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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1904
Page
7
Lena Winters persuades E Perkins & Co to back a church social by offering $100 to see churchwomen do hard work. Walter Hodge questions the charity, while Perkins balks at the idea. The plan leads to a planned fundraising event announced in the Hollyville Patriot.
Lena Winters plans a field plowing stunt to raise church funds while Mr. Perkins balks at paying a demanded twenty five cents plus proceeds of tickets. Walter Hodge and Deacon Holmes discuss motives as Lena and locals anticipate the staged plowing and the secret Lena hints to reveal after the last furrow.
In Hollyville a field plowing event led by Lena and Mrs. Logan draws cheers as workers share the task and a community resolves to force payment from Perkins. Walter Hon persuades the shoe dealer to cover $100, while Lena learns her father’s warning about impossibilities was justified.
Fragment of a devotional poem describing a small white lily on a stream. The verse reflects on beauty, creation, and purpose given by a divine Hand, urging the lily to live with joy despite its brief life. The text is cut and incomplete, with stray letters and garbled phrases.
William H Crane was introduced to Speaker Cannon in the Capitol office. After a handshake the speaker said it was a pleasure to see him without paying a dollar and a half, to which Crane quipped that visiting public men is embarrassing because he is not paid for it.
A small country town newspaper reports the sudden death of a notable local figure. The reporter, newly assigned, describes events leading to the death and ends with the line that the widow is almost grief stricken, noting the family’s bereavement.
Gardener seeks methods to kill shot hole borers destroying young apple trees this spring. Infected trees show holes in upper trunk and limb butts.
The Shot-hole Borer has damaged apple and plum trees this year. Treating now is unlikely to help, but next spring paint trees with a carbolic wash to deter females from laying eggs. The wash uses soft soap and washing soda with crude carbolic acid added, applied June 1 on a warm morning for a durable coating.
An inquiry examines whether a force pump placed 100 feet from the lake and fifteen feet above its surface can draw water. It explores hydraulic limits, lift height, and practical feasibility under ordinary conditions.
The correspondent confuses a force pump with a suction pump. A suction or combined pump can lift water to about 25 feet safely, enough for a 15 foot elevation. It needs a large lake line, an inch to inch and a half pipe with tight joints.
A witty exchange mocks genteel charity circles as a speaker bets on the odd notions of two women and a man. The dialogue parodies social pretensions with sharp, humorous jabs.
A Moroccan bandit asks his chief why seize power when ransoms bring money. The chief replies that collecting taxes is easier and more dignified, illustrating a cynical view of governance and taxation as a source of revenue.
The excerpt shows Mrs Stubb-John chiding that she never used a remedy bought two years ago while Mr Stubb insists it is guaranteed to cure all ills and that they will use it together. The Chicago News presents the dialogue as a domestic economy note.
A woman fainting can appear humorous to some observers, but the moment is not comedy. The scene often triggers concern or alarm rather than intent to amuse, obscuring any notion of humor.
A concise note observes that keeping a man free from worry makes heavy workloads less taxing. The adage highlights mental ease as a factor in productivity and endurance.
A historic advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims the syrup soothes gums, reduces pain, and cures wind colic, offered in a two cent bottle.
A concise meditation on virtue, the piece argues that enduring heroism is shaped by purposeful work. It frames character as forged through consistent effort, duty, and the pursuit of meaningful goals that elevate others.
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