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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1904
Page
2
A miscellany from The Acantha by GC E Trescott and Bros notes a busy shopper Marquis of Anglesey, mourns Dom Paul, and jokes about boats, customs, and politics. It touches on Japan’s branches, Senator Clark’s will, Russians at Port Arthur, a Boston bridge game cost, and divides in Boston. It critiques British policy on Tibetans and lampoons bigamy and golf clubs.
The saying notes that despite hard times some vendors refrain from raising rice prices during this season, highlighting a hopeful restraint and a contrast with harsh profit margins.
A college girl who became engaged during her studies notes that correspondence course methods are a good deal better than nothing during the summer vacation.
A Boston newspaper runs a feature titled The Naked Soul while noting it is published as most Boston women are away. The story centers on provocative content and the timing suggests cautious reception by readers.
Bandit Raisuli has decided to wed, while rumors of trouble in the Raisuli family rise if he brings a stranger home to dinner without notice.
Charles G. Stillman, a New York multimillionaire, is employed as a baggage smasher in San Francisco. He likely seeks pay for the labor and exercise, reflecting a curious pursuit of paid manual work away from his wealth.
A former schoolteacher connected with Mark Twain passed away at the age of one hundred. The obituary notes his long life and hints he may have influenced Twain with a teaching trick.
The St Paul railroad traffic department issued orders for the extermination of the festive English sparrow along the line. The note playfully remarks on how easy it is to give orders.
An astronomer at the Lick Observatory reports discovering 100 double stars, but others not in astronomy are ready to challenge the record, arguing the count may be surpassed by several.
A club lady argues that women possess keener humor than men and uses this to claim that most of man’s failings stem from his inherent conceit, framing a fundamental truth about gendered behavior.
The columnist questions whether George Ade’s farce about the college widow is humane as it stirs memories of aging and regret, suggesting the piece may cruelly remind a man of his advancing gray hairs and near-forgotten past.
Department of Agriculture notes quail reduce pests and weed seeds, saving farmers thousands annually. Yet some farmers shoot the birds for quick cash when short on money, using a double barreled gun.
A fragment from Smart Set echoes a lyrical dream of choosing June to weave roses blue skies sunlit orchards and damascene petals. The speaker imagines painting crimson patches along a river and drifting into dawn with a beloved in a serene wood bound by dusk and sunset.
Adventurous Louis Gilbert of Kentucky, chasing a famed Lost Lead in the Cabinet Mountains, survives a brutal blizzard to reach a barren grave marked by four granite posts and a boulder inscription. His and others’ explorations into Hell's Canyon yield hopeful searches, shifting maps, and perilous treks amid gold fever and legendary dangers.
In Ap and a fevered dream, Gilbert leads a mining party toward a fated treasure. A late stream shift reroutes the expedition to the west bank where Gilbert dies at the buried rock as the mine earns fame as The Lost Lead and miners call it The Grave of Gold.
Lewis Godlove touts a summer beverage blend of iced tea three parts to one part claret with sugar to taste. He claims it cools and quenches thirst without intoxication and cites the St Louis Globe Democrat report.
Willet F. Cook of Judge relates a vivid Saturday baseball incident at Schenectady Park where the first baseman was knocked senseless by a fast runner. Relays of players worked his arms until he revived and asked for a cigarette, prompting a onlooker’s wry remark about the coffin nail.
A downtown merchant recalls foreign views of Yankees after a visit abroad. In Bern Switzerland a hotel keeper described an American traveler living in Buenos Aires as a fellow Yankee with a shared mind. The anecdote illustrates how the term Yankee broadens beyond its U.S. origin.
A speaker recalls fiery clouds and the setting sun guiding toward the West where spring and dawn bring clarity and peace. Yet the boreal ache remains, and the only remedy is to tread the familiar road once more toward the West, seeking fulfillment.
The article describes a new automobile designed to extend and elevate platforms to reach building windows. It notes early deployment reduces casualties when ladder trucks arrive late. Victor Jetley of London is credited as the designer of this apparatus.
A Burlington Vermont site features a power house spanning the Winooski river island split. The structure acts as a dam with water passing through wheels, requiring minimal canals or penstocks but posing risk if the dam fails. Such natural conditions are rare and costly to balance.
The article notes that rapid electrical device improvements leave some equipment dated yet still functional after years of use. Edison dynamos remain productive, and Siemens Halske railway gear persists near Chilton Switzerland. Old machinery is often reworked, with Hamilton Ontario steel plant repurposing historic iron from the Niagara suspension bridge, Victoria Bridge Montreal, the City of Rams hull, and the Great Mastodon frame.
Fragment from a New York Sun item notes shock over Jim's marriage and loss of personal autonomy. The line mocks the social change as readers react to Jim becoming a husband rather than a bachelor.
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