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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1904
Page
6
An agricultural note outlines a lime sulfur wash recipe and apparatus to combat San Jose scale. It recommends 30 minutes boiling, revised lime and sulfur amounts, and hydrometer testing at 1.052 to 1.054. It includes portable kettle, brick furnace, and funnel strainer setups for small and large orchards.
The article outlines a wash using water to make about twelve gallons and Hgil for 380 minutes, advising hot water for faster cooking. It notes adding five pounds of salt after dilution, straining the wash, then diluting to fifty gallons. A Virginia station strainer uses a vented outer box and a sloped inner box with 16 mesh wire cloth. copper vessels must be avoided as they are corroded.
O M Morris advises based on Oklahoma station findings that a two horse plow best early spring for soil depth and rain absorption. Finishing near trees uses a small 6 to 8 inch plow. finishers and disk harrows improve weed control and soil pulverization. Summer work favors a one horse five shovel cultivator and various harrows. rollers have limited value except on loose gravelly soils.
Damaged extracts describe rusty bruised milk cans found at stations creameries and cheese factories. Cans are dirty bent and often left on the ground in mud signaling neglect and poor handling that risks contaminating milk shipped to the city. The piece urges managers to improve practices and notes a reflective vignette about milk quality and care.
Reports describe M. S. Leduc’s brain experiments using mild electrical currents to induce sleep and study brain activity. The brain proves a strong conductor. fore head to neck stimulation is generally safe with a 4 milliamp, 30 volt current interrupted at 10 per second. Speech and motor faculties may be lost first, with respiration and pulse unaffected unless currents rise, and patients awaken instantly from the electric sleep feeling refreshed.
G R Danby of Bath Maine laments pine scarcity in the state noting long vanished timber along rivers and hillsides. He says Maine relies on skilled shipwrights and distant timber sources with masts freighted from Washington state at great cost. Frames come from Virginia oak and Nova Scotia spruce tops. Southern pine supplies planking and decks from Midwest yards.
In a hot private car, Stuart Knott of the Kansas City Southern railway pitches Port Arthur as a booming port for rice oil cotton and lumber to Galveston broker Mr Collins. Knott asks what terms would lure investment while Collins jokes about drugs amid mosquitos and oily air.
A mild man wandered into a police candidate room during fitness tests at city hall and, after a brisk exam, asked if more was needed to obtain his license. The surgeon corrected him that the license bureau was downstairs, not for marriage.
Mineral Idaho April 11 Mr D S Colson of this place says he found a simple method to relieve back pains sciatica and rheumatism. He claims personal cure after using Dodd's Kidney Pills and asserts the remedy also treats Brights disease diabetes dropsy and rheumatism nationwide.
A brief Asheville exchange shows a father pressing a daughter about haste in marriage while a judge notes the suitor owes nothing yet. The dialogue hints at family concerns and potential inheritance matters.
Distemper remedy promoted by F. Geers, praised as best to cure and prevent distempers. Bottle price 50 cents, dozen bottles 5 dollars. Sold by druggists or direct from Spohn Medical Co. Live Stock Doctors, Goshen, Indiana. Agents wanted.
Local item notes a quip about a wedding labeled a bridal tour after a groom’s misfortune. The brief quotes Brown and the Butte Inter-Mountain framing suggest humor about marriage in judgment or circumstance.
An old ad touts Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue as spill proof and non staining. It costs 10 cents and is claimed to equal 20 cents worth of other bluing, with sample requests sent to The Laundry Blue Co. in Chicago.
A collection of short remarks and odd notices from Maple Street Norwich including a testimonial about Piso's Cure for Consumption claiming life saved three years earlier, a claim of Dr. Fline's Great Nerve Restor, and reflections on marriage and happiness in engagements.
A vintage ad describes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming gums soften and pain eases. It markets a 25 cent bottle and notes wisdom about a man’s duties to keep his head level.
An 1890s style advertisement touts constitutional treatment for deafness caused by catarrh. It claims local applications cannot reach the ear and offers one hundred dollars for a deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes price 75c for Hall's pills and a promise of free circulars.
In a Boston Tran script scene Kitty-Who questions Clarissa about a woman she was seen with yesterday. Clarissa clarifies the person was not a friend but her husband, indicating a private marital misperception.
Hand Power Hay Press advertisement claims a boy can bale 14 by 1 by 48 inch bales and two boys can bale three tons daily. It directs sending 5 cent stamps to John A Salter Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin for a big catalog of farm tools and seeds.
A cautionary note warns against posing as an angel before true moral ascent. The metaphor urges patience and authentic virtue, implying early poses reveal insufficient growth and credibility.
An opinion piece argues that the ease of attacking makes defending harder, predicting a drift toward fault-finding in national discourse. It frames criticism as pervasive in public life and aims to provoke reflection on constructive responses.
A description notes carpets being colored on the floor using Putnam Faceless Dyes. The passage emphasizes the dye method and brand quality without additional context or dates.
A reflective line about deceit and pretended honesty highlights the danger of unscrupulous individuals who masquerade as trustworthy. It cautions readers to discern true character from surface virtue and to beware of moral impostors.
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