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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
3
Greenville Tennessee resident W H Housley describes a severe cold turning into la grippe and tonsillitis. After trying two doctors' advice to remove tonsils he used Peruna, noting improvement after one bottle and eventual full recovery. He recommends asking a local druggist for the 1912 Peruna Almanac.
In 1911 the open-air schools for anemic and tuberculous children posted the biggest gain among anti-tuberculosis efforts. The number rose from 29 on January 1, 1911 to 91 on January 1, 1912, a 214 percent increase, with 62 new schools established this year. The total since January 1, 1907 reaches all open-air schools in the country.
A playful exchange on two ice ponds notes one says the speaker looks thin and the other responds they should not skate until they gain embonpoint. The dialogue captures a humorous winter scene.
The piece surveys the Santa Barbara mission’s 125th anniversary and compares California’s Spanish missions with European relics. It recounts the missions’ founding under Father Junipero Serra, Galvez, and the early colonization of Alta California, noting Russian proximity, Jesuit expulsion, and the chain of missions from San Diego to Sonoma.
The Sunday School Times argues that settled beliefs guide action like a ship’s pilot. A growing man should hold tested dogmatic beliefs, only abandoning them for alternatives that prove superior in power and life’s glory.
A Washington correspondent notes a nature faker who asserts a hen hatched 17 fur-coated chicks from 17 eggs in a cold storage setting. The claim, meant as adaptation, is described as obviously deceptive by the observer.
London observers say Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey would resign over Anglo German talks if not backed. Irish Nationalists drift through Parliament awaiting 1912, led by John Redmond touring England to press home rule while insisting on subordinate self government under imperial parliament.
A giant rock spire called the Curecanti needle rises 1600 feet above the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado. The Gunnison River roars through the canyon, walls glow with color, Chipeta Falls cascades beside the spire, and the region is described as wild and ruggedly beautiful.
The snippet presents a humorous dialogue where a Lady asks about a preferred line and a Tramp responds with a playful invitation to “ride the bumpers” along with Eric, promising to set things right. The text shows period-era slang and conversational tone.
A four year old boy was arrested and charged with starting a fire in an alley in Chicago. The sergeant noted the boy claimed a 300 pound policeman who made the arrest was "a big story teller" and the youth was released.
A Wisconsin woman earned a Canada border ticket to Edmonton Alberta and joined friends farming near Pembina. She reports abundant wild berries a thriving farm with oats barley alfalfa potatoes vegetables cattle and poultry producing butter weekly. The letters praise Alberta climate prospects and the sense of progress in the new country.
A Detroit Free Press satire recalls a child’s blunt remark after divorce. A neighbor asks how the child likes her new father and the girl replies she would have chosen better. The quip highlights family tensions and social humor.
Marine Eye Remedy advertised as quick relief for red weak watery eyes with an illustrated book in each package. Murine, composed by oculists, sold by Chicago druggists in bottles. Marine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes. Also listings for real estate in McLean Co near town with improvements for sale. Teething syrup for children and a rural proverb about a grass widow noted.
A terse ad copy touts Bromo Quinine as the laxative solution. It highlights Kb. W. Grove and claims worldwide use for curving a cold in one day. The copy warns no man abuses an enemy like he does his stomach.
Ottumwa Iowa resident Harriet E Wampler details years of female ailments and relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts roots and herbs, urges women to seek guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass, promising confidential letters answered by a woman.
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