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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
3
A lightning bolt struck John L. Hoffman’s house two miles from the city and damaged the chimney and walls. The bolt passed through a dresser, burned screen door wire, and exited the rear, following a clothesline to a wire fence before going into the ground. No one was inside the house at the time.
A leisure hour note claims a vaccination can cure drunkenness. The author cites a single good case where after treatment the patient has stayed sober for almost a year.
Frank M Russell of this place had kidney disease so bad he could not walk. He tried doctors and remedies but worsened until he read of Dodd's Kidney Pills curing kidney trouble and rheumatism. After two boxes he was well enough to work all day, saying he could not cross the floor before. This remarkable case is touted as a miraculous Wisconsin cure.
In Lima the city saw a crowd of pretty damsels gather at the station to bid a Mr. farewell. They brought a gift box of various mementos to mark their parting, intending to place it on his relic collection. The moment of presentation arrived but the Mr. s best girl appeared and the event was postponed.
A sick coffee drinker must take two steps to be rid of his troubles and get strong and well again The first step is to cut off coffee absolutely This removes the destroying element The next step is to take liquid food Postum Food Coffee that has in it the elements nature requires to change the blood corpuscles from pale pink or white to rich red and good red blood builds good strong and healthy cells in place of the broken down cells destroyed by coffee With well boiled Postum Food Coffee to shift to both these steps are easy and pleasant A Georgian proves how important both are from 1872 to 1900 my wife and I had both been afflicted with sick or nervous headache and at times we suffered untold agony We were coffee drinkers and did not know how to get away from it for the habit is hard to quit But in 1900 I read of a case similar to ours where Postum Coffee was used in place of the old coffee and a complete cure resulted so I concluded to get some and try it The result was after three days use of Postum in place of the coffee I never had a symptom of the old trouble and in five months I had gained from 145 pounds to 163 pounds My friends asked me almost daily what wrought the change My answer always is leaving off coffee and drinking Postum in its place We have many friends who have been benefited by Postum As to whether or not I have stated the facts truthfully I refer you to the Bank of Carrollton or any business firm in that city where I have lived for many years and am well known There s a reason Look in each place for the famous little book The Road to Wellville
An anecdote recalls Samuel Clemens later known as Mark Twain while at the Alta California staff. On a hot San Francisco day he amused a crowd by fanning a sleeping police officer with a cabbage leaf, drawing Captain Douglass and a mistaken Wells Fargo robbery scare.
Lewis Nixon argues in World's Work that internal combustion engines will replace steam in industry and ships. He cites coal to gasoline efficiency, reduced crew, and simpler plants, predicting rapid steam plant replacement for power, lighting, pumping and factories.
Rain drenches the village and countryside as horses wade through mud while a collie guides sheep to shelter. Cattle, fowls, and a housewife endure the storm as mist, droplets, and a gray day blanket land and fields. New York Times.
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflamed mucous surfaces in the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It promises $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and notes sale by druggists at 75 cents.
The exchange mocks a neighbor and a judge as Puck narrates a scene about a mechanical piano player arriving from Hogan's residence and a boastful claim meets fierce rebuttal from Clancy.
The Butte Inter-Mountain reports a zeal for loyalty shifts as a fictional exchange mocks Russian and Japanese claims over water rights. The jokey dialogue reflects wartime tensions and shifting allegiances satirically.
BUD DOBLE extols Spohn Distemper Cure as the most successful horse remedy after forty years with horses. Druggists can supply it, bottles by the dozen are available, or orders may be sent to Spohn Medical Co. Live Stock Doctors, Gochen, Ind. Agents wanted.
A convention scene shows a Democrat and Republican disputing the slogan "the full dinner pail" as a judge quips about times being so good that workers now carry their meals in a large picnic basket. The exchange echoes the era's political rhetoric and economic optimism.
Big drop in binder twine selling highest grade standard binder twine shipped to any address in any quantity at low price. Special inside price guarantee money refund offer insurance against hail or storm. Cut out this notice mail to Sears Roebuck & Co Chicago Ill for a reply by return mail.
A humorous quip pits the Hon. Thomas Root against an elderly critic. Root deflects with praise for his wife while the Old Codger counters that his faults are inherent. The exchange captures satirical tone and social mores of the era.
Walter Crane of Minneapolis Minnesota received a patent for producing ice Gust Englund of Crawford South Dakota earned a patent for a draft equalizer Ole Larson Minneapolis Minnesota received a patent for a pneumatic stacker Ole Larson Minneapolis Minnesota was granted a patent for a windlass John Mason and G O Whitney of Brainerd were issued a patent for a locomotive water glass shield Carl Miller of Minneapolis Minnesota secured a patent for a comb Charles Sykora Amo Minnesota received a patent for a steam generator Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers located in the Pioneer Press Building St Paul assisted in the filings
A description of Paris bread culture noting underground bake kitchens in contrast to American factories. It observes street delivery by women in blue aprons and open carts, bread unwrapped, and a casual, all day rationing scene in front of a Paris residence.
A remark on men inclined to flirt believing their behavior goes unobserved. The note suggests a social dynamic where such behavior is obvious to others despite the men’s assumptions.
A note from In the Line of Progress remarks radium is said to cure several ailments but remains expensive. A quip from Puck imagines druggists offering an equally good but cheaper alternative.
Reliable and reasonable accommodations at the Grand View Fraternal Hotel in St. Louis Missouri located at the World’s Fair grounds on the south side. Direct from Union Station by Market street car with private rate. Write for reservations.
A historical quote notes a woman's view that true happiness equals having a good husband and sufficient money to buy clothes.
Warburden resident WM O Endsley testifies Piso's Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung afflictions in 1900. The remark opens with a bold claim and hints at social headlines calling a woman the ring leader.
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