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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
2
AChances of soft spots for aviators mix with jokes on weather and markets. The column lampoons legal questions in England, warns of scarce codfish, and jokes about balloons and speed records. It touches on Newport grocers, Philippines population shifts, and New York wedding dogs.
Government issued cotton reports sway prices and profits across the cotton belt. Brokers seek early tips, aided by a vast network of growers and officials, while a strict noon release prevents leaks. The race to relay forecasts to New York and Europe drives frantic telegraph battles and rival journalist efforts.
An old frontiersman contrasts melodramatic western fiction with real life stagecoach robberies. He recalls driving near Camas prairie in the eighties when a rifleman halted the coach and demanded a mail sack and treasure box, while a lone New England passenger comments on the post office setting as they resume travel. The tale shifts to a broader note on Washington crop reports and a vast network of informants used to forecast cotton yields.
A New York judge ruled that Nevada divorce decrees are invalid in the state. The decision involves cross state recognition and questions of marital validity and jurisdiction.
An aviator delays a planned voyage to Europe, suggesting postponement until after winter and proposing a tentative time frame. The note indicates caution and scheduling considerations for the experimental flight.
A wry note that even after winning world championships in typewriting, champions seldom receive grand offers to perform on stage. The comment playfully contrasts rarity of public recognition with the occasional triumphs.
A dangerous counterfeit one hundred dollar bill is reportedly in circulation in Washington. Officials warn the public to beware and urge verification of currency to avoid losses.
Statistics show about 10,000,000 telephone stations exist worldwide yet access to the desired line can still be unreliable.
A year of aviation fatalities claims thirty four aviators. The risk of dangerous work continues as authorities investigate each crash. Some may have faced rusty nails if remaining on the ground, underscoring lingering hazards in early flight.
A critic suggests manufacturing hydrogen gas during flight as a fix for transatlantic aviation issues. The remark implies unrealistic, risky thinking and would be dismissed as mere hot air if stated plainly.
A new high-flight record for aeroplanes is claimed by another aviator, highlighting how such feats now occur with greater frequency than the launch of the largest ship or the death of the oldest Mason.
The remark attributes to Horace Fletcher a claim that to get money value from milk one should cheat. The line invites questions about the type of milk Fletcher habitually consumes.
A reporter ponders a wedding scene where the groom wed a bride escorted by three dogs acting as bridesmaids, suggesting sympathy for the man despite aware risks and unusual company at the ceremony.
A Harvard professor asserts that late and loveless marriages diminish real Yankee blood, challenging the belief that disappearance stems from wholesale importation of other bloodlines. He argues social changes, not foreign influx, affect lineage integrity.
A Los Angeles woman attempted to wash with a stick of dynamite she mistook for soap. No explosion occurred, prompting commentary on the purity and quality of dynamite from skeptical observers.
A Chicago professor proposes gossip among women stems from a pleasing shock to the vaso motor system and suggests finding a substitute to protect reputations. He argues the finding could spare many reputations from harm.
The Western Union purchase by AT&T led to an eight month inventory revealing a surplus drop from 18.867 million to 5.156 million. Public disclosure boosted confidence. stock rose as Theodore N. Vail pushed accuracy and publicity, signaling a new era in corporate finance and accountability.
The quote argues reforms work best when timely, noting partial decay can be erased and errors corrected, while corruption becomes unstoppable. It condemns modern philanthropy for remaining passive until a critical period, letting the sick perish and the foolish stray while chasing futile efforts to revive the dead.
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