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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1904
Page
2
A series of satirical notes touch on Dr. Wiley and his poison squad resuming tests without wood alcohol, the collapse of hoop skirts revival, a Chicago wife noting her husband’s style via a morning brown-tinted mouth, and a New South Wales woman proposing hot air cures for consumption, all echoing reform era curiosities.
The passage notes more married women obtaining life insurance as a trend. It suggests husbands warn about drafts and damp feet, and discusses the prudence of remarrying divorced people. Business in this line is increasing annually.
The piece notes Connecticut’s united outrage against a vandal harming the state’s armor plate namesake. It also mentions Corneil students facing expulsion for hazing and suggests Cornell authorities are cracking down on hazing incidents.
A fashion note claims Fall gowns use thirty yards of material. The remark leads to a broader joke that explains why some men are driven to divorce.
The piece argues that war may yield good results but is often a poor path, framing the current debate around its moral and practical costs and consequences. It reflects on whether violent conflict can ever be justified by outcomes.
Medical experts warn that free lunches may foster disease spread and contend critics who tackle such programs invite health risks. The debate highlights public health concerns and policy opinions on welfare and community meals.
A Chicago milkman sues a stock company for the value of shares he bought for $200, alleging the stock was waterlogged or worth less than stated. The case centers on the promoter’s assurances and the investor’s loss.
The piece argues that automobiling can waste the legs of enthusiasts while generally building strength and activity in the legs of ordinary pedestrians, presenting a balanced view of the activity's physical effects.
A Chicago girl won $40,000 in a damages judgment against a street car company after nine years of legal action. The case now raises questions about when and how she will collect the awarded amount.
The remark shifts focus from evolutionary debate to current behavior and financial responsibility, urging prompt payment of bills as a measure of character and sanity.
A question about who is considered the innocent party in a divorce, and what it means for that person to remarry. It explains the legal idea of innocence in initiating or being free from fault in the marriage breakdown.
The text suggests beings on Jupiter showing interest in the Earth’s transit across the sun. It frames Earth as an insignificant planet and notes observers on Jupiter watching the event. The sentence conveys a speculative, humorous tone about interplanetary observers.
The Hettentots chief Witboi declares war on Emperor William and Germany. The text asserts William has strong fighting resolve and is likely to prevail.
A town editor laments a printer error that changed rabies to rabies with a wrong letter, causing widespread embarrassment each time he walks public streets. The piece reads as a light, humorous quip about a misspelled disease term.
The London Times concedes difficulty understanding Kipling's latest work, a rare admission by a major paper that questions its own grasp of the text.
The San Francisco Bulletin predicts that Jim Jeffries will remain champion until he loses his teeth as Jack Root foresees a future challenger who will land a punch that makes him fall.
A blaze destroys the sculptor St. Gaus studio along with irreplaceable works. The tragedy underscores the enduring truth that life is brief and art endures beyond destruction.
A circus observer argues the term white elephant is a mistranslation of sin pyu a Burmese light brown elephant worshiped as sacred. Sin pyu is crowned and pampered before a short life ends in a lavish palace and grave.
Reginald de Koven toured with an opera and visited an Episcopal church in Dayton. He sat with the organist, played Mendelssohn and Chopin to a spellbound congregation, then was abruptly removed by the organist who insisted he could not dismiss the churchgoers.
A traditional caper sauce recipe cooks butter and flour into a smooth paste, adds hot milk to form a thick cream, then finishes with butter and capers plus their juice. It is recommended with boiled mutton or fish like halibut and fresh cod.
Poem quatrains describe trouble arriving along a journey from a bright past to a sad present. The speaker notes smiles fading and a world growing old when trouble leads, yet a wholehearted grin and remembered past joys can shield the heart and help endure.
A sunburned man boasts of a fishing trip while others tease him and compel a confession. He resists and finally blurts that he caught the worst cold of his life and refuses to share more.
A Brooklyn Eagle column argues against spider fear and superstition citing Washington entomologists and rare mortalities. It notes spiders kill few humans, preserve their pest-control role, and urge a calmer view of arachnids despite sensational claims.
A Newark Press note describes a Met Opera rehearsal near 39th Street where a window peal of Auld Lang Syne draws a couple of hundred pedestrians. The crowd listens as the familiar tune rings out, then returns to classical passages echoing from the Broadway studio.
The poem urged steadfast belief through heat and cold and trouble like a broad train. It promises peace after pain and glory when the world turns, echoing a spiritual call from the Atlanta Constitution.
A London chemist reports selling about ten bottles of chlorodyne weekly with eight percent of customers addicted. Arsenic enjoys vogue among society women for beauty, while sal volatile and ether appeal to those valuing vivacity of talk over looks. Ether is used secretly, with large seasonal sales. Automatic extracts like eau de cologne and lavender water see misuse through coarse spirits. Ginger essence forms a potent craving for many with weakened digestion. Chloroformism grows among stressed workers for insomnia, and coal tar derivatives antipyrin phenacetin and sulphonals are sought for headaches or sleep, though overuse remains a problem.
In a youth, Stanhope Hall recounts nearly drowning when a small boat rider slips into a side wheel. He clung to the green mossed wheel box as it turned, shouted for help, and a crewman reopened a trap door, pulled him free, saving him from being ground or drowned. The tale appears in Youth's Companion.
Dodson wed his second wife after choosing among two former admirers who claimed priority. A rival, noting his wealth and aging wife, publicly taunted them on a packed car ride, provoking Dodson’s anger and sealing the tale as a sharp humorous jab from the New York Press.
A Denver Post note attrib to James Burton Adams presents a poet predicting a far voyage to a foreign land to claim a vast estate, a royal title, and lasting fame. He forecasts wealth, a future wife of means, a rise from poverty, and eventual memorials after a final curtain. The piece cites a clairvoyant and a palm reader, framing the verse as prophecy.
A London Times correspondent notes millers are bleaching flour with ozone and nitrous acid to create whiter bread. The shift to steel rollers reduces nutrients, risking indigestible, less nourishing bread and bone and dental problems in children. Medical opinion favors avoiding very white bread and using seconds flour for bread or pastry.
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