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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1913
Page
2
Editor William A Radford offers free advice on building to cadets of the paper. He argues American style lacks a single form, but better designs are achievable without higher costs. He emphasizes practicality, comfort, and wife’s needs.
The article argues for square houses with compact rooms to improve heating and reduce maintenance. It notes a center hall option, separate furnace piping, and a one story plan with roof gable bedrooms as cost effective. It cautions against ill fitting additions and recommends a plain square 36 by 36 foot house costing 1600 to 2000 dollars as economically superior.
Blackbird, a renowned Maha chief from the Platte region, invited about sixty warriors to a dog soup feast. He fed them arsenic, claimed a vision from the Master of Life, and all sixty died that night. His authority remained unchallenged until his death in 1802 near present St. Joseph.
A new waitress at a hillside family hotel asks if diners will have mocking bird soup provoking outrage from Audubon society members. After a tense moment she explains the dish was mock turtle soup, not real birds, in a St Paul news brief.
In a light exchange about fashion, Titefist notes artificial flowers with tiny incandescent lamps powered by a hat battery. His wife replies that such illumination would reveal the hat’s age, humorously implying she lacks the accessories.
In life and theater gossip a daughter of Mrs Siddons secretly marries a company actor Roger Kemble condemns the match she insists she married the worst performer in his troupe the timid bride retorts that he is no actor shaped by the company’s harsh judgment and family pride.
Vaudeville manager notes the new acrobat has signed three contracts already this season. The performer shows remarkable agility and appeal, drawing attention from audiences and managers alike.
A Broadway star announces a new play while her parents search for her, discovering she has moved to the cinema world and is acting in films.
An actor unable to find stage work accepts a conductor job on streetcar lines after being told to report at 4 a.m. The man quips about Booth and laments the early hour and fines, fearing it would ruin rehearsal time.
A farmer’s collapse forced a bank to finance a large farm. Last spring the manager wired London: Lambing begins next month. If drought continues will result in total loss. The London manager replied to Postpone lambing till further orders.
An inventor proposes a metal backed rubber ring mounted a few inches from a car wheel to prevent mud splashes on pedestrians and other vehicles. Greene questions whether this would curb enjoyment of driving.
A fragment from Scribner's Magazine features dialogue about coincidences and trespass in a rural township. The rustic speaker debates fate and seasonality while noting trout fishing as a local issue.
William Jackson questions if a deaf and dumb man can be a waiter. The Quick Lunch Room proprietor confirms the man will be trained to make signs for service. The exchange reveals a plan to use sign communication in the dining establishment.
A reflective poem notes that those honored by fate may owe thanks to the same hands that disciplined them in youth, suggesting a bond between early care and later acclaim.
A woman marries a baseball umpire, Patrice notes, but she does not seem to love him. She married him possibly out of sympathy rather than affection.
In a Tid-Bits style scene a professor proclaims his skill in reading faces, pointing to a woman across the room he identifies by her clear lines. The exchange reveals the professor’s arrogance and a twist when the speaker reveals the woman is his wife.
A patron objects to a car line conductor who whistles and sings while on duty. The superintendent replies that there is no harm in his singing, joking that the man is a musical conductor rather than a traditional one.
A cub reporter questions a stage favorite about diamonds and dukes, but she rejects casual talk and insists on discussing ethical questions only, signaling a shift toward serious interview topics.
The theater in Tem esvar Hungary uses a seating rule based on buyer height with short and medium individuals placed in front of taller patrons. The note calls this a blow at bald headed gentlemen and frames it as an unfair policy.
A brief, humorous exchange reports a yard encounter with a dory bite. Mrs. Rurale and Dusty Rhodes-Say discuss the incident and a jokey plan for cauterizing the mouth.
A photographer with a polished charm secures many gigs by flattering clients. He shoots numerous portraits and increasingly portrays his subjects as more attractive, shaping demand with confident posing and crafted lighting.
A professor asks Mr Fresche to demonstrate that X equals 0 and he offers to show by writing a letter to the governor for an IX that yields nothing Q E D. The exchange aims to grade his proof with a clever mathematical gag.
An impresario defends nightly performances by a prima donna saying he enjoys hearing her sing and shouts, noting she is not shouting for higher pay. The remark flips the usual chorus of gripes about performers demanding more.
A woman recalls arranging a maid but her husband listens to the caller’s voice and declines the service, noting he was charmed by the maid’s voice. The exchange highlights social quirks and marital tension in a dated, revealing vignette.
Conversation between Redd and Greene discusses the appearance and reality of a submarine boat. Greene asserts beauty, while Redd challenges it noting the vessel’s elusive, stealthy nature as it seems "out of sight."
A brief panel features Doris and Dicky discussing daily kindness. Dicky, a zealous boy scout, admits to giving his white mice to a cat, illustrating a humorous if cautionary shortcut to good deeds.
A jest about stopping suffragette hunger strikes by slipping pickles into a prison cell. The speaker proposes using a simple tasty ploy to derail a protest. The remark reflects hostile attitudes toward suffragists.
A dialogue notes a claim of ownership over a chicken with Mark Anthony Nebber insisting the fowl is not his. The accuser states he found the chicken in Nebber's coop, implying proof of possession and potential guilt.
A young pupil in Miss Clara Townsend’s class at James School tells her after school duties that she will become a teacher when she grows up. The child explains she would rather be a teacher than a lady, illustrating a childhood dream shared in ward school life.
Gray County Probate Judge Philip Miller of Cimarron Kansas reports relief from heart trouble after using Dodds Kidney Pills for about a year. He claims his palpitations ceased and his general condition improved enabling hard labor at age 63, and invites correspondence. The ad offers pills at 50 cents per box and also promotes household hints music and recipes.
Simeon Ford described a new ailment at a dinner of hotel men in New York calling it shop pers cramps. He claimed it begins in December and grows to an epidemic by mid month ending December 24. He said women feel cramps in limbs while husbands suffer only in the pocket.
A brief dialogue echoes with humor as one person asks about past experience while the other teases about horses or waists, implying flirtatious innuendo in a light conversation.
A dialogue reveals a manager keeps back a portion of the villain’s pay. He says it’s not to punish but to ensure the villain acts his part more convincingly when angry.
A fragment notes a man described as of dark deeds who is involved in coal work. The exchange asks what he does and confirms he puts in coal, framing a minor local character vignette.
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