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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
2
An Am pere oak sixty feet tall with a massive root system was moved 200 feet by a locomotive crane to the Ampere post office site. Workers tunneled to free offshoots, lifted the tree with earth, and deposited it in a prepared hole after careful root arrangement.
A parade of seventeen suffragists in yellow sashes draws crowds on Broadway New York as society women join the Equal Franchise League. Leaders like Mrs Clarence H Mackay and Mrs Philip Lydig mobilize social power while anti suffrage voices gain less traction. The movement draws events at the Astor Hotel with Carrie Chapman Catt in attendance as society figures join or resist the cause.
In a India course foursome, Col. B. H. Kennard and partner await a shot as both teams’ balls lie motionless. An unseen force moves the balls with the Kennard ball rolling into the hole while the opponents’ ball backs away, an earthquake described as the mysterious agency behind the win.
A widow chides a disappointed bachelor over Valentine gifts and declares valentines are sample packages of near love. She catalogs fifty seven varieties from paper tokens to tabasco, chromoseltzer, and the marrying kind, ending with the irresistible Chow Chow type that keeps a man guessing.
ASAD proclaims he felt a new feeling and kisses the widow in a swift motion. She rebukes him and doubts real love while he calls it “near love.” He explains it was a sample valentine, leaving her surprised at the exchange.
Electricity lights the Fujiyama summit as part of a Japanese modernization push. Pilgrim stations along the ascent are heated and lit by electricity. The piece notes potential local artistic opposition, likening it to Venice’s disapproval of electric canal lighting.
David Clinard of the Fox Hunt club captured a large fox four miles south of the city after a long chase with six hounds. He threw his long overcoat over the animal to seize it just as the dogs closed in, noting the fox is among the largest seen locally in two years.
A distressed scene shows a girl punished by her mother as she hides a note in the yard pleading for the devil to take her mother away. The mother later discovers the message, revealing a child’s extreme anger and fear.
In a distressing exchange a woman explains her husband’s death after he refused a prescribed medicine. The doctor advised a recumbent position, but lacking a proper bed the wife relied on a broken loaned one, leading to fatal consequences.
A four year old named Little Rollis ate hot tomato soup and cried out that it was so hot it made sparks run all down him. He was very hungry and could not wait for it to cool.
A tense scene unfolds as a stranger and Mrs. O'Toole confront each other at a doorway. Mrs. O'Toole grips a rough stick and blocks the entry while both seek Mr. O'Toole, signaling an imminent confrontation.
A reflection on staging practices questions why faithful period costumes are often replaced by conventional attire. Local color is valued yet audiences and critics push for familiar styling, highlighting tensions between historical accuracy and theatrical accessibility.
A sharp remark highlights a strong minded woman who can summon her husband to church nearly every Sunday, reflecting social expectations and marital dynamics of the era.
Dr. A. R. Conrad and his wife attended meetings in St. Louis at the Coliseum. On Sunday evening they were shut out amid the crowd. In the crush the doctor discovered his overcoat tails were caught and fastened, causing embarrassment and a delay as he tried to free himself.
A terse dialogue follows a pale thin figure who confides fatigue from constant work with only a brief break. The other character asks duration and learns the narrator will begin new duties the next day.
In a small town a favorite old man named Mr Flaherty died while the local doctor was away. Upon the doctor's return he encounters Miss Flaherty and asks how her father is enduring the heat, hinting at the missing summer and the family’s concern.
In a witty exchange a woman says she wants an experienced man who has been through the mill. The suitor jokes that such a man would be a prize fighter, prompting a sharp quip about the oddity of the criteria.
A dispute erupts after a dog owner reports his neighbor damaged prized plants. Negotiations fail as he insists on stopgap measures to prevent repeat damage. The neighbor questions future planting plans amid the quarrel.
A brief exchange casts a somber tone as a spendthrift faces a creditor about a bill. The creditor expresses sorrow that the account cannot be settled, prompting a reflective, melancholy moment.
A bachelor and a widow debate the pull of love with witty lines about being happy and miserable. The bachelor declares he has found the idea, while the widow cautions that what they feel may be merely near love and its imitations.
A Life Magazine writer observes how a father survives on little money as his wife and children are outfitted for winter. Perkins seems happy, Brown notes, since enough funds remained after wardrobes to buy a new collar for his overcoat.
In Wotton near Dorking the annual forty shilling day prayer contest honors Willan Glanvill. Boys aged twelve to sixteen recite the Lord s Prayer Ten Commandments and Apostles Creed read First Corinthians and write two verses from the chapter after dictation. Winners earn 40 shillings each.
The article describes telegraphers cramp as a common stumbling block for letters C and Y. It notes that conscious focus on these signals wrecks the sender's rhythm and that receivers suffer from writing too fast, leading to extreme strain and often a nervous breakdown.
A well known senator explains that some politicians push forest preservation because they fear they may one day need to live in the woods. The remark underscores a opportunistic view of conservation as a future shelter.
A large healthy man asks for food at the door. Offered food if he works at the woodpile he declines, saying his ague leaves him unable to swing more than one stick. The mistress directs him to shake the ashes in the backyard.
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