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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
7
William A Radford describes a compact six room house 25 feet 6 inches by 27 feet 6 inches designed for a newly married couple. He notes triple windows in the gables and practical layout features including a front hall kitchen vestibule and a combined living dining space. The article argues for self built homes and cites a construction cost around 1800 dollars.
In a tale set with a garden backdrop Freddie notices drawn blinds in Mrs Brown's house. His mother explains the blinds shield from the sun. Days later she reveals Mrs Brown has a son and Freddie remarks that keeping blinds down seemed unnecessary after all.
Farmers from Kentucky Ohio Georgia Tennessee Kansas and North Carolina share decades of experience preferring mules over horses for farm labor. They cite durability heat tolerance steady plowing, lower feed needs, long lifespans, and less disease, with cautions about long-legged animals and care in feeding.
In hot months all birds need frequent examinations to prevent lice and mites. Only use perfectly fresh bone or meat scraps, as heat can spoil them. Chickens exist to provide fresh eggs and should be fed pure food. give shade to young goslings and ducklings to keep them safe.
A stallion kept in a solitary dark stall becomes moody and savage. Some stallioners ride a pony while leading their horses to exercise, linking the horses to the ponies to reduce fretfulness. Ponies are placed in stalls beside the horses at night to aid this. Some horses are too savage but can be broken to the method when young.
An essay favors wistaria for wall coverings noting the Japanese variety is less suitable than the royal purple American bloom. It advises regular pruning for two to three years and training the vines in all directions to avoid long streams. A Richmond Virginia wall of seventy feet tall is cited as an example of stunning effect. The plant requires little attention after starting and blooms early to late in this climate.
Experts estimate that 100 pounds per acre of nitrate of soda will boost yields for crops including barley corn oats rye wheat potatoes hay cotton cabbage onions strawberries asparagus celery sugar beets beets sweet potatoes at specified-per-area rates.
A patron sought a book called The Dentist's Infirmary at the public library. Librarian Chalmers Hadley helped identify the title as Dante's Inferno after she explained it was for a literary club studying devils and angels.
An economist recalls a Cornwall lighthouse keeper newly posted off the west coast. A coast guard officer asks if complaints were for war. The keeper replies he extinguishes the lights after twelve to save oil, assuming vessels are ashore by then.
A campaign event drew a spellbound audience for over an hour. A local committee member said the crowd stayed not for the speaker but for an advertised cornet solo by Billy Smiggley, who failed to appear.
In a candid exchange a suitor asks to wed the woman. She challenges him with if the proposal is a bet or joke. He insists love motivates the request. She accepts, saying the unusual is fitting in the current era.
A humorous exchange centers on whether a man or a woman has the better time in paying for it. Jones asserts the woman does since she does not have to pay for it.
A brief exhortation urges seizing a current opportunity by teaching children to swat the infant fly, framed as a public duty not to be ignored.
A dramatic exchange shows a leader declaring the people should rule while a courtier notes public opposition. The leader reacts by threatening to tax lawn mowers to force compliance, framing a pressure tactic against dissent.
The excerpt depicts fallen angels cast from heaven and Lucifer surpassing Beelzebub in a swift descent. A question arises from the fiend Beelzebub about their destination this fall, framing a future path in a witty, mythic exchange. From Lippincott's.
An irate engineer questions a protester about flagging a train. Meandering Mike retorts they were hosting a small gathering, claiming the red flag incident was part of a new archist version of a Chautauqua salute.
A gruff customer challenges the timid waitress who retorts that her job is the reason she works there. The judge presides over a quick domestic scene with dry humor in a dining room setting.
The exchange shows Willie asking his mother to spare him from further fighting. He jokes he has only one more boy to lick before finishing his battles, reflecting a hardened stance toward conflict in the era.
In a church meeting shortly before his death Chief Justice Fuller presided during a heated debate. A member derided universities, claiming ignorance from contact with a college. The justice asked if he thanked God for his ignorance, and the reply confirmed it. The chief justice gently noted the member has much to thank God for.
Ella enjoys attending a masque ball while Stella notes it offers a good excuse to cover the face. The exchange underscores social masking and playful rebuke in a witty dialogue.
A brief lyric note reflects on a heart that remains young through winter and summer, defying age with enduring gladness. The verse celebrates timeless joy and the vitality of spirit in any season.
A collection of brief dramatic headlines recounting mishaps and odd incidents. Included are a church wedding postponement caused by a mouse, a piano breaking through a bungalow floor, a plate glass crash that fails to wake a night watchman, a street car collision with a motorcycle injuring one, a burglar finding no one home except an athletic husband, a gunpowder incident in a tobacco pouch, and a baby born in a fashionable apartment house.
A fragmentary exchange discusses sorrow over a husband’s death with regret and concern for the children, mentioning appendicitis and a brain condition. The dialogue, labeled Judge’s Library, conveys guilt and sympathy in a somber tone.
The scene shows Mr. Wombat proposing to Miss Mabel mid bridge play. She replies she is engaged as dummy and asks him to wait until the game ends. The exchange underscores a humorous interruption during a social game.
A witty exchange frames a cartoonish moment where a man begins a deed with Know all women by these presents. A bystander corrects him suggesting it should read Know all men. The reply asserts if all women know it then all men will too.
A short dialogue features Tom asking why his mistress ties a red ribbon on him and Tabby answering that red complements a brunette complexion, implying playful banter and fashion dynamics.
A nostalgic verse contrasts a boy saving pennies at school with a son following the habit as Johnny drops coins into a slot. The saying A penny saved is twopence earned frames the family moment.
Farmer Corn tessell says six quarts of oats is a lot for the old horse. His wife replies that the horse should be treated as well as the farmer treats himself. He admits eating six quarts of breakfast daily would seem extravagant.
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