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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
7
Renasiables Entertainments offers a wood themed celebration for five years of marriage featuring a forest setting with Shakespeare scenes, forest decor, wooden tableware, forest picnic style refreshments, and a Souvenir auction.
In a Western central office a manager gifts a late morning hello girl with an alarm clock to improve punctuality. The clock’s blaring wake up provokes a sleepy reply “Lina busy, call again” as she sleeps through the intended prompt start.
Sir Wemness Reid recalls his first witnessing an execution. An old reporter reads the New Testament beside him as horror fills the moment. He smiles and says softly that it is very sad but not raining, then returns to his Bible.
In early Dodge City Kansas the district bench often filled by an old ex Confederate colonel acting as judge pro tem when Judge Strang was absent. A stranger noted locals chose the veteran lawyer repeatedly, joking they kept the oath of allegiance to the United States as a playful rule.
With the Illinois primary near, Republican and Democratic factions fight for control of party machinery. In Cook county the U S Senate race looms large, with Dineen backers predicting a strong Yates vote and Cullom supporters claiming a sweeping majority across most of the nineteen Cook county districts.
Veteran congressman Senator Cockerell, after thirty years in the Senate, remains steadfast at the Interstate Commerce Commission. He stays through summer, contends with a hot Missouri climate, arrives early and leaves late, and sustains a frugal midday diet of two apples and milk while preparing for the new railroad rate law.
The army plans to use Galton thumb prints for identification with the navy to follow, though only on new recruits to avoid irritation. Officials say it aids identifying dead and wounded, but critics note its main value is catching deserters as men enlist and come under the regulation.
Earl Watkins of this city reports capturing a large barred owl about a mile east of town near Rock creek cut. The 3 ft 10 in specimen has boldly barred feathers except the belly which is brownish black. The eyes are black. most owls have yellow eyes. Watkins donated the owl to Ottawa University.
Farmers across the northwest increasingly favor small threshers for on site grain work. The device lowers costs by cutting hired labor and enables enclosing and preserving feed and straw. Neighbor cooperatives and self owned units reduce dependence on itinerant threshers and boost farm efficiency.
An agricultural guide argues soil fertility is sustained by returning crop nutrients via barnyard manure and a planned rotation including clover and legume crops. It recommends a four-field system with pasture meadow corn and small grain, plus stock to recycle nutrients, citing nitrogen and potash gains from clover and livestock.
A cautionary note warns against profiting from calls and urges restraint. It advises not to ask the public to pay for calls and to avoid feeding others with unworthy offerings.
A Farming article argues a machine is the only best way to shear sheep. It asserts a fair sized flock will yield enough wool to quickly cover the cost of the machine.
A witty proverb compares a cat's nine lives to a cow that often meets its end. The piece laments a cow deemed worthless and unprofitable, uncoaxed by cheap tactics or rationing.
Cabbage lice are easily controlled with a ten percent kerosene emulsion. This remedy provides a simple method for farmers to protect crops from pest damage.
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