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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1916
Page
4
Published every Wednesday at Cho teau Montana. Entry as second class matter at the post office. Subscription is $2.00 per year or $1.76 in advance. See Houck and Cleland for the water connection.
An Osteopathic Magazine piece extols laughter as a health booster. It argues honest hearty laughter clears mind, boosts breathing, sharpens perception, and fosters social bonds, praising laughter over mere giggles or smiles.
The passage emphasizes modesty and continuous learning as core traits. It contrasts a well bred person who seeks to learn with those who presume knowledge and try to teach or govern. It cites Plato and Ruskin, then ends with an advertisement for expert watch repair by Holland, the jeweler.
The tale from 987 recounts King Hugues Capet pairing an aging farm couple in a silver wedding after twenty five years of service. He grants them a dowry and a ring, inspiring a national fashion to celebrate silver weddings after long marriages.
The passage argues that women typically view law as tyrannical if disfavored and protective if approved, lacking intrinsic moral alignment with law. It suggests women would resist inequities more openly if they had shaped legal norms, and accuses women of greater rebellion when in power, noting this stems from broader attitudes rather than militant suffrage.
An overview contrasts flags and banners definitions from standard dictionaries and traces their history. It notes flags as cloths hoisted on staffs and banners as fabric items hung from poles with devices, citing ancient Egypt Rome vexillum and labarum as early standards.
California school authorities debate how to title male students. The big boy resents being called Master while preferring Mr. The piece argues teachers should use the grown up title to respect maturity and avoid patronizing tone.
Historic cedars in Syria once stood as the tallest trees linked to Solomon’s temple. Though California redwoods exceed them in height, the cedars’ massive trunk girth and four hundred remaining trees on a plateau at 6123 feet preserve their biblical significance and pilgrimage draw.
An aged circus handler recounts an elephant’s problem solving. The animal, fed potatoes by hand, fails to reach one rolling away. After a brief pause, the elephant is shown to blow air to bounce the potato back within reach.
The article recalls Emperor Joseph II of Germany as lacking tact and judgment. It notes his earnest intentions and zeal for reform, but describes his methods as heavy handed and misjudged, often provoking opposition and failure in undertakings. It humorously cites a tomb inscription about his misfortunes.
Hilary shares a poetic dusk with a stranger in a wood side scene. The mood turns eerie as the man asks the clerk about penalties for killing and the time of the westbound train, ending with a punchy line from the judge.
Correct time is announced hourly in Lisbon Portugal by two 100 foot high iron column lanterns with three faces each. Five minutes before the hour a horizontal light appears on each face and at the tick of the hour the light disappears. Signals visible in daylight from a mile and a half and at night by three red lights. The system is electrically operated under a clock at the Observatorio Astronomico de Lisboa.
Advertises Oregon fishing and hunting country with Oscar Olney in care of the U S Forest Office Chateau. Claims readiness to handle parties of any size and invites inquiries from interested parties.
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