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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1910
Page
2
A collection of quirky observations and quips from The Choteau Acantha including weather jokes, social musings, and short notes. Items touch on politics, aviation talk, eggs and plumage, a Paris editor’s sentence, and reflections on spring, hunger, and public figures.
The article notes a city farmer grappling with how to price next year’s crops as he surveys higher costs on goods he purchases for personal use. He weighs input expenses against anticipated market prices and consumer demand.
A church fair in a New Jersey town reports ptomaine poisoning from ice cream, affecting about 60 patrons. Yet the incident does not deter the volunteers who continue to run the event.
Calculations of theoretical losses in a market decline give little comfort to investors who faced real financial pain in New York. The reference to a lamb figure highlights the strain on small traders amid the broader downturn.
Cold storage advocates tout mastodon steaks and preserved rice as perfectly delicious for 250000 years. The claim contrasts with current scarcity of strictly fresh RES.
A pungallant French judge declares women aged 39 and older have no legal remedy if jilted, arguing they should know a suitor’s sincerity and bear responsibility for any loss of affectionate hopes. The ruling impacts spinsters facing broken engagements despite their thrift.
The fair co-eds issue a proclamation against mustaches for students and professors, threatening a boycott for disobedience. Professors who ignore the order risk empty lectures as the piece muses on discipline and character in higher education.
A Toledo man donated ten tons of turnips to the public after refusing wholesale offers. Chicago Trib une notes his action fed many residents who carried the produce away in baskets, and imagines a similar fate if a carload of onions had been given instead.
Despite a 20 percent rise in German workmen's wages over the last two decades, they remain small next to those earned by workers in the United States.
An Illinois farmer describes a corn type where grains grow directly from the stem producing less waste than cob corn. He asks if natural evolution will continue to eliminate husks as well, implying a shift toward fully huskless ears.
The piece notes a busy millinery season with extensive floral trim in muslin silk and tulle. It highlights blossoms copied from garden and field, arranged over crowns in wreaths bandeaux and aigrette effects, with light tulle swathes to reduce heaviness. Hats range from oriental turbans to large picture hats using light weight straws and hair braids.
hatpins emerge as essential hat accessories blending elegance and function with jeweled disks long cylindrical forms and oriental inspirations. Paris shops display straw tops and raffia matched to hats while lace flowers cover Dresden cushions. French buyers value organized sets ensuring disks match each hat for harmonious detail.
A chic fashion scene features black and dark silk and satin spencers worn with white daytime gowns. Gowns vary in fabric from linens to pongees and wools. Abbreviated little coats sit straight across the back with waist-length shapes, often pointed fronts and pinked ruches, plaited or shirred.
A broad revival features blouses that fasten across one or both shoulders. When fastened at the shoulders only, no underarm closure is needed. The neckline stays straight across top and the garment is pulled over the head like a sweater, then secured by small braid loops and crochet buttons along the shoulder seams.
The passage details velvet trims on hats including broad blue ribbon velvet on light straw, black cove crowns, cabochons of braided velvet, and wired bows. It discusses how velvet facings appear on brims and crowns, and mentions combinations with marine bows and forget me not motifs for flower crowned models.
A trusted source notes new evening gowns will trim with crystal bugles rather than multi colored effects. The crystal bugles suit the summer look and reflect the changing silks with a gossamer appearance, ideal for debutantes making their first semi formal summer appearance.
Parisian tinted gloves arrive on American shores in tones to match elaborate gowns. They may be adopted or rejected by American wearers as Parisian fashion meets local taste.
Chantecler emerges as a new spring color, named for Rostand's shade and likened to the striking purple pink of a cox comb. The hue promises to captivate prom fashion and likely take New York by storm.
The article explains broom corn A includes standard and dwarf types grown for brush used in broom making. It stresses 2 to 3 months of good growing weather, warm soil, and careful cultivation to maximize yields, with surface planting or listing as planting methods. It notes soil types and harvest timing influence color and quality.
Early tomatoes bring good prices at northern markets with fruits ripe shortly after July first. Home grown tomatoes in July sell for ten cents per quart. Use Earliana strain, transplant two or three times before field setting, and grow strong plants with flowers or small green tomatoes at transplant.
A discussion by Prof. B. Youngblood in Campbell's Scientific Farmer outlines key factors for dry land farming success. It emphasizes arable soil, proper land size, rainfall conservation, suitable equipment, interim income, and an efficient farming system balancing living, livestock, and a cash crop. The semi arid region draws entrants seeking prospects, with efforts to assess current position and future potential.
Guidelines emphasize selecting uniform eggs with smooth shells to avoid weak chicks. Store eggs at 50 to 60 degrees and turn them at least twice weekly if kept beyond a week. Do not set dirty eggs. wipe clean with a damp cloth before incubation.
The United States government investigates irrigated lands and soils across the west. Dry farming shows promise, with bureaus of the agriculture department studying soils and seeking crops suited to western regions. The combined efforts aim to create fertile lands and unprecedented western prosperity.
Calves should be well fed but not overfed to death. Four quarts of skim milk daily suits a four week old calf. If diarrhea appears reduce milk, provide hay and bran and allow grazing. A naturally reared calf gets little milk at a time, and wild cows give little at once.
The article urges farmers to secure new tools and repair old ones in early spring. It notes blacksmiths are overloaded with tool repairs just as spring work begins, risking days lost if implements aren’t ready. Farmers should wake up and act now to avoid delays.
Good soil and manure command high market value in large greenhouse centers. In some cases it is difficult to secure adequate supplies, forcing growers to use inferior grades.
The guidance notes that one bushel of good seed (48 pounds) will plant 12 to 15 acres, stressing the need to choose only the best seed. It emphasizes avoiding inferior seed to maximize yield and efficiency.
A farmer wakes to a Jew's harp serenade to Jessica by Hen. He grabs his shotgun and shoots at the sound, only to discover Ben had switched caps. Jessica warns Ben to flee as the angry farmer seeks the ax in the darkness.
The Chicago Journal recounts Judge Gary's response to a famed criminal lawyer in a trial. The attorney tried to distract jurors with theatrics, but the judge halted proceedings and quizzed him about tobacco and the cuspidor. The lawyer argued he could prove he is a gentleman with 500 witnesses. The judge replied that being a gentleman is a matter of opinion and allowed the examination to continue.
The text praises San Antonio Texas as exceptionally polite with a refined demeanor toward ladies. It notes the city as a charming cosmopolitan town, rich with foreigners and native gentlemen, yet historically prone to gunfire and burnt powder leaving casualties.
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