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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1911
Page
7
A Sunday scene in an inn shows an old German father warning his son against excess. He uses a counting trick to define being drunk, saying two men in the corner means four, while the son notes only one man occupies the corner. The tale highlights a well meant but flawed argument.
The piece argues the U.S. president is the nation’s most worked official, constantly on duty year round. It contrasts the president with business leaders like E. H. Gary and notes Taft’s exceptionally demanding schedule with brief, scattered vacations.
A Brookline woman recounts how a misdelivered Postum replaced coffee at breakfast. The family, including three young children, finds it delicious and safe for all. Her husband’s stomach improves after quitting coffee, and a sister also converts to Postum.
Chicago health officials estimate over 600000 rats in the city with numbers rising daily. In the stock yards area the slaughter is greatest as dogs ferrets and cats assist in the extermination. Rats eat vast food quantities and destroy fabrics and goods, prompting community efforts by youths and local stores to combat the infestation.
In Swainsboro Georgia widow Mrs J J Jewell attended her husband’s funeral then married Robert S McDaniel a recent arrival from Joplin Missouri and father to her six children The couple obtained a marriage license at the courthouse and left for the Jewell farm the next day The death of her husband occurred Tuesday with the funeral held Wednesday The widow aged thirty one and McDaniel aged twenty six were seen embracing at the grave and later walking away together.
Police expose a two man operation in New York where a financier and an assistant poison horses to generate fear and extract protection money from stable owners. The scheme begins with intentional horse poisonings and escalates to coercive payments of 25 to 50 dollars weekly to avoid further deaths.
New Texas statute effective now prohibits marriage licenses for underage applicants without both parents written consent or county judge approval. Clerks may require affidavits of ages, and evasion through shoe slips is discouraged by stricter measures.
A Tennessee mother reports her six month old son recovered from a severe scalp eruption after using Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment. She notes hair regrowth in curls and praises the products for cuts and sores, inviting samples by mail from Boston.
An experienced shopper recounts a poker night at a neighbor’s home where a wife suspects the host couple of cheating. She tests cards and discovers chips cost five cents each, identical to cheaper store stock, casting doubt on their honesty.
A dialogue contrasts biography and gossip noting sincerity of enthusiasm tied to financial interest. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertises teething relief with a 25 cent price and claims to ease gums inflation and pain while wind colic is mentioned.
A testimonial from Henry J White of St. Smith Ark describes severe kidney distress including blood like urine and constant backache. After trying various remedies he used Doans Kidney Pills and says he was completely cured and has had no kidney trouble since. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises the 60 cent remedy.
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