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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
2
A fragmented Choteau Acantha clipping contemplates air travel and profit in a poetic, cryptic style. It invokes distant imagery of aviators and cirrus skies while musing on loss and gain in a tongue in cheek tone.
A string of varied observations covers public interest topics from comet visibility and forest conservation to census impacts and gonzo notes about stamps. The piece touches on fashioning caution about fires, tax plans on foreign cars, and humorous mentions of European nobles and Cupid.
A Connecticut resident was jailed after repeated whistle blasts of the same well known tune annoyed the town. The public, once patient, grew weary of the ongoing disturbance and authorities acted to stop the nuisance.
A fountain pen in a New York man's pocket halted a bullet, allegedly saving his life. The claim reflects peculiar commentary on fate and tools of chance in daily danger.
In relinquishing his claim to Portugal to wed an American heiress, the prince of Braganza accepts a pale shadow for a vivid and tangible reality, a sacrifice not as harrowing as it seems.
The Atlantic fleet demonstrates high marksmanship as big gun practice is halted because targets are shot to pieces, signaling ready straight shooting should combat arise.
The surgeon of the French warship Descartes blames eczema and eye troubles on wireless telegraphy. Eczema has appeared on faces and hands of seamen operating the apparatus. He recommends precautions to protect these areas in future wireless use.
Observations by Prof. Percival Lowell suggest oxygen in Mars atmosphere, fueling belief life may exist there and prompting questions about which airship inventor will journey to Mars to confirm findings and gain distinction.
The September report forecasts large yields for leading crops. Wheat expected at 714,362,000 bushels versus 664,604,000 last year. Corn pegged at 2,648,846,000, down from 2,668,651,000 in 1908. Oats 1,008,000,000 (1909) vs 807,156,000 (1908). Rye 31,006,000 vs 21,851,000. Barley 170,648,000 vs 166,756,000.
The public overestimates rabies risk after dog bites, believing infection unavoidable. Fearful victims, already frail from terror, become easy prey to danger as misinformation spreads.
New York state forest commissioner plans to install telephone lines in the Adirondacks for fire wardens. Early fire detection is crucial to extinguishing blazes and saving costs, with the telephones expected to more than repay their expense.
Editor notes a March 18 1886 Auburn Citizen piece on a French expedition to California coast in 1769. It discusses Pauly engineer family ties, manuscript in John Pauley Kansas, and the scurvy outbreak that decimated ranks, linking to California conditions of the era.
The narrator recalls the 1768 69 expedition with M. L Abbe Chappe to Mexico and California to observe Venus transit. They endure perilous land sea travel, hostile terrain, disease and hunger, construct an observatory near San Blas, and Chappe dies August 1 1769 while the narrator survives to deliver notes to the viceroy and return to Paris.
A Boston Transcript tale recounts two seemingly respectable men who invited a countryman to a tennis club for a pleasant afternoon. They lingered through lunch and dinner, then vanished as the last train to Boston left, leaving a mock memorandum of meals and lodging in their wake.
Dr Bigwig accuses Bates of thrashing a student named Johnson. Bates denies the charge while Johnson admits his father miswrote the incident. The scene unfolds as Johnson’s father confesses a spelling mistake led Bates to be blamed.
The French kiss on the cheeks rather than the lips. People greet relatives and partners with a two cheek kiss, practiced publicly by all social strata. Public embraces are common and tolerated, with even nonchalant disregard for strict conventions.
A social exchange questions whether a diamond engagement ring increases a girl’s regard among friends. The reply concedes it is a useful item to have on hand, implying practical value over vanity.
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