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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1913
Page
2
A compilation of satirical quips and curios from London and America. Items touch on ragtime craze, smallpox on banknotes, sailors in pajamas, a ninety year jail term, a man fined for beating his son, California oranges versus prunes, alimony in ancient Babylon, paid laziness in a man’s job, and other tongue in cheek notes.
A report notes that calling between New York and San Francisco will be charged at 18 dollars per minute, but the old saying that talking is cheap endures in everyday life.
A British policy bars women from practicing law with sharp remarks likely about wigs. A French inventor claims a device named cold light. No method yet to use parcel post to move ashes from furnaces.
A Chinese lecturer suggests American women should eat birdseed for breakfast, proposing it as a suitable diet for operatic prima donnas and implying a distinctive cultural regimen.
A New Jersey minister urges young people to marry despite financial hardship but the youths ignore the counsel, choosing to delay or avoid matrimony. The exchange highlights economic hesitation in early marriage decisions.
A compact note claims baby carriages sold at record levels last year. It contrasts rising consumer purchases with social anxieties about race and mortality. It notes the English court presentation costs at $500 versus as low as $1 here.
A Denver woman received a divorce decree from her late spouse, concluding a marriage despite the husband’s death. The case highlights a rare legal remedy allowing dissolution of an otherwise valid union posthumously.
A Harlem dentist fought with his wife when she refused to get up and start the fire. The quarrel grew heated, but no injuries or further details are reported.
A St. Louis waiter turned saved tips into a hotel purchase and contemplates joining his own establishment as a waiter to guard against potential failure with self insurance.
A California painter killed himself in Palermo leaving a note saying he wished to die in Italy. The message suggested broader confusion about where death should occur, mentioning places such as Oshkosh Keokuk and Montevideo in the context of his final wish.
Lawyers argue over what counts as a fair fee, noting that past outsiders often saw fees as the maximum obtainable. The discussion frames income expectations and professional standards in the legal field.
A reflective piece argues that love alone cannot end poverty and that practical steps beyond sentiment are needed to sustain affection and well being in the South.
Bees sent by mail escaped in a San Francisco post office causing a momentary crisis for mail carriers and sparking debate over the use of the mail as a general carrier. The incident highlights concerns about safety and efficiency in postal operations.
Proceedings on planting times and methods by Prof John Willard Bolte. Guidelines cover asparagus beans beets cabbage carrots cauliflower celery corn cucumbers eggplant lettuce onions parsley peas peppers potatoes pumpkins radish spinach squash Swiss chard tomato with dates and spacing notes.
The article advises growing tomatoes in deep rich soil with strong stakes and disciplined pruning. It emphasizes starting with quality bare-root or purchased plants, spacing and staking at five feet, keeping only three branches per plant, and pinching out side shoots to force energy into fruit. It cautions against large tree varieties and recommends smooth meaty types like Matchless and Stone.
Practical instructions for a 12 by 6 or 8 foot patch to grow a full asparagus supply. Advises soil choice heavy clay avoidance, bed depth 18 inches, loam and sand mix, deep spading,April May timing, trenches eight inches below crown, 12 inch plant spacing, 12 to 18 inch rows, use of stable manure, avoid manure around roots, and keeping the bed level as plants grow.
The article emphasizes conserving liquid manure and straw. It urges returning straw to the land as bedding to absorb liquids, preventing waste and improving soil humus and fertility. A good manager should minimize losses by reinserting these by products into the soil.
Farmers advise spreading or breaking up cattle droppings with a spike tooth harrow set awry to protect pastures. Proper harrowing keeps grass from dying out and weeds from taking over where droppings lie.
An elderly Parisian colonel mourns two sons lost in military events and an air accident near Etampes. He clings to hope as newsboys shout reports of the latest tragedy while grandchildren console him at the window. The scene mixes memory, duty, and heartbreak in wartime France.
A humorous exchange features a mammy and a man discussing self raising umbrellas and window shades. The punchline pivots to a plea for turning misbehaving children into self raising pickaninnies, ending with the offer of lifelong friendship if the method is revealed.
The Robert Browning settlement at Wentworth supplies boots to poor children to avoid pauperizing them. Parents pay a small weekly rent until the boots are paid for, after which the settlement retains ownership and prohibits sale or pawning without permission.
The Clothesline Burlesque company manager compares himself to Shakespeare, noting critics roasted him and authorities threatened to shut his show, reflecting on enduring scrutiny in the arts.
A California business man credits Grape-Nuts with morning energy without stomach overload. He says four teaspoons with sugar and a splash of cold milk sustains him, keeping nerves strong and brain sharp for a busy day. The ad cites Postum Co. and the book The Road to Wellville, ending with an invitation to read and a note that similar letters appear periodically.
The article notes two wild sheep, Dall's in Alaska's Cook Inlet area and Stone's in northern British Columbia, with Dall's being pure white and Stone's dark with black markings. It adds a white goat or goat antelope in the northern U.S. and Alaska, describing its tame nature and easy prey compared to mountain sheep.
Councillor Hopkins proposes censoring hymn books in Nottingham county schools citing lines about rich and poor as unreligious and unpolitical. Clergy including Rev. Arthur Waldron support censorship arguing verses reflect poor theology and economics.
Mrs Henry Chester Arthur president of the Practical Mothers league told an aldermanic committee that nickelodeons seating 600 should be allowed. John Gill Bricklayers Union representative interrupted declaring he was father of eight. She replied that the father of eight has a perfect cinch compared with the mother of ten.
Six Siberian dogs have reached the Jungfraujoch at 11 140 feet and will pull sledges up the Jungfrau and across the Aletsch glacier after training by Polish expert M Zochokke. The project aims to show Swiss summer visitors how life in Siberia and Greenland looks. This marks the first ascent of dogs to such a height in Switzerland.
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