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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
3
Mrs WizG Davis of Groesbeck Texas reports backache dizziness and headaches linked to irregular kidneys. After using Deans Kidney Pills she says gravel stones passed and back and health improved with no return of trouble. Badge: Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells 50 cents a box.
The line notes that authors of guidance on a happy marriage are often those eager to try the married life themselves. It suggests personal experience motivates advice and may shape perspectives on fulfillment in partnership.
Thomas M. Rossiter of East Orange New Jersey reports long struggle with eczema since 1894. After using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for five weeks, he claims complete cure and regained employment ability, praising the remedies for a speedy permanent skin cure.
A passenger asks about a covered stone jar on an old cable car. The conductor explains it holds his wife's churning, and a single round trip produces butter, easing her chores.
Mark Twain narrates a tale of a man who praised a local newspaper ad that offered a free barrel of picked fruit with freight prepaid. The letter claims the 40 cent ad emptied his 200 tons of apples and could have sold five times more under the same terms.
An elderly man at seventy two recounts years of coffee related illness including malarial relapse. He followed a doctor’s advice to switch to Postum and within days his health improved, enabling him to work sixteen miles daily and perform heavy wagon loading and unloading. He praises Postum and notes others grow to like it with proper preparation.
Detroit surgeon recounts a hysteria patient who believed a dangerous disease threatened her. He staged a fake operation using a violin string to convince her a cure had been achieved, after which the patient reportedly recovered and remained well.
A Nebraska farmer questions, with a mix of skepticism and curiosity, whether university professors and their book learning can help increase corn yields. Eugene Lyle notes a wary but growing openness to agricultural science in World's Work.
A Geneva correspondent reports astonishing Swiss cantonal school homework. An eight year old pupil at Chaux de Fonds multiplies 6 101 520 253 035 by 3 530 252 015 105 and reaches 18 009 652 153 375 778 242 093 675. He also divides 71 21 283 542 000 by 24 538 714 212 and obtains 2 910 555 525. The piece notes the huge figures and remarks how daunting they are for young students.
Reports describe a dramatic naval event near Aboukir by Alexandria where 16 tons of dynamite were towed offshore and detonated underwater. A waterspout rose to about 2,000 feet and the sea roiled into a whirlpool as a submarine-like shock swept the area.
Mrs George Forrester of Watertown New York recounts severe fainting spells from anemia and weakness after a cold. She says doctors gave no relief, then used Dr Williams Pink Pills which she credits with a complete recovery and health restoration. The advertisement claims the pills form new blood by increasing red corpuscles and are sold by druggists or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
The grand vizier asks if the sultan will inspect the British war fleet. The sultan replies he has seen every warship and will skip the viewing this time.
A brief exchange shows a man blaming himself for missing enjoyment of the game as he admits his ignorance while a companion notes his overzealous explanations. The humor rests on misreading social cues around shared events.
An old advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional blood disease best treated with internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a non quack medicine prescribed by a top physician, claiming a blood purifying tonic formula that reaches the mucous surfaces. It promises testimonials and lists Toledo Ohio as the company location with sales via doctors and druggists.
A party conversation about a new society star centers on a woman who never laughs at jokes, prompting debate over whether she lacks humor or has another temperament. The dialogue ends with the discussion fading.
Advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming relief for teething pain and gutta inflammation in children. Priced at 25 cents a bottle.
A saying compares a man's appeal to women with a cat preying on mice, alongside a remark that money sharks are abundant in life's vast sea.
Eight US bought cargo from Brazil arrives in London on March close. Flies dried after Amazon catch are used in chicken food and cage bird feed. Brazil banned export fearing Amazon fish shortage, driving price from 6d to 1s 6d per pound, sometimes higher.
A young woman photographer Miss Jessie Beals visited Mark Twain to photograph him for a publication. Clemens noted a woman needs more than one hatpin and directed Miss Lyan to fetch a corkscrew topped hatpin. He joked about a hatpin factory stock he received and kept the weapon as a souvenir.
A talking point arises in a parish discussion about Noah and the flood. Sister Kinfokes criticizes Noah, while the pastor probes the reasons, joking about wives and mothers-in-law in a lighthearted back and forth.
A exchange questions the Kneipp care of walking barefoot in wet grass. The speaker admits not giving it a fair trial due to a spouse’s discovery of him leaving at 5 am to object to his mother-in-law staying for the summer. The remark notes even a university president may not know all.
The excerpt recalls Clarence H. Clark of Philadelphia famed for incunabula and first editions. A Philadelphia auctioneer sought to verify a claimed first edition of Dickens Little Dorrit. Clark examined the book and quipped about a groom who forgot himself on his honeymoon after buying only one railway ticket.
An advertisement explains the critical period at menopause and urges use of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to strengthen the nervous system and relieve symptoms. It cites a testimonial from Mrs A E G Hyland of Maryland and invites women to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
A Tennessee congressman's aide recounts a dialog about a relative's illness in which a colored worker mistakenly coins exclamatory rheumatism as a term, claiming the patient yells constantly. The other man corrects him that the proper term is inflammatory rheumatism.
In Fargo North Dakota a veteran claims a youthful dice challenge over a cher'nut sorrel mare. He says three flings per player produced 66 points before his own three throws of 18 each. He vows proof by Cy Barker. The tale then shifts to a boast about wrestling Abe Lincoln, met with disbelief.
Reported by Lothrop and Johnson, patent lawyers, listing issued patents to Minnesota and North Dakota inventors. Orson Bucklin of Marietta. end gate and fitting jack. Oliver Cheverfield of Deer River. log loader. Claus A Dahl of Nash. fastener for window sash. Samuel D Felsing of Crookston. pneumatic stacker. Jean G Fortier of St Paul. card game. Edward A Holritz of St Paul. copyholder for typewriters. Herman Kruse of Came 4 Bell. clevis.
The Boston Herald quarrels with the idea that cities waste night. It argues Paris treats night differently and implies New York also varies in its use of darkness. The piece reflects urban night life and attitudes toward evening hours.
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