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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
6
In Edinburg's auction room a stout broker-class woman bids on a table while a tired man sits on it. After the table sells, she claims it is her property and raps the tabletop. He signals the chair number, then asserts ownership of the chair and makes her move.
An advertisement extols Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as a superior mouth rinse for deodorizing breath and cleansing teeth. It claims the product leaves a sweet mouth feel, offers a dark tobacco taste remedy, and can be bought at drug stores or mailed postpaid from Boston. A free sample is offered.
A terse exchange reveals a boastful remark about a man with little sense and a borrowed ten dollars. The dialogue centers on the claim and the consequence of lending money, highlighting the speaker's skepticism.
Varnish is presented as a sanitary agent that keeps dust and microbes from the air by enabling easy cleaning. The National Association of Varnish Manufacturers offers a free booklet, Modern Floors, from 8386 The Bourse Philadelphia, detailing how to make and maintain wholesome floors. Varnish is cheaper than carpet and more satisfactory.
Cleveland banker Charles T. Rose, famed in Masonic and banking circles, finds his three year old daughter Helen in his incubator house. She asks playfully which chick is hers, prompting a tender moment as he lifts her high and explains with a pun on incubator.
Edward E. Sletvold formerly bookkeeper at Huber Manufacturing Co in Fargo resigns to accept the assistant manager position with Gaar-Scott Co in St Paul after completing courses at Dakota Business College Fargo.
The man notes his nephew's suitability by simple traits and a surprising marriage to a female baseball player. His casual remark highlights quirky reasoning and a coincidental match in a lighthearted tone.
A terse boxing exchange reveals a backer’s confidence and a pugilist’s frustration before a result. The dialogue hints at belief the outcome would favor the fighter, contrasting with a terse acknowledgment of harm or trim.
Julia Bottomley describes how American women, despite hair shortages, can vary coiffures using switches chignons and transformations to complement large envelope hats and small face framing hats. The puffed chignon held high atop the head fits under a hat brim offering ventilation while creating a stately elegant look.
An attractive motoring headgear features a vieux rose straw shape wrapped with a blue silk scarf that ends in a graceful fringe. This stylish accessory blends vintage color with practical sun protection for driving.
Instructions describe cutting four 3 1/2 inch circles from thin cardboard, applying silk to one side, trimming excess, sewing the circles, adding Valenciennes edging, and repeating. A bolt of baby ribbon is placed between paired circles, holes are pierced, a short ribbon segment tied, and a bone ribbon threader inserted in the bow.
A guide to making dainty summer dresses on a one dollar budget. Choose versatile patterns for multiple looks, trim lightly for washability, and use inexpensive materials like ginghams and lawn. Start with a 15 cent pattern and add white mull lace for collars cuffs and yokes.
An on the go tip explains making a temporary coat hanger from a rolled newspaper tied in the middle with a cord to form a loop. It attaches to a hook or nail and keeps coats tidy while away from home.
The article urges housewives to retrieve old patch quilts or create new ones by piecing squares and stitching. It presents quilting as a pleasing pastime for spring, suggesting efforts to spread quilts in guest rooms as a decorative and practical activity.
A farmer recalls sending his two sons to college and notes both pride and concern. He observes that some families boast about college stories and songs told after daily chores, entertaining neighbors with memories of college days.
At a dinner party a guards officer with his back to the fire endures heat until requesting a fire screen. The host boasted that a British soldier should stand fire, to which the guest retorted that the fire should not be behind him.
He left after a farewell dinner claiming a new job in New York. Six months later he returned saying the town was un-American and he refused a five year contract, calling his choice the luckiest thing he ever did.
A dramatic scene as a husband urges evacuation from a growing blaze while the wife refuses to flee in her bathing suit, fearing the crowd outside. The exchange captures panic and social embarrassment during a life threatening blaze.
In a brief overheard moment, a man and woman discuss spring hats. He remarks the hats have nothing pretty, while the other notes the faces they frame. The exchange captures a light, everyday street vignette from a southern setting.
Weary-Say Tim refuses to sleep near any river after a past incident where he woke up and walked into water during the night. The exchange shows his fear and resolve to avoid rivers.
A humorous verse fragment recalls a dancer joining a lively mazy dance and suffering a torn hobble skirt, followed by regret at the mishap.
A humorous exchange contrasts an English tourist praising a desert guide who quickly finds water with an American tourist noting the guide once drove New York streetcars. The dialogue underscores travel mishap and the guide’s unexpected competence.
In Harper's Weekly the two boys debate Miss Paynter's inner life. Little Binks remarks she seems to hide a terrible secret while Whibley agrees and reveals her age of forty eight.
A brief exchange reveals one resident asking to borrow ten dollars next week while expressing concern about funds. The other suggests not borrowing trouble and offers no immediate financial help. The dialogue highlights small town friction over money and favors.
A brief domestic joke contrasts a wife’s advice with a husband’s action, noting the man should follow his own judgment after listening. The quip reflects timeless household wisdom in a lighthearted exchange.
In a clipped reminiscence a speaker contrasts Waggs and Lapleigh in fresh attire and draws a wary comparison to a pretty label or an empty bottle. The exchange hints at appearances masking substance in a witty, terse line.
A narrator recalls last November moving in and a wife desiring steam heat and a dining room in a mission style. She imagines a pink bedroom a wider kitchen sink blue and yellow wallpaper and paneled halls. Each season they plan a new decor and hike for change while joking about heaven not being finished to her king.
A dialogue about marital honesty contrasts duty to spouse with the need for candor. The exchange hints at tension between deception and accountability within a marriage, implying consequences for concealment and the value of trust.
Fragmentary narration describes a man singing about his dream girl as a bulldog leaps, catching him on a fence. The dialogue questions if a case can be made against him and probes the circumstances. The scene mentions a bizarre plan involving matches and a gas leak.
A potential land purchase collapses as the owner refuses to sell the lot outright. He only offers a 999 year lease, derailing plans for a permanent office building.
The speaker warns of two kinds to avoid the blonde and the brunette after claiming broad travels and encounters with many maids. The lines frame a cautioned view of temptations drawn from life experiences around the world.
A humorous exchange recalls Nan's hat pin stuck in a masher's arm an hour or two earlier. The remark notes it was her most expensive hatpin and the incident left a strong impression on the speaker.
Mrs Oldcastle asks if Grace Moneylove has wed an octogenarian while Mrs Justrich quips about a man who would not share meat, hinting at community gossip and social snubs in a local scene.
A student recalls Miss Vassarward describing an incident where a professor angrily scolded them after discovering tar on his door. The professor warned never to darken his door again, reflecting a melodramatic moment from school life.
A playful verse notes a fair maid with belle looks but imperfect pie making skills. The speaker blends witty exaggeration with tongue in cheek sympathy for the maid and her culinary fate.
A maid warns Herbert not to embrace, citing watchers in a dim parlor. He notes a visible rubber plant and glances toward another, a hidden figure named Johnny, adding tension to the quiet moment.
The ad urges use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment for rough skin, dry hair, and discolored hands, claiming they are inexpensive and beneficial. It highlights warm baths and gentle ointment as care steps and offers a free Cuticura guide mailed from Potter Drug & Chem Corp in Boston, Massachusetts.
Nova Scotian waters see rising interest in albicore or horse mackerel as a profitable catch. Fish exceed 600 pounds and were shipped to Boston last season at about three and a half cents per pound. Previously deemed a nuisance by fishermen.
A short dialogue where Mr Growcher refuses to lend an umbrella and Mr Grump agrees, noting risk that the umbrella may drift back to its owner if lent repeatedly.
Becker-Perpendicularly Garfield Tea claims to begnulate the liver and cure headaches and bilious attacks while promoting freedom from constipation. Meriwether and Edwards advertise untaxed tobacco chewing and smoking amid a jumble of names and towns.
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