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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
5
Dr Stephens, dentist in Chateau, and discounts at Hirshbergs. G W Weed returns from Great Falls. Lillard visitors from Raymond. Wessell offers hats at cost to close stock. Born Jan 12 a daughter to E N Haugen. Reports on health, services, and church events with multiple locals. The Cash Bazaar and other sales fill the page along with travel and weather notes.
Reports show jury commissioners selecting jurors for the year, local visits from Choteau and Great Falls residents, a funeral for the infant son of Wm Van de Riet, and unusual aquisitions like an otterskin. The Fort Shaw school project faces growing student needs as Shaw and Sims plan school sites.
In the District Court of Montana Teton County the estate of Francois Aruchot deceased is to be proven. A hearing on February 5 at 10 a.m. will determine Letters Testamentary to Alexander Trahot and Peter Trahot, with contest invited from interested parties. Published in Choteau Montana.
A father reflects on why babies fling objects from cradles and chairs not drop them. He notes infants’ delight in others picking up toys and compares behavior to a stage for parental amusement. He cites a rubber toy dangling from a carriage and others’ similar observations.
A reader excerpt from London Notes and Queries discusses the holy grail as a vessel not blood in a 19th century note. It cites Thomas Warton on Spenser and Armoric legends, claiming the grail includes a diamond and emerald from Satan’s crown and clarifies the term great is old French.
A lawyer jokes about defense with a tale of a valet accused of watering wine. The valet insists he never drinks, and if he does, he adds brandy so the wine keeps its strength, challenging the master’s accusation with a witty defense.
The New York American notes Demosthenes’ superior status among orators and contrasts his careful preparation with Cicero’s rumored extemporizing, asserting both spoke from manuscripts and would not have built reputations from notes alone.
A cynical bachelor quips that leading the bride to the altar is the greatest example he knows of the blind leading the blind. Deseret News reports the remark as a light moment in social commentary.
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