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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
3
A Piermont New Hampshire mother describes her 22 year old son’s eczema starting at four months old. After doctors failed, she used Cuticura Remedies and reports improvement in two months and complete wellness in six months. Dated October 24, 1905.
A child asks if God reads the same paper as they do, recalling a Sunday school teaching that “The Times are in his hands.” The exchange highlights faith in divine guidance guiding daily life.
Report by Lothrop and Johnson lists patent grants to Northwestern inventors for the week. Names include John E Argue of Red Lake Falls for a dental tool William M Deming of Carthage D for a slip devis Freytag of Stillwater for an ironing board Jas J Gerber of Minneapolis for a flexible spout Frank J Hipp of New Brighton for a fish hook Peter O Holmgren of Hoffman for an animal poke Herman Strehlow of Casselton for a fish hook.
A reflective note asserts that practicing righteousness can curb the urge to regulate others rather than oneself. It emphasizes moral discipline over controlling behavior and advocates personal virtue as remedy.
Retail and poultry notices mix with irreverent quotes and a physician ad. The item mentions Dr J H Rindlaub in Fargo, plus a poultry consignor H A Brtz in St Paul and C J Ertz on E Urd Street. Content blends humorous lines with classified style notices.
Prices and shipping terms for furs and hides are offered by McMillan Fur and Wool Co of Minneapolis. Allan is noted as contact. The ad emphasizes ease of evaluating others faults over personal faults.
Justice Geo E Law earned the nickname The Marrying Squire by marrying about 1400 couples. He previously served as deputy county treasurer and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing his kidney trouble in 1897, remaining free of kidney complaint and backache since then. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
Old furniture can be refreshed with Putnam Faceless Dyes offering fast bold colors. The ad mixes remedies for ailments with a jokey line about religious fans posing for pictures.
For centuries oats have shaped Scottish strength both mentally and physically. The ad touts Quaker Oats as the best rolled oats and offers a large family package for 25 cents with a free imported china piece. Ask your grocer for a family package today.
In a Columbus Avenue tobacconist shop a bold window sign declares No Paregoric Postage Stamps Hair Oil or Yoap Sold Here. A neighbor buys a cigar to learn why the sign exists, and the clerk admits the tactic aims to spark curiosity and draw customers.
A Charleston young lady asked Dr. Ellison Capers if he disapproved of prize fighting. He replied that he approves, noting the sport always offers the chance of two brutes getting a good thrashing.
An overworked Ohio doctor recounts illness from heavy practice and sleep loss. After trying Grape-Nuts with cream, he reports rapid, lasting improvement in weight, stamina, and mood, crediting the product and the pamphlet The Road to Wellville handed to patients.
A Washington businessman urges relaxing the no telephoning rule in government departments. He cites a case with the post office where official business to ascertain bond details required a personal trip after a phone inquiry was blocked. He argues many routine questions could be answered by phone, saving time.
An article notes the rise of importing so called old prints as decorative antiques, many actually modern fakes. A Washington dealer tried to pass off ola prints as genuine antiques to evade tariffs and revealed the ruse with supporting documents. The piece highlights clever forgeries and uncertain future customer honesty.
Willis Moore of the Weather Bureau in Washington is described humorously in a banquet setting. The anecdote recalls past forecasters who predicted perfect weather yet faced rain during their own excursions, leaving them embarrassed as their wives looked in delicate gowns.
Rev. Dr. A. D. Mayo returns to Washington D C after a summer trip in New England. It is his first real vacation in 25 years, now devoted to his ministry of education in the south. He will be 84 at the end of January and has spent 61 years in professional and public life.
A testimonial from Mrs. Henry Cota of West Cheshire Connecticut supports Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood cleansing rheumatism cure. She details years of pain in feet ankles and knees and a period of bed confinement before taking the pills leading to lasting improvement. The ad notes bowel trust and claims new blood nerve restoration and stronger digestion with a price of 59 cents per box or six boxes for $2.59 plus postage from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
A personal sketch from a man born in New York who moves to Boston and charts his identity by roles. He notes twenty one years as his mother's son, thirty as his wife's husband, and ten as his daughter's father, concluding he is a family man.
The original Allcock's Porous Plaster, introduced sixty years ago, claims the largest worldwide sales for an external remedy. It asserts superiority over imitations and offers relief for a weak back chest cold or local pains from cold or over strain.
The remark notes that arguments can support any religion or none, and argues there is a strong case for every belief except drinking whisky, suggesting no one defends that habit. It frames a broader point about selective defense in belief systems and personal habits.
A Marion man nearly dropped a panful of fresh eggs when one egg exploded revealing an acorn embedded in the yolk. The incident, observed during the display, remains a mystery how the acorn formed inside the egg as swelling caused the shell to burst.
Local residents in Oyster Bay sit on storefront boxes to observe the president at rest. The scene captures a moment of casual civic privilege as onlookers quietly gather.
In a terse exchange the patient asks about recovery and the doctor replies only that he can perform many interesting operations, keeping the outcome uncertain and focusing on surgical possibilities.
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