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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
3
A near accident on Broadway at Thirty-ninth Street ends with Mrs. Ed ward B. Walker losing a $500 diamond from her automobile amid a crowd during a search for the gem. Police cordon the hole as spectators scramble for the prize with a $100 reward offered.
Dover spectators watch Freda Pickett six, of Market Harborough, swim half a mile across Dover Bay from Prince of Wales pier to the Promenade pier in 19 minutes. She uses a steady breast stroke aided by trainer Mrs. Jack Weldman.
In Louisville Kentucky a parade of the American Federation of Catholic societies used 24 water wagons placed at intervals. Each wagon offered distilled water and drinking cups with water boys delivering to participants and spectators. Heat caused several heat prostrations despite wet handkerchiefs.
In Trenton New Jersey the old brick house owned by Warren Quinn, famed for haunting, is slated for demolition after a revival of spectral activity. Tenants like John Nickold fled after nightly disturbances including moving lamps clocks and ghostly footsteps. A nurse quit after a week, and the family grew so nervous they could not keep help due to the eerie manifestations.
Mrs. A. Spiskel of 626 Aldine Ave voices strong threats and legal action after a neighboring flat owner erects a wall she claims harms her property. The assessor lowers her home's value from 6650 to 5800 following the complaint and accompanying photographs.
Anton Kardos an insurance agent sent all his savings to his Austro-Hungarian aunt Susanna Kardos who helped raise him. A few days ago a letter informed him she had died and left him her entire fortune estimated at 250000 dollars.
Pat Leonard Cholerton found a pocketbook with 261 dollars and returned it to the owner. The grateful owner thanked him and gave a dime as a reward. Cholerton walked home with Sve cents profit after his act of honesty.
In Petersburg Indiana Maggie Drain, once a servant, received a breakfast from a tramp who returned with a paper bequeathing Marshall McMurran’s farm assets. After legal battles the will was sustained and Drain stands to inherit about $40,000 from the late farmer’s estate adjacent to another county.
In Baltimore Joseph Brown reportedly drowned after police questioned him about a woman he accompanied. Authorities say he died from fright and fear during questioning, a case noted for its unusual cause of death.
A simple two-box ice box uses tongued and grooved lumber with packing paper and zinc lining. The outer box contains a snug inner box, with corner strengthening, a dead air space, and a drainage pipe to keep air from entering. it is cheaper and cleaner than sawdust packed versions.
The recipe instructs soaking sago, preparing apples, and layering with the cooked sago. It describes baking the dish for about an hour, serving hot with butter and sugar, and offers an alternate milk and sago custard with eggs baked lightly and served with creamy sauce.
A recipe describes Cream together butter and sugar then add egg nutmeg lemon juice milk and baking powder. Fold in blueberries and bake in a shallow pan for 25 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar and serve hot. Cut into squares or tear apart and spread with butter.
The New York Times describes a nickel slitter that cuts five rows of corn hulls on the cob allowing easier eating or milling of the grain. Priced at 35 cents each, it requires individual provision for table use.
Pineapple syrup drained from pine apple slices is heated to boiling. A cup of sugar and a level tablespoonful of cornstarch are mixed in and boiled six to eight minutes. Tint with green color paste or squid if desired. Finish with half a lemon juice and kirsch to taste.
Boston women report relief from hemorrhages and long standing female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound tablets. Letters from Mrs. Juby, Mrs. King, Mrs. Donovan, Mrs. Dana, Mrs. Thompson, and Miss Coons praise improved health and regularity, urging others to try the remedy.
A terse exchange at a literary luncheon reveals tension as one guest calls others stupid while the other dismisses the comment, claiming only clever people attended. The brief dialogue captures a sharp social moment and leaves unresolved tensions.
Mrs W H Pillsbury of Chico shot a large brown bear near Cohasset while strolling with her husband toward Promontory. Using a 30 30 carbine she fired at forty yards, hitting the bear in the right eye and killing it instantly. the 300 pound carcass was counted.
A Hanover advertisement offered free board and lodging on a country estate to fifteen to twenty women and girls not under twelve who needed recuperation. In exchange they would pick peas eight to ten hours daily, with the possibility of cash payment for their labor.
A note explains that soda will brighten china darkened or burned by long use, offering a simple cleaning method for aged dinnerware.
Instructions describe salting peppering and buttering sausages then rolling in a paper bag. They are placed on a broiler and cooked for about 20 minutes in a very hot oven.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges states to stop sending consumptives in terminal stages to the southwestern United States in search of health. It estimates 6 million in the region with about ten percent infected and 10,000 advanced cases migrating west yearly, many too poor to afford basic living needs.
A reflective piece argues against drinking as a cure for unhappiness. It contrasts alcohol’s hollow excitement with duty as a true, steady stimulant that uplifts character and conscience, restoring clarity and purpose without intoxication.
The czar oversees 102 palaces and a staff of 32,000 servants with an annual payroll of 4 million dollars.
Advertisement states Cole's Carboli salve cures itching skin diseases and smooths the skin, available from all druggists in sizes 25 and 60 cents.
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