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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1910
Page
5
Confidential friends recount a late night poker game after a state convention in Columbus. An officious guard questioned a voice from an apartment house next door claiming no warrant, prompting a retort about recognizing Mr. Shields by voice.
A 30ish, medium height, brown hair, gray eyed woman from Bingville offers herself for correspondence. She prefers property or a good paying job, not necessarily young, and signs as Hazel Escs Box 23 Vingville Mo, in a 1920s style matrimonial notice.
A street scene humorously critiques early auto sight tests. A chauffeur jokes about needing spectacles and his sharpened vision after driving, claiming keen eyesight helps spot a police officer from far away. The piece satirizes driving strain and developing motor culture.
Fragmentary lines reflect on truth and deception. The truncated text hints at a meditation on honesty, manipulation, and the impossibility of restoring a corrupted record to its original state. The piece invites reflection on trust and the limits of correction.
Editor William A. Radford discusses the evolution of building quality from past makeshift work to permanent, well equipped homes. He notes the typical dwelling now commands at least double prior costs due to better plumbing heating lighting basements fireproof roofing and hardwood floors driven by higher standards and reader demand.
An illustrated design advocates a fire resistant home built with concrete blocks for the foundation and first story and cement plaster on metal lath for the upper level. The two story dwelling, 24 feet 8 inches by 32 feet, includes three rooms on the first floor and two bedrooms plus a bath above, estimated at $3,000 with oak and pine finishes. Portland cement development is cited as key to affordable fireproofing, with costs only 10 to 15 percent higher than similar frame buildings.
The piece contrasts two groups of rich American children. One is raised simply with English tutors and healthy habits to become strong adults. The other imitates adult culture, reading heavy works and seeking luxury, losing touch with childhood pleasures.
In a village general store, the old major recounts a extended trip and the grandeur of Niagara Falls. An amused Sam asks who harnessed the falls, and the major admits he cannot recall the name. Sam quips about harnessing a stubborn mule bought from a bankrupt circus.
A light verse recounts a young woman's disdain for suitors and Cupid but ends with her eloping with a curly headed actor last summer. The speaker notes the feat was front page material in the papers.
A 19th century farmer refuses a petition for women’s suffrage. He eyed the document with suspicion and quips a woman who’s always moving is always getting in trouble, joking that if she has something to keep her quiet he will sign.
A new arrival in town signs the hotel register and engages in a brief exchange about city names. The guest corrects the clerk, insisting Oshkosh is the wrong city and Ypsilanti is not the correct reference for their destination.
A Yonkers Statesman note reports a guest at a Japanese dinner received food not eaten, with servants taking the leftovers to the host’s home. The exchange includes a playful jab about persistent hosts disposing of hash.
Passenger asks about danger to ship if it strikes a coral reef. captain responds that the vessel would most likely shiver its timbers.
The speaker vows to reform Geoffrey to marry him or threaten action in the Public Eye. Interjections reference Lucy and Miss Lucy as aunt and niece figures. The dialogue mentions a brochure about St Louis and asserts Pittsburg’s sufficiency without advertising.
A humorous quip has Henpeck asking Henderson if his wife calls at his office. Henderson replies she waits until he returns home to call him down, signaling a light domestic joke. The brief exchange showcases familiar office banter between two coworkers.
A comedian boarder complains about his landlady who keeps up with Fletcher theory and now has all boarders chewing each mouthful 32 times. She has started a sour milk fad claiming longevity and cheap four cent quarts.
Rays questions how Splitter will obtain a divorce and Hays explains the plan to prove illegality of his marriage. He will first show that all marriages are lotteries and then cite the Supreme Court ruling that lotteries are illegal.
Ida questions Worther's serious intentions toward Doty as Clara notes his praise. A humorous exchange follows about aging and gifts. A later scene from The Retort Courteous shows a man slips while offering help to a woman who remains grave.
Tim reports Joe Simpson's girl has jilted him and is now with another man whose mother runs a candy store.
A brief, humorous exchange has a child asking why the moon cannot be seen in daytime. The father responds that the moon is not lit until after dark, revealing a simple conversational moment.
The Coca Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 includes Casey at the Bat and schedules for both leagues with other baseball information. The booklet was sent by Coca Cola Co of Atlanta for a 2 cent stamp, also offering The Truth About Coca-Cola and advertising Coca Cola as cooling and refreshing at soda fountains and bottles for 5 cents everywhere.
The passage cites M. Emile Faguet describing women in love as troublesome and persecuting. It asks who else would understand the subject if a French critic does not.
A remark notes that many marriages illustrate the idea that misery seeks companionship. The line treats matrimony as a social bond shaped by shared hardship rather than romance.
A German scientist asserts a woman could live to 600000 years, provoking incredulous dialogue about extreme longevity. A separate item notes that the quickest umbrellas use patent steel springs, though a gold handle is deemed most convenient to open.
A humorous line from Simpkins notes a husband unable to return home because his bathing suit was washed away. The quip adds a tongue in cheek pun about a missing swimsuit and Mrs Jones, reflecting light social satire.
A Detroit minister claims hell is full of peek a boo waists provoking sharp rebukes about religious outreach. In St. Louis a girl wore men’s clothes to dodge suitors prompting witty exchanges.
A compact exchange notes paradoxical truth that proximity increases difficulty of touch. The line frames interpersonal distance as a paradox where closeness deepens intangible separation.
In a satirical dialogue the Fearless One questions the new rich about wealth and class. Mrs New Rich declares indifference to the proletariat and notes they boil their drinking water while a delver in sociological problems probes the issue.
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