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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
2
A collection of snappy commentaries on diplomacy fashion royalty and politics. Notes on bourbon distilleries Spain the budget war readiness and Royal intrigue mix with a civic tale of a coal-scuttle hat saving a Wisconsin woman and a humorous take on Panics cure. The German Year Book 1909 reports population growth.
A series of incidents warns hunters of risks in the north woods and during the deer season. A deer chase confusion led to a shooting, two young hunters may be lost, and a hunter’s feet and shoes were found after a predation. An automobile crash near Minneola killed two men. witnesses say the car traveled at a moderate speed while skulls were crushed against a telegraph pole.
A reader argues the rediscoverer of New York’s great river was named Henry Hudson, while others recall Hendrik. The article notes he was at one time in Dutch service and to Knickerbocker friends he was Hendrik, a quaint print form for Henry.
In Central Park mornings, energetic women in sweaters walk two miles for exercise from September to November. Joe, the park attendant, notes spring water drinkers dwindle in fall, while women seeking slimming results remain his best customers. A dark young lady reportedly lost 22 pounds after August visits, paying Joe $10.
In Otisville Kentucky a family returns to find their cow, once a pet, inside their home. The cow had explored the house eating bread butter and fabric, wrecking furniture and clothing. It took ten men and a derrick to remove the animal, and repairs cost more than a year’s milk production. A for sale sign is mentioned for the troublesome cow.
In Chicago the chase between a young alley-cat and a bulldog ends with the cat trapped in a wall hole near the Hotel La Salle. A sympathetic waiter fed the cat fish, increasing its girth, as the dog’s bluffing threats echo in dog-cat slang.
A small cat crawled into the air space between Chicago hotel walls through a tiny hole, sparking jokes and commentary from staff. After a prolonged committee style effort the cat was rescued by withholding two consecutive meals, which prompted it to squeeze back out through the hole.
At the Taft banquet in the Planters hotel a foreign musician with headache powders faced police suspicion after miscommunication. A smiling street encounter led to a tense moment before the bandleader intervened and a danger was averted.
A farm building concept shows a horse barn with integrated hay storage large corn crib oats bin and implement room separated by a 10 by 82 foot driveway. Hopper bins above the feed room store chop feeds and a ventilated corn crib avoids weather damage while poultry and hogs consume spilled grain.
A 30 ft barn sectioned into three 10 ft pens uses 10 ft gates on barn door rollers and track. A stationary fence halves each outer pen, and shifting the gates opens the left or right pen while parting them centers the middle pen. A home forge is optional for the center catch and a loop is made from wagon tire to secure posts and prevent gate swing.
A man turns a small three acre farm into a productive, profitable homestead. He adds manure, builds a storehouse and buildings, grows potatoes, cabbage, beans, fruit and bees, and proves that with study and industry small plots can yield steady income in the evolving middle west truck farming scene.
The guide stresses using very sharp tools and proper support to prevent stub splitting. It recommends cutting branches cleanly near the growth wood, removing water sprouts at base and higher up, and shaping orchards with a large sharp pocket knife. With practice, one inch diameter branches are removed quickly and cleanly.
Portland professor L H Weston argues from solar lunar positions that Christ died on Monday April 18, 74 Julian, at noon Jerusalem time. He cites Passover rules, Aries ingress, and Tertullian to place the crucifixion during the Passover in the 74th Julian year.
A West Philadelphia teacher bragging about birds prompts a child to reveal a playfully mistaken belief. A girl volunteers that the stork, claimed to fly down and lift a child, brought a baby to her house last night.
Princess Juliana of Holland rides in a giant covered perambulator with a stove and nurse seats to reach sunlit spots at Het Loo. The Queen is said to have invented this novel baby vehicle drawing a horse drawn carriage amid lighthearted novelty.
The presbyterian standard quotes a fiancé warning his future wife that he will be arbitrary after marriage. She responds cheerfully that she will not heed his cautions. The exchange highlights humorous tension over control in early domestic life.
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