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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
6
At a Confederacy reunion in New Orleans a Times Democrat observer notes a Maryland woman in deep black. An audience member wonders at the heavy mourning, but a Southern woman explains Maryland’s perpetual mourning represents its failed attempt to join the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Mrs. W. F. Griess of Clay Center Nebraska reports chronic scalp itching and dandruff cleared after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She shampooed weekly and applied the ointment twice weekly, cutting hair to save the scalp, and within two months her hair grew long enough for a French twist. Five years later her scalp remains healthy with no dandruff or itching.
Dialogue among men hints at a summer trip to Atlantic City. One man mentions a fiancee there but admits he has not met any of the girls yet, leaving the name unknown. The vignette captures lighthearted misdirection about romance and travel.
A Philadelphia Record item recalls a pretty hospital patient who desired blue ribbon and fancy trimmings. Delays in obtaining ribbon delayed an operation while her need for finery was revealed. she survived and the ribbons were discarded.
A minister recalls a five year battle with La Grippe related nervous prostration. He credits Grape-Nuts and cream with restoring appetite, weight, and strength, enabling him to resume duties. The Postum Co. endorses the cereal and its health claims, urging a ten day trial and noting a recipe book in packages.
A former San Francisco Chronicle reporter recalls confronting opium smuggling in Chinatowns. He and partner Tommy uncover a ring led by Wan Hop Lee and Ah Fong, trace a factory, confront a deadly tunnel raid, and witness a brutal killing by a formidable Chinese chief.
The article reviews practical spraying devices for small farms and gardens. It promotes a knapsack sprayer as highly effective for cabbages currants and small fruit, noting its removable tank for filling and a hand pump for adequate pressure. It urges farmers to obtain a spray apparatus to protect crops from pests and save time and labor.
The article explains home and orchard scale sterilization of sweet cider in bottles. It details cleaning bottles, filling with cider, air space, steam heating to 160 degrees for ten minutes, recorking, and repeating over three days. It notes advantages of upright storage with waxed corks and the need for steam circulation and rapid bottling after pressing.
A Rocklyn Washington woman writes she feels better after using Peruna and Manalin claiming renewed energy for housework milking cows and farm tasks. The letter extols Peruna as wonderful medicine and notes Dr Hartman prescribes it to thousands of women annually.
A Wichita laborer feigns toothache to dodge work and is invited to have a tooth pulled by his employer. The dentist extracts a healthy molar instead, and the employee afterward takes the pledge, vowing to quit drinking. The tale from the Wichita Eagle describes a sobering encounter on East Douglas Avenue.
A dialogue contrasts views on the national game with humor about numbers. One favors nine players as inspiring while another argues six are better for poker, noting nine forces drawing from the discard.
A village sporting editor notes a shift at Bacon Ridge where top locals once in checkers now play croquet on the village green. The postmaster confirms the change and hints at a broader sporting interest in town events.
In police court the sailor testifies about dealing with sea captains and names Horton Osgood as a contact. When asked for an address the sailor responds that if wind favors, he is halfway between here and Demerara.
In a comic exchange, The Fair Critic remarks to Mr. Dauber that distant ostriches are lovely and should be painted. Daubery counters that those ostriches are angels, adding a playful twist to the dialogue.
A brief aphorism notes that impropriety can mask virtue, while public judgment often labels scandal rather than intent. The remark emphasizes discretion and moral complexity in perceptions of virtue.
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