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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
6
A jumble of humorous notices and wry observations from The Choteau Acantha. Jests on rain and umbrellas, wild fashions, medicine, and the era’s foibles, with jokes about carpenters of spring fever and sock inventions. Notable lines reference New York death rates, stage and fashion absurdities, and a cheeky take on progresso.
A Denver woman hides savings in an icebox hoping for a cool million. Dresses this year will sport countless buttons. A mosquito bite prompts caution whether it carries a germ. California traveling salesmen seek boxy cot places where tipping is not banned. Boston plans a hospital to treat the blues, tied to Browning devotion.
An expert counsels simple language in garden work, noting that plain words ease the mind when lettuce misleads as weeds and tasks feel overwhelming. The emphasis is on straightforward guidance over technical complexity.
A New York lawyer argues that in America the crook faces less risk than the honest worker as crooks gain from legal services while bathing reduces odors but spreads bacteria.
The average man is not alarmed by the statement that there are a million and a half microbes on a dollar bill. He doesn't keep it long enough to incur danger.
William A Radford offers free home building guidance through this paper. He notes cement block houses can cost less than wooden homes with modern block machines and local materials, while addressing sand stone supply and onsite mixing, plus practical building steps and considerations.
The article explains cement block construction benefits including insulation, moisture resistance, and quick wall assembly. It covers floor and cellar details, grout mixes, the need for proper window and door fitting, and the importance of skilled bids. It emphasizes leveling, drainage, and a 0.75 inch cement top coat for durability.
The article argues farming can profit from breeding and selling horse stock. It cites long-lived work mares producing many colts, with prices around 150 to 175 dollars. Breeding to a jack for male colts is noted as often more profitable, given pasture and forage can support year-round colt rearing.
W M Kelley argues crops must match soil type and nutrients. He urges testing soil, rotating crops, and supplementing deficient elements like phosphorus with phosphate sources to boost yields, noting many midwest soils hold ample potash for long-term productivity.
The article extols dairying as a steady income for mixed farms noting the cow provides constant milk output, weekly salable goods, and reliable cash flow. It argues regular dairy profits support a well improved farm and reduce bank borrowing through weekly sales of milk and butter.
A Rochester mother reports her 13 year old daughter relieved from monthly dizziness and cramps after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A sixteen year old from Stoutsville Ohio credits the remedy with better health and irregularities resolved. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts notes hundreds of such letters from grateful mothers.
Reader-initiated oddly phrased quiz asks about ald trades and union affiliation while promoting Garfield Tea as a tonic for liver and kidney issues.
A humorous exchange imagines a child asking to attend a fancy dress ball as a milkmaid and then as a condensed milkmaid. The playful pun hinges on the word condensed, offering light amusement.
Dialogue hints at a strained affair between Nice Man and Miss Charming with Mr Softly conceding past favors as tensions with Miss Lovely rise. A quarrel underscores a costly test of loyalties and romantic rivalries.
A Los Angeles physician with forty years of experience praises Grape-Nuts and Postum as digestible dietary aids. He recommends them to patients, notes brain and digestive benefits, and says he uses Grape-Nuts with rich cream during mental work. The endorsement cites a Postum Company letter from Battle Creek, Michigan.
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