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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
2
A Washington physician gained permission to shoot on an elderly Virginia woman’s land by posing as a doctor with a bottle of elixir of life. He treated her malaria and rheumatic pains with quinine and licenced gunning for two local men and himself, resulting in forty two rabbits killed that afternoon.
A treasury official who admired Secretary Shaw recalls his sharp repartee at a Washington gathering. Shaw urged government clerks to save for old age, joking that pensions aren’t a guarantee if banks fail, a quip met by a heckler’s warning.
Jewelers from New York Baltimore and Philadelphia bid for refurbishing the White House service of solid gold plate made during the Van Buren era. The four large candelabra five fruit dishes and eight table mirrors form a single centerpiece and are regarded as one of the world’s finest.
The article credits Japan’s rise to a modeled imitation of Germany under Bismarck and Wilhelm II. It notes Japan studied Germany’s government, military, and institutions and attributes Japan’s rapid modernization to this influence as explained by Gen. Baron Nishi.
The Count Ito, born 1840, toured Europe and the United States before guiding Japan as premier from 1886. He helped shape the 1889 constitution and launched modern reforms inspired by German governance, while leading Japan’s fleet in the 1894 China war and earning comparisons to Bismarck and Moltke. Field Marshal Oyama is noted as a key planner who outmatched Russia in the war with the czar’s army.
The text traces how Germany and Japan spent years building military systems, testing and refining them in prewar conflicts. It cites Prussia in 1866 against Austria and later Germany against France, comparing Japan’s prewar actions with Port Arthur and Chemulpo. It notes Germany sought Alsace Lorraine and Japan Korea after early victories.
The article praises the beauty and intelligent expression of Mexican Indian women and men. It notes fine eyes and features by Caucasian standards, narrates how Indian faces still convey nobility, and contrasts attitudes in the capital with smaller towns and rural areas. It references historical archetypes and perceives potential in mixed ethnic development.
Miss May Liang Cheng daughter of Sir Chentung Liang Cheng Chinese minister to the United States is to be educated in Barnard College. The sixteen year old wears Oriental dress, speaks English, and has shown talent in music.
A passerby calms a frantic mother and saves a choking child by shaking him until a quarter is expelled. The stranger reveals he is not a doctor but a collector of internal revenue, speaking with the grateful mother afterward.
The tale recalls Mrs Armitage asking her negro servant Samantha about working for Mrs Reed. Samantha replies she cooked for her cleaned for her swept for her and washed her personal appearance.
The Pall Mall name derives from an old pail maille court once on the site three centuries ago. The game was a croquet variant that faded in the eighteenth century. Who revived it and how it gained its modern name remains unknown.
A light humor vignette where a mother explains her husband suffers a bad cold and sneezes, while a matron reveals she is delaying a doctor visit for a few days to amuse their baby watching the father sneeze.
A Napoleon Bonaparte relic now housed at Nottingham Castle museum features a hair lock cut about an hour after his death. The artifact draws attention from visitors and historians alike for its direct tie to the emperor.
The Rev. J Paulston Jones, a renowned Welsh preacher, has been blind since age two yet graduated with high honors from the University of Glasgow, illustrating remarkable resilience and eloquence.
Miss Estelle Reel inspector of Indian schools is the highest paid woman in government service earning $3,000 a year plus expenses.
A witty exchange on progress and travel appears in a fragmented 19th century clipping. It pairs a claim that the automobile eases every road with a playful jab about a road to Hereafter. The dialogue reflects era concerns about modernization and fate.
A claimed eminent authority in a New York daily writes of a home made mixture with Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to treat kidneys bladder and urinary issues. The formula is shaken and taken after meals and at night claiming prompt eliminative action and relief without stomach harm.
A New York woman age 107 credits longevity to onions at every meal. The column asks how young her husband was at his death, inviting readers to guess the spouse’s age based on the anecdote.
Report by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers lists issued patents for inventors from Minnesota and nearby states. Items include steam boiler by Edgar L Arnold, gate latch by Carl J. Austad, hay carrier by Jacob Saari, hinge by Joseph M. Spindler, vending machine by Thomas Brennan Jr, lever by John B. Bushnell, portable elevator by Clark E. Twamly, seed corn tester among others.
A Pall Mall Magazine writer cites a warder's remark on women's discipline in prisons and a distinct conjugal code. The code grants access to pockets letters and finances and is kept even when presented against male norms. A philanthropist recalls a poor woman's murder not by her husband, highlighting gendered conduct.
A writer argues quitting coffee is hard like quitting whisky or tobacco but suggests substituting Postum. When well boiled with cream it surpasses modern coffee in flavor to connoisseurs and, after ten days to two weeks, the body benefits as caffeine poison is replaced by nourishing liquid food. The ad ends with a prompt to read The Road to Wellville and a slogan There’s a Reason.
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