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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
3
Mrs O S Johnson of Ellensburg Washington credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after illness and enabling pregnancy. The ad claims many women suffer functional disorders that this medicine can treat and invites letters for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a remark where a wife demands new clothes to distinguish herself from her cook and questions if her husband’s other women have hired away his affections.
An advertisement touts preservation of youth through purification of poisons and kidney health. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a reliable, long used remedy imported from Haarlem, Holland, claiming benefits of strength, nerves, and muscles and urging purchases from druggists in sealed three sizes.
George M. Rommel chief of the animal husbandry division department of agriculture and Prof C Arnett of Montana agricultural college station visited Billings amid drouth fears. Rommel said Montana now has sufficient feed and seed with bankers backing ranchers and no looming disaster. Livestock men report more feed than expected and some stock may be shipped for winter feeding though many can be cared for locally.
Peter Carlo, an Italian, has been arrested by Sheriff George W. Huffaker and held on suspicion connected to the East Helena fire that caused about 100000 in damages. Statements from locals allege he held a grudge against the town and spoke of starting a fire. His residence was in a shack behind the building where the blaze began. A prior small fire near his home was extinguished.
Montana educators push Smith Tower education bill for federal funding and state matching money. The plan would create a federal department of education and allocate 100 million dollars nationwide, with Montana set to receive about 630 thousand and match 630 thousand locally. Meanwhile horsemen warn of hides buyers killing range horses for cash as no horse hide inspection exists. Farmers in Hill County form Rochdale style co op to run a general store with 100 dollar stock stakes.
The Montana Oil company founded in Helena five years ago by T. C. Power interests has been sold to Mutual Oil company of Kansas City. Headquarters move to Great Falls with J. C. Hult as state manager. Mutual now operates wells and refineries in Wyoming and 90 Montana distributing stations, plus 40 Montana stations formerly owned by Montana Oil. John M. Power formerly managed the Montana Oil company.
Reports from Helena say hog cholera has struck Miles City with more than 100 deaths. Dr. Rudolph Snyder of the federal Bureau of Animal Industry travels to Montana to help contain the outbreak, thought to be sparked by hogs imported from the Midwest.
The Montana Public Utilities Commission is sustained in its refusal to allow a rate hike by the Billings Utility Company, which runs the central heating plant. District Judge Charles A. Taylor affirmed the decision last week, and the ruling is subject to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
An ad extols Cuticura for babies with rashes and itching, praising Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for soothing baths and gentle applications. It contrasts a bald man with a rugged elder. A closing note jokes about a married man’s home absence.
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts George Wharton Pepper, a known nonsmoker, sending Havana cigars worth 50 cents each to entertain guests. The cigars arrived before the host’s guests were announced, and Mrs. Pepper re gifted them to the workers in the house.
Mr Griffin fears results after an anxious afternoon at the office. His wife recalls the doctor telling her to put out her tongue and diagnosing her as overworked. He expresses relief and vows the patient needs rest.
A military aero naval director states birds have air right of way and cites justice since birds flew first. He notes dead bird showers along Atlantic towns and aviators firing on birds, sparking complaints to the agriculture department. A federal migratory bird inquiry found shooting birds from airplanes illegal.
A Japanese syndicate has bought 800000 acres near Huanuco on the Amazon watershed and is negotiating for an additional 300000 acres. The land suitables for sugar, cotton, coffee and cocoa crops.
A concise critique arguing that luck disguises and excuses mental effort and discipline, portraying luck as a comforting lens rather than a driver of achievement. The statement challenges reliance on chance over deliberate practice.
An electric fin properly placed in an open doorway or window will quickly ease away the files and mosquitoes and doubtless scatter the mischief making microbe.
A concise aphorism notes that pride comes in two seasons, an early spring and a waning fall, reflecting cyclical human moods and social perception.
The June Wisconsin Magazine of History recounts the Potter Pryor duel episode from Civil War era Wisconsin. Virginia Congressman Roger A. Pryor died recently in New York. East Troy Representative John Fox Potter had ridiculed a duel in 1860 by proposing bowie knife combat at four feet. Potter’s knives and related items are shown in the State Historical Museum, Madison.
In a lighthearted note, several bird species are observed arguing passionately over simple choices, with some individuals choosing the opposite side to spark further debate and social interaction among the flock.
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