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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
6
A garbled clump of era miscellany shows product ads for Carbolisalve with 25 and 50 cent prices, jokes about a president and a girl calling him Dumpty, plus brief notes on a specialist in Fargo and a lighthearted piece about a telephone operator’s profession.
In a light local note, Rudyard Kipling visits Hawar and entertains a child named Dora. The youngster reassures her mother that Kipling has not cried, adding that the great author has been weary but is gentle with children during the visit.
New York representatives in Congress attended a social function in an East Side assembly district political club. The entertainment committee chair acted as master of ceremonies introducing honored guests including municipal officers. The chief guest was presented as The Honorable and Mrs. Congressman Blank. A later couple was announced as Mr. and Miss Inspector of Hydrants Faucets and Shopworks Casey after a whispered name.
A physician recounts using Postum instead of coffee for his own family and patients. He notes improved energy and appetite, stockists readily selling it, and recommendations spreading widely in town. The doctor endorses Postum in cases of indigestion and nervousness and as a nourishing liquid during convalescence from pneumonia and typhoid.
A descriptive portrait of lumber camps from Michigan to the Pacific coast. It details camp life, the cook’s authority, meal etiquette, bunkhouse routine, cleanliness, Sunday wash practices, and the seasonal raids once common when spring arrives. It notes the lumber jack as a free, shifting figure drawn to cities where he faces saloon and fraud.
A feature explains how the phrase get his goat originated in racing stables. Owners kept goats with horses for superstition or perceived strength, goats influencing wins, and jockeys sometimes taking a rival horse’s goat. The practice faded but left a lasting idiom.
A Lucid misquote exchange circulates with playful sarcasm as a couple recalls their long honeymoon and the moment money was requested from George. The snippet captures a light domestic moment printed in Detroit.
In Torpidville the old codger notes a dusty festival scene with a brass band, a wrinkled statesman delivering endless jargon, a shabby pavilion selling questionable fare, a tent vendor hawking fried horned toads, and a crowd of grumbling locals. He deems the event a fine example of a cherished institution.
Mrs Arthur Haworth reports her four year old nephew developed red spots and blisters on the face. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment the skin dried and healed without scarring in about ten to eleven days. Sample offers and Skin Book available from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
In Kansas City Kansas a boy boasts his mother can talk two languages the white and the colored. The mother recites negro dialect stories charmingly and the child is proudly claiming her unique linguistic skill.
Mary notes a tall man who has been divorced five times and discovers he is the inventor of the safety match in a brisk hotel lobby exchange.
A terse exchange reveals a man admitting he was wrong and that he duped himself into believing he could fool his friend. The dialogue underscores a misjudgment and personal reflection.
R Marriott Thompson from San Francisco argues that scientific management, while useful, should not be pushed too far. The New York Tribune cites Hussler’s factory where efficiency reduced motions from 800 to 17, and a wedding scene where he tries to direct the ceremony, declaring one man enough for the task.
John Burroughs recalls fox hunting with his brother Eden at Hobart in the Catskills. Eden wins the hunt by shooting the fox, earning skins worth five dollars, while John then reveals his magazine payment of seventy five dollars for writing the account.
Boston based Paxton Toilet Co offers a free large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic, a toilet cleansing and germicidal product, to any woman upon request. The ad adds a tongue in cheek line about a woman not spoiling a man’s appetite with taffy.
A concise cultural remark notes that some men are thought to be silent or less assertive because their spouses do not allow them opportunities to speak. The statement reflects relationship power dynamics and communication patterns.
Cole's Carbon salve claims instant pain relief for burns and cuts with Noscar branding and 25 and 0c price. Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup for Children promises teething relief, gum softening, reduced inflammation, and wind colic cure in a 25 cent bottle. Quips on courtship close the ad.
A Washington Star quip recalls Mr Meekton recounting his wife’s visit to a ball game. She enjoyed parts of it noting much time was spent running about the lot while finding the arguments with the umpire quite interesting.
Jack asks Gwen if kisses carry microbes and Gwen responds you can search me. The brief dialogue hints at curiosity about germs in kissing without stating facts or conclusions.
Mrs J G Johnson of Scottville Michigan credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of farm work and child rearing. She praises the remedy for herself and her eldest daughter who suffers painful periods and irregularities.
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