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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
4
Published every Thursday at Cho teau Montana with post office second class mail. Subscription price is $2.00 per year or $1.76 if paid in advance.
A continuing letter from a soldier in France describes hospital mix ups and frontline experiences at Belleau Wood and the Toul sector. The page also covers community notices from Farmington and Great Falls, flu cases, school work, marriages, and local travel updates from Chateau and Spokane.
Belleview report shows James Johnson of Bar Moun tain ranger station seriously ill with influenza. His mother and family also sick. Neighbors assist as several residents including Mrs C W Gray and Miss Mary Gray aid Red Cross training in Great Falls. Wheat, cattle, and garden work continue amid the outbreak.
The White House letter to Governor Stewart dated October 4 1918 backs Senator Walsh as a fit U S Senate member praising his loyal support of the administration and urging Montanans to vote Walsh over opponents to show national unity and wartime resolve. The piece frames Walsh as dedicated to Montana and the war effort.
The slate lists Oscar M. Lanstrum for United States Senator Charles H. Cooper for Associate Justice George P. Porter for State Auditor Lee Dennis for Railroad and Public Service Commissioner Carl W. Riddick for Representative in Congress Harmon T. Rhoads and John W. Coburn for the state House ballot two seats to fill in the Second Congressional District T. O. Larson is named for State Senator.
The slate names CHARLES P. CRANE for County Commissioner Bb. C. GARRETT for County Clerk W. H. WEBB for County Auditor I S. MARTINE for Sheriff A B GUTHRIE for Treasurer HARRY W TIMOTHY for Assessor GEO W MAGEE for Attorney JOHN H BARNETT for Surveyor GRACE M THOMPSON for Superintendent of Schools CHAS TH CONNOR for Coroner RE BYRON CORSON for Public Administrator. Adv paid for by Teton County Republican Central Committee.
The Philadelphia Ledger lightens war worries with a wry column mocking army mules in France and Spaniards trading mules for pianos and instruments. It quips that mule bray annoys both French generals and Iberian aesthetes, and Comic music contrasts with Teo Schoenberg.
The composer Mascagni recounts composing the Cavalleria opening chorus on February 3, 1889, the night his first child Mimi was born. His second son Dino later joined the engineer corps, while Mascagni hosted open air concerts for troops and planned a patriotic symphony.
The notice urges voters to support the Clerk and Recorder candidate M. A. O Neill promising courtesy and efficiency and cost savings. The column then shifts to a string of satirical remarks and country humor about political figures and outsiders, including jibes about the Kaiser and Wilson.
Fragmentary text notes reduced furnace demand and broader economy concerns. It hints at cautious spending and a tilt toward savings, without clear entities or dates.
American forces outpaced German kitchens in the advance as Hun kitchens proved lighter and easier to move. Vocational education, already tied to Uncle Sam, should be urged to remain after the war.
The piece notes that the central empire labeled its peace offensive clearly before it arrived, aiming to mislead none and expose no deception. The analysis frames the campaign as a deliberate, transparent ploy rather than a covert move.
SoGor AAR grows stronger with each admission of weakness, the pattern noted by analysts as he embraces transparency about personal limits and challenges.
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