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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
6
A collection of wry observations and social asides touches on debt, manners, authorship, finance, and culture. The quoted snippets span New York life, protectionism, humor about millionaires, and playful car nicknames from France.
A blunt joke ties a man’s distress over his wife’s gaudy new hat to an upcoming bill. The line plays on domestic tension and humor, suggesting the bill will trigger a relapse of his drinking problem.
A local Oklahoma man patents a hatch-scratcher device and critics say he should have focused on promoting artificial ice plants in Alaska instead.
A quip on authors who chase popularity, comparing some writers to the man who swallowed his lead pencil as a humorous hint to follow bold, unusual behavior in pursuing reader attention.
The man who started the How ola is Ann puzzle now edits a New York comic weekly. The line hints that poetic justice may still exist in media circles.
Readers reflect on language barriers and cultural friction as voices rise in public discourse. The piece notes how some respond with hauteur while others seek understanding, highlighting the tension between communication and perception across cultures.
A court in Virginia assigns a $20 value to a kiss from a Virginia girl. The ruling implies that anyone who has kissed a Virginian will not find the valuation excessive.
In a single day a baron and a count were confined in New Jersey jails for debt. The two men, likely attempting to walk to Pittsburgh, faced monetary penalties and detention.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says the number of guards around the Czar's palace will be increased. The report hints at concerns the Czar might attempt to flee the capital.
The passage notes how vast casualties in the Caucasus vanish from readers’ memory as headlines change, underscoring the cheapening of human life away from home.
The article argues higher education expands a young man’s usefulness, noting the success of college graduates in professional baseball as evidence of broader outcomes beyond academics.
Andrew Carnegie advocates a European alliance for the United States noting women’s European marriages and a shared patrimony as a basis for cross continental ties. He frames a united state as strengthened by aristocratic and cultural bonds.
The New York Tribune music critic says Boston is under a Gallic spell, but the term suggests restive mood rather than resting. The remark hints at French influence or style shaping the city’s musical scene, provoking debate among readers.
G Bernard Shaw offers to pay five cents for each clipping about him that he does not receive. He is adept at securing low advertising rates and uses clipping bureaus to monitor coverage.
A tepid royal invitation to General Chaffee failed to bind him due to prior engagement. The tale contrasts monarchy with American independence as the wish lacked force if not backed by royal authority.
A quotation notes fear that if China and Russia continue improving their weaponry, the empress dowager might need to sleep in a safe with a time lock within a few years. The remark frames fears of escalating military advancements.
The Isthmian Canal Commission and the Board of Consulting Engineers return from Panama with no sea level plan decision yet. Commissioner Leupp suggests Indian forest reserve guards and United States forester collaboration. Shonts reports improved morale and confidence in Stevens on the isthmus.
John Newton Williamson, congressman from Oregon's Second district, is sentenced in Portland to ten months imprisonment and a 500 dollar fine after a land frauds suit by the federal government. He is reprimanded for not setting a proper example in public life. Virgil Bowers, a Black man, escapes jail in Kentucky, is tied to an apple tree on a road to Barboursville, after killing George Ferris, a Knox county lumber dealer. Bowers, already serving a life sentence, was part of a masked mob that forced the jailer to release him. Sidney Fazer, former head of S l Fazer Co in Chicago, is arrested in St Louis for embezzling stock worth 4200 dollars belonging to a client and plans to return to Chicago. Mrs. Caroline Buehler of Staten Island shoots herself, amid grief over her four year old son's death. the child was accidentally killed last winter.
Women across Iowa campaign to persuade the legislature to submit equal suffrage to the voters at the polls. The effort highlights the broader push for women's voting rights and state-level advocacy.
Large crowds fill Atlanta and surrounding areas to greet the President. Georgians line streets and greet the arrival with cheers and patriotic displays as the national visit proceeds.
President Roosevelt arrives in Atlanta for the Georgia state fair tour. Gov Heyward and local leaders welcome him as crowds fill Peach Tree street. A 1,200 guest luncheon at Piedmont Club follows a review of the Seventeenth Infantry and a brief address at the Georgia Tech campus.
London Oct 22 The ashes of Sir Henry Irving were interred in Westminster Abbey beside David Garrick under Shakespearean shadow. The burial, marked by impressive services, drew England’s elite and many from public life, with attendance by Irving’s devoted circle and a packed congregation.
Washington witnesses testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission about exclusive contracts between railroads and Armour car lines to handle all refrigerator freight. H M Emerson of Atlantic Coast Line said shippers must use Armour cars or risk losing railroad transport, while railroad schedules barred other private cars. Central of Georgia Southern and Seaboard Air Line officials confirmed exclusive contracts with Armour to cover perishable freight.
The Lyra reports Russia establishing a polar sea route from its ports to the Yenisei mouth via the Arctic passage and Kara Sea. Steamers will ferry cargoes and passengers to Yenisei river ports with barges to Krassnoyarsk, linking to the Trans-Siberian railway.
Victoria B C Oct 22 Advices were received by the steamer Syria that a Japanese shipping firm combination will dispatch tramp steamers to the United States and Europe with cargoes from Japan and Indo Chinese points at about one third current rates. Sixty six steamers captured while running contraband and confiscated by prize courts will be used with government fleets to bring home troops.
Oshkosh Wisconsin October 22 Judge Goss of the municipal court voiced support for confining wife deserters to hard labor with earnings remitted to their families and also for the whipping post as a remedy. He called wife abandonment a hard issue that puzzles lower courts seeking fitting punishment.
The Nashville chamber of commerce adopted a resolution urging Secretary Shaw to admit free of duty the presents brought to the United States by Miss Alice Roosevelt. Officials say the items were gifts from foreign people and not her own selections, and refusing them could offend.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on October 22 city officials report Onalaska loses its city council after three railroad employee members resign leaving no quorum. A special election will be required before the city can conduct business under the anti pass statute.
In Pittsburg on October 22 Standard Oil raised prices on most crude grades except Raglan. Pennsylvania line oil from Tiona New Castle and Cabie advanced 45 cents with Corning up 10 cents and Somerset 8 cents. Lower grades gained 2 cents.
At Letcher South Dakota on October 22 during a charivari after a marriage, sixteen year old Tom Miller was critically wounded when another youth discharged a shotgun. Miller was crouched and his shoulder absorbed the full charge, nearly tearing away his shoulder.
Christiania reports the 1905 06 budget sets revenue and expenditures at 23 million dollars. Expected gains include 12500 from matches duty 12500 from the state lottery and 120060 from stamp duties.
Samuel Sutliffe, head of Philadelphia's bureau of street cleaning, quit his $40,000 post and chief clerk Samuel B. McHaffey also resigned. The resignations come amid strained political conditions in the city.
Manila on October 22 reports the commission paid the Dominican order 3 225 000 as the last payment settling the friar lands purchase.
Attempts to bribe police offered to divide $80,000 with a captain who pledged secrecy. The incident involves staged cover stories and illicit dealings to secure a share of the loot.
Bridgeport reports on Cunliffe's capture linked to a friend’s betrayal for a reward. Investigators recover about $90,000 in a frantic search across Bristol and Black Rock, with a butler's trunk revealing money and a detective twist involving George Eisenman and James Missett.
Ten year old Legie Carlson was killed after being struck by a switch engine while attempting to cross the Milwaukee tracks at Twenty second street south on her way home from school. Her sister Mary suffered minor injuries.
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