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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
3
An old farmer with tobacco stained whiskers boards a limited and asks if the 2 cent a mile rate applies. He has no ticket, offers two cents, and wishes to ride one mile to feel the sensation before being put off.
A reader recounts flirtation advice urging a girl to reject a suitor who offers only platonic affection. The counsel emphasizes avoiding gifts and romance and instead pursuing intellectual or poetic keepsakes. The tone mirrors a cautionary social column from a past era.
The guide stresses careful surface preparation drying scraping and sanding before painting. It advises using pure white lead with linseed oil and applying it evenly rather than thickly. It notes National Lead Company's Dutch Boy Painter product and offers a free purity testing outfit from the National Lead Company in New York.
A terse exchange frames advertising satire as a quick path to bustling trade. The older voice dismisses the youth’s offer while the younger touts ads as a way to double the value of time through increased business.
U. S and S Dip offers 1 gallon making 100 gallons for wash or spray. Tic 3 gallons is $2.26 and 5 gallons $3.00. Request a 32 page booklet. Also seeking hides furs pelts wool. N. W. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis Minn.
A pithy reminder that real progress comes from small steps not grand resolutions. The quote urges focusing on today to improve tomorrow rather than overreaching with vague yearly plans. It emphasizes steady daily effort over ambitious but distant intentions.
The speaker recalls a moment of celebration with Howell-Well and Rowell as a happy father Powell-Yes offers a cigar in honor of the event. The narrator declares a shift in belief about race death linked to personal action.
Report by Lothrop and Johnson lists patents granted to inventors from Minnesota and nearby states. Breckson Jystand of Galesburg North Dakota received a shock gatherer, Fowler of Minneapolis a hydraulic motor, Hall of St. Paul a refrigerator, Jackson of Pine Ridge a reservoir, Moss of St Peter a cloth, Nelson of Glenville a dog trap, Priley of Duluth a box lid support.
A concise meditation contrasts inner happiness with external surroundings. It notes that joy can be fleeting and hints at the ache or impetus of a new morning after contentment. The exchange frames happiness as a balance between inner state and the onset of a new day.
A full-bearded man is described delivering a bare-faced lie in an unspecified event. The report emphasizes the contradiction between appearance and honesty, noting the unexpected nature of the falsehood. No further details are provided.
A debutante and her older confidante plot a summer of love affairs to secure social advancement. The younger woman juggles Tom, Mr. Clifton, and Mr. Martens while her friend balances Jack and Clifton, using engagements as practical maneuvers for status and security. The plan unfolds on the way to a theater outing.
A North China Daily News account depicts makeshift dental work where a street doctor buys teeth from locals. A patient seeks replacements for four upper front teeth, which are fitted using iron wire linking to adjacent teeth, producing a natural look in a crowded street scene.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century page reflects a moralizing question about a girl’s conduct. The snippet appears in a civic or literary column with no clear event, date, or named individuals identifiable from the readable text.
The article explains that many garden and wild flowers possess eye like leaf structures filled with a gummy fluid that refracts light to a sensitive tissue beneath. Nasturtium leaves host thousands of eyes though true vision remains unproven. It notes plant responses to light and touch and mentions primitive swimming in seaweeds and mosses.
The estimated value of dairy products for 1907 was 800 million dollars and poultry valued at 600 million dollars.
John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky describes years of kidney pain backache swelling and deteriorating sight. He says physicians failed to help until using Deans Kidney Pills and reports strong health now. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
The bereaved Mrs. O'Leary sobs beside her husband's coffin with a neighbor. She calls to him in Irish slang, insisting he rise as if awake, then commands him to seek work, in a humorous exchange that ends with a jolt of realism.
A Philadelphia visitor, traveling on a city trolley, asks to be let off at eighty-ninth street. The conductor mishears and stops at ninety-first street. He apologizes, but she calmly replies not to go back, a light moment narrated by the New York Times.
A collection of witty quotes on marriage and life includes lines about saving money, patent rights, and a note urging inventors to obtain patents for free. Edwin L. Yewell in Washington DC is listed for patent particulars.
Advertisement for Kimball's Anti Ruematic Ring claiming 35 years of curing suffering ibuminity. Priced at $20 with a free booklet of testimonials, sent by J.H. Allen & Co. Allen Square St. Paul.
A reflective line suggests that if the average woman listened to all she says she would worry two jot more. The quip comments on self-criticism and inner commentary with a humorous tone.
Moose Jaw, Sask. Nov 18 1907 Mr S K Rathwall reports 500 acres in wheat 120 in oats. Wheat averaged 22 bushels per acre with 200 acres cut before frost at 80 cents per bushel yielding 18 dollars per acre. Remaining 300 acres frost damaged worth 60 cents per bushel. Oats about 50 bushels per acre at 35 cents per bushel rate 17 dollars per acre. Fosil note: late spring frost and car shortages affect grain removal.
In a humorous exchange a judge notes a shared aim among several young ladies in the guild room all hoping to marry him. The curate modestly confirms the bond as playful dialogue unfolds.
A sharp quip notes that a stingy man, when forced to part with a dollar, feels like he is in a dentist chair undergoing a tooth extraction. The line contrasts frugality with imagined pain.
A vintage remedy claims to relieve headache neuralgia nervousness faintness exhaustion and sleeplessness through inhaling and outward application. Sold by druggists in 25 and 60 cent bottles. The ad notes some women might stop to rub when cooking.
Allen's Foot-Fase offers relief for hot sweaty calloused feet. Available from Druggists for 25 cents with a trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A commentary notes how conversations shrink when speakers restrict topics to what they are certain about. It argues broader discussion enriches culture and understanding.
An old style ad text touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain wind colic and teething relief. It boasts a “Zeca bottle” and a promise of a best opportunity from CB at 316 Endicott Building St Paul Minnesota. It includes a remark on aging and foolishness.
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