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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
6
William Wahlberg of Oklahoma City shares a testimonial praising Peruna as a last resort that relieved a persistent stomach disorder after other treatments and sanatorium visits. She claims Peruna provides full, permanent relief and urges others with catarrh to try it, noting daily repeat success.
Mary Garden discusses a clothed Salome act for Strauss opera in January. She describes a red wig a seven veil reveal and a fully clothed one side naked illusion while avoiding bare feet and sensationalism amid New York Parisian reception.
Dr. John Lovejoy Elliot lectures waterfront boys on Nero's cruelty. He questions the pupils about Nero. One boy named O'Brien avoids answering, then blurts out that Nero never did anything to him reflecting a Tammany stance of not interfering.
Oscar Hammerstein shared theatrical reminiscences at a New York dinner. He recounted a tale about a waiter in a joke where a guest complains a fish is undercooked and the waiter replies that the wife would not be particular, implying the guest’s wife.
A New York mother and her son describe relief from sour stomach after long suffering by switching to Grape-Nuts. They report improved digestion, energy for housework, and better sleep, crediting the cereal as a life changer.
The piece notes how Isle of Wight residents refer to leaving their fragment of the kingdom as “going to England” while a Cornishman says the same on crossing the Tamar. It contrasts Balkan speakers who say “going to Europe” though they remain within their continent and references a Clyde minister who blessed “the inhabitants of Great and Little Cumbrae and the adjacent islands of Great Britain and Ireland.”
A senator tests a Yankee carpenter. asked how to make a Venetian blind the applicant answers by joking that the best way would be to punch him in the eye. The tale plays on blunt practicality as a humorous stereotype in a political setting.
The article advises girls to dedicate a guest room or a shared family space, stock it with four to six suit hangers and empty closet drawers, lay fresh paper, and ensure good lighting and mirrors. It emphasizes considerate hosting and proper guest privacy for a pleasant stay.
A new fall waist features velvet fabric with long shoulders draping over the arms. It is trimmed by silk bands and an applique embroidery. The accompanying small tucked guimpe is made of linen or batiste.
Instructions describe cutting a 28 inch square head square with a rounded corner, light embroidered border, scalloped edge, sash ribbon slide for a hood, and a bow. It notes this fancy work helps nervousness by soothing the mind during evening tasks between meals and coffee time.
The piece notes a widespread urge for fancy needlework with women who once shunned embroidery now taking up both knitting and crochet. It highlights a national trend of women engaging in delicate handcrafts as a pastime and occupation.
A fashion note on winter ball gowns for young dancers. Skirts barely touch the ground and hang over underslips gracefully. Bodices are short waisted with belts and trimming, while horizontal banding and ruffles decorate the hems according to fabric.
The article notes a seasonal shift away from bare quills toward marabou. Plumes begin with a bed of marabou, the feather is formed into a fluffy rosette, and the rosette is laid over the quill. It calls this a good trick to follow.
Handsome cloth suits will be trimmed with fur bands on skirts collars cuffs and waistcoats to match coats. The update helps women reuse odd fur pieces or out of fashion garments by creating fur accent gowns. A directoire suit in dull ecru broadcloth features a four inch brown fur band and long waistcoat with brown satin revers and cuffs edged by fur.
The Laurel Neb. editor praises Western Canada for strict law and orderly society. He notes liquor licenses limited to hotels, Sunday closures, strong churches and schools, and wheat yields of 40–50 bushels per acre. Canada offers 160 acres free plus 160 more at $3 an acre with railway rate details from the government agent.
A prison visitor confronts convict 41114 asking about ambition. The inmate replies with a blunt no and asserts he never desired to be a porch climber, revealing his limited life ambition and a sense of resignation.
A terse exchange between Weeks and Wise comments on the true American saving the underdog yet delivering a swift kick for daring to join the fight. The dialogue hints at grit, opportunism, and the blunt edge of social justice in a moralized wartime tone.
In Le Roy New York A S Olmsted advertises Allen's Foot-Ease with trial packages and a bond fee tree. The notice points to medical foot relief items and consumer availability.
A brisk family scene unfolds as a mother urges her son to hurry for a late departure. Tommy hurries, missing one shoe but ready otherwise.
Local notice from 168 N. W. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis Minnesota offering guns traps and fur buying. Ad emphasizes straightforward selling approach and no insistence on preferences.
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