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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
6
Ad touts CASCARETS as a cost effective cure with the claim that 100 buys a box at any drug store. It urges immediate purchase and asserts millions use the product and that it is the world’s biggest seller.
A fragmented cartoon caption centers on the Cannibal King and a cook in a kitchen scene. The Cook complains the cyclist was burnt while the Cannibal King jests about being scorched, creating a satirical celebrity-figure moment.
A London Telegraph note recalls a famed exchange on the meaning of a friendly match in golf. The Scot argues against calling a match friendly, while the opponent insists there is no such thing as a friendly match in golf.
A nephew questions the opera experience and a quip about women in the boxes suggests they could raise money from their diamonds to buy new clothes, reflecting a sharp social aside.
In the Badminton Magazine article, hunting ethics stress the safety of beaters trackers and elephants when pursuing wounded tigers. It outlines delay before pursuit, three possible outcomes for a wounded tiger, and varied methods using scouts, elephants and controlled cues to drive or trap the beast.
Dr. Arthur Gordon Webster of Clark University argues sound is motion and fish can hear without ears. He notes hearing occurs when vibrations reach the inside of the head, citing a pencil held between teeth on a plane as proof. He spoke during lectures on Sound in Speech and Music at the University of Pennsylvania.
The United States has operated school savings banks for over a quarter century. Beginning in 1885 at a Long Island school, 108 banks existed by 1907. By 1910 deposits reached in 7,331 classrooms with 166,525 depositors, totaling 4,618,734.96 dollars. withdrawals totaled 5,895,637.47 leaving 723,097.49 dollars. The figures come from the 1910 U.S. Commissioner of Education report.
Wheatley praises Pepys diary manuscripts noting six volumes bound uniformly and of varying sizes. He remarks on the diary's day by day realism and the apparent care in its writing, even where Pepys claims sloppiness.
The Rawleigh Company of Breeport Illinois offers territory in this vicinity to energetic men aged 21 to 50. No experience needed. Requires team and wagon and a contract. Earn 100 to 300 dollars monthly after expenses. Write The Rawleigh Company 70-80 Lib. St., Freeport Illinois for details.
Mrs I J Horton of Katonah New York describes a long struggle with recurring finger nail infections. After ineffective remedies and painful inflammation she used Cuticura Ointment nightly, along with the soap, and within weeks the nails grew out clean with no further suppuration. She notes complete relief and no recurrence by September 21 1910.
The late Hugh J. Grant of New York praised a prominent corporation lawyer at a political banquet. He called the lawyer a grand mind and, in a playful jab, said he has the most tortuous mind in America and could even bring up a screw if he swallowed a nail.
Grow a 10 by 10 garden to yield 50 pounds or more of a healthful bean coffee.\nRipens in Wisconsin in about 90 days and is used in France, Germany, and Europe. Send 16 cents for full culture directions and a mammoth seed catalog, or 31 cents for both directions and 10,000 kernels of assorted seeds from John A. Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
A constituent questions a member of Congress about holiday time. The reply criticizes the representative for doing nothing at home instead of being in Washington. The exchange underscores expectations of legislative presence during breaks.
A northwest ranchman recounts a goose's clever sense of humor. A fat dog named Harry was lured between goose lines and pelted by geese until he fled. A pug later challenged the birds but was knocked into the pond and thrashed, ending the dog’s meddling with the geese.
A French gunsmith runs a huntsmen school of target practice to mirror field conditions. Moving targets imitate rabbits and partridges, training amateurs to shift from slow range shooting to instant field judgment for real hunts.
The parasol gland in birds like owls eagles and cocks is described by French naturalists and the Science American as a thin black membrane at the retina entry point. When closed it lines the optical axis, when open it guards the retina from bright light or ultraviolet radiation.
An elderly layman who drafted neighbors wills in a lawless Irish village awakens to a visitor Paddy Flaherty who cannot sleep over his own will. He laments not leaving himself a three legged stool to sit upon, revealing the village’s lack of legal penetration and humor in a simple domestic tableau.
A brisk exchange on shop layout where a customer asks about beans and a clerk answers the request about upstairs versus ground floor in a Princeton setting.
Readings from Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba show drought limited losses in a wide area of about 25 000 square miles with many farmers posting strong crops Wheat yields averaged in the 30 bushel range with notable fields at 60 000 bushels for one farmer and oats topping 100 bushels per acre at several stations The article cites specific growers like J B Peters Ben Crews Angus Robertson and George B E Wood among others and notes experimental farm results at Brandon and Strathmore highlighting high oat yields and two row barley performance.
An official urges settlers to inquire about 160 acre free homesteads available in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta districts. The notice highlights government programs and directs readers to obtain detailed information.
Notice highlights the Rawleigh Company of Freeport Illinois advertising sales positions. The firm, over 15 years old with a capital and surplus over a million dollars and a factory on nearly five acres, sells products on a factory to consumer plan and claims strong results for its sales force.
A captioned anecdote contrasts Dustin Stax’s boyhood water carrying for an elephant with his current role delivering diamond necklaces to opera singers, highlighting a life shaped by consistent hard work and show business allure.
Advertisement extols Hamling Wizard Oil to relieve neck stiffness with rapid action. claims one tightness resolves quickly and urges readers to try the product.
A brief observation notes that borrowing from new friends is simpler than settling debts with longtime acquaintances, highlighting trust and responsibility in financial exchanges.
Do not be discouraged if suffering from piles Trask's Ointment brings relief in most cases and cures many. Ask your druggist convince yourself.
Opinion piece argues that frequent self justification for blunt statements signals lazy thinking and avoidance of careful analysis. It calls for clearer reasoning and measured communication instead of loud, unvetted assertions.
An advertisement asserts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation and that curing the cause cures disease. It touts easy ingestion and even a frugal person loosens up when asked for advice.
Laxative Bromolinee tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee if it fails. Each box bears a signature. Sold for 25 cents.
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