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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
3
A Washington lawyer and a Canadian resident endorse Peruna for catarrhal disorders and general tonic usefulness. The testimonial notes effectiveness in pneumonia recovery and improving a sick tailor, and mentions Peruna tablets as convenient solid form equal to a dose.
A reflective line notes that while one may feel perpetual misfortune, fate governs beyond any single person and cannot be easily defeated by personal scheming.
A political exchange questions trust power and presidential restraint. The speakers debate whether a president would let trusts act freely, suggesting that unchecked control means less profit and less fun for business leaders.
A fairy godmother approves as Cinderella departs with her prince. She notes the slipper episode shows the girl can do the right thing and still get into trouble, a rare mortal feat.
Passengers on Southern Pacific overland trains fish from car windows at the Salton Sea where diners’ scraps attract carp. A fisherman on the trestle hooked a three foot carp drawn aboard a Pullman as the train crossed the trestle over depths of fifteen to twenty five feet.
A longtime public school teacher recalls coffee poisoning and years of nervous illness. After trying Postum at a friend’s urging, she reports clear improvement, no coffee cravings, and hopes for continued health gains cited by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
A new gasoline mobile handcar with cushioned seats and a detachable canopy goes into service on the Pittsburg and Butler street line. It will be used by the superintendent and officials for short inspection trips and by emergency repair crews for rapid temporary fixes. The company is also purchasing a trolley repair car with a folding tower and elevated platform for overhead construction work.
Consul H A Johnson of Liege reports experiments to replace current rails with heavier versions on Belgian government lines. Locomotives weigh 80–90 tons, cars 20–25 tons. rails tested include 57 kilo rails. The Liege to Welkenraedt segment over about 39 kilometers, with double track totaling 60 kilometers, would require around 6 000 tons of rails and trigger appliance upgrades.
Scientific American reports President Harriman has ordered new side door passenger coaches built at Sacramento car shops. The design features stronger construction, reduced telescoping risk in wrecks, a small connecting passageway, round windows, and new patent ventilators. Some cars will soon be completed and used on Western routes.
The South Manchurian Railway moves its head office from Tokyo to Dalny and opens a Tokio branch as it seeks a $40,000,000 foreign loan in London and Europe. Baron Goto gains power to set interest rates. Funds will finance additions, improvements, extensions, coal mines, land purchases, and new warehouses.
Railroads in operation in Argentina at the close of 1906 totaled 20 814 kilometers, up 555 kilometers for the year. Under construction 5 547 kilometers, much to be completed in 1907. Traffic shows prosperity with passenger service up 25 percent and merchandise transit up 15 percent.
A river birch tree along the Pond Fork in Boone County West Virginia is linked to Jim Martin a giant woodsman who used a handspike to recruit during the Mexican war in 1816. The sapling rooted and grew into a sturdy monument marking the spot where he jabbed it sixty one years ago. Martin was killed in Mexico and lies there but the tree remains as a revered landmark.
A man asks a doctor if Mudieigh-on-Sea is healthy for his wife. The doctor believes the climate should be fine, but notes the wife might disagree. The exchange ends with the husband declaring the climate would not dare to oppose his spouse.
For the fourth time in a summer the hay and grain business of W. H. McCormick in eastern Billings was entered by burglars. No loot was secured as the safe held nothing. In a prior break they took about $6 in silver and a valuable diamond ring now in the proprietor’s possession.
Doctors claim winter illness rises not from confinement but from pancake breakfasts with sausage on the side. The remark links heavy morning meals to malaise during colder months.
A simple request for honesty often yields a blunt forecast that listeners may dislike. The quote captures how frank assessments can challenge expectations and provoke regret or doubt in the listener.
An advertisement touts Gold Seal Oil Clothing from Goodyear Rubber Co. urging buyers to contact St. Paul for availability and offering a 40 percent fuel saving via Economy Fuel Saver Co. in Minneapolis with a request for price lists and testimonials. The ad closes with a homely proverb about venting spleen.
The piece credits Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for discovering and popularizing a rooted herbal remedy for women's ailments. It contrasts old grandmother cures with modern drug mixtures and extols the herb based medicine as more potent and efficacious.
A terse admonition warns that delaying the dose could lead to someone grabbing and forcefully administering the medicine, encouraging compliance through a stark consequence.
An advertisement invites readers to write to Marine Eye Remedy Co. in Chicago for a free illustrated eye book and a free bottle of Marine Eye Remedies. It claims oculists can advise proper application for eye trouble and that the remedy strengthens weak eyes and soothes eye pain, with a 50 cent price for the product.
A brief aphorism states that no man loses time by curbing his temper. It emphasizes self control as a prudent habit.
A brief note describes Jife’s hard grinding technique shaping Hyves and achieving a sharp edge.
Warmest and longest wearing overshoes advertised with a note that if a local dealer lacks Gold Sealy overshoes customers should apply to Goodyear Rubber Co in St Paul Minnesota for availability and options.
An old proverb notes that a man’s religious devotion cannot be measured by the quantity of quotes he cites. The saying cautions against equating wordiness with faith and suggests true devotion lies beyond mere phrases.
Your request for tags and prices should go to Crescent Creamery Co in St Paul Minnesota. The notice directs you to write for current tags and price lists.
A fussy customer questions honesty and quality and the waiter replies with candor about the whisky being straight but the pretzels are crooked. The exchange shows plainspoken humor in a casual cafe setting.
A traveler notes many people extracting silver spoons and asks about a pew craze. The hotel clerk replies with a concise term kleptemania describing the habit as a persistent theft impulse.
A garbled snippet describes a village festival where locals debate the mayor’s odd insistence on naming a local peer show. The scene references drunkenness, a mispronounced title Sankt Chrysortougusbier, and a ban on further drinks after a ruined toast.
A devotional line blending Psalm 100 4 with exhortations to enter God’s gates with thanksgiving and bless His name. The text emphasizes praise worship and gratitude as a spiritual practice in a religious context.
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