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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
2
A quirky local column notes an excursion girl grooming her appearance while townsfolk anticipate potential shortages of buttermilk. It warns against fies and cautions about straw berries and straw berry boxes. A Newark man with a toothache died by his own hand after claiming a cure.
A string of humorous observations and oddities from New York and other cities. Jokes about beggars safety deposits and dieting spark sharp witticisms on health luxury and daily life. A playful slice of early 20th century urban trivia.
An eastern newspaper highlights how to handle a canoe with a humorous note that one effective method is to stay clear of the craft. The feature uses type and pictures to illustrate careful handling and safety.
The text argues that American girls buying titles leading to unhappiness hurts the perceived reputation of the gold brick trade. It suggests public disapproval may arise as consumer dissatisfaction grows.
A Troy man loses 4700 saved at home due to lack of bank confidence, with a wry remark on fire risk. A Chicago bride sports lemon blossoms, prompting humor over who received the fruit. An explorer aims for the south pole by plane, hoping to avoid heat. An Elgin telegraph operator admits hardship supporting seven, joking about chicken farming.
In hot weather owners should ensure dogs have plenty of drinking water and note that areas with good drinking fountains for animals report rare rabies. Cats, while not always driven to rabies by thirst, show relief and purr when offered water on hot days.
A correspondent depicts Irkutsk as a wild frontier city with 120,000 residents on the Angara river, plagued by 500 murders a year and a lax police system. The piece details vigilance committees, corrupt officers, burglaries, ex convict servants, nightly patrols, and rough nightlife with moving picture shows and lavish hotels. It notes champagne interlude during the Russo Japanese War and anecdotes of American visitors including a Harvard graduate and a clergyman’s son roaming the Metropole hotel.
Reader questions on building answered by William A. Radford editor and author. In a Chicago column he notes rising construction activity and complexity due to prosperity urbanization new materials and factory systems. He invites inquiries with a two cent reply stamp to No 78 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago Illinois.
The article outlines affordable home building options with a $1,500 to $1,750 five room cottage, 30 by 40 feet, featuring a front porch and practical layout. It discusses payments via a building loan, and notes the shift from city to suburban living as a sign of evolving American architectural taste and growth in suburbs near major cities.
European cities follow America in cold storage growth. Paris builds a large suburban plant on the North Railroad with eleven chambers in use. A mobile wagon with freezing compartments shuttles between city sellers and the storage house, delivering products and returning unsold goods.
A cautionary note recommends packing a candle and safety matches in travel bags for emergencies on ships or in dim spaces. It also suggests carrying a few pens to avoid poor hotel or public writing implements, citing a wreck survivor who saved valuables after lights failed.
A Detroit Frese Press column notes that parents surrender the front porch and parlor to courting couples as long as daughters remain available. The piece humorously observes how a son’s appearance signals the end of parental leisure and the ongoing cost of hospitality in courting culture.
Dr Casper, a German physician, reports clergy show the highest life expectancy reaching age 70 with 42 percent. Agriculturists rank second at 40 percent, traders and workmen 36 percent, soldiers 82 percent, lawyers 29 percent, actors and other professionals 28 percent, teachers 27 percent, and doctors 24 percent. A Paris observer notes medical men mortality is notably high despite their healing craft.
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