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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
2
A spoof collage from The Choteau Acantha featuring quips about dieting, mattress salesmen, butter production, reprinted jokes about lunacy and adjectives, fashion shifts in shoe and harem skirts, a monorail to Alaska, a Chicago clock shipment to Peking, and a proposed bread trust. It notes a St Paul heir to a French throne and a Lowell cow yielding seven tons of milk, ending with a jab at New York drinking cups.
A humorous clipping notes a Boston savant claiming to run photograph thought while speculating on a perfect lady’s beliefs as she nearly catches a streetcar. The item blends whimsy with a sly look at urban manners.
A Chicago discourse on courtship and matrimony profiles mothers urging restraint and guidance while stressing that children should choose their own partners. Spanning views from parents to a seventy year old stenography graduate, the piece weighs wealth, virtue, and American values in choosing spouses.
Captain Waddell argues that pedigreed stock breeding offers pleasure and profit for country homeowners. He notes strong markets for quality animals, the appeal of showing stock, and how American breeders can successfully raise horses and other stock domestically to rival British imports.
The remark argues against a Harvard professor who claims ten cents a day suffices for food, noting lobster at 80 cents a pound and joking that dessert would rely on the lobster can’s outside.
A St Louis man signed a contract with his wife banning kissing and other annoyances. The humorous pact suggests she found his kisses unmissable or insufficient while he appeared overly agreeable.
A brief exchange hints at a suffrage meeting this evening. A woman seeks independence and asks Ferdinand to escort her home, implying consent and partnership in the event.
Springtime lice infestations are common when livestock stay indoors. Use a wash or a crude oil and carbolic acid mix to treat cattle with a sprayer and hogs by brushing or saturating cloths to rub on. Maintain clean, disinfected bedding and yards to prevent re infestation.
The article emphasizes lamb care, noting that newborn lambs are extremely helpless and often need early assistance. It urges patience and consistent help to ensure lambs get started and grow into a satisfying, productive stock for the farmer.
An old regimen recommends a half cup of wheat flour and one raw egg in milk for a calf with scours, claiming it to be very beneficial. The suggestion reflects period farm and veterinary practices emphasizing simple, inexpensive nutrients.
An illustration explains how disking before and after plowing improves seed bed quality. Figures show hard cracked soil, air spaces, and mulch effects that reduce capillary drainage, prevent compaction, and hasten firm seed bed formation under varying moisture conditions.
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