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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
8
Members of the French Academy report century old papers harbor living microbes. Professor Delage cites Doctor Gallipe findings that heat and time fail to kill microbes in fifteenth and eighteenth century papers. Chinese manuscript scraps also show mobile living micro-organisms.
A Boston Transcript quip ponders gender temperament with a joke about wives behaving as unpredictable as weather. The remark, framed as casual conversation, illustrates early 20th century humor on marriage and domestic life.
A compact aphorism notes that a person with lesser stature or stature of character belts out revenge more intensely. It suggests that insecurity drives harsher retorts and persistent attempts to level perceived slights.
A churchman urges brothers to avoid gloom and overpiety and to show joy in faith through laughter and good company, citing St. Francis of Assisi as example.
A Baltimore American note reports a speaker declaring intention to try the mind cure, asking what mental treatment should address.
The Montana Irrigation Commission sent a protest letter to national lawmakers against Idaho plans to divert water from Yellowstone Lake and River through a tunnel for irrigation. Hearings seek facts on power tax assessments of major Montana electric companies. Petitions push to delay the primary election law and referendum the presidential primary repeal. The Montana State Highway Commission outlines three paving standards for roads outside cities, with bids to be invited on the three types. Fort Harrison in Helena to become a rehabilitation hospital serving four states, with 150 medical staff and facilities ready after repairs.
Five Montana delegates including State Senator J. B. Edwards and Lieutenant Governor W. W. McDowell returned from the Salt Lake irrigation congress where 156 delegates from 13 states formed an organization pushing 250 million dollars in irrigation appropriations. The group plans a Washington meeting December 10 to seek federal action while Montana advances major projects needing about 500 thousand dollars more. Dr. Black has been named federal agent in charge of feed and stock shipments for the railway administration and stockmen are urged to report loading or shipment delays for remedy.
Montana State Teachers association elected officers in Helena with Prof. Robert Clark of the State University named vice president and CG Grady named executive committee, endorsing salaries of 1500 for teachers and steps toward a state federation allied with labor. The group also backed bills on funding, compulsory education amendments, anti smoking laws, adult education budgets, and vocational training.
W H Morse of Billings accepts a commission as chief of staff with the rank of colonel in the Lithuanian army. He will depart February 15, 1920 to report to the Lithuanian representative in Washington and sail soon after for the new republic. Col O S Perry of Kalispell is also reported to have been offered a high office.
Helena reports preliminary moves to form a Montana militia regiment. Adjutant General Phil Greenan said the work of organization will move quickly as ex service men seek to join the national guard and maintain training. Plans call for organizing companies first in towns where Second Montana units existed before the war.
Taxpayers in Great Falls held a meeting led by R J McDermand to demand replacement of allegedly unfit old piers in a quarter million dollar Missouri river bridge project at First Avenue. A committee will petition county commissioners for new piers.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as the fastest cure for severe colds. It claims relief from nasal congestion headaches feverishness sneezing and body aches after two to three doses taken every two hours. The ad notes no quinine and that the remedy tastes pleasant and costs only a few cents at drugstores.
A humorous quip describes a wife asking if her husband is a sound sleeper and the reply notes the husband’s night noises are dreadful. The remark captures domestic wit and late night humor.
The notice warns mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria and ensure it bears the signature, claiming use for over years. It reminds that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, while likening some people to antique eggs and noting dislike grows with familiarity.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy made from vegetable herbs. It claims strict purity with every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents. It also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for white linens and closes with a proverb about adversity.
Local Chehalis resident Jenny K Swofford cites Dr. Pierce medicines as lasting cures for chronic constipation and as tonic blood builders. She endorses Pleasant Pellets and Golden Medical Discovery as unmatched and urges others to try the remedies.
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