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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1906
Page
3
An essay describes women as central to home life and labor, noting busy wives and mothers manage households, raise children, and support husbands. It praises altruistic work by charitable sisters, clubs, and church groups while recognizing working women’ s equal diligence, though pay lags men’.
Description of a blouse with a pointed front yoke, shoulder trim with wide straps and three buttons, bishop sleeves with deep cuffs, and silk tie and waistband in spot color. Materials listed include three and a half yards of 28 inch wide fabric and six buttons.
A handy receptacle for carrying a bathing suit is on sale for the summer girl who enjoys a dip. The compact accessory promises easy transport to the beach and tidy storage after swimming.
A historical formula lists a hair tonic with cantharides tincture 1 ounce, rosemary spirits 14% ounces, glycerin 1% ounces, aromatic vinegar 1% ounces, and rose water 3 ounces. The mixture reflects period cosmetic preparations using herbal and alcohol bases.
A detailed Victorian style facial cleansing routine recommends nightly washing with a turkish sponge and unscented soap, followed by thorough rinsing and drying. After drying apply nutritive cream and oatmeal powder to protect skin, with cold cream for very dry skin in winter or after sunburn in summer.
A luncheon theme called a steamer letter shower offers many gift ideas for a departing traveler. Items include a toy boat centerpiece, stamped en route cards, nut jars, mints, lime drops, candied ginger, a memory book, Japanese hand warmers, ballroom pencils, a small cake with candles, twin embroidered pillows, and a catch all bag for aboard. Guests dig for treasures with flags in the sand and share a picnic supper with a birthday cake and candles for each child.
A mother hosts a novel sand party for her three year old at a Long Island beach. Before guests arrive she piles a large mound of sand concealing small treasures. Guests use pails to uncover prizes from five and ten cent stores and other novelty fillings.
A hostess invites ten guests for a weekend at an inland lake. Activities include a rowing regatta with a brass candlestick prize, a watermelon party at the boat house, and decorative melon invitations. Masks and sleevelets protect guests from sun, and seed counts may win extra prizes.
A small dining room can host four tables with distinct seasonal themes. Centerpieces include a vege table bowl with wheat and autumn leaves, a glass icicle and snow scene, a green and white display with a bird's nest and butterflies, and a summer table featuring a flower sailboat centerpiece.
A skin treatment recipe describes mixing lanoline with hydrogen peroxide into a thin cream to soften and whiten the skin. It presents a simple preparation method and implies cosmetic use.
The filmy white blouse remains in fashion with enduring appeal. Its delicate sheen and light fabric persist as a wardrobe staple. This item continues to be praised for its versatility and timeless style across trends.
Mrs Torrance hires a gaunt Irish maid after a string of doorbell inquiries and a casual vote on circumstantial evidence. The new helper proves efficient at home while the couple enjoys a surprisingly improved dinner scene, though its origin remains a mystery.
A prize ram owned by John W. Larrick of Chambersville New County defended a flock from attacking dogs. After a 45 minute struggle the ram died while the Great Dane was killed by Larrick and his sons after a five mile chase. Four ewes were killed by the dogs before they were beaten off. Six revolver shots ended the Dane.
Curiously a dripping pan is carved into a Wooditton churchyard headstone near Newmarket to memorialize William Simonds who died March 1 1753 aged 80. The epitaph plays on a corpse loving a sop and ends with the deceased declaring the pan stands at his head and he died unable to eat.
Mary H Gartside confined at St Luke s hospital Denver after finger surgery. The Times notes she became the first person on record to have the vermiform appendix removed during an experimental operation in the last extremity, revealing the possibility of appendix removal.
The immense instrument built by Herr Otto Roth in Markneukirchen stands about 14 feet tall with a seven foot body. The top measures three feet four inches across while the lower section is about five feet, and the bass weighs 150 pounds. It is intended for use in a Chicago orchestra.
A garter snake 22 inches long bridged a railroad signal contact, causing a block signal to show danger and halt a 65 mph Philadelphia and Reading train near Harrisburg. Inspectors found no rail defect after the snake disrupted the electric circuit and then the signal cleared to white.
A pigeon and a duck form an odd friendship. A cat sits by the pond as the duck baths. They retreat together to shade and lie in harmony. The duck shields with a wing while the cat rests nearby embracing the unusual pair. The odd idyl lasts while worms stay hidden and birds stay aloft.
Mrs Annie W Naparian of Nashua New Hampshire reports possessing an item she calls a 2000 year old book from the Babylonian race. The volume measures 13 by 8 by 5 inches with black walnut leather covers and skin leaves, believed to predate the Christian era.
A fence near Ridgewood in Brooklyn is built entirely from doors forming a continuous barrier along the Myrtle Avenue line of the Brooklyn Heights railroad. The odd structure has stood for years and attracts comments from passersby as residents wonder why its owner erected it.
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