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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
2
A neighbor questions Miss Robinson and Aunt Carrie Robinson at a house, as a housekeeper asks for help lighting a fire. A girl clarifies family relations, while Mr and Mrs Happieman discuss their future finances and wedding plans in a lighthearted exchange from Tit-Bits.
A dialogue-like exchange mocks Prof. Loeb’s experiments to create life, calling the result a primordial protoplasm unable to evolve into manhood for about 20,000,000 years, and quips about waiting that long for a man.
A brief joke about a reader quitting a novel after a heroic shooting scene. The humor hinges on the reader assuming danger persists, only to reveal in the punchline that the hero recovers in the next chapter.
A speaker jokes about preaching economy to his wife who wears last fall's hat to the theatre. Other women smile at the hat, leaving the speaker unsure if the reaction was to the hat or his wife. He concludes she will buy a new hat today.
Dialogue shows a prisoner lamenting his bigamy sentence. The kindly parson urges perseverance with the motto try again as the judge notes the prisoner’s repeated attempts. The exchange highlights moral admonition and legal outcome in a prison context.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt quotes the captain praising Policeman Fox for active efforts on his beat to catch boys who play ball. A citizen notes Fox has a young son who plays ball with bats and balls taken by his father.
The piece argues the bottle and a gun sealed Ben's ruin. The earnest exhorter blames Demon Rum for his one-eyed, low-browed state, while Alkall Ike counters that the gun, not alcohol alone, carved his injury.
A New York Sun item quotes a public school teacher receiving a handwritten note asking to excuse Moses from one day of absence. The letter cites Moses’s mother being seriously ill as the reason for his stay at home and pleads for pardon.
A humorous note argues salt-water bathing is more thorough exercise than fresh water. It claims fresh baths lack clothing constraints, while true workout comes from squeezing into a suit three sizes too small.
Tommy accuses the teacher of being a nuisance for asking questions. the teacher reacts with surprise as the boy recalls his father’s words about his curiosity.
Report notes a vestry meeting where Mrs Jawback and Mr Jawback are questioned about attendance and outcomes, as recorded by the Cleveland Leader. The exchange centers on who attended and the result of the meeting.
A morbid woman questions her lover about death and whether he would accompany her to the grave. He hesitates suggesting the family could choose a private interment, leaving the fate of their burial plans uncertain.
Mrs. Hiram Offen asks why the servant left her last position. The maid explains the couple disagreed over her, the gentleman liking her while the mistress objected. The anecdote centers on a domestic quarrel affecting the servant's job.
The dialogue notes Widow Longgreen’s wealth with a tongue in cheek remark about a million and a quarter in bank stock valued at 250 above par. The exchange highlights a sharp, ironic view of her financial assets.
A brief dialogue framed as a light exchange on engagements. One person asks if they are engaged while the other demurs saying they cannot tell until marriage. The snippet captures social witty banter.
In a brief exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times, Dumley notes Bragley’s financial woes while Wiseman questions his rapid rise and hints he may have fallen from the ladder of success. The dialogue underscores a sudden reversal in Bragley’s fortunes.
An ardent lover extols a beloved's beauty while she deflects flattery. She fears praise would make her conceited, prompting a lighthearted moment about vanity and affection.
A courtroom exchange has the judge scolding a prisoner for withholding a purse found. The prisoner explains it was late, and the judge orders turning it in the next morning, noting it was empty then.
Comic exchange shows Winter Booke avoiding Dr Cutter after reading a sign that warned of a 10 to 1 long shot. Charlie Piker teases him about consulting the doctor for rheumatism.
A snippet shows Mrs Shrewsbury recalling a near encounter with Mr Batchellor who proposed in the past. Mr Shrewsbury notes the man’s gleeful gaze and the shared history adds tension to a tense exchange.
A bantering exchange questions a newspaper’s tiny circulation and high subscription price. The editor admits the rate is high because few readers subscribe, illustrating a self aware critique of newspaper business.
A merchant praises the hustler's work and offers a deal in a tense exchange. The hustler agrees to work only if his terms are met. The merchant refuses the initial demand but promises to deliver what the hustler expects.
D Obber asks Juber how he... expresses admiration for Miss Jingle at the piano. Juber replies that he cannot hear the piano.
A trust magnate defends loving the poor, while a wise observer counters that fondness explains his many actions toward them. The exchange is noted by the Philadelphia Press with a sharp edge of satire.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a wry exchange about social gaps and housing, suggesting that modern apartment building trends with air shafts reflect the divide in living conditions and awareness.
A short exchange reveals a jilted suitor accusing Miss Kuhi of jilting him. He quips that if he were rich he would sue for two hundred thousand, while she refuses to marry him.
A comic exchange shows a wife ordering papers redone after her husband inadvertently signs the top line and she must sign beneath him, highlighting domestic prerogatives and procedural irritations.
The article outlines a plan for a stable under a 66 by 66 foot barn and requests input on a large loose cattle pen. It estimates cement and gravel quantities for concrete walls eight feet high and one foot thick with a footing, and for floors, plus labor requirements for twelve days and five days respectively, noting frost resistance comparisons between wall thicknesses.
Plan outlines a barn with sections A through H and M for cattle, stalls, feed rooms, and horse stable. It recommends a stone wall as defensive, notes concrete offers a drier wall, and suggests a basement per the accompanying plan to fit stock of a 100 acre farm.
A 12 inch by 6 inch flume running half full with 2 feet of head can yield limited power. Theoretical power is around 0.9 to 1.0 horsepower per 1 foot of head for a compact waterwheel, but practical output depends on wheel type, losses, and flow stability. A low rpm overshot or breastshot wheel with a tall, smooth vane design may suit a small head and help keep efficiency steady.
A two foot fall for a breast wheel could yield about one fifth horsepower with two feet per second water velocity in the flume. The correspondent is unlikely to build a wheel for such limited power, so no wheel description is provided.
To prevent a corner post from yielding dig a wide hole three feet deep fill with a cement mortar using three parts sand to one cement. Set a green timber post in the hole with the big end down pack stones in mortar, rammed tight. Let stand four to five days before stringing wire. one sack of cement suffices per post.
A gardener asks about methods to raise water onto two acres of island ground during drought. The question notes 10 to 12 foot banks and wonders if a modern spraying outfit with hose could be used to irrigate the land.
A large spray pump could serve as a force pump to raise water if ample power is available. A small windmill could keep a reservoir well filled with water with little manual labor.
Instructions describe building two compact forges that can be moved easily around a workshop. Each forge uses a compact firebox and adjustable supports so it can be tucked aside when not in use. Includes materials, basic dimensions, and safe handling guidance.
The article describes a portable forge with a heavy sheet iron top or basin on gas-pipe legs and blower attachments. It notes such forges can be bought for about ten or twelve dollars and advises checking hardware merchants and catalogs.
The bulletin estimates the current year wool clip at 300 million pounds and annual wool consumption in manufactures at 550 million pounds.
Oliver Peebles Jenkins of Stanford University, head of zoology, is described as a deep thinker and often preoccupied. One evening his wife hinted at guests and he went upstairs to change coats, only to be found sleeping in bed when the hostess checked later. He calmly explained he forgot why he came up after removing his coat.
In New York a street collision leaves lamp globes shattered. An elderly philanthropist starts a hat collection for the injured driver, who is surprised to learn the benefactor is his own boss as coins pour in from strangers and onlookers.
Poem attributed to Richard Lovelace celebrates liberty of love and spirit. The speaker argues that true freedom is internal and not confined by walls or iron bars. Parallel images contrast riotous verse with restraint and crown the king’s majesty.
Margaret Blake takes a curtain call and gathers floral tributes in a scene of adulation. A dark-haired, sweet-faced woman near the proscenium reacts with hysteria, shouting to reclaim her hat as the moment ends in tension.
A Roslyn man praised Katherine Mackay, the polite daughter of Clarence H Mackay, who enrolled as a pupil in Roslyn public school where Mrs Mackay serves as director. Katherine rose to hold the door for him and replied she was sorry to cause trouble, adding she was glad to be letting him in.
The executive committee of German trades unions petitions the federal Diet to allow increased importation of live pigs to meet meat needs. The document says workers suffer from extraordinarily high meat prices and seek relief.
Rosa-Miss Flipp mentions clothes fitted on a dummy and expresses疲疲 tiredness from standing at her modiste’s, as reported in the Detroit Free Press with a casual diary style.
Dorothy, a two and a half year old described as a sweet little maid, stood before a cane rapt in contemplation. When asked about it, she replied with a puzzled expression that the umbrella was an umbrella without any clothes on.
Captain W. S. Graham of Wheeling West Virginia writes under June 14 1904 thanking God for Cuticura Soap and Ointment after long sores on his face and back. Doctors warned blood poison or barber s itch but nothing helped him. He says his skin now looks clear as a baby s.
Ex-Congressman Thad Pound argues that boiling water fails to remove harmful elements from impure water. He warns that boiling drains oxygen and life energy, while filters leave dissolved toxins and distillation destroys carbonic acid and life energy, making water unfit for preservation.
A Nebraska neighbor relays how abandoning heavy foods improved digestion headaches and sleep. After switching to Grape-Nuts the stomach rejected other foods, headaches faded, sleep improved, and weight returned. The signer credits three years of prime condition and notes family use and endorsement by Postum Co.
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