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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
7
A canvass of farmers shows wheat sold under 55 cents a bushel with freight about 13 cents. Production costs for 320 acres are itemized, including interest, equipment, seed, seeding, harvesting, threshing, and marketing, yielding a three year profit estimate of about 2,563 dollars per year, with larger farms similar per-acre costs.
A mosaic of old ad lines tout cures and remedies. Patent products promise relief from constipation and teething pain with phrases about Dr Pierce’s Pellets and Mrs Winslow’s Syrup. Quips on wisdom, service, and flattery cling to the era’s morale.
Governor Colquitt backs a $50,000 restoration of the Alamo and adjoining convent property to recreate its original condition as a park like memorial. The plan, designed by A B Conley, aims to preserve the Alamo chapel and shrine while removing tenants and debris. GEORGE D ARMISTEAD narrates the Alamo story and its role in Texas liberty.
The phrase reflects on how ambition proves itself when faced with failures and setbacks, asking whether resolve or despair centers the response. It suggests resilience as the mark of true ambition.
Indianapolis resident Charles M. Cross attended a spiritualist service that turned chaotic when a punch to the nose erupted amid a seance. Cross demanded identification, the medium blamed a saintly spirit, and Cross threatened to block his entry if a new gatekeeper was not created.
The Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have long helped pimples blackheads and various skin conditions. They are marketed worldwide and offer free samples plus a 32 page booklet on skin and hair care upon request to Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
Dialogue snippets reveal themes of aging, loneliness, and resilience with quips about marriage and burden. The piece juxtaposes characters Helen Ethel Miss Weary and a fading light with a brief product insertion for Cole’s Carbolisalyve. It ends with a proverb about conceit and self praise.
Wilbur Wright jokes at a Dayton tea about nascent air laws, imagining ads offering rewards for identifying the aviator on a Wright roadster who dropped oil into a neighbor's chimney and spoiled a plum pudding. A Wanstead veterinary surgeon successfully wires a pony's lower jaw after a fracture, using cocaine and drilling, with recovery expected.
An old newspaper fragment blends ads for Castoria, Fletcher's Castoria, and LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE with a fleeting line about a bride awaiting her future husband. The ad copy emphasizes safety, signatures, and a one day cold cure, reflecting period consumer notices.
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