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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
3
The article contrasts Sapolio’s reception in homes, noting how it shifts from trusted friend to new prize. It describes women adopting the product quickly for rapid thorough cleaning beyond laundry, claiming hands and complexions improve, stains fade, and children tolerate scrubbing as magic and beneficial.
A bold shopper takes home a Sapolio cake and compares it to a kitchen cake showing surprising versatility. A family tests both Sapolio and a cake for many tasks from hands to faces and toilets, noting the paste’s effective grease removal and smooth lather.
A New York City Street Railway employee is tasked with rapid arrival at wreck scenes of street cars colliding with automobiles. He inspects damage to the streetcar to testify for the company in potential lawsuits and handles other duties within the railroad service.
Conversation reveals a boarder who cannot sleep in a room despite assurances from the landlady. The exchange turns witty with the landlady remarking that tops may turn, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding.
Storekeepers and hotelkeepers should investigate acetylene gas hazard today. A call to action stresses evaluating gas use and storage. A peculiar line mentions Acetylene Jones and a caution about religious groups and camping out.
A remark notes that the average woman may aim for verbal precision over physical force, suggesting argument can be more effective than a hammer in achieving goals. The line plays on humor about communication skills and tools.
A wry remark compares budgeting habits by gender stating men buy fewer clothes while women cut food purchases, hinting at differing approaches to thrift.
A historically phrased claim touts Hanp SaPotio as a skincare product that cleanses pores without glossing or chemically dissolving natural oils. It presents a proprietary method claimed to be thorough and healthful for the skin.
An advertisement extols Try Hand Sapolio as a daily hand cleaner to keep hands white and un tanned. It claims the velvety lather removes dark brown neck streaks from tight collars and sunburn lines, presenting Sapolio as The Dainty Woman's Friend for both suburban and farm life.
In Central Park a girl builds sand sculptures with a water dipper. After repeatedly tipping water from the dipper, she grows angry and threatens the toy dipper saying she will cut its tail and make a basin of it.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer remark notes a wealthy New Yorker selling his wife to a banker for 5000 dollars as an example of an exorbitant price for a wife, warning about the folly of paying high sums for status or duty.
In some Hindoo temples the collection is made by an elephant, who goes round with a basket. No one has ever feigned unconsciousness when the basket came near.
A Mansfield Ohio woman cites recovery from numb hands and pain after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She says pain, sleeplessness, and tremors vanished after a course of pills improving circulation and nerve strength. The ad asserts pills cure neuralgia neural conditions and paralysis and are sold by druggists and the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
The article argues that beginners fail in poultry raising due to overestimation of profits and lack of practical knowledge. It notes that many expect easy wealth from chickens, but ignorance acts as the main obstacle, and successful poultry farming requires substantial experience and learning. Julia Smith of Cook County, Illinois, is cited.
Mary Pickering notes winter eggs yield higher profits due to lower supply and steady demand from hotels restaurants and rail travel. She argues winter production spreads fixed costs and that farmers should aim to secure most eggs in winter.
Culls are birds removed from a flock for reasons such as symmetry and egg production. Some culls, though poor layers, may still be high quality for farming, while exhibition breeders remove long laying birds to preserve form. Nearby farmers can find good birds among culls at low prices.
The article notes exhibitors sometimes feed fowls tonics to boost stamina during long confinement and road shows. It lists a mix including carbon ate of iron gentian root antimony mandrake ginger sulphur charcoal and bicarbonate of soda with a teaspoonful per quart of soft food. The writer cannot recommend the practice from personal use.
The text notes October and November as best months to purchase birds for exhibitions. It explains spring birds mature at this time, retain plumage, and with careful feeding can become successful exhibitors, while delaying a year may lead to poor form and feathering.
A historical ad describes building a cheap acetylene gas plant from a clay pipe and calcium carbide, claiming low cost and safety via Insurance Board approvals. It cites fire statistics contrasting acetylene with kerosene, gasoline, electricity, city gas, and candles, and promotes a free book by “Acetylene Jones” in Chicago.
Northwestern inventors received patents reported by Lothrop & Johnson of St Paul Minnesota for items including a dental matrix from Fredrik Anderson of Red Wing Henry Becker of Grand Rapids a pen guide from Adam Bishman of Otisco a traction gang plow by Clarence W Carter of Minneapolis a concrete building block by George Curtis of Big Timber a hay stacker from Joseph Lambrix of Minneapolis and a boiler by Charles Grosser of Minneapolis with six or more names listed as patentees.
A brief dialogue presents a man proposing marriage, stating love as the reason. The exchange centers on commitment and the desire to wed.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It rests the feet and cures swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. At all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Accent no substitute sample mailed PRE. Address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
Dialogue shows Dr Cutler and Dr McSawley discussing a misdiagnosis that failed to recognize a patient’s wealth. The man appeared ordinary but was later revealed as a millionaire, altering the perceived stakes of the medical case.
Readers report building coops for exhibition fowls with a 28 inch by 18 inch by 30 inch interior. The length runs front to back, enabling more birds per row and better draft protection.
An advertisement in this paper promotes Acetylene Jones offering a free booklet to readers who write him today, inviting inquiries and enabling access to his materials.
A writer noted birds with highly polished legs at a recent show. He asked the showman about the color effect and was told the birds had been rubbed with alcohol, which dissolved something and caused the shine.
A woman asserts control as authorities recount a domestic dispute over misdated documents. Her husband accidentally signed the top line, forcing her to sign beneath him and order fresh papers. The scene underscores tensions around paper trails and authority within the household.
A five year old girl speaks brightly to a judge claiming she is not insulted despite being accused of misbehavior. The courtroom tone is formal as the exchange unfolds with calm, measured responses.
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