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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
7
A hotel guest at the Statler in Buffalo advocates federal action to require nine foot blankets, joking about a law in Texas. The complaint was found in the suggestion box along with many other notes from guests inquiring for improvements and odd requests.
An unidentified western gunman entered an uptown hotel in New York and fired shots at a group of drummers injuring a neat young man who danced to avoid the shots. He fled before police could arrest him, leaving the crowd terrified.
Detective Philip Fitzsimmons bursts into a seance at 3156 Indiana avenue and tears away a spirit’s hand revealing Mrs. Green and accomplices in disguises. Five others arrested after warrants issued by Fitzsimmons following accusations of defrauding participants.
Fred Parker of St. Louis ate two dozen fried eggs with bread and ketchup and drank coffee to win a $10 bet, announcing he would go out for dinner afterward. He claimed he can eat two dozen eggs in ten minutes, based on a premeal breakfast habit.
A claimed remedy for colds and coughs uses two ounces glycerine half an ounce concentrated pine and half a pint whiskey. Doses of a teaspoon to a tablespoon every four hours are recommended. Drugstores can supply the ingredients and shake the bottle well before use. The pine product is sold in half ounce vials labeled Concentrated. The formula supposedly cured hundreds last winter.
A humorous dialogue captures gendered teasing as a man chides a woman for slow progress while she retorts with a quip about not pleasing some women and a racehorse comparison. The snippet reflects light social humor and workplace or street banter from a past era.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri recounts severe bladder inflammation and back pain last spring. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills she says she was cured and has remained well since. The ad notes Doan’s cost 50 cents a box and is sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Fog-Eye’s Protest and the farcical tale of Foz-Eye Smith ends with a punchline about a missing glass eye.
One hundred dollar reward promise if Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure catarrh. Endorsed by Walding Kinsman Marvin wholesale druggists of Toledo Ohio. Fral's Catarrh Cure taken internally and claims testimonials and 75 cents per bottle. Also mentions Dr. Take All's Family Pills for constipation.
A satirical exchange hints at a planned hotel with red wallpaper to hide blood stains from potential killings. The remarks suggest a grim joke about crime and decoration in a humorous, period voice.
A humorous exchange contrasts male and female viewpoints on domestic strife. Daddy argues that each gender’s chief trouble is the other’s, echoing common marriage tensions with light ribbing and witty repartee.
An assortment of reminders and ads appears with Dr J H Rindlaub eye ear nose throat Fargo North Dakota notes about snoring and a free booklet offer E B Meyrowitz Kodak on the Farm 604 Nicollet Ave Minneapolis promotes farm themed reading Why suffer eye troubles with Petlits Eye Salve 5 cents Every druggist of Howard Bros Buffalo NY sells Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething 25 cents The editorial voice proclaims age and novelty as wealth in a light local tone
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as wholesome and gentle, combining California figs with laxative plants. It urges buyers to purchase only the genuine product from reputable druggists for fifty cents a bottle, noting the California Fig Syrup Co name on the package.
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