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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
7
The article explains rattlesnake danger signals and methods to capture rattlers. A six foot stick used to pin the snake, then grasp behind the head for bagging. It notes the snake can strike within about half its length and retreats after threat subsides.
The piece outlines a con man’s guide to poker psychology and deception. It urges feigned disinterest and slow play to manipulate opponents. It notes delaying decisions, talking about horses, and controlled betting to mislead others. It ends with a quip about Benjamin Franklin.
A missionary in Fiji was captured by cannibals who fattened him to kill. He argued for mercy and suggested tasting him first. They finally spared him because he lacked the means to eat him, revealing the man had a cork leg.
Good Housekeeping urges missionary work by women’s clubs to curb extravagance in attire. It questions wealthy members’ responsibility for dress costs that pressure others, risking ruined budgets, sleepless sewing, and domestic strife. It calls for simple living and self control to prevent evils like embezzlement and divorce.
The steamship Argyl brought 100 dozen island frogs from Honolulu to San Francisco. Gourmet demand there has exhausted local frog leg supplies.
A Chicago News quip has a woman declaring that the world is a stage and women are star performers while men are mere clowns. A man replies that the stars keep busy making up, flashing wit about performance and vanity.
A drugstore ad promises PAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for piles including bleeding protruding or inflamed conditions. If PAZO fails to cure in 6 to 14 days the druggist will refund the purchase price. The product is priced at 50 cents.
A Chicago Tribune quip has Dr Sligheem, a leading surgeon, lamenting that too much prosperity makes appendicitis common. He notes many patients can afford care, turning the ailment into a frequent and vexing issue for his practice.
In Cassell’s Journal a young woman Clarice confesses she prefers Jack Cowdrey to Mr Kemp. Jack jokes he wants one day off every four years, prompting Kemp to scoff at the idea. Clarice’s verdict seals Jack’s fate in the rowdy exchange.
Mrs Matilds Holtert of Providence tests Allen's Foot-Ease and praises its relief for sore feet. Sold by all druggists, price two pence. Ask today.
A humorous domestic mishap ends with James pulling countless yards of silk from his throat after Mrs J places a silk ball in a tumbler. He calls for Dr Squalls as the bizarre choking moment unfolds.
Hensley Arkansas December 26 Special Mrs Sue Williams 38 says she suffered backache for years with no relief from doctors until taking one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with lasting improvement and urges others to use it to guard against kidney disease Bright's Disease or Rheumatism.
A brief exchange between a kind lady and a little man at the workplace highlights lighthearted banter during a busy day. The brother is referenced, provoking amused laughter among workers.
Testimony from Pearl Ackens of Nashville and other women supports Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as effective for troublesome monthly periods backache and nervous irritability. Readers urged to write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice and a free device. The ad notes a $5000 forfeit if original letters and signatures cannot be produced.
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