage to seize chances in life. The greengrocery manager contemplates bold steps as he notes a sport page item about Clodville Football dates. He drafts a witty supply note to Clodville’s secretary offering dates at two pence a pound or sevenpence for four pounds.
A thin old hen persuades a young calf to join her salad but the calf misreads her plan and prefers beef ris de veau instead. The old hen walks away puzzled. The moral is they never do.
A playful exchange shows a husband and wife at home planning a birthday gift. She boasts of an antique bootjack bought at auction for display, while he notes he has not worn boots in twenty years, implying decorative intent.
Visitor admires a painting asking about its age. Mr Parvenew confirms the piece is an old master, noting only the frame is new while the artwork remains original.
A terse courtroom quip notes truth as a bet on Ike, framing a wary view of certainty. The judge’s wry line contrasts the old adage with political reality, reflecting skepticism about declared truths and bets in leadership.
A debutante questions what help she can offer if her father loses fortune. She challenges society’s emptiness about earning money and recalls earning $30 selling Red Cross stamps during Christmas week.
Theatrical chatter notes a big crowd at Mrs Wayupps wedding with Mrs Willis remarking on the spectacle. Mrs Gillis predicts a grand souvenir performance as the scene unfolds, in classic Puck style.
In a playful cartoon exchange two Omaha men joke about travel plans. One comments he expected to visit Europe but says New York saw him first, signaling a humorous visit timing.
A fragmentary exchange shows a man insisting he is a good citizen while railing against taxes and government figures. The garbled OCR hints at a cartoonish scene of civic frustration and calls for tax payment.
A witty aside notes the challenge of telling a bright attractive girl that you can only be her brother. The remark frames a playful, old fashioned sentiment about love and propriety during a leap year.
A fragment notes social polish and cultivated manners attributed to a friend. The line suggests a reflex to “naturally one” who manufactures appearances or social norms. Interpreted as a literary aside, it hints at performance in behavior.
Dialogue captures a theater quarrel where Mrs Kidder complains the play is too real while Mr Kidder mocks it for lack of onstage deaths. The exchange highlights tension between expectations and production choices in a live performance.
A terse reflection contrasts happiness with loss and reward with risk. The speaker muses that triumph comes from restraint in counting costs, suggesting a philosophy of prudent endurance amidst adversity.
A young man frankly reveals his aim to marry the daughter after a lengthy prelude. He notes he owns a third interest in a cow yielding nearly two pounds of butter daily at peak. The father responds with blessing, calling him son.
In a light exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times, Towne says his wife is cooking her own meals now, while he visits restaurants for his. Browne jokes about his own cooking approach, highlighting a domestic humor tone.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts a scene where a woman asks George if he truly loves her and he replies with a playful but awkward exchange. A stray dog bite incident is mentioned as a comic or distracting memory from a past goodbye on the porch.
Mrs Lap sling admires family portraits and laments that modern photographs lack the charm of vagariotypes from sixty years ago.
A witty exchange features a clash of betrothal expectations and modern dating banter. A friend suggests a conventional life partner while the other counters with a modern, tech minded view, highlighting a humorous mismatch in values and eras.
The dialogue shows a child asking for quiet and a father objecting to lights after eleven, highlighting family tension over household rules and late-night disturbance.
A humorous verse depicts a playful scene of the universe pausing as the Earth gasps and the solar system braces for Baby’s teething pain. The whimsy blends cosmic scale with a milestone in infancy.
Dialog notes a tense exchange about a punch and appraisal of truth. The remark implies a confrontation over reported violence with a pun on being "full of it." The line hints at domestic tension and a charged conversation tone.
In a brief exchange a speaker questions the rugged gear on a craft, and a witty reply names the wheels as fywheels. The humorous aside hints at quirky jargon in a light aviation moment.
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