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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
6
The county board approved treasurer's report and indemnity bonds for deposits with State Bank of Dutton Farmers State Bank of Cut Bank and Conrad and insurers. They ordered bids for county printing and made tax cancellations for 1917, plus detailed warrant lists and a large claims recap totaling 8525.62.
Dr. I. V. Coville explains that after spring and summer growth a dormancy period precedes cold weather. Exposure to cold triggers renewed growth, possibly via enzyme release or membrane changes. artificial warmth can halt this cycle, while drying or injury may substitute for cold in triggering growth.
Professor P J Rosenbach, president of the Association of Psychiatrists, calls the Russian revolution a mass psychosis born from political freedom. He notes war did not cause madness in soldiers, while mass insanity rose early in the revolution with people normal before. He points to infatuation with committees and demonstrations as a symptom, comparing to the 1870s French upheaval.
The 1918 globe held about 1.63 billion people. Two thirds resided in Europe India China and Japan. Japan's eight largest cities in 1913 were Tokyo Osaka Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya Kobe Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Korea’s 1913 population was 15.46 million.
Workmen digging a dry river bed in Namazue-gawa Osaka prefecture Tokyo unearthed a massive camphor wood canoe measuring 40 feet long 6 feet wide and 26 inches deep. Archeologists estimate the vessel is about a millennium old.
National Geographic Magazine explains Niagara produced chlorine solutions sterilizing drinking water for Washington and a thousand American cities. The simple salt and water process, powered by electricity, kills germs in water and sterilizes wounds in hospitals in France and England.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers' Co-operative Canal Co. will be held at Farmington Montana on Saturday February 2 1918 at 2 o'clock p m for electing officers and any other business. Myrtle St Beverly Mass praises Peruna for catarrh and head and throat relief.
An Indianapolis News report describes a East End family told to move while the landlady, owner of the home and her dog, preferred a quieter tenant. The father refuses to vacate until the dog is gone, sparking a dispute. No resolution reported.
A mother’s gardener and a young nobleman discuss lineage. The count boasts of ancient stock, but the gardener retorts that older seed yields poorer crops, implying inherited status has drawbacks. The tale blends humor with social commentary on aristocracy.
A London Mining Journal correspondent estimates Russia's 1916 platinum production in the Ural district at 8674 troy ounces, down from 107774 in 1915 and well below earlier years. Decreases span most districts, hit Demidov estates and Shuvalov placers hard, with labor shortages and government requisition boosting concealment of output. Banks reportedly hold considerable crude platinum advanced to producers before government seizure.
The Boston Transcript notes farmers missed a chance to profit from Golden seal root and arnica flower by not cultivating them. Golden seal root could have fetched 12 dollars per pound and arnica 85 dollars per pound, with druggists willing to pay today. The piece urges awareness of missed agricultural wealth and a return of opportunity in the future.
A woman seeks squeaky slippers in a size 10 for her father. The clerk responds none available. She then asks if they could make him squeaky slippers so a visiting young man can know when she comes downstairs.
Explorations by American Museum scientists in Mammoth Cave and nearby caverns reveal that primitive Amerindians used cave mouths as dwellings and mined quartz. This predates later regional Indian habitation, indicating an earlier American cave dwelling culture.
Mr and Mrs Brown travel in their new car but after three miles it fails to restart. He inspects under the vehicle with little skill while using crude language. His wife admonishes him and invokes patience as a jab at his outburst.
Belgians introduced a “catskin” strip worn under the coat to claim immunity from rheumatism and gout among troops in mud and water. Soldiers in France and England reportedly tried the fur, while in America rings or potatoes were kept as supposed preventive charms.
Population congestion according to the most reliable estimate. The note outlines strains on housing and infrastructure and calls for policy review.
In a Washington interview Marconi lauded American democracy calling it a system that respects individuals for who they are. He compared the sentiment to a gardener in Bologna who aided his early wireless work, noting the parallel between independence of merit and ingenuity.
Federal judge George M. Bourquin and clerk George W. Sproule are listed for Helena with U S Marshal Jos Ashbridge and Surveyor General H Gerhanz also tied to Helena. U S Attorney B K Wheeler appears in the roster with Helena ties.
Registers list of land office officials including Jos. Oker in Helena J. A. Barksee in Great Falls J. Meyers in Havre W. Appiexon in Bozeman H. J. Kelly in Lewistown and Fred H. Foster in Billings.
Governor S V Stewart of Helena Lieutenant Governor W W McDowell Butte Secretary of State C F Stewart Helena State Treasurer H L Hart Helena Attorney General S C Ford Helena Auditor Wm Keating Helena Supt Public Instruction Miss May Trumper Helena Railway Commissioners J H Hall chairman Daniel Boyle J E McCormick Fifty State Veterinarian Dr W J Butler Chief Justice Theodore Brantley Associate Justices W H Holloway Sydney Lanner Clerk J F Carroll.
A list of Teton County officials is presented including Senator T O Larson and representatives Chas McDonald Chateau C Davin and Conrad. Commissioners Henry Radcliffe chairman Fairfield Ernest A Savory Dupuyer Dan Ledgerwood Conrad. Judges High Southern District J B Leslie H H Ewing. Clerk District Court Paul Jacobson. County Attorney Walter L Verge. Clerk and Recorder E C Garrett. Auditor C James Smith. County Treasurer A B Guthrie. Sheriff William Miller. Superintendent of Schools Grace M Thompson. Assessor John L Lundgren. Surveyor J H Barnett. Coroner C H Connor. Public Administrator Byron Corson.
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