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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1917
Page
4
The Choteau Woman's Club urges thorough city cleanup including garbage disposal, weed control, sewer connection, and street lighting. It recommends cage burn barrels for papers, wheel barrels for ashes, and crowding around a volunteer effort to maintain sidewalks and yards.
The remark weighs current national readiness against the historic Manila Bay victory led by Admiral Dewey nearly two decades ago. It suggests a strong contrast in naval strength and overall military posture between then and now.
A local report notes gasoline prices have risen by one cent. Readers are advised to prepare for the slight increase and consider cleaning gloves beforehand to ensure readiness.
A daring raider named Tom Lawson is described as ready to torpedo the ship of state at any moment, signaling imminent political disruption and risk to governance.
Charles B Bedaux of Grand Rapids Michigan introduces a Bedaux telephone call recorder. When the called party is away the caller can press a button and hear a series of rings reproduced as dots and dashes on the answering machine indicating the caller’s telephone number.
Fresh sugar-beet pulp is being dried to create sugar flour in northern France as a commercial process. The method removes moisture by warm air through a towel and rotary gratings, producing 500 pounds of flour per ton of beets and offering a sweetened ingredient for brewing, breads, and stock feed. Other industrial residues may also be usable.
A Cock of the Rock, a rare red plumaged bird from British Guiana, entertains visitors at the New York Zoological Park by dancing in circles like a homeward flock. Keeper Stacey notes the bird’s lonely mood, while observers wonder if the cage floor is too warm for his feet.
A Pittsburgh company highlights the romance of steel and iron pipe as its uses multiply. Pipe now serves agricultural tools, automobiles, furniture, architectural features, elevator systems, fencing, railway signaling, mining equipment, and many other industrial applications.
A German invention offers a pocket instrument to locate bullets in wounded men. It uses a two pointed probe wired to a pocket lamp. metal contact closes the circuit and lights the lamp. Lamp flashes signal approach or distance to a bullet or shrapnel, which often cause wounds.
The Montana Automobile Show runs February 19 to 24 at the Municipal Market in Great Falls. Montana dealers convene February 22 to 23 as Dealer’s Day and a state wide retail dealers association forms to promote the auto trade and driver interests. The event features 150 models, elaborate decorations, and special rail fare offers. Thousands of farmers are expected in town with show activities tailored to their needs.
Metropolitan Opera Company of New York and Boston Opera Company collaborate on Edison Diamond Disc records. Stores invited to exhibit this master invention by Edison, promising premier acoustics and star performances for customers.
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