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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
7
An advertisement from N. W. Hide & Fur Co. in Minneapolis promotes guns traps decoys and related hunting gear with an offer to write for a free catalog. The brief appeal emphasizes low prices and urges readers to request the catalog.
A downtown hotel lobby tale recounts a Westerner’s joke about a streetcar case. Two mules testified for the defense as a jury found a sudden start impossible, delivering verdict for the railway company.
The article explains moisture conservation in dry land farming for Nebraska. It covers surface tillage to reduce evaporation, mulch depth, crust management, subsurface packing to route water to roots, and the role of rotations, drought resistant varieties, and fertility. It notes durum wheat varieties, oats, alfalfa, and Kafir corn as drought strategies and emphasizes thorough tillage and soil structure to store moisture for next season.
Instructions urging dairy farmers to keep cows in clean yards and stalls and to stop wetting teats before milking. Emphasizes thorough washing of utensils with warm and boiling water, sun sterilization, and using milk vessels only for milk to prevent tainted or sour milk.
The article advises checking each fowl for lice when plumage is rough and birds dust or pick at themselves. Dusting with killing powder is recommended even if no vermin is visible. If chicks thrive but lag, crowding or poor ventilation may be the cause, and attention improves profits.
Concrete is praised as an ideal material for smoke houses with cool walls that help prevent meat heating. Build the smoke pit a short distance away with a tunnel via tile and walls no more than six inches thick. A slanted concrete top with embedded wires prevents cracking and allows meat hooks to be set during formation. The meat bench should also be concrete.
An 1807 established site once housed government officials and famed figures. The historic Congressional cemetery fell from official support after 1873, with Congress only recently turning over public ground, leaving its legacy largely overlooked by visitors and guides.
An elderly Washington resident notes the old Seventeenth street canal will be filled in and a causeway built, under Col Bramwell and Maj Crosby, as Army Engineers oversee Potomac park. The half mile canal from Seventeenth and B to the river will yield a macadam riverfront driveway and reclaimed parkland with trees and paths.
A Chicago woman describes three months of use of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills curing a very bad eczema. She states she is now perfectly well and highly recommends the remedies. Witness L S Berger.
A hot water bag often bursts suddenly when needed. A piece of adhesive plaster placed over the break stops the leak immediately and stays in place for a long time. It is a simple first aid to an injured tabber article.
An unnamed speaker contemplates reasons behind a decision or action, pondering judgment and the influence of external thoughts in a fragmented, old‑timey phrasing. The text hints at internal debate without clarity on specifics or outcomes.
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