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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1912
Page
6
Two brothers named Chalmers, a minister and a physician, live together in a western town. A visitor asks for Mr. Chalmers. the physician answers I am he. The visitor remarks you have changed since last heard you preach, and the physician explains you want my brother, he preaches and I practice.
Philadelphia reports George Wilson known as a gentleman burglar lured two Wilmington sisters to Atlantic City. After flirting and a three day invitation he returned at 3 AM to rob Miss Mary C. McKaig and Miss Lillian Price, threatening with a pistol but expressing courtesy. He later comforted them at breakfast.
After a night of hospitality a guest left for Philadelphia the next morning. Police traced the visitor's arrival and he was arrested on the platform when he alighted, following a robbery alert from the hostesses. Detectives questioned the guest and found him connected to the earlier home break in.
New York reports Prof. Hugo de Vries, head of the American botanical garden, lecturing on plant mutation and leaps in variation. He showed daisies doubling petals in four years and argued for increasing crop yields to feed a growing population, while noting practical limits of current stations.
Erman Dunker of Green Point receives seven years of probation requiring weekly Sunday reports to a police court and a probation officer after firing a revolver at his wife during a quarrel. The 60 year old man protested the length, but the judge warned that failure to complete the parole would be punished.
C E Moore barber and rancher was held up in a local cemetery while returning home. Two men jumped from behind a tombstone and demanded money, a gold watch and a pipe. Moore, frightened, is under a physician's care and cannot describe the assailants.
Washington report finds kingbirds phoebes and other fly catchers are mostly beneficial to farmers. After studying seventeen of thirty-one species, Assistant F B L Beal of the biological survey concludes these birds prey on wasps bees ants grasshoppers caterpillars and other insects and should be protected as allies of agriculture.
San Francisco reports that the European singer De Garcia de Puebla of Madrid and Vienna accuses American men of boorish flirtation, saying they touch and dominate women on trains and fail to distinguish between flirting and heart. The critic notes class and refinement gaps between U S and European gentlemen.
Mrs J H Dellman of a Pueblo boarding house chased an alleged burglar into a guest room after calling her husband. She returned with an ax and struck the burglar on the back, knocking him head first downstairs. The man, Hammond Kurch, claimed to be visiting the house.
Fifteen boys aged twelve to fifteen confessed in juvenile court that they tried to lynch Joseph Meyers, a chicken farmer, after setting fire to his home. Mrs Meyers testified the family became destitute due to the youths depredations.
An advertising pitch presents Peruna as a remedy for long standing constipation tied to chronic catarrh. It states adding a laxative element created revised Peruna, promising quick constipation relief, gradual catarrh cure, and permanent removal of both conditions. It promotes Katarno as the old Peruna variant.
A returning traveler notes that the yells from American athletes at Stockholm can be heard across Sweden. The report highlights how intense cheers echoed through arenas and public spaces, signaling strong spectator enthusiasm during the event.
The new Chinese dollars of the republic draw curiosity among natives. Obverse shows English text, reverse in Chinese, featuring Dr Sun Yat Sen, founder of the republic.
A London Mail anecdote recounts two brother Scots who met in a dry area with portable whisky, describing one friend Jock Anderson as being so drunk on a recent occasion that the speaker could not see him any longer.
A traveling salesman touts a durable farmer’s almanac saying a copy bought in 1905 remains unsold with no wear. The clerk retorts with humor about valuing long lasting records and rustic practicality.
A reader attributes nervous trouble relief to Grape Nuts and Postum Coffee substitute. Describes morning dyspepsia, loss of appetite, and weight loss followed by weight gain after switching to Grape Nuts. Claims improved digestion and calm nerves, with purchase details and a plug for The Road to Wellville.
A rural dialect scene has a speaker asking what someone is serious about and sketches a plan to amass money by receiving forty cents and thirty three cents from others, then totaling their combined sum. The exchange centers on simple arithmetic and a folksy tone.
A congressional hopeful, unknown in a town, shops at a butcher’s shop after a speech and quizzes the butcher on opinions. The butcher answers with blunt humor, saying he has delivered better remarks while selling 15 cents’ worth of soup bones. The candidate remains unidentified.
The piece recalls a pickpocket convicted and fined amid a humorous exchange with the judge. The defense attorney questions the 25 dollar fine while the prisoner jokes about a brief jailbreak. Also references childhood remedy Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.
A short quotation attributed to Punshion notes that true friendship includes honestly pointing out faults rather than flattery. The line emphasizes candid critique as a form of care and accountability within friendship.
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