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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
6
A mosaic of quips and jests from The Choteau Acantha touching on education funding in New York, public safety and infrastructure, fashion, aviation caution, Edison, mortality rates, a garage burglary, the Duke of Abruzzi, old maids, rice prospects, marital cruelty, a valuable 1804 dollar, a wheelbarrow venture, gift horses and gifts, elevator men, and a penitent farmer in horse racing bets.
Critics say the Harvard team rushed the discovery amid heavy ongoing news coverage. The debate centers on whether scientific announcements should wait when front-page events dominate.
The Brooks comet continues to move away from Earth and remains visible to the naked eye in rear elevation. It features a fuzzy tail and appears as a smudged two cent star in the night sky.
Earle Ovington plans to carry mail by airplane from the Atlantic coast toward the Pacific. He aims to avoid needless risk by reading postcards en route.
Report notes that women plan smaller hats this season. Milliners observe some women retain large hats from last winter in good condition.
The boopskirt appears on Paris streets causing a sensation similar to the bobble skirt. Its return, if imported as fashion, is likely to attract strong denouncement and warnings of scandal.
A sculptor argues the Boston statue of Psyche requires additional attire, focusing on its inadequacy rather than the decorative value of the Psyche knot. The remark highlights critique of modesty in public sculpture.
Readable text notes that in southern California mission Indians are turning to the bath tub as a symbol of civilization and are using it as a bed. The statement presents a humorous or satirical tone about modernization and domestic amenities.
A magazine feature by William A. Radford explains choosing reputable architects and contractors to avoid cheap work. It outlines a colonial style house, 25 ft 6 in by 36 ft 6 in, with a wide porch and reception hall, plus a practical layout including a dining room 12 by 13, kitchen, pantry, four second floor bedrooms, a bathroom, and ample closet space. Estimated cost is 2 800.
George W. Brown discusses sanitary swine care emphasizing fresh quarters, routine movement of herds, shade from trees, and clean water to prevent cholera. He notes shifting pens, crop rotation for manure, removal of hog wallows, and disinfected troughs to reduce disease risk.
Alfred J. O'Brien a Second Lt. from Sterling Colorado detail months in Baltimore Marine Hospital and three more in Omaha. After suffering severe kidney trouble and blood in urine he credits Doan's Kidney Pills with removing pain and delivering a full recovery. He urges readers to remember Doan's when back pain strikes. Foster Milburn Buffalo distributes 50c boxes. Also notes Dr. Pierce’s Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
In a Red Lion smokeroom a derisive elderly man denounces football as a sin and a blot on civilization, slamming the table. A commercial traveler notes the comment, and locals infer the heated talk stems from the man losing a relative at a match, quipping it was his wife’s first husband.
Miss Cayenne chides Briggins for boasting about his distinguished ancestors. He defends his talk as a reflection of lineage while she notes most are dead and cannot resent the familiarity.
A Missouri inventor patents a versatile gate for doors and windows. The gate consists of parallel pickets joined by short cross bars and rolls on rollers. It folds compactly when not in use and can be stretched across openings to deter thieves or to guard children at stairways or porches.
A guide to poultry housing emphasizes dry warm and ventilated spaces suited to fowls. It recommends movable wooden houses, sectional construction, and optional wire frames for warm weather, plus ample scratching material and roomy pens to ensure hens pay their way.
The New York mayor leads crackdown on potato swindlers. Law requires barrels to hold 100 quarts and weigh 174 pounds, but many barrels are short by 20 to 50 pounds.
A Erie Pennsylvania resident credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending five years of female trouble and significant health improvement after two bottles. The letter extols cures of various female ailments and invites others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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