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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1910
Page
7
Richard Le Gallienne recalled a Liverpool whisky discussion while chemists studied each sample. A Liverpudlian pub tale asked if the drink was pure, and a publican replied the alehouse was paralyzed by three anarchists.
In Washington at a dinner, Senator Beveridge responded to a sugar trust defender with a biting analogy about a man at his brother’s funeral observing the coffin being lowered and inviting the undertaker to join for a drink on it. The remark appeared in the Sunday Magazine of the Cleveland Leader.
A three year old girl, used to constant sisterly company, endures her sister’s daylong absence with failed games and a quiet window gaze. She sighs that it remains the same day and asks a poignant, affectionate question. The piece ends with a light aside on a wife asking about her hat, urging pride in her grace.
An reader describes adopting a breakfast of fruit Grape-Nuts with Cream crisp toast and Postum replacing meat potatoes coffee to improve health. The letter credits natural phosphate and quick digestion in Grape Nuts for stronger nerves and brain function. A small booklet titled The Road to Wellville is promoted as proof and the ad ends with There’s a Reason.
The Dry Farming congress met in Spokane October 3 4 5 and 6 1910 and chose dates for the fifth International Dry Farming exposition. The board authorized a practical educational handbook on dry farming with maps drawings and photos to be issued early next summer.
Dry farming requires educated effort and capital to start. A westbound farmer should bring 1500 to 2000 dollars to buy gear, stock, build a home, and tide a family over until the first crop sells. In regions needing biennial cropping, 18 months of living funds may be required. Failures stem from lack of capital or laziness.
Feather pulling is described as an abuse often forced on birds, stemming from idle companions. Providing ample scratching material reduces idleness and mischief among the flock.
Dakota Farmer notes promising yields and quality for clover and alfalfa seed in the northwest with potential for growth in Dakota regions. Seed production rises where irrigation and semi arid conditions suit, and near home cultivation improves vigor and marketability for eastern states.
The article argues alfalfa thrives on arid land unlike some soils and compares it to wheat. It notes sandy loam and beach land with clay subsoil work well, gumbo clay needs irrigation, and a ten year planting cycle. Yields estimate two tons per acre with a second seed crop of three to five bushels per acre valued at seven to eight dollars per bushel.
The guide stresses clean dry bedding for hog houses and calls for large litter sires and dams. It warns against overconfinement during finish, advises feeding bone and muscle materials, and recommends separating sizes. It also covers farrowing feed, selling excess stock, and straw sheds with accessible dry bedding.
The Dry Farming Congress calls for expanding education in agrculture beyond preparatory schools. Western agricultural colleges should intensify practical dry farming studies, supplementing work at experiment farms with classroom instruction and lectures. Textbooks on essential dry farming methods should be included in every western college curriculum.
A quirky local item describes a dairy cow named the kicky, a horse with similar gait, and a chicken-eating hog associated with a farm. The piece notes unusual livestock behavior and a curious ax incident.
The article notes farmers today buy more food and should choose well for health. It highlights Quaker Oats as scientifically linked to physical endurance and mental vigor, urging farmers to increase oats intake for themselves, their children, and farm hands.
An editorial push favoring Calumet Baking Powder over cheap brands. It argues cheap powders provide less leavening gas, require more product, and yield inconsistent, unpalatable results. Calumet is praised as wholesome, cost effective, and reliable for long storage.
A New York woman debates housework privileges with her 18 year old servant Eliza. The mistress grants Monday and Thursday nights off, while Eliza protests that it is not enough. The servant asserts she is a debutante and deserves more time off.
A remark on strong family networks notes they are unusually well connected, mentioning an exclusive private phone line. The quote underscores how diminutive habits grow powerful over time, per Samuel Johnson.
A Denver News item notes a home training scene with a teacher and the playful exchange about what men enjoy seeing in the air, referencing Claude Razzahs.
An advisory notes a spring eye ailment labeled GPink Eye as contagious and urges immediate action. A Marine Eye Remedy is claimed to offer reliable relief, soothing the eye and can be applied freely and frequently without pain.
A brief witticism contrasts hens guarding wealth with a joke about money and hens. An 18 year old girl frets about two fears old maid status and not going to heaven, reflecting social anxieties of youth.
An catalog note touts Perry Davis Painkiller with a seventy year reputation as a milable remedy for ailments like jumbago sciatica and pleurisy stitches. It claims availability at all druggists and ends with a quirky line about women violinists and night watchmen dreaming by day.
Readers are urged to trust Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. Testimonies claim tumor disappearance, pain relief, and overall health improvement after using the remedy, with invitations to sick women to seek guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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