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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1913
Page
7
Santa Paula residents face a severe rat plague with thousands of large wood rats invading the town and driving women from churches. City authorities seek methods to abate the pest after fires in surrounding forests are blamed for driving the rodents into town.
A reader notes with enthusiasm the engagement of Mr Proscklyeswicz Igualinczin ski and Miss Malooloczek Winskad diakowski. The exchange ends with public rejoicing that these two names will become one.
A Quaker couple recounts years of hunger amid nervous indigestion and coffee dependence. They switched to Postum after trying doctors and remedies, noting relief from after-meal dullness and improved well being. The ad touts Instant Postum as a convenient coffee substitute with simple preparation and pricing.
Winter egg production hinges on proper care and feeding. Keep coops sound and birds healthy, use small morning rations with green food by mid-morning, and offer a midday mash with bone meal. Maintain dry dust baths and a steady grit supply to aid digestion and prevent illness. Regular litter management and early protein boosts help vigor and steady egg output.
A South Dakota Experiment Station test compares corn fed alone or with sweet skimmilk sour skimmilk or buttermilk. Results show gains of 11.9 17.9 17.6 and 17.7 pounds of pork per bushel respectively. Conclusion: milk improves efficiency over corn alone and all milk forms perform similarly. Prefer sticking to one milk form though palatability varies among hogs.
An article urges poultry breeders to raise paying hens from top strains. It explains paying birds are scarce, require care, and must be kept in clean, well ventilated houses with proper food. It warns neglect harms profits and promotes selecting best stock for high returns.
Alfalfa leaves hold most of the feeding value of the plant, providing the primary source of nutrients. The text notes that leaf content drives the forage’s quality and nutrition for livestock.
Guide urges farmers to provide pigs with cozy straw beds to endure cold nights. Emphasizes shelter warmth, proper bedding, and humane care for livestock during chilly periods.
The 1913 outlook foresees vast rail and city building across Western Canada. Major lines such as the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Pacific plan double tracking and new trunks, with investments over thirty million dollars. Vancouver and Victoria also expect rapid growth, while Americans and settlers fuel a broad agricultural, ranch, and orchard expansion.
Slopay receives a card for Professor Brace an antiquarian but knows no such person. Thevel old man declares he is a collector of antiquities and offers to settle a long owed bill with a deposit after a polite exchange.
In a campaign exchange the positive candidate acknowledges contradicting statements and asserts he is the sole party member willing to publicly embrace such self-contradiction as a defining stance.
Parents urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children as a safe remedy with a signature in use for over 300 years. The ad notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and emphasizes its long standing trust.
The exchange presents a casual request for a simple fruit based lunch. A second line hints at curiosity about how electricity might influence flavors or textures in culinary ideas.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pellets as small sugar coated pills that are easy to take like candy. It claims to regulate and invigorate the stomach liver and bowels and to cure constipation.
A sharp confrontation erupts as a person openly accuses a back-biter to his face. The incident unfolds with witnesses noting the speaker's direct challenge and the accused's reaction amid heightened tension.
The Moros of the Sulu islands resume raiding to stock provisions and fill harems with slave girls, prompting the Philippines to build a miniature navy. A contract for the first vessel costs about $100000 and will include rapid fire guns and motorboats. Colonel Hugh L. Scott led suppression efforts earlier and endorses revenue cutters to curb piracy.
George Fisher, a tuberculosis sufferer from Cheyenne, shot and killed a 275 pound mountain lion after a fierce encounter near Hecla in Laramie County. The animal, feeding on a steer, charged Fisher as he fired three times, finally dropping dead at about 60 feet.
Noel Garrad and Miss Mary Collins wed in Poole Pennsylvania creating a complex web. Daniel O Mellen and Miss Nola Gen try also tied to Poole with similar kinship ties. Garrad is both uncle to his wife’s cousin and cousin by marriage. his wife is aunt by marriage to her cousin’s husband.
A home remedy claims relief for chronic and acute rheumatism and backache using Toris compound and syrup of sarsaparilla mixed with whiskey. The ad urges asking a druggist for Toris compound in the original sealed package and claims rapid cures with initial doses. Published by Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Chicago.
A child quips at Mrs Blow asking if she belongs to a brass band after the mother was once said to be always blowing her own horn. The humorous exchange turns on a pun about horns and bands.
Jerome S. McWade of Duluth appeals aboard the Mauretania for a seaman's fund. He urges generous giving and rejects a strict penny and quarter mindset. A penny and a quarter converse, each claiming superiority. The penny notes churchgoing frequency as its strength.
A brief dialogue shows plans for a photo to capture pleasant recollections of a trip. A sideline advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. A quip notes a man cannot remember a girl's proposal.
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