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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1912
Page
3
A Kansas high school girl boasts top marks in history English literature and German while her agriculture grade earns a poor note. Her father questions the farm subject and she quips I am no hayseed and no bloomin angel, reflecting a humorous classroom exchange from the Kansas City Star.
A mother’s morning scene features a neighbor girl admiring a baby while noting her worn doll. The child comments that the baby has been kept nice, highlighting a simple, innocent exchange from the National Monthly.
An Ohio woman credits Postum for resolving coffee related dyspepsia and heart trouble after thirty years of coffee use. She reports improved sleep, digestion, and weight gain, noting family pride in her recovery and advising proper preparation of Postum as directed. The testimonial is from the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan with a brochure reference.
Harry L. Virden, instructor at Walcott Coombs in Chicago, educates nineteen year old Walcott Coombs born without hearing or sight. Coombs learns via tactile signing, typewriter, raised type, and sign language. Virden plans nationwide study to improve deaf and blind education.
Minneapolis reports a contest between Mary Louise Chamberlain and Margaret Terry Hudson Grant as rivals for the title of the state’s most perfect baby. The two-year-olds weigh 32 and 28 pounds respectively with measurements showing healthy builds and no fat.
An apprentice named Albert Berrige sneaks into Bombay’s most sacred Hindu temple to seize a sacred cat nicknamed Tommy. He outruns pursuing worshippers through crowded streets, nearly breaking records, then returns with the feline to the British tramp steamer Harpagus where the crew views the lucky cat with pride.
In Philadelphia at Central Congregational Church Rev. Sydney Herbert Cox urged the church to advertise and seek publicity using business methods. The sermon, titled The Business Advertising Church, likened God as the greatest advertiser and quoted biblical examples to illustrate securing attention, curiosity, and confidence.
Minneapolis reports a planned "dead ones" banquet by John P. Nash for defeated candidates. Imitation skulls with silver mountings will serve as drinking cups. The event may use the county morgue as a hall after the general election, with each banqueteer limited to ten minutes to recount how it happened.
Orange New Jersey report by high school faculty shows declining physical condition of students from first to fourth year. Data indicates rising round shoulders 45 to 61 percent, uneven shoulders 14 to 32 percent, weak feet 11 to 30 percent, plus increases in flat chest pigeon breast curvature of the spine hollow back knock knee and flatfoot.
A Savannah Morning News reader recounts a Sunday street encounter with a four year old boy, described with affectionate humor. The piece mocks adult reactions and notes the boy’s status as “mamma’s boy” by decree, highlighting domestic splits.
Dialogue sketch shows a husband with a stack of bills and a wife urging patience, implying future settlement with the creditor. The scene hints at domestic tension over finances and a noisy claim of the devil to pay.
An elderly gentleman at a mass meeting in a nearby town, famed for his old fashioned dress, hurried back to his office leaving his silk hat on a seat. A woman sitting down accidentally crushed the hat, and he promptly offered concern saying I hope you have not injured yourself madam.
A man enters a shop and asks for a boy over sixteen. the proprietor confirms none exist and the visitor says he stopped by to see if the proprietor was discouraged.
Advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pellets as small sugar coated pills that regulate and invigorate stomach liver and bowels without griping. It adds a moral twist about self perception asking how we’d look if others judged us.
Advertisement claims Cole's Carbon salve cures itching skin diseases and smooths the skin. Sold by all druggists at 25 and 50 cents. Also notes storm centers tend to defy central limitations.
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