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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1905
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a permanent cure for rheumatism and other ailments. It cites Mr Wagar of Watertown New Jersey, his wife, and daughter as endorsers and notes the remedy is sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY for 60 cents a box, six boxes for $2.50, with guarantee and no opiates.
A summer boarder at the Palace ice cream parlor in Pruntytown reports finding what appears to be whiskers in his ice cream. The proprietor explains the shop uses shaved ice in its product, leaving residents puzzled by the unexpected hairlike bits.
Dialogue notes a clash over gender expectations with a man criticizing women’s demands and a woman defending them as necessary to obtain modern conveniences and equality. The exchange reflects evolving social norms and tensions.
A brief exchange mocks poetry as a drug on the market. The editor calls it a drug and the poet hopes for fair price understanding. The Catholic Standard notes the irony in the dialogue.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease Apowder. It rests the feet. Cures swollen, sore, hot, callous, aching, sweating feet and ingrowing nails. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents. Accept no substitute. Mailed free. Address Allen S. Jmsted LeRoy New York.
A humorous woman who enjoys teasing others belittles faults in return, revealing she hates being taunted herself and prefers to mirror criticism. The piece suggests a paradox in social behavior where wit turns against the witty.
The creamery business hinges on local cow supply and product distribution. A 300 cow year round output is seen as necessary for fair profit, while distant creameries risk poor shipping and lack of refrigeration, leading to losses and farmer disengagement.
Early 20th century farming note explains pit storage for roots like beets carrots and turnips to keep near freezing. It details Nebraska and Wisconsin pit designs with dirt straw and ventilation to prevent moisture loss and control sweating during cold storage.
An agricultural note warns that cheap feeds mislead buyers when protein content is low. A cot tonseed meal claimed 25 percent protein but contained hulls and less than two thirds of the advertised protein, making it costly. Protein content should drive value, not price per ton.
A newspaper note explains how heat destroys typhoid germs in milk. It cites Madison station findings that 140 degrees Fahrenheit kills the germs, and foreign researchers suggesting 60 C for ten minutes (about 142 F) is nearly the same result.
A reader of the Farmers' Review reports that making butter from cream saved a daily two and a half mile trip to the railroad. He says the extra labor of butter making was offset by higher earnings and reduced hauling cost, and believes many farmers lose money hauling milk to the city.
The writer recalls Octobers in New England with vivid foliage, describing scarlet and gold landscapes. A gardener’s remark about raking dead leaves leads to a boy’s playful fear and a suggestion to burn the leaves, prompting a brisk, humorous exchange.
A Philadelphia Press quips about a gubernatorial candidate describing him as lazy for reading a speech aloud. The joke hinges on the old adage He who runs may read, highlighting public scrutiny of campaign performances.
An appeal to mothers to guide daughters through puberty using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from teens and mothers praise the remedy for regulating periods and easing symptoms, urging girls to seek advice at Lynn Mass and share details for free guidance.
The article explains how soil temperature affects seed germination and crop outcomes. It notes that cold or wet soils slow or prevent sprouting, especially for corn, and that soil type—heavy clay or damp surface—interacts with temperature. It urges farmers to measure and study soil temperatures on their fields.
In northern Illinois farmers increasingly plant seedling peaches as the sole variety capable of withstanding harsh winter conditions, marking a shift in regional fruit cultivation strategies.
A London graphic note reports a trend among educated but penniless Englishmen to bill themselves as professional conversationalists. The fee is a sovereign for an afternoon or evening, offering entertaining talk to tables of guests.
A sketched exchange depicts two voices recalling a car ride in the city. Jay Green compares the feeling to falling into a deep well, but dropping straight ahead, reflecting on the sense of motion and uncertainty in a familiar ride.
A high medical authority defends proprietary medicines against critics noting manufacturers aim for safe effective remedies. The speaker says few accidents occur and complaints are rare compared with widespread use among millions. The quote emphasizes industry integrity amid opposition.
A courtroom exchange shows the parson urging resilience with the motto try again while a prisoner admits the motive for his arrest is bigamy. The judge weighs the remark as the dialogue underscores the case's central fault and consequence.
Dialogue captures Beryl resisting a kissing phone stunt while Jasper suggests using the receiver on the lips. The Chicago Tribune presents a light moment highlighting modern romance gimmicks in a humorous exchange.
Ada C. Smith of Jersey City reports severe scalp itching and pimples. She washed with hot water and Cuticura Soap then used Cuticura Ointment, claiming one box and one cake cured her and now her hair grows well. She says she will continue using Cuticura Soap.
The World warns that motor vehicles threaten female beauty as they become the main mode of locomotion. It claims cars cause heavy breathing, mouth-breathing, wrinkled skin, and eyelash loss, urging invention to rescue women from the so called automobile expression.
The Detroit Free Press notes Miss Footlights rejected a crown prince while a life insurance magnate stepped in with a timely proposal.
A Fort Worth Record brief notes Maggie’s one year of marriage. Her reply to the question how she likes her husband is curt and humorous, describing him as sober.
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