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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1916
Page
4
Published weekly from Chateau Montana the notice lists Republican and Democratic candidates for county offices including Representative and two votes, County Commissioner, Clerk, Sheriff, and other positions. Also includes a satirical question about New York milk consumption and Harlem goats.
A historical essay warns that mischief in society arises from careless reporting and flawed memory. It notes many conflicts stem from exaggeration and urges accurate description of both words and intent. It contrasts legal precision with everyday speech and cites cultural beliefs about witches and protective rowan rituals.
The article discusses the gap between rising material and labor costs and lower sale prices in American public service utilities. It notes holding companies aid financing and operation, but stresses that continual labor efficiency improvements are essential.
Mary Pickford stars in Poor Little Peppina a Paramount feature opening this week in Royal Sunday and Monday shows. The story spans Italy Sicily and New York with Pickford in a multi role arc from a kidnapped child to a restored heiress supported by Italian actors and a noted cast including Maìori Torti Gravina Cervi Guerra Mordant O Brien and Carleton.
The past week saw several civil actions filed with Clerk James Gibson including Herman Adams vs FreE Adams on note, Mary P Moe vs Walter Garage Co for damages, Regina F Hughes vs Alfred S Heitgen for damages, Banking Corporation of Montana vs Michael Hasquet for damages, Nellie R Hirshberg vs Andrew D Gaston et al for inform deed, and Conrad Mercantile Co. vs Mabel Staton abstract of judgment.
A Scotch farmer explains he gave two shillings at church instead of a penny. The beadle initially allowed 23 Sundays with no plate, but on the 24th Sunday he announced in a loud whisper that the farmer’s time was up.
A quartet from a high society milieu unfolds intimate entanglements. A son loves a chorus girl, a daughter courts a foreign nobleman, the mother seeks selfhood, and the father endures the gout as social constraints tighten.
A woman received a large number of cigarettes as a wedding gift but refuses to smoke. She notes her anger that the package included no coupons, while her husband can smoke them. The exchange shows her irritation at the impractical present.
Lieut. T. C. Spaulding the first member of the Second Montana infantry to visit the campus since the guards returned from the Mexican border visited the Fort Harrison camp Tuesday. He is a professor of forest utilization at the State University and is expected to resume faculty duties immediately after the regiment is mustered out of federal service.
The past week saw marriage licenses issued by Clerk Gibson with Joseph Kingston and Mrs Lillian Herring of Walier in the same domestic filing. Lucius Nanamaker of Chateau and Mrs Mabel Fennessy of Power also received licenses.
Notice is given by James D Dobbs administrator of the estate of Dexter W Bunday deceased to all creditors and claimants to exhibit their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication to the administrator at Fife Montana. Date October 23 1916. H Norskog Attorney for Administrator. First pub Oct 25 last Nov 15.
Acknowledging danger from a German submarine, legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt presses on with her regular annual farewell tour, planning performances despite wartime hazards and travel risks.
The commander of U-53 reportedly instructed Ambassador Von Bernstorff not to purchase any steamship tickets for the time being as tensions rose during the war period.
A mob from New York tried to lynch an apartment janitor, apparently believing furnace fires should be started by the calendar rather than the thermometer. The incident shows mob violence influenced by misperceived timing and heat.
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