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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
6
Kitty coughs out anger at i'mace after a kiss used for revenge. Harry laughs and notes the line revenge is sweet as the pair discuss motive and memory.
Harry Clotworthy, a military affairs expert, visited the National Press Club dining room and ordered an egg heavy breakfast. After eating and writing letters, a waiter confronted him for not paying, displaying a check and claiming Clotworthy ate two dollars worth of eggs.
Two conservative women encounter a girl on a western train. She explains that her mother and stepfather live at one end of the journey and her father and stepmother at the other, so she is sent to each parent twice yearly to ensure safety.
A housewife reports nervousness stomach trouble and heart issues from coffee. After switching to Postum her husband and she both feel better and can work more. she cautions proper preparation and credits Postum with their health improvement.
An umpire chants prices from five a bag to a nickel as fans laugh hearing the call for peanuts grape juice ice cream cones and score cards while the crowd cheers and shops sell snacks.
A quip about the cycle of greenness in wood becoming green through processing and sometimes being painted green again, highlighting a humorous reflection on color treatment and transformation.
A terse exchange reveals a strained reaction to marriage with a jokey jab about being well off before wedlock. the pair exchange pithy retorts, highlighting a lighthearted domestic tension.
A playful exchange about a baby named Henry throwing a hard rubber ball. The sister cries, and observers remark on the baby’s surprising curved pitch and budding talent.
Humorous exchange from Harpers Weekly. Slowpay complains no pockets in trousers while the tailor quips that the account implies nothing to put in them. The line showcases a wry social joke about thrift and propriety.
Parvenue declares intent to purchase three pictures at five dollars each and plans to display them in his drawing room. He imagines telling others he paid two hundred pounds each for the works, claiming the fortune is made.
A patient proclaims being a gentle man and snubs the physician suggesting the profession doesn’t agree with him. The doctor retorts a change is needed and offers another approach in this humor cartoon caption from Tit-Bits.
The excerpt depicts Mr. Chuggins as a public benefaction for owning a car. He enjoys taking friends for rides, yet he does not count them. He evaluates success by the crowd he draws when the motor breaks and he exits to tinker and entertain.
Privileged dialogue shows Mrs. Dashaway accusing her husband of not letting him exercise judgment while Mrs. Henpeckle retorts she lets him sew his own buttons. The exchange highlights marital dynamics with humor and sharp witticisms.
A parent notes easy piano practice by framing it as dishwashing duty. The exchange implies discipline and quick compliance when daily chores are linked to music time. No further context or names provided.
A reflective verse laments the age of preaching and the sea of ink wasted without guiding people to think critically. The poem contrasts empty rhetoric with the need for genuine instruction and thoughtful discourse.
A satirical dialogue depicts a caller asking about prompt car access and a garage replying that the obstacle is his unpaid bill. The skit notes tension between customer demand and service constraints.
Egbert asks how the gift affected Bacon. Bacon says the box made him generous, claiming he gave away all but the first cigar he smoked.
Cook asks Hook about boyhood memories including home faces river moon and hills. Hook interrupts stating the topic "dividends" as the pay. The exchange hints at a comment on worth and rewards implicit in nostalgia versus financial gain.
An American traveler notes how Japanese language uses respectful terms like the honorable umbrella while his host contrasts them with phrases such as happy accident and glad tidings. The exchange highlights different linguistic norms and perceptions of politeness across cultures.
A London Opinion quips on the student who plans to pursue medicine after college despite high competition. He asserts that those already in the field must wait their turn as he commits to the study. The exchange highlights determination in face of crowded professions.
Farmer Corntessel says his son Josh, home from school, helps by entertaining summer boarders with explanations about agriculture. Josh knows nothing about farming but sparks interest among guests.
The excerpt notes varied prices for kisses with 27 cents per pound in a confectionery, a dollar at a church fair, and a $10 fine for taking one without asking, highlighting differing costs and penalties in different settings.
A farmer boasts to a city visitor that his son was a great pitcher in hay, not baseball. The city man asks about a brush league, but the farmer clarifies the joke, saying he pitched hay.
Farmer Corntessel jokes that after another season they will have a chef. His wife asks what a chef is and he quips a chef is a man with a large vocabulary to rename the soup.
A brief literary remark praises Phyllis for constant good humor and natural curls. The lines celebrate her cheerful disposition and appealing complexion as a favored mortal example.
A fragment contrasts two kinds of men one who embraces gay laughter to ease cares and another who mopes along envying millionaires. The text offers a social observation without a named location or event.
Dialogue notes a tense household scene with a mistress insisting on no large policeman in the kitchen and a subordinate offering a smaller officer as compromise. The judge oversees the exchange highlighting authority and compliance.
In a terse exchange the junior partner notes a new clerk, while the senior partner recalls calling police to stop the clerk from pressuring him to join the firm. The oddly informal business dialogue hints at tensions over authority and recruitment.
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills renew blood for grip aftercare. It cites weakness and breathlessness post attack, promotes pills as a tonic, and includes a testimonial from Mrs. F R Boyd of Minneapolis praising improved appetite color and vitality. Pills sold by druggists or mail order from Schenectady NY with six boxes for 2.50 and a free booklet on diseases of the blood.
A quirky exchange ponders whether animals possess thinking abilities. The caller personifies a car hog, asking if the owner believes the animal would claim ownership of the vehicle. The dialogue invites consideration of awareness and intention in nonhuman minds.
A Los Angeles resident describes a months long skin illness starting as a red rash that spread and formed boils. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment with hot baths for about six months the sores healed leaving smooth skin. The ad claims a complete cure and offers samples.
In a Kansas City Star excerpt, Ezra Toombs the undertaker sits by the horse block muttering, bored by slow business. He argues with a doctor who treated Judge Feebles, now recovering and eyeing marriage, as Ezra frets about the town growing still and planning a move away.
In a light banter Mrs Cooke faces a personal jab about her husband as the latest domestic tease. The quip reflects a playful social scene and sharp humor typical of the period.
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