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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1923
Page
3
The Montana senate and house sent the sterilization bill to the governor. It would let authorities operate on certain inmates in custodial institutions with guardian consent, aiming to prevent reproduction. Critics call it ineffective and costly, reflecting general legislative inefficiency and calls for professional public service reforms.
William P. Helms Jr. in Budget estimates the U S annual government cost at about eight and a half billion dollars with over half funding Washington. He notes two million of twenty million workers in government service and cites Mrs Miles Poindexter critiquing pomp and cost of high officials and lavish expenditures in Washington and state capitals.
The piece argues that many Washington visitors succumb to the prevailing trend of seeking favors from government. Constituents pressure representatives for jobs and patronage, presuming government is distant and benevolent. It warns taxpayers that squeezing funds from government also squeezes money from their own pockets.
The piece condemns Judge Winslow for harsh penalties on four La Montagne brothers bootleggers in New York and argues equality before the law, responsibility of wealth, and broad public duty to uphold prohibition and constitutional authority. It links affluent complicity to law breaking and urges moral accountability across society.
A historic, centuries old king in Egypt dominates headlines as archaeologists study his tomb and the rumored treasures, while advance reporting hints at the political and cultural impact of such discoveries.
New York officers surround a cache of guns ammunition and hand grenades amid fear of revolutionaries. The items are believed to belong to a sportsman preparing for a hunting trip through the Rockies.
A major political upheaval shakes state government as top officials confront allegations of malfeasance. Key figures from the interim committee and the legislature are cited in reports detailing potential breaches of ethics and public trust. While investigations unfold, lawmakers urge measured responses and transparency.
A recently divorced California woman stands firm against ongoing demands from her former wealthy husband. Details on the dispute remain unclear as the case develops in local circles, with observers noting the defiant stance taken by the plaintiff.
A Washington Star piece recounts Major Riley as American consul at Zanzibar who fought nude bathing by firing birdshot from a shotgun. Visitors were aghast yet natives remained unfazed. Riley was recalled after the incident and a note from the queen followed asking for white medicine.
A monument in Procterville Lawrence county Ohio honors the apple variety Reme Beauty. In 1817 Alanson Gillett planted the first three buds of the apple after his father gave him a twig. The tree produced exceptional fruit and its descendants fueled extensive orchards. The Beauty variety is now leading in Ohio.
A commission investigates Copernicus birthplace claims while Poles plan a major memorial in Thorn. The library dedication set for February 19 marks the 450th anniversary of his birth, promising a leading international cultural institution.
An USDA investigator reports grasshoppers in Montana prefer oats among spring grains when food is abundant. When forage is scarce the insects do not stray far to seek their preferred plants.
A New York Sun piece ponders modern building digs in stratified rock. It contrasts 30 foot trenches with nature’s hundred year rock formation, noting fossil footprints and ancient creatures buried as cranes and dynamite shape a skyscraper basement.
Early doubts about pulverized coal faded as tests showed coal power lasting in the United States where half the world’s coal deposits lie. Pulverized coal burns almost smokelessly and is injected by simpler methods than lump coal, with boiler repairs less frequent in factories using it.
The piece reproduces an 1722 notice from the American Weekly Mercury warning that Mathew Burne of Chester County sold stockings in John Camm's name, claiming they were his manufacture. The author notes the dated, unsophisticated marketing practice and hopes Burne valued the ad.
The Chicago Journal explains plantigrade derives from Latin planta and gradus. It argues that humans, except when crippled by a broken instep, do not walk on the full sole and thus are not truly plantigrade. The high instep is cited as the reason.
A general manager notes a new assistant to the superintendent who reports every morning on time and works diligently, never flirts with the stenographer, and stays late. The president faints and declares the situation as expected, in a dramatic World article tone.
Frank Ward O'Malley reviews Prince Ranjitsinhji's introductory chapter on cricket rules in the Saturday Evening Post. He contrasts cricket with baseball, noting key rules such as dead ball when clothing is hit and the no out foul by a catcher reaching for a pitched ball, and highlights the luncheon interval of forty minutes per day.
The Medical Congress of Physical Education discusses rapid growth of women’s athletics in France with 90 organizations and large memberships. It urges that entrants obtain a physician’s consent after thorough exam, imposes restrictions on women’s events, and suggests the long jump be suppressed.
The article reports on a new large automatic glass press, 11 feet tall with a 7 by 11 foot footprint and 8,000 pounds weight. It carries eight molds, 16 inches in diameter and 18 inches high, with a 14 inch plunger stroke and up to 150000 pounds of pressure. Maximum speed reaches 25 articles per minute and it works with the Miller feeder to move molten glass from tank to molds.
A woman in elaborate earrings and bright lipstick sits absorbed in a heavy old library book titled The Lives of Famous Philadelphians Now Deceased. The scene, described by the New York Sun, notes her sleeveless extreme dress and perfumed appearance as she shifts to view the title.
A Swedish locomotive using turbines with superheated steam matches American power and nearly equals top speeds while using less than half the fuel. The advance showcases reduced fuel consumption and strong propulsion in early turbine-driven rail technology.
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