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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1910
Page
2
The Choteau Acantha compiles a string of humorous quips and observations ranging from reckless chauffeurs and air travel to eclipses and fashion. Notable riffs touch on wireless telegraphy onward to Kaiser palaces and private fortunes as social chatter moves through a playful press tone.
A man harms himself by starvation driven by a belief that the world will end. He contends that brave acts can spring from cowardice and the urge to escape fate.
A New York woman declares that an income is like a reputation it must be lived up to. That is true but it makes some difference as to how one lives up to it.
A centenarian graduate in New Jersey reflects on a long career in higher education. He discusses the origin of a modern teaching test once used to judge a college president's influence, humorously recalling an incident involving a cow moved to a dormitory top floor.
A London newspaper argues Swift misunderstood wit and mocks the idea that Shakespeare lacked knowledge of playwriting, hinting the metropolis may soon announce Shakespeare's prowess in drama.
A man involved in trouble for marrying three women within three months claims insanity. Some married men consider him credible while others doubt his defense.
A Chicago lawyer proposes renaming the holiday to August 4 claiming the Fourth of July should fall on that date. He adds a quip that if a worthwhile deed is needed, moving day should be February 50.
Firefighters in New Hampshire restrained a man intent on cutting his throat by using a hose to subdue him. The incident highlights how emergency responders calm a tense moment and prevent a death.
In Bonneville near St. Etienne a local postman on his rounds in a blouse and umbrella was lifted by a gale and blown about half a mile. He landed safely but lost all his letters. the incident ends the umbrella habit.
Report says Edison has created an automatic talking machine to accompany moving pictures and notes the remaining task is an automatic silencing device for the campaign orator and a few other speakers.
In California some people begin a six week fast hoping for entry to heaven. Even if not attaining heaven, they aim to save enough to improve earthly surroundings.
The article argues for New Orleans as the site for a 1915 Panama Exposition, contending it is the logical point due to closer proximity, larger regional population, and lower travel costs compared to San Francisco. It urges readers to contact Louisiana’s senators and district congressman to back New Orleans.
A playful dialogue shows Cholly asking for a good night kiss as Miss Wise-Why comforts him about missing the nurse when away from home. The scene blends affectionate banter with lighthearted concern.
An advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease needing internal remedies. Takla’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Catarrh Cure are praised for blood purification and acting on mucous surfaces. Claims of medical endorsement, testimonials, and nationwide prescription status accompany pricing and pharmacist mentions.
A producer seeks a top tier stage comedy built around a performer who can wiggle his ears and whistle through his teeth. He requests a first class, crowd pleasing script with strong comic set pieces and a clear, punchy arc.
A remark on social standards appears as a commentary about a woman facing exclusion from circles she cannot enter, highlighting the province of judgment in community life. The note references Dr J H Rindlaub, a Fargo eye ear nose throat specialist, as context.
Ad offers guns, traps, furs and hides with a catalog 1085 from W. Hide & Fur Co of Minneapolis. Also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pellets and warns some men fail to pay debts.
A New York photographer on Fifth Avenue recounts covertly photographing a secret Satanist sect in lower West Side rooms. He describes a masked, veiled initiation, a “Council of Vicars of Hell,” and a creed to Lucifer amid ritual invocations, with parallels to historic European diabolism.
A humorous dialogue pits a confident self-made man who boasts of starting with nothing against a home-grown cynic who counters by noting he had no pocket at birth. The exchange highlights wit over wealth and humble origins versus bragging.
A fragment notes a grandmother who insists on wearing French heels and two pounds of purchased hair, expressing skepticism about such vanity amid unclear context. The lines hint at social attitudes toward aging and adornment.
Tony Parker Agler, a veteran circus showman of 69 years, recounts kidney trouble from the war and years of backup pain. Doan's Kidney Pills allegedly cured him, with five years of lasting relief at age 87. Foster Milburn Co. markets the remedy for 50 cents a box.
A brief dialogue about baseball players and sun stroke. Miss Lively muses on sun exposure, while Mr. Fussy-Not asserts sun stroke as a brain condition, clarifying the medical angle.
Mrs. Bertha Sachs of New York details years of itching and wasting money on doctors before trying Cuticura Remedies. After using two sets of Soap, Ointment, and Pills, the inflammation vanished and she was cured. She endorses Cuticura to others with similar disorders. Morris Sachs also testifies to her cure.
Jacob H. Schiff condemned a troubling concern during a dinner aboard the yacht Ramona. He urged straight business methods and spoke of a moral in the receiver story, recounting a boy's response about his future as a "receiver."
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form at 25 50 and 1 00 with soothing relief for red weak weary and watery eyes and granulated eyelids. Murine Eye Salve sold in aseptic tubes at 25c and 1 00 Eye Books and Eye Advice available free by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
A nurse questions a dirty mark on Master Frank's leg after Frank claims Harold kicked him. The nurse urges washing the mark. Frank insists he did not do it and protests his accusation as punch noises occur.
Distemper in all forms among horses and dogs is cured and prevented with Spohn's Distemper Cure. Over 600,000 bottles sold last year at 50 cents and 1 dollar. Sold through any good druggist or direct from Spohn Medical Co Goshen Ind agents wanted.
An Ohio man aged seventy wed a girl aged twenty and transferred 500 acres to her. The marriage then faced grounds for divorce due to the unusual arrangement and asset transfer.
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