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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
7
Murray Kentucky resident Mrs A J Davis reported kidney disease symptoms including dizziness back pain and grip in three weeks of using Dean’s Kidney Pills all symptoms disappeared. The ad notes the product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A mother's card parties keep a child with a nurse at home. The child notices a young calf crying and asks if the calf’s mother has gone to the card party and left it as well. The vignette captures a child's earnest misreading of adult social routines.
A playful exchange on social manners in a vignette where flirtation and prudence collide. The speaker contemplates whether a witty or restrained response would have been better, hinting at etiquette's social pressure.
A young woman came to a city mission in poor physical condition with scabies incipient paresis rheumatism and sores from scratching. After seven weeks of care a change followed a treatment with Cuticura Soap Resolvent and Ointment. In five weeks she recovered enough to seek work. Laura Jane Bates 85 Fifth Ave New York Mar 11 1907.
Mr. Martin mocks women’s protests about marriage while Mrs. Martin remains quiet. He recalls Mary’s past claim she would not marry the best man alive, prompting a sharp exchange at the dinner table about gender expectations.
A diner berates a waiter over a questionable dish. The waiter insists it is steak but then reveals in a hushed aside that the odor confirms it is another gentleman's fish. The scene plays as a humorous misunderstanding in a busy dining room.
A letter extols Postum as relief from coffee induced spells and unconsciousness. A seventy year old writer credits quitting coffee for improved health, sleep, and well being after eight months on Postum. The notice promotes Postum by Battle Creek Michigan company and its campaign line There’s a Reason.
At a club a confession turns into a tale of unsent love letters. Old Sinclair reveals he never posted a letter to Ruth, who dies years later with a matching envelope found beside a blank sheet. Sinclair dies smiling, having finally joined Ruth beyond the grave.
Claims the Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound relieves women's distress and restores health. Notes massive testimonial letters, statements of cures, and avoidance of surgical operations. Describes ingredients as acting on the feminine system and declares the product wholesome and harmless.
Smart remarks reveal social encounter with Miss Bute and a planned meeting at Robinson's tonight after an impression at the Brown's.
The passage lists Castoria and Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as trusted infant remedies with claims of long usage and soothing effects. It mentions a poet’s tribute to a great man after his death and a child’s view of a “sane Fourth of July.”
A casual exchange suggests using guesswork to win on the turf. An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder claimed to relieve swollen feet and priced at 25 cents at druggists.
A father scolds Willie for bad manners and teases him about being a glutton. Willie retorts that a glutton’s little boy is a big glutton. The exchange lightens with a playful mischief tone.
The notice lists Dr J H Rindlaub as a specialist in eye ear nose and throat care based in Fargo North Dakota. A related joke references reading Hebrew and backwardness in learning.
A newspaper notice promotes a supposed universally successful rheumatism cure. It advises mixing one half pint whiskey with one ounce Toris Compound and one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound, then taking tablespoonful doses before meals and at night. Ingredients are claimed to be widely available at drug stores.
An inventor boasts a submarine vessel stays submerged after tests, but the craft cannot ascend again prompting questions about design reliability and safety. The dialogue underscores technical challenges in early underwater propulsion concepts.
Patent lawyers Lothrop and Johnson report last week’s issued patents to Northwestern inventors. Names include M Bohlig St Paul device for filling ice cream corners W M Brown Crookston excavating machine R C Pleins St Paul seal lock O Smith Remner sled knuckle H E Shedd Austin calendar C W Merrill Leach Sarles Le D N D pressure filter L A Leitch Sarles N D grain shocking machine.
A brief Outing poem fragment urges optimism and courage for strivers aiming high. It frames noontime as a peak moment for artistic striving and questions whether vague joy sustains life.
An 19th century style medical advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It asserts Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss and promises $100 for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Also pitches Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists Toledo, Ohio as the company location.
A coy exchange sets the scene in a strictly fashionable suburb as characters remark on lover’s lane and affinity avenue. The dialogue hints at social norms and expectations while a Milton Dairy Co. ad line appears in the text.
A compact ad copy promotes durable overshoes and rubber boots offered by Goodyear Rubber Co. warning against mail order sales and urging customers to buy locally from authorized dealers in St. Paul.
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