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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
6
Montana faces a potential 25 percent reduction in seeded area due to shortages in cash and farm labor, yet wheat is estimated at 20,000,000 bushels. Nationwide grain crops vary with a 5 percent cut in potato acreage and a wool crop below normal, signaling higher prices for farm products this fall.
Robbers stormed the Great Northern depot in Spokane last Thursday, beating the agent and rifling a safe of about $10,000. The loot included heavy coin, and the suspects remain at large as witnesses could not describe them. City and railroad detectives pursue the case with little hope of quick arrest.
The Knox resolution ending the state of war between Germany and the United States passed the senate 43 to 38. The move is expected to halt ratification efforts on the Versailles treaty for now as the League council meets in Rome.
Maj. O. T. Hayden recalls the moment the Argonne battle opened after a long wait. He describes the thunder of artillery, the discipline of American artillery officers, and the enduring memory of the first Allied assault. He honors the American gunners and their sublime display.
Federal prohibition enforcer L. K. Devlin reports a rising Jamaica ginger crisis in Montana with cramps in the stomach. Druggists sell two ounce bottles of the 90 percent alcohol remedy for medicinal use, and many men rely on it to aid digestion. Devlin asks Washington for action to curb the public health danger.
Carranza flees to the hills as Adolfo Huerta calls Congress to name a provisional leader. The British consul is reported with Carranza near Mexico City and international tensions rise. French and British warships join American vessels at Vera Cruz as an expedition is readied.
The article notes fewer deaths from summer complaint since Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy became common. It claims 99 out of 100 cases recover when the remedy is used with castor oil and proper diet, and cites Mr. W. G. Campbell of Butler, Tennessee praising the product.
The article counsels that temporary appetite loss is not serious and suggests spacing meals by at least five hours for digestion. It advises moderate intake and daily outdoor exercise, noting constipation as a common cause and recommending Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy.
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