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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
2
A Greenfield Gazette and Courier investigation warns that burning off old paint to apply new coats poses fire risk and can void insurance. The piece cites fires in Greenfield, critiques on cheap materials, and urges homeowners to source pure linseed oil and genuine white lead from reliable brands to reduce costs and danger.
A quirky exchange frames a late return from a grandmother's funeral as a long baseball game. The jab highlights how a ten innings stretch served as the alibi for a tardy arrival.
A woman from Selma Alabama recounts severe eczema on face and body lasting four years. After two doctors failed, she says Cuticura Resolvent with Soap and Ointment stopped itching and cleared all spots in six months, leaving skin flawless.
The scene includes a witty exchange about new restaurant palms. One speaker notes handsome palms in the venue while the other quips the only palms seen were the waiters.
A vintage plan for a Halloween party by a group of young women uses an all white theme with sheets and pillowcases masks, milk punch, and ghostly decor. The evening features a masked dance by two Black musicians, then a witch auction where the top bidder wins his partner for a post party supper.
A ghostly themed Halloween party features white dining rooms, a light luncheon of cottage cheese and white cake, and marshmallows. Young women resemble mid height slender figures making identifications tricky while tunes, stories, and pumpkin lanterns close the evening. The plan suggests hosting to raise funds, with young men paying for partners.
The article notes Borneo peoples use heliacal rising of the Pleiades to mark farming start, with Dyaks timing clearing and burning after star rise. Other groups rely on shadow length at noon and coconut reef worms palolo for seasonal cues, adjusted by cycles of lunar and solar calendars to stay aligned.
In Panama a rebel general Casal hosts a siege at Fitzgerald's coffee estate. After Fitzgerald traps Casal inside a courtyard then parols him, Casal watches workers harvest coffe e as Montije's revolution collapses. The American savior keeps the plantation’s wealth secure while Casal gains a new respect for Fitzgerald.
A woman describes overcoming nervous prostration and hysteria by eating Grape Nuts. She details failing school, poor health, and social withdrawal until a first bite brought rest and strength, enabling her to resume studies and teach. Now four years strong, she runs a happy home. Read The Road to Wellville.
Cassidy suffers a hand injury from a blast while lamenting bad luck with O’Hara. The men reflect that fortunes could be worse and weigh the value of a week’s wages amid the accident.
In Stuttgart and several South German cities fish are imported by carload under municipal supervision and sold at low prices for the benefit of the poor.
A testimonial from Mrs. Thomas J. McGann of Plainfield New Jersey states severe anemia left her bedridden for two months with headaches irregular heartbeats and swelling. After taking about twelve boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills she reports full recovery and renewed vitality. The pills are sold by druggists or by mail at 50 cents per box or $2 50 for six from Schenectady New York.
The dialogue reveals admiration for a driver named Jack Brokeleigh who seemingly makes an automobile fly by raising the wind. The exchange notes astonishment at how he achieved this feat and attributes it to Brokeleigh's skill.
In a clipped exchange a worker dismisses rumors of infidelity with his boss's wife. He admits a bluff to secure a stand in with the boss who suspects an elopement as part of the scheme.
A Philadelphia Ledger note recounts a public accountant describing a flawed sales system at a summer resort shop. A silk purchase of ten dollars went unpaid by the buyer, so the proprietor charged the bill to every customer with an account, hoping to recoup losses. A month later seven different customers had paid for the item, but the actual purchaser remained unknown.
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