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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
3
Mrs. Thos Dunn of 163 Vine St Columbus Ohio endured over a decade of backache with fatigue headaches and dizziness. She reports quick relief and a permanent cure after using Dean’s Kidney Pills and praises their effect. Sold by all dealers 50 cents per box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
A witty remark on the limits of adult control over youth with a farmerly saying about signs on fences and a boy’s tendency to alter them.
Dr J H Rindlaub, specialist in eye ear nose and throat in Fargo North Dakota, is noted for his professional standing and optimistic philosophy that there is always hope for a man until he loses his self respect.
A Minnesota mother recounts a two month old daughter’s severe eczema on face and head that worsened despite other treatments. After starting Cuticura, the baby recovered in two months with no sores and returned to a fair complexion. The notice is signed by Mrs H F Budke of LeSueur.
An elderly man explains fish bite types to a young man, illustrating by a humorous cast of a boot mistaken for a big striped dream. The old man identifies the bite pattern as a bream, then the catch surfaces as nothing but a discarded boot.
A North Dakota woman known as the pale girl recounts coffee’s harm and a hot Postum remedy. She and her husband quit coffee, noting improved complexion headache relief energy and digestion after using Postum and Grape-Nuts, with their children thriving on the switch.
The Onlooker chronicles a feud between Bertram Smith and Dick Nevers at the Mohawk club as both woo Miss Marjorie. Nevers, a poet, and Smith, a successful medical prospect, vie for her favor while The Onlooker observes and subtly influences events.
Maxwell Lefroy of the Indian entomological department devised a small 12 by 9 inch mosquito trap with a hinged lid and a sliding orifice. Mosquitoes entering a tropical residence retreat to the box where benzone is injected, killing them. Over 31 days 2300+ insects were captured and killed.
A narrator explains she forgot to update her name after marriage, writing and mailing a check under her maiden name. The bank rejected the payment with a “No account in this bank” stamp, revealing the error and the social embarrassment it caused among friends.
The piece describes Carlyle and Mrs. Carlyle inviting visitors for tea around 7 at their home. Guests shared bread and butter or biscuits, then observed Carlyle filling and smoking long Glasgow pipes with a harsh York River tobacco. He kept a stock of pipes and tobacco nearby for daily use.
George Burden found a 42 inch rattlesnake with 13 rattlers coiled by a water jug and killed it, preserving the skin and rattles. Nearby, two Copeland boys killed 12 rattlers in a den on Little Hickory Creek. Henry Amburger found a black snake eight feet long near a chicken coop with china eggs missing, solving the egg mystery.
Berlin claims the quietest city in Europe limits whistles within city limits and fines noisy wagon gear. Courts hold wide discretion for noise fines. Piano playing is timed with silent hours and fines for pounding even during performances.
The author mocks Viscount Morley wearing a cocked hat highlighting his austere brow. He argues reform of the House of Lords should include abolition, noting the incongruity between dignified figures and such headgear.
Property owners can avoid misrepresentation in paint by using the Dutch Boy Painter trademark on genuine White Lead from the National Lead Company. They offer a free testing kit and a paint book by writing to Woodbridge Building, New York City.
A sharp definition frames genius as mastery of a single task done exceptionally. The idea contrasts broad talent with focused excellence and implies value in deep specialization.
A collage of 19th or early 20th century ads and quotes from Minnesota businesses. Items include medicinal syrup for teething, a call for top cream prices by Miller & Holmes, gun and trap sales with fur buying, a romance age comment, Buick car catalogs from Pearce Automobile Co, Milton Dairy Co price notes, and miscellaneous maxims.
A historical note states that during the 118-year tenure of the national House of Representatives no speaker has ever been born in New York City. The remark highlights a long-standing geographic rarity in the chamber’s leadership.
A cryptic statement alleges that evil forces seek to tempt or recruit individuals deemed undesirable by society, suggesting a broader moral struggle within a community context. The claim frames these targets as those whom others would not want if given away.
Distemper cured and prevented in horses and dogs using Spohn's Distemper Cure. Over 500,000 bottles sold last year. Priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar. Available through any druggist or directly from Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Indiana. Agents wanted and free booklet offered.
A light-hearted Kaffir custom is described with girls finishing work then playing the igubu a simple bow and gourd instrument. The single tone it yields is viewed as music for the lovers and the food of love as the girls march across the land.
An advertisement touts Allen's FooteEase with claims of fast relief and a long selling record, noting two million packages sold yearly. The copy emphasizes comfort and ease for tired feet and promotes the product as a quick remedy.
An advertisement extols informing households as vital to happiness and health. It promotes a renowned laxative Syrup of Figs with Senna as an ethical remedy approved by physicians and Well-Informed of the World, urging purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. and through leading druggists.
A drug advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. It cites testimonials from Mrs S A Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs Ivina Sperling of Chicago claiming avoidance of surgery after using the remedy. The piece touts thirty years of use and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
An advertisement from H. Peck Co. at 110 S. 5th St Minneapolis offers Kodak cameras and film for sale and invites customers to send in developing and finishing.
A nursery exchange portrays a daughter mimicking her quiet father as if he were coming home late, while another child remarks the boy is silent because he is the papa. The scene highlights playful imitation and domestic mood through a child’s perspective.
In a humorous exchange a father and son discuss economizing at home. The boy asserts a plan to begin with soap, prompting the father to acknowledge the idea and agree the family should save. The dialogue reflects frugality and domestic wit typical of the period.
A dialogue in which one asks about vacation plans and the other outlines writing about three pounds of various booklets. The speaker then emphasizes careful examination before returning to a familiar destination.
A speaker muses on revising an old song and perhaps creating a sequel titled Up in a Dirigible Balloon, Boys, hinting at playful music hall humor.
A short wit from a column notes a man questioning how he raises hens while admitting the birds stray into a neighbor’s yard where the neighbor keeps them as well. The exchange highlights rural humor about poultry and property boundaries.
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