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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1904
Page
6
The potato rosette disease threatens the crop as tops are attacked, risking tuber damage. Treat seed potatoes with one pint formalin in thirty gallons water for two hours, then dry and cut for seed. Formalin, or formaldehyde, is sold at drug stores and is 30 percent formalin, 70 percent water. Do not adjust for preexisting water.
Duluth plans an aerial ferry bridge across the canal with two towers 186 feet high and a 293 foot clear span. The 650 ton steel structure will cost about 100000 dollars and carry a 62 ton load including a streetcar and passengers. Electric motors drive the two drums that move the car between towers.
Mr. Wu Goodwin a long-time South American grain exporter argues for shipping Argentine corn in chambers sterilized with carbonic acid gas. He cites Pasteur and microbiology to claim oxygen removal in storage holds can prevent fermentation and reduce costs compared with refrigeration.
Investigations show many weed seeds mix with clover and alfalfa seeds and dodder in alfalfa can kill seedlings. Farmers are urged to study seed quality using government bulletins from Washington and Ohio station reports, which include seed illustrations.
The New York Experiment Station Geneva reports phosphorus percentages in various feeds. Notable high value in meat meal at 4.073 percent due to bone, with other values including oats 0.355, wheat bran 1.648, malt sprouts 0.677, brewers grains 0.421, distillers grains 0.307, corn 0.313, alfalfa 0.266, linseed meal 0.789, oat straw 0.135, wheat 0.390, blood 0.123, liver meat meal 1.034.
Eight to twelve cats are listed as ship equipment on every great ocean liner and their rations logged. Each cat has a fixed station on the vessel and specific stewards are assigned to feed them daily, sparking rivalry among stewards over who makes the best rat catcher.
A reflective line on time and remembrance notes that silence in the night comes from moments we fail to wind up and keep moving. It hints at duties left undone and the quiet toll of neglect.
In a dialogue a rider recounts being dumped into a snowdrift and describes his mental state. He reflects that his head seemed lost briefly but his mind stayed active and rational. His first thought on recovery is a practical tip about clothing for sport.
A Brooklyn clergyman recalls his grandson on a voyage who refused to throw a banana peel overboard saying he would be more sorry if Jesus walked on the water and slipped than if someone else did. He recounts the boy's pious reasoning aboard the ship.
Andrew H. Bergstrom of a St Louis contracting firm has agreed to assemble the Swedish world’s fair pavilion at no cost. The Stockholm built structure arrived in sections and Bergstrom estimates 150 men will be needed for three days to erect it.
Laban W. Haughey of South Charleston Ohio has earned the veteran degree in Odd Fellowship for long service. Initiated in 1852 he is the oldest living member in Ohio.
Cyrus C. Adams notes a shift in exploration over fifteen years with Dr. Dawson’s thirteen unknown areas shrinking to a fraction of Canada’s land, aided by better methods and notable explorers. The accompanying map highlights the remaining largely unmapped Canadian regions and surprising discoveries along the way.
A 19th century advert promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promises $100 reward for any uncured case, and urges readers to obtain testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio with a 75 cent price for the remedy and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A San Francisco tale recounted by the former California governor features his daughter who christened the transpacific cable. When scolded for misdeeds she answered plainly that only God knows what happens after death, and others need not worry.
Broadland South Dakota March 28 A sensational story credits G W Gray with surviving Bright's Disease after three months of treatment. He says Dodd's Kidney Pills restored him from bedridden to health and credits the remedy with saving his life. The account promotes the pills as a universal cure for kidney ailments.
Mrs Dunleigh asks where money for wars comes from and Dunnleigh replies that map publishers may supply it. Chicago News quotes the exchange as a speculation on funding sources behind armed conflicts.
An advertisement touts Teosinte and Billion Dollar Grass as premier fodder crops claiming 14 tons hay per acre for one and 80 tons green fodder per acre for the other. It promises high yields for Victoria Rape and mentions 60,000 lbs per acre for sheep and wine food. Readers are urged to mail 10 cents in stamps to John A Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin to receive a catalog and seed samples.
A reflective line on promises of the soul yielding numerous fulfillments and joys that mature into golden fruit across time.
One of the world’s fastest harness horses, Dan Patch, is highlighted with high praise from trainer M. E. McHenry. He credits Spohn’s Distemper Cure with keeping Dan Patch in racing form and recommends it for other horses. Available at 60 cents a bottle or $5 a dozen from Snnhr Medical Co. Goshen Indiana.
The piece argues that tradition serves progress when we persist in practiced methods rather than halting at roadblocks. It emphasizes steady effort, discipline, and adherence to proven paths to achieve ongoing improvement.
A laundry blue product named Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue claims no spillage, breakage, freezing, or staining and costs 10 cents, equal to 20 cents of other bluing. Consumers without grocers can mail 10 cents for a sample to The Laundry Blue Co. in Chicago at 14 Michigan Street.
A reflective note observes men praying for a large harvest yet not deeming it worthwhile to enlarge the barn, implying a critique of priorities and planning in rural life.
Ad for quinine tablets priced at 25 cents urges pulse of resolve and notes indifference stems from the heart.
An old advertisement touts instant nerve relief with Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restore claiming no fire or nervousness after fits. It offers a free $2 trial bottle and treatise from DA RB H. Kline Ltd at 831 Arch Street Philadelphia PA. Planets revolve and shooting stars are not revolvers.
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