Inspector's Wife Queries Pronunciation of Butterine
A humor piece shows the food inspector and his wife discussing how to pronounce the word butterine. The wife asks about the last syllable while the inspector explains the final syllable is silent.
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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1907
Page
3
A humor piece shows the food inspector and his wife discussing how to pronounce the word butterine. The wife asks about the last syllable while the inspector explains the final syllable is silent.
A collage of quips questions and aims at wit and health. Miss Cayenne argues that challenging music tests auditors and truth. A mock health ad touts Garfield for liver relief and digestion using herbal remedy claims.
The notice lists values for hides and furs with variations for cow hides at 19 cents per pound, horse hides 2 to 4 dollars each, sheep pelts 50 cents to 1.50, and notes furs, especially mink and muskrat, are very high. Hide & Fur Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, advertises old reliable terms.
A terse exchange depicts two men named Hakoa and Bilkins asking about employment. The reply indicates they still work for the same people, a wife and five children, implying unchanged wages or household duties.
An old catalog style notice touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for children colic and teething discomfort. It also sells Putnam Face dyes claiming long lasting bright color and easy use while hinting at divorce as a cautionary moral about never mending a broken marriage.
J D Daughtrey of Suffolk Virginia reports passing 214 pounds of gravel and sandy sediment during kidney trouble. He says he has not passed a stone in three years after using Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming the product as a fine kidney tonic and noting a box with 14 stones. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
A brief humorous exchange depicts a poet scolded for chores and urged to dig in the garden for exercise before retreating to the garret to compose love songs for groceries. The dialogue highlights domestic duties and creative aspirations in a light domestic scene.
Northwestern inventors received multiple patents reported by Lothrop & Johnson in St. Paul. Names include Nicholas E Brown Marion South Dakota with a table device Almon J Gray St Paul grease cup John EB Jenson Minneola Minn wrench George F Koenig Le Seuer Minn hoisting device John A Linn Gayville South Dakota collar fastener George Wilson W J Frawley Stillwater Minn reheater Arnold Woodmanse Woonsocket South Dakota straw sieve.
At a college dinner two guests gossip about Jerkins. One quips he remains tied to his wife's apron strings. The other notes he married a leading lady, revealing a rumor about his domestic life.
G3 receipts sent to you free on receipt of your name and address. Minnexers Macaroni Co based in St. Paul Minnesota invites requests for complimentary receipts.
Men who focus on avenging imagined slights lose time and energy better spent staying within their rights. The statement contrasts reactionary pursuit with constructive adherence to duties and lawful inaction.
A Northwest creamery alert notes Seale Your Cream to the Milton Dairy Co of St Paul. The item mentions a tin halo trap and B min entanglements as a playful aside.
A reflective line notes how belief begins in wonder and grows into action. The phrase contrasts astonishment with the disciplined effort that follows. It presents a meditation on faith as a starting point for work and achievement.
Dr J H Rindlaub an eye ear nose and throat specialist based in Fargo North Dakota is noted for a proverb about darkening his own way by lightening the troubles of others.
A tailor cleans and presses clothes noting pocket talismans like rabbit's feet and a flint kept by many men. Porter Springs Surprise recounts Chevrolet praising American railways and a New York Press interview about giving a tip, with a $20 bill offered and change requested in fives.
A collector notes how a worn 1888 penny and other small objects persist as lucky talismans. The pile includes a brass button, coins, a baby's tooth, shells, a bullet, rings, a broken brooch, and a tiny gold cross, all treated as charms.
A historical report describes slave trade resurgence in Baneni amid famine, with Angass people selling themselves and children trafficked in Mari. A canoe carrying 22 children was found, traders dumped it midstream, and one crocodile captured a slave hunter while 12 children drowned.
A traveler asks the Imperial Chinese Railway to ship two dogs to Pekin. Officials refuse dog rates, claiming one dog equals one sheep and two pigs for booking. The clerk is instructed to write three pig, illustrating absurd fare rules and risks.
A farmer praises the Congressional Record while criticizing another paper for excess court cases. The editor suspends publication due to the controversy over how crime and divorce matters are treated in that paper.
Mrs F Ruefenacht reports a seven year old girl recovered from a measles after a fortnight with a severe itchy body eruption. After trying various treatments, the Cuticura Remedies yielded quick improvement within a day and complete cure in five days. RFDP note from Bakersfield California dated June 28 and July 20 1906.
Paraguay develops a large orange leaf essence industry. Jesuit era initiated seed import and grove planting. now vast forests host numerous small plants extracting essence. Exports go to France and the United States for soap and perfumery use.
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