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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
2
A compact collection of humorous observations on fashion, weather, and society from the Choteau Acantha. The snippets touch on China, coal trade, typewriters, Christmas, and a series of quips about judges and aging.
A Connecticut farmer discovers a lump of gold in a chicken’s crop. The nugget reportedly equals the value of a fresh dozen eggs, highlighting an astonishing poultry surprise.
The decision states that campaign cigars are not included in New Yorks new law prohibiting the carriage of deadly weapons. The ruling clarifies that campaign items remain allowed while other weapons remain restricted.
The city named Medicine Hat resumes operations and offers to forward all forms of disagreeable weather to any address upon prepaid charges. The bold service model positions the city as delivering weather as a commodity, with upfront payment required before dispatch.
Report notes smugglers in New York seized $1,000 worth of glass eyes, deemed unaware of their wrongdoing. Street car conductors will announce street names through horns to avoid door openings, a plan that may spread next.
An American airman died by his own action when he jumped into the English Channel. The incident is being investigated, with officials seeking to determine motive and circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
A Harvard professor suggests noise may attract fish while most anglers keep their noise-scented tactics quiet until after returning from trips. The remark highlights a clash between experimental ideas and traditional fishing practice.
From the wife’s view in a Toronto context the eighty year old stenographer is deemed appropriate for a business man. The remark reflects social norms about age and work roles within that era.
A cab horse in Connecticut, after being struck by an automobile, became despondent and deliberately took its own life, apparently believing fate was rubbing it in.
The text notes a price drop in opium tied to the Chinese revolution and comments on why war correspondents are killing thousands daily, implying a connection between upheaval and wartime casualties.
An eastern woman plans to wed again despite burying five spouses. Reports say the organist is asked to play a funeral match during the wedding, highlighting a morbid twist to the union.
Two guides were shot by mistake on the opening day of the hunting season in New Jersey. The incident highlights a curious aspect of civilization where men still aspire to be guides.
A mule in New Jersey reportedly drank a gallon of whisky and kicked itself to death, an action described with wry humor as a rare instance of animal penitence.
A statistician cites 536000 annual workman deaths or injuries in this country and juxtaposes with a famous General Sherman remark on war. The quote question invites reflection on war’s human cost and practical priorities.
A Connecticut school assigns boy pupils to learn cooking while girls are taught bricklaying or carrying heavy loads, reflecting early gender role training in the curriculum.
In New York City at 104 East Twelfth Street the Francesco Ferrer association opened a school with no fixed hours lessons or exams. Pupils choose work or play, guided by Mr. Coryell and Mrs. Coryell, with Bayard Boyesen directing. Sessions focus on curiosity driven learning rather than grades.
Ottawa notes a portrait of Donald A. Smith later Lord Strathcona. From immigrant to Hudson Bay Company trader to governor, he forged Canada’s northward reach. His political shifts and service in London as high commissioner, Boer War leadership, and famed “Uncle Donald” regard mark a remarkable life at age ninety one.
Canadian farmer Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Saskatchewan won the Marquis wheat prize of 100 pounds for the best wheat on the American continent at the New York Land Show. Wheeler, an English immigrant and Rosthern pioneer, runs an experimental farm and emphasizes clean seed. Alberta showcased strongly at the Dry Farming Congress, winning numerous prizes and the grand sweepstakes cup.
The Buenos Aires Hippodrome owned by the Buenos Aires Jockey Club earns vast revenue from horse racing. Argentinians are described as avid gamblers wagering large sums, with municipal statistics showing 25 800 000 in American gold wagered last year, averaging 50 Argentine dollars per resident. The jockey club takes ten percent of all bets plus entrance and seat fees.
A tale from Curiosites Litteraires recalls a Bordeaux friend who spots a Paris catalogue treasure and races to Paris by morning express. He arrives in dressing gown and slippers after a 360 mile dash, only to learn the clerk mistook his street for Bordeaux.
A diligent New York grammar school principal notices a pupil marching out sobbing and alone. Asked why the boy cries he says he has no partner. The principal replies with a practical consolation urging the boy to shake.
A saying notes that when two men speak loudly beyond the block, their conversation reveals a lack of knowledge about the subject. The adage implies noise does not equal expertise.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pellets as small sugar coated treats that regulate and invigorate the stomach liver and bowels and claim relief from constipation.
A poetic line hints at a moment of intimate connection described as an electric spark. The sentiment centers on a kiss occurring in a shadowed setting, conveying sudden attraction and mood. No named people or places are given.
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