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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
7
Marcus R. Mayer endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble back pain headaches and urinary disorders stating the remedy cured those in agonized condition. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A humorous Puck comment notes the tobacco debt to the race and praises the tiger-shaped design as ideal for airships and submarine craft, reflecting early 20th century whimsy and speculative tech.
Reported by Lothrop Johnson patent lawyers at the Pioneer Press building St Paul Minn. Names include Zacharias Anderson Minneapolis Minn building block and wall construction Harry Colestock Sanitary Water Filtration Co St Paul Minn magneto dynamo electric machine Elisha Cutten Butte Mont potato digger August Gagnon Forest Lake Minn self indexing ledger John Jamieson Stillwater Minn hitching device and other items listed without further details.
Nell and Mrs Closeleigh plan a fair to aid a poor widow facing rent trouble. Belle expresses surprise at the philanthropy, but Nell clarifies that Mrs Closeleigh owns the widow’s house.
A brief office exchange reveals junior partner surprised by a client addressing him by his first name. The senior partner downplays the incident and notes the client’s ribbing reflects office dynamics rather than personal disrespect.
Mrs B B Ford of Pushmataha Mississippi credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her health after two years of illness. She reports relief within weeks and says she can work as a teacher again. Pills regulate uterine action, banish headaches, improve appetite and complexion.
A lighthearted Detroit Free Press note features a parrot and a canary as two lovers swap quips. The parrot complains of the canary's screeching while the other quips the bird must find a purpose.
A Carroll County Illinois neighbor shifted from failed brooder plans to a successful poultry venture. After early losses from infertile eggs and idle brooder houses, she built a robust operation using incubators and a growing customer base. She now sells nearly one thousand broilers, candles eggs, and plans to expand with more incubators before January.
The article urges several months of advance planning for farm tasks and seed purchases. Early orders help ensure seed availability and allow germination testing. Planning mirrors careful business methods used in urban enterprises, aiding success and efficiency in farming.
A farmer with little experience should begin poultry raising with a few hundred fowls. Do not start with thousands. expand gradually over three years. Large initial ventures may pay off, but they come with heavy losses and hard lessons.
The author argues against heating poultry houses in most regions, noting early theory favored heat for tropical birds but experiments show hens thrive with proper food. Heating stoves have not been proven profitable in poultry housing except perhaps in very cold Dakota areas.
The Plymouth Rock, though a heavy fowl, proves a good egg producer with several hens laying more than 200 eggs annually.
Farmers pursue a bronze turkey able to endure confinement while the Plymouth Rock remains favored by farmers for its dependable traits and popularity.
A brief explanation states that by doubling the sun’s rising time you obtain the length of night and by doubling the sun’s setting time you obtain the length of the day. The rule applies through the year and uses readable solar timings.
The article traces fertilizer use and spending from 1859 to 1899, noting rising values in manufactured fertilizers and farmer expenditures. It highlights that by 1890 nearly all spending occurred along a north south Atlantic seaboard strip about three hundred miles wide, covering the original thirteen states.
The text traces agriculture from slave era toil to a learned science, noting how land value and population growth transformed farming. It argues future farmers must be as skilled and intelligent as civil engineers, reflecting agriculture’s evolution from basic sustenance to specialized, technical practice.
The piece notes grain will be grown further north than today with oats and barley already three hundred miles north of the Canadian line. New short season wheats barleys and oats are in development, where a few days of maturity extend the northern growing frontier and open virgin grain regions.
Deep plowing before planting encourages roots to strike deep into mellow soil. Surface roots hinder drought resilience and complicate later cultivation.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt mocks a supposed bearded lady, accusing her of fraud and noting the public’s appetite to mock sinners. The piece hints at social hypocrisy and amusement among men in the era.
A New York musician recalls meeting Calve in Monte Carlo last winter. She shared anecdotes about Prosper Merimee and a tale involving the young Prince Imperial. Merimee’s quip defines an accident versus a calamity as a Seine incident with or without intervention.
Mrs H W Sterns of Gelatt Pennsylvania declares kidney pills relieved years of rheumatic pain. After three days barely felt effect but by the fourth day lameness vanished and pains diminished. She continued use and now has no pain or rheumatism to her knowledge. She says she will never be without them.
A quip from the Philadelphia Press notes a wife leaving with exactly $32.19 and reporting that was the amount spent, prompting a wry reflection on budget limits and consumer habits.
An Atlanta Journal line notes that getting one’s way does not always bring satisfaction, comparing the life insurance director and policy holder as examples of dummies in a satirical aside.
General Sherman urged Private Dalzell to drop the title foisted on him by friends. Dalzell replied he would drop his title if Sherman did the same. The two old friends laughed and moved on, the banter ending the topic forever.
A critique argues that brain foods and phosphates do not boost intelligence or learning. It cites Dr Wallace suggesting even if one could glow from phosphorus intake, understanding Euclid or Punch’s humor remains as unlikely as at birth.
An American pharmacist conducted a nationwide sampling of 100000 prescriptions and found 70 percent contained opium or its derivatives. He notes proprietary medicines usually include detailed directions, while physician prescriptions are brief or illegible. He observes some proprietary products contain poisons or narcotics in small amounts with antidotes.
In a witty exchange Mrs Browne declares a woman's life is built on sacrifices. Her husband retorts that sacrifices include sales highlighting social expectations and gender roles sarcastically.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming relief of gums inflammation and pain and notes a 25 cent bottle price. It warns that the most dangerous attacks come through innuendo.
A brief notice highlights Dr J H Rindlaub as a Fargo North Dakota specialist in eye ear nose and throat care. The quotation reflects an ethos of maximum effort and capability.
A long deflection into domestic ideals praises a wife’s constant study to win her husband’s love. The piece urges using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for fatigue nerve ills and female weakness, citing a Tacoma Washington testimonial from Mrs Bessie.
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