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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
7
Aunt Rhinocolura Betz leads Betzville society with style and a green tale. When her cousin's wife brags of a tan coach she matches both car and coachman Jabez Wicks with dye and varnish. The attempt ends in a sticky laugh as Jabez remains faithful despite the odd makeover.
A reflective passage on growing maturity and finding needful guidance in books, friends, or one’s own thoughts. It emphasizes the inner voice of wisdom guiding personal development. George Nacdonald's line invites self reliance and contemplation.
An American view on advancing merino sheep by balancing fleece weight with mutton quality. The piece contrasts German and American practices, urges combining profitable fleece with a strong carcass, cautions against overemphasis on oil and close inbreeding, and predicts future gains from dual-purpose breeding over the next decades.
Ezra Burt of the Corners discovers a raised map on a hen egg that leads to a hidden gold stash. After a gypsy foretold the one egg would bear a map, Betsy the hen laid the shell marking an old maple and a discolored copper kettle filled with gold. The mortgage is paid and the Burt family lives in comfort.
The article argues poultry can safely thrive in young orchards. Fowls enrich soil with droppings, control pests by turning soil for grubs and worms, and eat moths reducing insect damage. A flock provides income and occupation until trees bear fruit, after which poultry can be sold if harmful.
The piece argues for maintaining steady grain reserves on farms to match the kept grain eating stock. It contends that farmers overreact in fat years and dispose of surplus, urging parallel stock management to balance output and prevent waste.
Archaeological teams of the Indian government unearthed a Buddhist stupa near Peshawar containing a bronze casket with ashes of Gautama Buddha sealed in a rock crystal vase bearing Kanishka’s royal seal. The site aligns with Hieun Tsang’s notes of a major monastery. Further Piprahwa vase discoveries are anticipated.
Robert Jolly of Orcas Washington is a renowned blind fruit picker who yearly earns as much as sighted workers on commission. He navigates berry rows with a stick, carries a dozen crates, and plucks berries with precise nimble fingers. He also picks cherries and apples, climbing ladders as easily as sighted helpers.
State Superintendent Fairchild applauds a Kansas school teacher near Concordia who calmly helped a French boy catching a grasshopper under a seat. He notes the teacher’s steady action prevented frightening the foreign student and shows exemplary handling of a teachable moment.
Mrs Bill confronts Bill about his whereabouts after a long night away. Bill defends the absence as brief. The exchange reveals marital strains and suspicions over time spent outside the home.
Capt. George P. Elisa of Morris Manitoba reports skin relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment on a leg eczema that started as itching and scales. He describes recovery within ten days to three weeks and notes prior exposure to weed dust near a river edge.
A historical overview notes that women held key postal roles long before modern times. It cites 16th century France with a woman postmaster at Braine le Comte, and 17th century Europe with Alexandrine de Rue directing major European mail routes. In America, Elizabeth Harvey led Portsmouth letters early in the 1600s, followed by Lydia Hill supervising Salem post office about fifty years later.
The article extols health and strength citing ancient Greeks and Romans and promotes Quaker Oats as the finest food for bone muscle and nerve. It notes oats are pure free of husks stems or black specks and urges farm families to feed workers to boost effort and economy with regular or large family packages.
Sprigg visits a noted physician for health advice and in pompous tones asks about his ailment. The doctor replies that his heart lungs and manners are affected, prompting further anxious questions about the condition.
A wry exchange notes the airship maker across the way appears to be thriving as his family flies high. The quip ties prosperity to imitation products and high living while alluding to marital strife and drink.
Plans are under way to electrify Sweden's major state railways. The item notes progress toward modern power for transit.
Confused fragmentary note mentions a woman pursuing rights and expresses belief she will become a man’s superior once her rights are obtained. Also references indigestion and avoidance of a painkiller for cramps.
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