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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1906
Page
3
A frugal home cook explains how she stretched a single celery bunch across multiple meals. She saves celery bits, uses leaves for stuffing, makes celery soup, and blends roast gravy with potatoes and leftover vegetables to minimize waste.
Prof Albert H Smyth of Central High School Philadelphia recounts Franklin manuscript holdings in private and public collections He details Morgan Adams Lansdowne Stevens and Fitz Maurice links and notes access limits and locked vaults and a fatal Stevens claim.
The February Atlantic notes Mexico has drawn many young men into drill and discipline and expanded its army under a policy of self reliance. Officials have studied European militaries and foreign conflicts to improve arms and tactics while seeking peace and progress. Mexican Indians recall past injustices, with race memory fueling a budding sense of national patriotism that could shape future policy.
The account notes Ludolph’s vegetarian leanings from 1698 describing Muscovites as tall and vigorous with long fasts eating raw cabbage and cucumbers. Giles Pletcher recalls Moscow’s 1571 fire under Ivan the Terrible with fatal crushes and his claim of 800000 dead, later noting corpses disposed in the Moskva River.
A man from a tiny town seeks fame to prove his origin, climbs to national renown, and dies to become a cautionary tale about vanity. A society named for him learns Blink Center holds no birthplace record, placing a brass tablet 100 miles away instead.
A story recalls a missionary's appearance in China years ago. An native orator introduces him by insisting the West visitor is truly a human being, despite strange dress, stressing simple shared humanity and common anatomy to bridge views.
A traveler’s tale portrays Nang Hanu in Bangkok as a female only dominion. The 9000 residents are all women and children with no men except the visiting king. Markets, gardens, a hall of justice, police and military roles are all held by women.
The late John Eynon Jacobs of Troy New York left a will providing free hospital service at the Samaritan hospital for employees in the collar and shirt manufactories. The benefit covers all collar workers in Troy not just the connected factory, ensuring care and medical treatment for many girls when sickness occurs.
A private letter from a University of Illinois student, quoted in Chicago Public, notes a Filipino classmate scoring 90 for monthly lab work and an overall chemistry average of 95, suggesting Filipinos can govern themselves if they perform well in American schools.
Report notes ICC correspondence intended for the secretary of the navy still addressed to Paul Morton. The commission has not officially learned that Mr Bona parte holds the post, causing continuing mail confusion and delays.
Mme Patti follows a strict plain diet to favor voice. She eats simple meals of beef potatoes and baked apples before evening performances and fasts after to conserve her singing power and stamina.
Ottawa reports 1905 brought strong growth for Canadian banks with total deposits in chartered banks rising by over 36 million to 522.3 million and public savings plus chartered banks reaching 609.5 million. The Dominion treasury shows a surplus of 7.86 million and widespread confidence in the banking system.
Chicago police chief John M. Collins cites an elaborate scam dubbed the oatmeal dodge. A trio of men visited a suburban grocer asking for oatmeal then leaving each time, while the grocer chatted, eventually emptying the tin and the shop.
A reflective piece from Leslie's Weekly arguing that true contentment comes from modest desires rather than wealth. It contrasts banks and bonds with inner satisfaction, noting that money, mortgages, and possessions do not guarantee happiness. The poem urges restraint and a simple life as the path to lasting peace and joy.
A vivid scene shows young players failing at a game in bitter wind. Bare knees ache under frost while a coach urges dribbling as Walter Camp recalls a Glasgow winter memory. An old man with a pistol shivers nearby as the crowd remarks on a grand dribbler yet poor passer.
A dealer describes a white satin vestment three by five feet, heavily embroidered with Holland gold thread. He values it at 500 dollars and claims the work is so robust only men can perform the embroidery, asserting the piece is 200 years old and will stay fresh.
Ten year old Emmett Caylem and his sister Lottie aged eight killed a gray wolf they hunted with traps near Georgetown Colorado. A trap captured one paw but the chain broke. the children chased the wolf and used a twenty two rifle to end it.
Odense plans to convert Hans Christian Andersen's birthplace into an Andersen house. The purchase aims to preserve objects linked to Denmark's best known writer and honor his legacy.
A intoxicated man visits the John Smith residence, questions if Jim Smith lives there, is rebuffed by the elder daughter, mutters at the door, and repeats the inquiry with offended dignity. The scene unfolds in a Seattle Post Intelligencer captioned vignette of social tension.
A Hampton lawyer Hoxie helped a Congregational deacon facing bankruptcy. After the decree, the deacon sang Jesus paid it all at church, a moment recounted by Hoxie in the Green Bag.
The New York Times reports Elphonzo Youngs a longtime Washington deacon wrote his will in a formal style but jotted a casual note: at his death he wants his wife Amelia Loretta L. Youngs to brave and control everything he possesses.
The piece describes a poem that seeks broad reception and fame. It travels from obscure beginnings to widespread recognition, awakening ten thousand lives and guiding some toward faith before the author dies, content with the journey despite earlier fears.
A teacher in a New York uptown school asked lower grades to write brief essays on horses and gaits. A pupil offered the lucid line Some horses is called paceters. They can run faster cause they are bowlegged.
A man slurs in from the club claiming wartime talk and peace papers set by his wife triggers a clash. She confronts him with a rolling pin as he jokes about arbitration. The scene ends with a sharper lesson the next morning, per the Indianapolis Star.
A horse requires care including feeding stabling grooming and clipping in the early spring to stay healthy and productive. Clipped horses dry faster after work and rest better. unclipped horses risk heaves pneumonia colds and rheumatism. A Buffalo streetcar test found clipped horses stayed healthy. A first class clipping machine costs under seven dollars per Horse Review December 1905.
A young man despondently notes he cannot deduce anything about women. The gray-bearded philosopher retorts with a sagely wag of the head and cautions against speaking about them.
Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge, noted as a scholarly society figure, studied Greek at Wellesley and supports her husband Henry Cabot Lodge in research and reading proof sheets, though she has not pursued authorship herself.
Mark Train at a New York dinner scolds political leaders for taking undue credit. He highlights Senator Cash who claims every blessing for his state and praises the senator for the late excellent harvest.
A New Jersey editor recounts nearly three years of nervous dyspepsia and quitting work. He credits a Grape-Nuts centered regimen with improved digestion and stamina enabling him to resume his duties and write with vigor. He claims daily walks and outdoor activity prevent fatigue. The testimony is attributed to Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich. There is a promotional note for The Road to Wellville.
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