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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
4
The Choteau Acantha published weekly in Choteau Montana by Bishop, proprietor. Entered as second class matter at the post office. Subscription rate is 2 dollars per year or 1.75 dollars in advance. Dated December 20, 1917.
Weekly war news digest notes reeducation for veterans in shops and hospitals, wage limits, Red Cross pumps in France, gas defense classes for officers, and women’s council badges. It cites coal economy drives, milk price rises in England, and a large U S campaign to conserve energy with expert input. It also details a French hospital dental dispensary, vast tools and supplies for an estate sale, and a 1918 auction notice.
Auction to offer on ranch property located 244 miles northeast of Choteau at the Ed Logan ranch. Details describe sale of assets to be announced at a public event.
Auction lists five head of horses including a gelding and mares aged 3 to 10, five head of cattle with calves and a yearling, plus extensive machinery and household goods. The property belongs to A. J. Dickey with additional items from Wv. L. Otness Estate, including rifles, lanterns, harnesses, farm tools, and furniture. The sale notes stock and gear for farms in detail. Compiled as a public notice for Thursday, Dec. 27.
The Star of Bethlehem is carried through Dutch streets as a Christmas signal and fundraiser for the poor. Young men gather crowds to collect money, then dine with the head burgomaster as thanks. The practice is a benevolent institution in many towns, costly in time but free to view.
The Yule Log ceremony, traceable to pre Christian pagan rites, was the year's most joyous Christmas Eve observance in medieval times, as noted by New York authorities.
Child health advice urges early use of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy at hoarseness to avert attacks. The text also records District Court of the Eighth Judicial District in Montana fixing term dates for Cascade Teton and Toole counties during 1918 with specific January April July October dates and deadlines.
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